2011. What an incredible year for Lamon Records Nashville, Elevating Entertainment Motion Pictures, and our artists, producers, writers and directors. As the label prepares to celebrate its upcoming 50th anniversary, our relatively young film production company will also reach its 5th year milestone in 2012.  But before we look forward to what the New Year brings, here’s a rewind of 2011 – a look back at several highlights from our...

Elevating Entertainment’s Dave Moody, along with Beth Roose, were among the 2011 El Capitan Award Winners at the Yosemite Film Festival in California. Their animated film Jimmy Paul The Pug Tooth Fairy was named “Best Animated Film” at this year’s festival. The film was directed and produced by the duo for Beth Roose Films in association with Elevating Entertainment Motion Pictures. Fostered in the spirit of the...

Elevating Entertainment’s No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School has just been named a 2011 Silver Telly Award Winner.  Since 1978, The Telly Awards have been organized by the New York City-based organization and presented by the body of the academy.  Judged by members of the Silver Council (past Silver Award recipients),  the Awards are meant to honor the best in local, regional, and cable television commercials and programs, as...

Lamon Records Nashville will be hosting a booth for its artists at this year’s CMA Fan Fair and Music Fest, June 9th through the 12th in Music City USA.  By far the largest artist-fan gathering in the world, this year the Country Music Association is once again expecting record-setting crowds. Country music fans from all over the world will be in town to celebrate one of America’s true music art forms. In the Lamon Records booth...

Rusty Whitener’s Novel Garners Prestigious Christy Award Nominations     Friday, May 6, 2011 – This year’s Christy Award nominations have been finalized, and Kregel Publications’ A Season of Miracles: A Novel (978-0-8254-4191-2, $14.99), by Rusty Whitener, made the list in both the Contemporary Stand-Alone and First Novel categories. Just days earlier, Elevating Entertainment Motion Pictures announced the...

Elevating Entertainment Motion Pictures’ film No Limit Kids: Much Ado About Middle School was honored with a nomination from the prestigious Kids First! Film Festival Awards for “Best Indie Feature” (Age 8-12) by the Coalition for Quality Kids Media in San Francisco, CA. The film features veterans Bill Cobbs (Night at the Museum, Hudsucker Proxy, Air Bud) and Lee Meriwether (Catwoman, Miss America, Barnabe Jones) along with...