The Encyclopedia is tentatively made available to the public in April, 2008. The inclusions, biographically and thematically, were carefully selected and decided upon by the editorial board, music historians, and critics who are members of the Federation. This is the first universal encyclopedia exploring the world of singers, divas, musicians, composers, showbiz, entertainment, and music, both thematically (in-depth articles and studies) and biographically. Although it is academic and traditional in its structure, the concept is certainly more exciting and interesting. That is because we are including personalities, people, rising stars, worthy of public recognition based upon their merits and outstanding accomplishments that were left out of relatively similar published work and ordinary encyclopedias.
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The Encyclopedia is tentatively made available to the public in April, 2008. The inclusions, biographically and thematically, were carefully selected and decided upon by the editorial board, music historians, and critics who are members of the Federation. This is the first universal encyclopedia exploring the world of singers, divas, musicians, composers, showbiz, entertainment, and music, both thematically (in-depth articles and studies) and biographically. Although it is academic and traditional in its structure, the concept is certainly more exciting and interesting. That is because we are including personalities, people, rising stars, worthy of public recognition based upon their merits and outstanding accomplishments that were left out of relatively similar published work and ordinary encyclopedias.
WHO IS ELIGIBLE FOR INCLUSION?
Influence and contribution:
Those who had contributed significantly to the field, and as a result, strongly influenced it. This status could be achieved through authorship, composition, production, and performance.
Talent and creativity:
Those who through their enormous talent and creativity, inspired peers and other members of the entertainment and music communities, such as composers, noted and prolific songwriters, arrangers, writers of music scores, performing arts production designers, pioneers and creators of new schools, movements, concepts or genres.
Support:
Those who supported and nourished music and the performing arts, such as performing arts historians, deans of schools of music, educators, individuals who preserved the heritage of the arts, promoted talent, and worked for the better advancement of the performing arts and related disciplines.
The decision makers:
The most powerful people in the industry, the producers, noted critics and writers, all those who had helped shape the face of music and performing arts, and influenced their course, past, present, and future.
Wide public recognition:
Distinguished personalities and famous people who are widely recognizable by peers and recognized by the public, such as the stars, the celebrities, the household names, the headliners and newsmakers.
Honorees and awards winners:
Winners of important contests and festivals, nominees for major awards and recipients of major awards given by the industry.
Record Holder:
Artists, entertainers, performers, singers, musicians, composers, songwriters, lyricists and producers who climbed the charts, who had international hits and similar endeavors.
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