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(Free-Press-Release.com) February 9, 2009 -- CBS.com today announced the winner of the "MY GRAMMY MOMENT" video contest, which were determined by online voters and featured live during Katy Perry’s 51ST ANNUAL GRAMMY AWARDS performance of “I Kissed a Girl,” that was broadcast from the Staples Center in Los Angeles, Sunday, Feb. 8 (8:00-11:30 PM ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network.

The 3 finalists, Ilea Matthews (Vallejo, Calif.), Scott Bauman (Napolean, Ohio) and Allison Wheaton (Folsom, Calif.), appeared this morning on the CBS News’ THE EARLY SHOW, (Monday, Feb. 9) as anchor Dave Price revealed the winning video and the $5,000 prize check.

The winning submission stars Ilea Matthews a singer and actress that currently stars in the hit web series, EXIT Stage Left as Violet

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Web Series Alum Nabs Katy Perry "My Grammy Moment" Top Prize

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Parker (series produced by Emerging Artist Productions). Interviewed prior to the awards show, Ilea discussed her role on the web series, the Katy Perry video contest and her hopes for her character on Backstage at the Lowry Theater Company, a new behind the scenes look at the show found exclusively on the show's blog site: http://lowrybackstage.blogspot.com/

With new episodes of the high definition series launching on the 10th & 25th of each month, Matthews is excited to explore her role and appreciates the opportunity to showcase her acting talents.


About Emerging Artist Productions:
Initiated over six years ago, Emerging Artist Productions began when filmmakers Sinohui and Joel H Hinojosa teamed with producer Bernard Fok to

establish a SF Bay area digital production company, specializing in HD and 2k/4k productions and open to all facets of collaborative works, from short films, documentaries and corporate spots, to new media and independent feature projects (currently in preproduction for the feature films, The Last Job and A Forgotten Innocence, scheduled to lens in 2009). Our core team has grown to include cinematographers, gaffers, sound professionals, who along with producer/director's like Thomas A Koch have made E.A.P. a solid company with a proven track record.

www.emergingartistproductions.com

About EXIT Stage Left:
EXIT Stage Left tells the story of an off-Broadway theatre troupe and the issues faced while staging the new play, A Wonderful World. Set in NYC, the new web series, produced in high definition with a cast of theater professionals, harkens back to the Neil Simon plays of the 70's and 80's and films like the Academy Award winning, The Goodbye Girl. The backstage antics reveal the story from auditions to opening night. Billed as a Web Series of Theatrical Proportions, EXIT Stage Left is a comedy with dramatic elements and plays to the truths of actual stage production. Available on it's own site, Youtube, Myspace and hosted at Blip.tv.

www.exitstageleft.tv