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Grammy voters please vote for Jocelyn Celaya.The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences Committee
has placed Jocelyn Celaya on the
Official Ballot for the 2008 Grammy Awards
in the following categories:Category 2 - Album of the Year
Jocelyn Celaya - Mosaic Jungle
Award goes to Artist, Producer, Recording Engineer, Mixer,
and Mastering Engineer: Jocelyn Celaya
Ballot Entry 075Category 5 - Best Female Pop Vocal Performance
Jocelyn Celaya - You
Award goes to Artist: Jocelyn Celaya
Ballot Entry 023Category 9 - Best Pop Instrumental Performance
Jocelyn Celaya - Edelweiss
Award goes to Artist: Jocelyn Celaya
Ballot Entry 028Category 10 - Best Pop Instrumental Album
Jocelyn Celaya - Mosaic Jungle
Award goes to Artist: Jocelyn Celaya
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Jocelyn Celaya is a Radical Classical Guitarist and
Vocalist from San Diego, California and Rosarito, Mexico. Having affection
for eclectic musical styles, she sings and composes
her own music by blending genres. It is a unique
fusion of methods and styles that have a classical
foundation.
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Jocelyn began playing the guitar at 14 years of age.
It was during financially lean times for her family
that she picked up her father’s old guitar and began
playing publicly to contribute what she could to
assist with their situation. Jocelyn began performing
in local coffee shops in Oklahoma at the age of 15 and
recorded her first solo album at age 17 (2001)
entitled “Mosaic Jungle.†Jocelyn’s second cd is
entitled “String Theory,†and since the release, she
has made the jump from local artist to international
performer.
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Jocelyn has worked with and/or performed for a variety
of distinguished listeners including Switch
Foot and Pearl Jam. She has also headlined a variety
of domestic and international music festivals
including the International Guitar Festival in Mexico.
She regularly performs at business and civic events
and has appeared in the Chicago Music Guide, San Diego
Union Tribune, Telemundo, QVC and on Clear
Channel Radio.
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In 2002, she was given an award from the Nashville
Songwriters Association International and in 2006
became the youngest guitarist to receive the award as
a Lifetime Honoree Member/Performer for the
Association of Finger Style Guitarists. On October
23rd, 2006 the National Academy of Recording Arts &
Sciences Committee placed Jocelyn on the Official
Preliminary Ballot for the 2007 Grammy Awards in the
following categories: Best Female Pop Vocal
Performance, Best Pop Instrumental Album and Best New
Artist.
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Her unique style is bringing life back into sales of
classical guitars, and companies have solicited her
assistance in sharing the gift of their sweet sound to
ever-growing audiences. She is now supported by La
Bella Strings (world class strings for world class
players), Laney Amps, and Strum-n-Comfort
crossover picks and Ovation Guitars.
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Major News:Jocelyn’s music is being played on QVC Shopping Channel infomercials the world's preeminent electronic retailer.
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