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'Flicks' tops music kudos

Mick & co. given top honors by Surround

By PHIL GALLO - Date in print: Fri., Sep. 3, 2004

LOS ANGELES, CA - The Rolling Stones' "Four Flicks" picked up three trophies at the third annual Surround Music Awards held Tuesday at the Highlands nightclub.

TGA's "Four Flicks," shot in Europe during their 2003 tour, received awards for best in show, concert video and additional features. Warner Bros.' "Concert For George" received nods for broadcast multichannel live performance and standard resolution title.

"XXL," by Gordon Goodwin's Big Phat Band (Silverline Records), and "October," by Larry Chernicoff (Windy Planet Music), nabbed Best Made For Surround Title honors. Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (Universal/UME/Chronicles) was named Best Multichannel Reissue.

Herbie Hancock, Beck, electronica artist BT, and audio pioneer Tomlinson Holman received awards for their work in propelling the surround sound format to prominence.

The awards ceremony was part of the Entertainment Media Expo.

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