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A group of Austrian monks have signed a major recording contract after submitting a YouTube clip of their Gregorian chanting. ... 'We're not Robbie Williams or Michael Jackson, we're just a group of monks who sing every day.'—Rev. Karl Wallner Recording executives were...
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“Magical” chants win Austrian monks recording contract
Berlin, Mar 24, 2008 / 10:01 pm (CNA).- After “blowing away” music executives with their performance of Gregorian plainchant, a group of Austrian monks has been given a record deal with Universal Music, the Independent reports.Universal had been persuaded that there was a market for albums of...
Monks Rock YouTube, Score Record Deal
Their music is ancient, their lifestyle medieval, but a group of Cistercian monks from Holy Cross Monastery near Vienna secured a recording contract with Universal Music using the latest craze on the Internet: YouTube. Their video audition came in response...
Two women help monks grow multi-million dollar business
Sarah Caniglia and Cindy Griffith turned a visit to a monastery into a job helping Cistercian monks run a multi-million dollar business. The two women, who wrote “LaserMonks: The Business Story Nine Hundred Years in the Making,” about their experiences, visited the monastery after they stumbled...
Monks use YouTube to land an album deal
news.bbc.co.uk — (Digg and comment this) ... The Monastery of the Holy Cross dates back to 1133 A record label's search for a group of monks to record a Gregorian chant album has ended after an Austrian monastery submitted a YouTube clip. Universal Music, home to Eminem...
Chanting monks on the cusp of international fame
A group of Gregorian chanting monks are on the cusp of international fame, after being signed by one of the world's biggest music labels. ... The Abbey of the Holy Cross monks, whose heavenly notes are enjoyed by Pope Benedict, have signed with London-based Universal...
Monks sign record deal
A group of singing monks have signed a major recording deal with Universal Music, whose artists include Amy Winehouse, Eminem and 50 Cent. The monks, from the Monastery of the Holy Cross in the heart of the Vienna Forest in Austria,... ... A group of singing monks have...
Monastery of sound goes Universal
Hot tags: australia, sport, nsw, law-crime-and-justice, government-and-politics, community-and-society, world-politics, vic, rugby-league, nrl ... A group of Gregorian chanting monks are on the cusp of international fame, after being signed by one of the world's biggest...
Gregorian Chanting Austrian Monks Sign Major Record Deal: Pope Is A Fan
A group of singing monks who count the Pope among their fans have signed a major record deal. ... The men, from the Monastery of the Holy Cross in Austria's Vienna Forest, captivated Pope Benedict when he visited them last year. The monks have called their success...
Monastery of sound goes Universal
A group of Gregorian chanting monks are on the cusp of international fame, after being signed by one of the world's biggest music labels. ... The Abbey of the Holy Cross monks, whose heavenly notes are enjoyed by Pope Benedict, have signed with London-based Universal...
Universal signs group of monks for new Gregorian chants album
London, March 24 (ANI): American record label Universal has signed a group of singing monks from an ... ... London, March 24 (ANI): American record label Universal has signed a group of singing monks from an ancient monastery in the middle of the Vienna Woods for...
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