Monks Rock YouTube, Score Record Deal

beliefnet.com     Mar 25, 2008            

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... [read full story]                    

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Austrian Monks Score Universal Contract From YouTube Video

newsvine.com     Mar 23, 2008          

''Austrian monks from the Monastery of the Holy Cross will join Amy Winehouse and Eminem at Universal Music this year. The Heiligenkreuz monks were selected by Universal after they posted this video of their Gregorian chant on YouTube: [article plus link to video]                    

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Monastery of sound goes universal

publicbroadcasting.net     Mar 24, 2008          

LONDON (Reuters) - 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...                    

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Monastery of sound goes universal

washingtonpost.com     Mar 24, 2008          

LONDON (Reuters) - 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...                    

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YouTube Recruiting (Part 2) - Cistercian Monks Get Universal Music Deal (VIDEO)

trendhunter.com     Mar 23, 2008          

(TrendHunter.com) Trend Hunter has published other musicians who had their big break via YouTube, myspace or other social networks; but now a YouTube video is to thank for Austrian Cistercian Monks getting a world-wide music album contract with Universal Music. Universal has been looking for...                    

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