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* Nominated for "Best Aduly Contemporary Artist of the Year" - 2008 - "Phoenix Music Awards"

* Winner - Sonicbids Song Contest: (We Call This Music Fab)
Song: "Litany of Saints" 2007

* 8 x's ASCAP Popular Artist ASCAPLU$ award recipient 2000-2006

* 6 x's Artist Grants award recipient - Sacred Dance { Rockefeller, Nea} 1989- 1993 }

* Grand Prize winner- South Bay Songwriters Assoc. co- authored the song - BACKBURNER with Marla Stone resulting in two gigs for Marla opening for Taj Mahal and Stevie Ray Vaughan - 1981

* Grand Prize Winner - Banquet Sounds Regional Song Contest San Francisco Bay Area, Calif. author- song- "Free Tibet" - 1997

* Grand Prize winner- Fat Tuesdays Political song Contest Austin Tx Author- " song - " Free Tibet" - 2000 song finalist Tucson folk Festival - 2001

*Finalist - 2001 - Tucson Folk Festival Song Contest

*Semi Finalist - 2004 - Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding Song Contest

*Lost to future American Idol Jordan Sparks - 2004

*Finalist - 2004 - Tucson Folk Festival Song Contest

*Finalist - 2005 - Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding Song Contest

*Finalist - 2006 - Alice Cooper's Christmas Pudding Song Contest

CD Compilations:
"Lovin Haight Guitars" - Produced by Billy Cioffi and Olivier Zahm
"Old Pueblo for New Orleans" (Katrina Relief Benefit CD) - Track: "James Dean's Crash Site"
Whole Latté Love (The Cream of the Crop) - SubCulture Café Compilation - Track: "New Zealand Shores"
Soundtracks:
From the Movie , " Have You Seen Clem" " Street Music" author - song - " Angel Down"

FILM: appeared in: " Have You seen Clem " - Indie Film produced by Legacy Films Inc.-Portland Oregon Budget: $970.000.00 { Shown at : Cannes , France, S.F Indie Film Festival, Cinema 21 , Portland, San Marcos Film Fest, FL. and Nashville Film Fest- won two humanitarian awards.

Videos Appeared in: Documentary on Ocean Beach - 2hr special produced by and for KUSI TV San Diego { ch 9} performs original song " Move on Up"

Appeared on " Sing on the Web TV an Diego - 2004 Live tv taping of live show at Lestat's San Diego w/ The Coyote Problem. Jenn Grinnels

Appeared on Austin Music Network " What's the Cover" cable show 45 minute segment featuring Sage Live at Threadgill's North , Austin TX portions of this segment ran every day for a year show included performances by Susan Gibson { wide open spaces} and Dale Watson - 2000

Tucson cable Access- Harrigan at night. -- live in the studio midnite show - 2001

Self produced 3 feature length videos on Sacred Dance- all shown on Cable Access Was the subject of all three films , provided entire soundtrack with original score, script and performed narration.

Appears in two pending films about "Open Mic night in San Diego

Appeared live at Blaisedale Arena { where the Beatles played } on the Jerry Lewis Telethon - Hawaii - 1980

Newsprint
Sage appears in numerous news articles documenting his many performances on various local scenes throughout the U.S. these are in Major Publications such as San Francisco Chronicle, Az Republic, and The Oregonian, and Santa Cruz Sentinal, and the San Diego Troubador These are full page spreads w/ photo documentation and occassionally front page feature articles. accessed upon request.

Teaching:
2006- Guitar instructor in residence MESA ARTS CENTER. Mesa Az mesaartscenter.com

Resident Guitar and Percussion instructor - "The Learning Foundation" , Mesa AZ. (2006 - 2008 current)

Recent Festivals:
Phoenix College Music Festival - Phoenix, AZ - April 2008

Adams Ave. Roots Festival ---- San Diego, Ca - 2003 - 2004
Adams Ave. St Fair San Diego, Ca 2003 - 2004
Tucson Folk Festival Tucson, Az 2003 - 2004
{ second year played main stage-opened for Richie Havens} { Song contest finalist}

Martinbourough Fair New Zealand 1999

Pecan Festival Austin , Tx 2000

Family Arts Festival Tucson Az 2001

4th Ave Street Fair Tucson Az 2001 { blues society stage}

SPIRIT FESTIVAL Kansas City ,MO 1988 { w/ City Light Orch.}

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