Willem Dicke is a Washington, DC-based singer/songwriter/guitarist whose original songs have won awards from organizations such as Billboard Magazine, the Songwriter’s Association of Washington and UNISONG.
The following list provides a rundown of the awards given to date for the CD “Familiar Ground.”

FAMILIAR GROUND

Was completed in July 2002. The CD features a full-band sound that takes its musical cues from classic rock influences like the Beatles, as well as current-day artists such as the Wallflowers, Counting Crows, Train and Sheryl Crow. The official release of the album to the public will be the CD Release Party currently being organized. Check this site periodically for updates; if you would like to be contacted directly as events develop e-mail willemd@aol.com

To purchase the CD go to www.cdbaby.com/willemd

AWARDS

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DISCOGRAPHY

	Familiar Ground 2002
Save Me Someone Somwhere Standing There 3 A.M. Dream Rain Down Too Soon Familiar Ground Watching The World Hitchhiker Candlelight Turned Fire Cross Country Familiar Ground (Reprise) St Patricks Day	Produced and Engineered By Ariel Francis Recorded at Gandharva Studios Mastered by Gene Eichelberger
	Self-Titled 1997
Never Did Think Watching The World Go By The Worship Years The Story Speaking Easy Hard To Say Someone Else Could It Be Down Behind The Symbol Cross Country	Produced By Greg Berger Recorded at Cue Recording and Solo Studios Engineers: Doug Johnston, Paul Story and Dusty Rose Mixed by Doug Johnston Mastered by David Glasser Musicians: Willem Dicke, Ariel Francis, Greg Berger, Jeff Cowles, Jeff Quattro, Paul Story, Rocky Gutman, Gerry Lakas, Fred Lieder, Paul Kennedy and Cres O'Neil

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BIOGRAPHY

Dutch-born Willem was raised in Houston, TX and attended the University of Texas at Austin, where he began playing live music at local venues. Moving to Washington, DC to attend graduate school at American University, Willem played solo at area bars and small concert venues, opening for acts such as Vertical Horizon.

Willem released his first CD in 1997, the self-titled Willem Dicke, which won several songwriting awards. In 1998, Willem and three of his musical colleagues formed "Dusk To Dawn," a band that played both cover and original songs at local venues. The Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) nominated Dusk to Dawn for best rock band in 2000. In 2001, Willem joined "The FBI", a quirky cover band whose unique performance antics won them praise from several local media.

Willem began work on his second CD, "Familiar Ground," in late 2000. Based on the submission of several completed songs, Willem was invited to perform at the prestigious 2001 Philadelphia Music Conference as a showcase artist. Billboard Magazine awarded Willem second place for songwriting in the rock category for "Candlelight Turned Fire" in its 2001 contest. Four other songs from the new CD also won awards in the Billboard contest, having been selected from thousands of entries. Willem attended the Nashville, TN ceremony where he received recognition for the winning songs. Other prestigious songwriting awards include fourth place in the rock category for the 2001 UNISONG Song Contest and the 2000 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest for "Someone Somewhere", as well as third and forth place for "Standing There" and "Too Soon", respectively, in the 2001 Mid-Atlantic Song Contest. Selected from thousands of entries in each contest, the songs from Familiar Ground have earned a truly notable reputation in the songwriting community.

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PRESS

To learn more about singer/songwriter Willem Dicke and view his media coverage, visit the "press" section of his band's Web site at http://www.fbiband.com/pressframes.html Willem Dicke Press includes an article in The Georgetown Current and a video segment that aired on Fox 5 Morning News.

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