Glass Ceiling Music: News

As you may know by now, as of March 26th, 2010, Glass Ceiling Music (GCM) is no longer functioning under the original business model established in 2007 by founder, Travis Orcutt. In an agreement with Mr. Orcutt, Backdraft Entertainment has acquired Glass Ceiling Music and will re-open this segment of the business later this Summer. GCM will be handled by a new set of faces and in the 'bar scene' setting that helped make the company a success in past years.

Please feel free to contact us if your band or venue may be interested in the newly designed Glass Ceiling Music and/or larger events through Backdraft Entertainment.

Glass Ceiling Music’s Final Show

It is official. This is not a gimmick or a hoax. After this Friday’s concert at Puyallup’s Liberty Theater, Glass Ceiling Music will take its final bow and exit stage left.

From the first show in May of 2007, Glass Ceiling Music has stood against the grain by offering an alternative to the ‘pay to play’ practices that had dominated the local bar scene. Standing by a simple mission statement, “Respect for the Artist, Respect for the Venue, and Respect for the Industry”, Glass Ceiling Music provided more than 100 bands and artists stages to perform on all across the Puget Sound Region.

The awards and positive press reviews, as well as the great friendships developed along the way have made this whole experience one worth living over and over again. Glass Ceiling Music thanks those of you that worked so hard over the past weeks, months and in some cases years to provide opportunities for so many local bands and artists through Glass Ceiling Music. Be it assistance at a single show or dedicating yourself to the dream day after day for the past three years, every one of you deserves the respect of those who benefited from your efforts.

As great as the efforts of the various staff has been, a company such as Glass Ceiling Music can only do so much to make an event great. The rest falls on the entertainment being provided. For every successful event, every total disappointment and every show that fell somewhere in between, it was the bands on the bill that determined the outcomes. It has been a mixed bag of tricks along the way and every show was an experience I will never forget. To all of you (good, bad or ... shall we say... challenging), Thanks!

Finally I want to thank my daughter, India and my closest friend, Joey. No matter how bad things got these two always believed in me and never gave up on my dream. They are what kept Glass Ceiling Music alive in my heart and I can only hope that each of you will one day have someone in your life that is half as supportive of either of these two have been to me. Thank you, thank you, thank you.

As the proud owner of Glass Ceiling Music I hope that you will all join me this Friday at Puyallup’s Liberty Theater as I say farewell and proudly exit stage left.

Sincerely,

Travis A. Orcutt
Glass Ceiling Music, Owner



Performing this final concert are local artists, FIXING FAILURE, ManAlive and DREAD EFFECT.
Doors open at 7pm. Tickets are $10 at the theater box office while supplies last.

We hope that you will join us at the Official Hot Topic/Glass Ceiling Music meet and greets at the South Hill Mall.

FIXING FAILURE - March 6th (4-6pm)

ManAlive - March 13th (4-6pm)

DREAD EFFECT - March 2oth (4-6pm)


Tickets for the upcoming Spring Break Kick Off Concert at the Liberty Theater in Puyallup will be available, service charge free, while supplies last for just 10 bucks!!

Join Glass Ceiling Music on March 26th, 2010 at the historic Liberty Theater in Puyallup, WA for an all ages Spring Break Kick Off Concert featuring DREAD EFFECT with special guests ManAlive and Fixing Failure. Tickets are available at Ticketmaster and at www.ticketmaster.com starting this week. With more than 10,000 High School Students getting out for Spring Break on this date, it is sure to be a sold out show (venue capacity is 504).

Get your tickets now before it's too late. DREAD EFFECT with Special Guests ManAlive and Fixing Failure live in concert at Puyallup's Liberty Theater. See you there.

Tuesday, October 28, 2008
2008 - Best of Western Washington Results
As the only nominated independent live music provider in a category filled with over 30 venues, Glass Ceiling Music is proud of the 4th place finish in the "2008 Best of Western Washington – Live Music" category in a contest hosted by King 5 and Evening Magazine. Coming in behind just three of Washington's best venues for live music (The Showbox, The Tractor Tavern and The Triple Door), GCM is honored to be acknowledged as one of the "2008 Best of Western Washington". Special thanks to all of our loyal artists and fans, friends and family, our sponsors and the many venues where we have been fortunate to host our live shows.


For a complete list of the top five finalists please go to:


http://best.king5.com/winners/best-of-western-washington/2336/nightlife/live-music

Last Saturday Glass Ceiling Music, ISP Sports and Car Toys pulled out all the stops at the 2007 Apple Cup at Husky Stadium in Seattle. Playing live were Listen Louder, Big Fat Alice and TUT!!! More than 15,000 people passed by to see the best in local music on the Car Toys/Glass Ceiling Music Mainstage for a tailgate party to be remembered for a very long time. Sonny Sixkiller joined us to kick it off and the Husky Marching Band stopped in for a few tunes along with the Husky Cheerleaders. Our thanks to all the bands, Chris and Tyler, Sonny Sixkiller and the entire crowd that joined us at the 2007 Apple Cup!!!

Glass Ceiling Music is proud to announce that the boys of Jonny Stranger are the first ever ROCK band to be asked to sign the coveted "Wall of Fame" at McCabes American Music Cafe in Tacoma. Each member signed the wall that already displays the signatures of the hottest national country acts, local country artists and PBR Bull Riders to hit Tacoma in the past few years.

Again we applaud Jonny Stranger for thier outstanding performances, showmanship, and above all, the respect that they have show at every venue Glass Ceiling Music has booked them for. Our best to JS, now and forever!!!

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Last night, the Tacoma Music Scene was alive and kicking at "Nothing But Rock!!", the event series brought to you by Glass Ceiling Music every Thursday at 7pm. Our thanks to Society Says, Big Fat Alice, and the Crackpot Junkies for entertaining our ever-growing crowd. The staff of KGRG 89.9 FM joined in the party following thier remote broadcast at the event and the Jager Girls looked better than ever as they posed with our guests on the Quad supplied by C.O.R.E. Racing. Eternal Images snapped photo after photo of this event while the bar kept the good times flowing one pitcher at a time. We even had a suprise visit from XIL records, who after seeing the talent Glass Ceiling Music has been pulling into McCabes every Thursday Night, tried every possible trick in the book to get involved with our future events. We want to thank all of you that came out to the show, and welcome you back again next Thursday Night for Glass Ceiling Music's "Nothing But Rock!!". See the myspace link for more details.
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Glass Ceiling Music congratulates 'Basic Radio' on thier featured article in the this weeks Volcano. We had the pleasure of bringing 'Basic Radio' to the fans last night at our "Nothing But Rock!!' show at McCabes American Music Cafe in Tacoma. If you missed them lastnight, you can see them tonight at the Cedarwook Dome in Fife. These guys are really tight and put on a great show. We thank them for beng a part of our event series and wish them all the success they deserve.

We hope that you will come out next Thursday for our event and show your support for local musicians.

The deal was signed tonight, making KGRG (89.9FM) our newest member of the Glass Ceiling Music "Nothing But Rock!!" event series. Join all of us and the staff of KGRG on June 21st for a remote broadcast from McCabes American Music Cafe in Tacoma. We will have three of the hottest local area bands on stage to entertain you and drink specials throughout the night. Check back soon for additional details on this night, or any Thursday night event that we are having at McCabes. Take care.
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Glass Ceiling Music shocked all in attendance on May 17th's "Nothing But Rock!!" event. Over the course of the evening hundreds joined us for our first Thursday night event at McCabes in a 12 week series. "Radio Rede" took the stage followed by "Desentuary" and finally "A Lesson in Chaos". From the $3.50 pitchers of Beer to the photos with the Jager-ettes on C.O.R.E. Racing's tricked out Quad, McCabes was definately the place to be lastnight. We invite all of you to join us again this Thursday as Glass Ceiling Music once again brings you "Nothing But Rock!!" live at McCabes American Music Cafe in Tacoma. See you there!