IAR and IARecords congratulate IAR student Rick Warren on winning The Next Level 3 new artist competition held by IARecords on October 20th. Rick was chosen as the winner out of eleven artists and bands by audio industry professionals from Inside Connection magazine and Disc Makers, who judged the event before a sold-out crowd at Arlene’s Grocery, New York’s legendary rock venue on the Lower East Side.

Other performers, all of whom gave outstanding performances, included Nidia, Chris Reck, The Sean Carolan Project, Channels the Auxiliary, Meets West, EMZ KEYZ, Impulse, 23, GBU, and Tony Haynes.

We would like to thank everyone involved in making the Next Level events such a success, with special thanks going to the panel of judges for taking the time to participate.

“I’d like to thank IAR and IARecords for giving me and other aspiring artists and bands the opportunity to perform. Arlene’s Grocery is such a great venue for this kind of event,” Rick said.

Stay tuned for information on The Next Level, Volume 3 album, participating artist/band bios, and future performances.