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IN 2020, OTHERWORLD COTTAGE INDUSTRIES
PUBLISHES "LAST OF THE SAN PATRICIOS" & "DOCS THAT" ROCK, MUSIC THAT MATTERS."
ELIT AWARD WINNER TRAVIS EDWARD PIKE
ALSO RECEIVES MULTIPLE E2 MEDIA AWARDS.

Changeling's Return wins 2020 eLit Bronze
Medal Award for Fine and Performing Arts
(Music/Dance/Cinema/Theater/Photography)

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Some awards to individuals and groups are presented in support of excellence in a speific area of the presenter's interests, and in 2020, Travis Edward Pike and Otherworld Cottage Industries were "discovered" by E2 Media.

E2 Media is delighted to announce that Travis Pikes acclaimed book Changelings Return has won our 2020 Award of Excellence. The book is a fascinating story about singer Morgen and the adventure he has after an accident leaves him in the isolated village of Morningstone, where he has no contact with the outside world. A good novel is one that you dont want to put down and Changelings Return certainly ticks the box in that respect. Travis is a wonderful storyteller and the imagination and creativity of his writing takes the reader on a supernatural musical journey.
The criteria for our awards are far reaching and there are many aspects we take into account that influence our decisions. We have recognised CChangeling's Return with one of our awards for several reasons, but primarily due to the fact that the book is a thoroughly entrtaining read and great story. Travis Pike's background and long career have certainly played their part in the decision, as have some of Travis' previous works. We cannot recommend the book more emphatically and if music or reading is your thing then Changeling's Return is a book you simply have to read.must read.

Dick Clarke, E2 Medias Managing Editor wrote, Wow, this novel had me gripped from start to finish. Changelings Return is a masterpiece of character driven fantasy. It is an exploration of music, mythology, magic and mysticism all rock and rolled into one. There is witty dialog. Theres magic! And, of course, twists and turns along the way. Couple all of this with a diverse cast of characters and you have a recipe for a magnificent fantasy novel. A truly first rate reading experience coupled with an outstanding music album. Will we see Changelings Return on the big screen?

Changeling's Return, a novel approach to the music
Travis Edward Pike
Otherworld Cottage Industries, 2019, 257 pp, pbk

INDIE SPOTLIGHT: NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Musician, composer, storyteller and author Travis Edward Pike is easily akin to a renaissance man, an artist whose series of fantasy adventures and cerebral soundtracks have made him a one man cottage industry. At this point in his career, Pikes consistency and creativity are well established and each new entry in his similarly themed albums and adventures contribute to the sprawling epic that his imagination has spawned over the course of his remarkably prolific career. With his latest epic, Changelings Return, the newest installment of the ongoing adventure yarn, Pike continues to convey his magical tales through a symphonic surge and a cinematic sweep which fully convey the drama and drive to a dazzling degree. Conceived and conveyed as a rock opera of sorts, it has the various characters singing their roles while filling in the arc of the storyline in picturesque detail. The imaginative flourishes and arched expression of the singers and musicians involved make for an audio extravaganza, one that relays the action in vivid detail. To be sure, these arent meant as stand-alone songs, but rather part of a continuing thematic arc. Those enthralled by earlier landmark rock operas such as Tommy and Jesus Christ Superstar will find much to admire here, a comparison that ought to position Pike as Andrew Lloyd Webers heir apparent in terms of both talent and triumph.
Lee Zimmerman

      Changeling's Return, a novel
       musical concept CD, 53 min
       Travis Edward Pike
       Otherworld Cottage, 2019

E2 MEDIA ALSO PRESENTED ITS 2020
PRODUCTION AND CREATIVE CONTENT COMPANY OF THE YEAR AWARD TO OTHERWORLD COTTSAGE INDUSTRIES

"E2 Media is proud to announce that Otherworld Cottage Industries won our prestigious 2020 Production and Creative Content Company of the Year Award, based in part on the Changelings Return navel and music album, but including reference to Otherworld Cottages publications of Terry Hagertys Last of the San Patricios, and Harvey Kuberniks Docs That Rock, Music That Matters."

This 2020 E2 Media Award supports Pikes Contributions to the Entertainment Industry and the Performing Arts. Changelings Return is a thought-provoking tale, exploring the oft-neglected relationship of mythology, mysticism, magic and music found in the Classical, Celtic, Teutonic and Scandinavian traditions of the West, intended to reawaken humankind to its obligation to Nature, through the restoration of their ancient and necessary partnership, which, if we hope to survive into the next millennium, will require a renewed reverence for Natures Laws.
Otherworld Cottage Industries also proudly accepted this Best Book, DVD and CD publishing company award that calls attention to its entire published catalogue.