Original sentence: His accomplishments have included playing large synthpop festivals along-side 1980s acts like Alphaville and Anything Box, winning songwriting contests (such as the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in 2006 ), and even placing music on a few television shows - such as the Matthew Fox vehicle Haunted_(TV_series)
Edited sentence: His accomplishments have included playing large synthpop festivals along-side 1980's icons like Alphaville and Anything Box, winning songwriting contests (such as the John Lennon Songwriting Contest in 2006 ), and even placing music on a few television shows - such as the Matthew Fox vehicle Haunted_(TV_series)