The Winners of The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards Has Been Announced
Lotus, Melissa Auf der Maur, Little Miss Higgins, Christopher Tin,
Pokey La Farge and The South City Three, Jackson Browne and David
Lindley Among The Winners Of The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards
March
29, 2011 Flying Lotus, Melissa Auf der Maur, Pokey La Farge and The
South City Three, Little Miss Higgins, Christopher Tin, and Jackson
Browne and David Lindley are among the diverse self-released and
independent label talent named today by Music Resource Group (MRG) as
the Judge-determined Winners of The 10th Annual Independent Music Awards (The IMAs), the influential awards program for fans and bands.
The Winners in more than 70 Song, Album, Music Video and Design
categories winnowed from thousands of submissions from around the globe,
were determined by a panel of 62 influential music industry pros
including Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, Seal, Aimee Mann, Ozzy Osbourne, Bettye LaVette, Jim Lauderdale, Arturo Sandoval, Kevin Lyman (Warped Tour), Bill Bragin (Lincoln Center), Anthony DeCurtis (Rolling Stone), Pat McGuire (Filter Magazine) and Evan Schlansky (American Songwriter).
Details and complete list of Winners, Nominees and Judges available at: www.TheIndependentMusicAwards.com
Fan Online Voting Will Determine The 10th IMA Vox Pop Winners
Music fans have until July 6 to champion their favorite Nominees and
determine The 10th IMA Vox Pop Winners by voting online at www.IndependentMusicAwards.com/imanominee/10th.
Since the 324 Nominees were announced on February 15, more than 14,000
music fans have cast their votes. The fan-selected Winners will benefit
from additional IMA marketing support.
Artistry Has Its Awards
For more than a decade artists and labels from around the world have
found new fans and prominence through The Independent Music Awards.
Produced by Music Resource Group, publisher of the popular industry
contact database The Musician’s Atlas, The IMAs uses its unrivaled
access to performance, promotion and distribution to connect Winners and
Nominees to new audiences and revenue opportunities.
The
program receives submissions from artists previously on major labels as
well as self-released and indie label talent from more than 70 countries
on six continents.
Submissions for The 11th Annual Independent Music Awards are currently being accepted at www.TheIndependentMusicAwards.com/ima/submit.
Album | Adult Contemporary | Ali Milner | I Dare You |
Album | Alt. Country | Possessed by Paul James | Feed the Family |
Album | Americana | Pokey LaFarge & the South City Three | Riverboat Soul |
Album | Blues | Little Miss Higgins | Across the Plains |
Album | Children’s Music | Oran Etkin | Wake Up Clarinet! |
Album | College Label Release (Album or EP) | Birdie Busch | Everyone Will Take You In |
Album | Compilation Album | Various Artists | Classic Appalachian Blues |
Album | Concept Album | My Glorious | Home Is Where The Heart Breaks |
Album | Contemporary Christian | Craig Whittaker | Standing |
Album | Contemporary Classical | Zoe Keating | Into the Trees |
Album | Country | Darrell Scott | A Crooked Road |
Album | Dance/Electronica | Flying Lotus | Cosmogramma |
Album | Eclectic | Marco Benevento | Between the Needles & Nightfall |
Album | Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Jane Taylor | Compass |
Album | Gospel | Asylum Street Spankers | God’s Favorite Band |
Album | Indie/Alt./Hard Rock | Melissa Auf der Maur | Out of Our Minds |
Album | Instrumental | Dwayne Cote and Duane Andrews | Dwayne Côté and Duane Andrews |
Album | Jazz | Omar Sosa- NDR Bigband | Ceremony |
Album | Latin | Arturo Ortega | Teoria Hibrida |
Album | Live Performance | Jackson Browne | Love Is Strange |
Album | Metal/Hardcore | Ceremony Of Darkness | 13 |
Album | New Age | David Hoffman | Calmness of Spirit |
Album | Pop/Rock | shoe. | Speed of Life |
Album | Punk | The Knockouts | Among the Vultures |
Album | R&B | Michael Stewart | Where I’m Going… |
Album | Rap/Hip-Hop | Radio Radio | Belmundo Regal |
Album | Reissue | Ola Belle Reed | Rising Sun Melodies |
Album | Tribute Album | All Sewn Up – A Tribute To Patrik Fitzgerald | At Home With Zindars |
Album | World Beat | Sofia Rei | Sube Azul |
Album | World Traditional | Zhao Jiazhen | Zhao Jiazhen: Masterpieces of the Chinese Qin from the Tang Dynasty to Today |
EP | EP | the binary marketing show | Clues From the Past |
Song | Acoustic | Amanda Duncan | Love I Have for You |
Song | Adult Contemporary | The Webb Sisters | Baroque Thoughts |
Song | Alt. Country | Jake and the Leprechauns | Busy Bee |
Song | Americana | The Dustbowl Revival | Dans Jam |
Song | Blues | Toy Soldiers | Throw Me Down |
Song | Children’s Music | Joanie Leeds & The Nightlights | More Cowbell |
Song | Contemporary Christian | J. Douglas Wright | Glorious Savior |
Song | Country | The Steel Wheels | Nothing You Can’t Lose |
Song | Cover Song | Lindy LaFontaine | Low |
Song | Dance/Electronica | Svoy | Automatons |
Song | Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Madison Violet | The Ransom |
Song | Gospel | Divas Redemption feat. Paul Smith | Love Him 4 That |
Song | Holiday Song (Any Holiday) | Myla Smith | Christmas Lights |
Song | Indie/Alt./Hard Rock | Midnight Spin | Trigger Finger Itch |
Song | Instrumental | Tim and Myles Thompson | Gypsy Samba |
Song | Jazz | Earl MacDonald Jazz Orchestra | Bad Dream |
Song | Latin | Domino Saints | Ahora es Ahora |
Song | Love Song | Seth Glier | Naia |
Song | Metal/Hardcore | Kaspar Torn | Pole Shift |
Song | New Age | Sada | Gayatri Mantra |
Song | Pop/Rock | Fictionist | Blue-Eyed Universe |
Song | Punk | The SpacePimps | The Guide To Ruining Your Life |
Song | R&B | The Alex Boye Review | Good For Ya Babe |
Song | Rap/Hip-Hop | The Model T | Can’t Do It Like Me |
Song | Sing Out For Social Action | KJ Denhert | Choose Your Weapon |
Song | Song Used in Film/TV/Multimedia | Christopher Tin | Baba Yetu (feat. Soweto Gospel Choir) |
Song | Story Song | Alex Berger | Snow Globe |
Song | World Beat | Christopher Tin | Baba Yetu (feat. Soweto Gospel Choir) |
Song | World Traditional | Music of Central Asia Vol. 9: In the Footsteps of Babur: Musical Encounters from the Lands of the Mughals | Badara Re |
Design | Album Art | Nir Gutraiman | FeelAbouT – Point of You |
Design | Album Packaging | Qing-Yang Xiao | CinCin Lee – Story Island |
Design | Artist / Band Publicity Photography | Jenna Stoltzfus Stamm | The Swimmers – Publicity Photo |
Design | Band Venue Poster | Vagina Panther | Vagina Panther – Vagina Panther Hair Pie |
Design | Concert Photography | Doug Seymour | Hoots And Hellmouth – Live Photo |
Design | Music Website | This By Them | Puzzle Tree Music (www.PuzzleTreeMusic.com) |
Design | Swag [Merch] | Rick Tobey | Rick Tobey – Chickenhead Blues T-Shirt |
Video | Music Video, Short Form | Flying Lotus | MmmHmm |
Video | Music Video, Long Form | Music of Central Asia Vol. 8: Rainbow | Music of Central Asia Vol. 8: Rainbow |