Tom Waits &
Kathleen Brennan
Robert Smith
Ziggy Marley
Joe Satriani
Drowning Pool
KT Tunstall
Walk the Moon
John Petrucci
Roberta Flack
Valentino Arteaga &
Aaron Pauley
Of Mice & Men
Coolio
Dee Snider
Joey Santiago
Pixies
Chris Frantz
Talking Heads / Tom Tom Club
Scott Bradlee
Founder
Postmodern Jukebox
Beth Gibbons
Portishead
Randy Bachman
Jaci Velasquez
Carl Palmer
Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Asia
John Tesh
Isaac Brock
Modest Mouse
Bowling for Soup
Fran Healy
Travis
Xavier Rudd
The Cardigans
Joshua Bell
JD Samson
Le Tigre / MEN
Gloria Gaynor
Boyce Avenue
CeCe Peniston
Billy Graziadei
Biohazard
Mick Ralphs
Bad Company
Jim Heath
Reverend Horton Heat
Will Calhoun
Living Colour
Marcy Playground
Tommy Tutone
Lee “Scratch” Perry
Jackie Evancho
David Rosenthal
Musical Director & Keyboardist for
Billy Joel
Bryan Bassett
Foghat
Roger Earl
Foghat
G. Love
G. Love & Special Sauce
Heather Nova
Roman Miroshnichenko
17th Nominee
Sam Gilbert
Co-Founder
Music Crowns
Ade Smith
Co-Founder
Music Crowns
Bob Boilen
Creator / Host
NPR
All Songs Considered
Tiny Desk Concerts
Xavier “X” Jernigan
Programmer & Host
Spotify
Ethan Baer
SVP Business Development,
Head of Electronic
Create Music Group
Co-Founder
EDM.com
Josh Jackson
Editor-in-Chief / Co-Founder
Paste Magazine
Michael Dorf
Founder & CEO
City Winery
Jack Conte
Co-Founder & CEO
Patreon
Pomplamoose / Scary Pockets
Luciana Pegorer
Music Industry Veteran
Warner Music Brazil, Dell’arte Artistic Productions, Delira Música
David Hazan
Head of North America
Midem
Tom Bainbridge
The Music Man
Alejandro Clavijo
Founder & CEO
Reviews New Age
Alan Light
Music Journalist & Author
Radio Host of
Debatable on SiriusXM
Clayton Warwick
Co-Founder/Artist Relations Manager –
The Music Ninja
Founder/CEO – Cadence & Cause
Linda Fahey
Director/Producer
Folk Alley
Dean Cramer
Kings of A&R
Gaby Sappington
Executive Director
World Music Institute
Stefan Toren
Creative Manager
A&R Factory
Sybil Bell
Founder
Independent Venue Week
Adam Sensenbrenner
Artist Manager
Mick Management
Jon Skinner
CEO & Founder
Music Gateway
Mark Adams
Chief Music Officer
Music Gateway
Jon Wiederhorn
Author
Raising Hell, Louder Than Hell
J.D. Frizzell
President/Co-Founder
A Cappella Education Association
Joseph Timmons
Editor and reviews Journalist
IndiePulse Music Magazine
Mark W. Phillips
President
Society of Composers, Inc
Fiona Bloom
Founder, The Bloom Effect
Public Relations / Branding
Jason Menkes
Music Producer
National President of
AMP
Co-Founder
Co-Pilot Music
Elad Marish
Senior Producer
Swell Music + Sound
President
AMP
Jon Weisberger
A&R
Crossroads Music
Emilio Arciniega
Media Producer
Boyce Avenue
Doug Seymour
Doug Seymour Photography
Patrick MacIntyre
Owner
Ironwood Stage & Grill
Calgary, AB
Kevin Hoskins
Co-Founder
Rock Shop
Boston, MA
Erika Kutanovaite
Operations Manager
Luna Lounge
London, UK
Jon Keats
Events Director
The Cavern Club
Liverpool, England
Jake Diamond
Talent Buyer
Arlene’s Grocery
New York, NY
Steven Matrick
Talent Buyer
Pianos
New York, NY
Stephanie Boriskin
Talent Buyer
The Bowery Electric
New York, NY
Paul Rizzo
Owner
The Bitter End
New York, NY
Hap Pardo
Director of Musical Operations
Cafe Wha? / The Groove
New York, NY
Hunter Rodgers
Assistant Manager
Cain’s Ballroom
Tulsa, OK
LONEWOLF
Music Video Director
Dre Vegas
Music Video Director
Glassface
Music Video Director
18th Annual IMA Alumni Judges
A-natural
17th Winner
André Barros
17th Winner
Andrey Borzykin
(Major Moment)
17th Winner
Between Giants
17th Winner
Bleu
17th Winner
BrokenRail
17th Winner
Casii Stephan
17th Nominee
CeCe Teneal
17th Winner
Devine Score
17th Winner
Elizabeth Joan Kelly
17th Winner
Emily Pinkerton
17th Winner
G. (Graeme Drum)
17th Winner
Gypsy Jazz Club
17th Winner
Iuliano
17th Winner
Jason Gill
17th Winner
Jeff Oster
17th Winner
Jen Sygit
17th Winner
Jess Yang
John Gaar
17th Winner
Joseph Vitterito (Agency)
17th Winner
JP Harris
17th Winner
Juana Luna
17th Winner
Karmic Juggernaut
17th Winner
Katie Cash
17th Winner
Kobi Arad
17th Winner
Kutch
17th Winner
Laura Clauzel
17th Winner
Lindsay Kay
17th Winner
Lucy Kalantari
17th Winner
Mamita Peyote
17th Winner
Melissa Das-Arp
(Toronto Tabla Ensemble)
17th Winner
Miss Tara
17th Winner
Monica Pasqual
17th Winner
Nsimbi
17th Winner
Rebecca Hurn
17th Winner
Rich Aveo
17th Winner
Rich Webb
17th Winner
Ronald Mente Miyares
17th Winner
Sara Lovell
17th Winner
Sergi Paramès
17th Winner
Swang
Syreeta Thompson Trumpetlady
17th Winner
Ted Olson
17th Nominee
The Morning Sea
17th Winner
Tiffany Pollack
17th Winner
Young Rado
17th Winner