THE 13TH ANNUAL INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS VOX POP WINNERS ANNOUNCED
International Acts Win Big in The 13th
Independent Music Awards Fan Vote
Al Farabi, Born Of Osiris, Hitarda, Melissa Ferrick, Pierre Bensusan, Sarkodie, Volodja Balzalorsky and Willie Nile Among
The IMA Vox Pop Winners
August 12, 2014 – The Independent Music Awards (The IMAs) today announced the results of The IMA 13 Vox Pop poll, the fan-determined component of the prestigious international program for independent artists and releases. Vox Pop voting began in March, when The 13th IMA Nominees were announced, so music fans around the world would discover, and support more than 400 nominated self released & indie label Music, Video, and Design projects.
Nearly 40% of this year’s fan favorites, which include Al Farabi, Born Of Osiris, Hitarda, Melissa Ferrick, Pierre Bensusan, Sarkodie, Volodja Balzalorsky and Willie Nile, are from outside the United States. Vox Pop Winners will receive additional marketing support from The Independent Music Awards and its partners. The complete list of the 13th annual IMA Vox Pop poll is below.
As in previous years, the “people’s voice” winners named today differ from those honored in June by the industry judging panel comprised of Recording Artists, Talent Buyers, Music Journalists, Film & TV Music Supervisors, and others including Ann Wilson and Nancy Wilson (Heart), Chiddy Bang, Laurie Anderson, Hudson Mohawk (TNGHT), Lunice (TNGHT), Melissa Auf der Maur, Sharon Jones, Joshua Redman, Meshell Ndegeocello, Jim Lauderdale, Shelby Lynn, Anthony
DeCurtis (Rolling Stone Magazine), Kevin Lyman (Warped Tour) and Jason Olaine (Jazz At Lincoln Center).
To date more than 100,000 fans have championed their favorite established artists and rising stars in The IMA Vox Pop poll.
“It’s obvious that you don’t need a passport or major label publicity machine to win new fans and attract industry attention,” said Martin Folkman, Executive Director of The Independent Music Awards. “Ultimately The IMAs is not about winners. We’re focused on placing exceptional artists and releases in front of music consumers around the world.”
Artistry Has Its Awards
Now in its 14th year, The Independent Music Awards connects top-ranked artists and releases to new audiences and revenue opportunities. Open to self- released and indie label acts, The IMA’s ongoing promotions, distribution, and performance opportunities place winners and nominees in front of millions of fans and industry decision makers.
The Independent Music Awards are currently accepting submissions for the 14th program at: www.IndependentMusicAwards.com/submit
The 13th Annual Independent Music Awards Vox Pop Winners:
| Album Categories | Vox Pop Winner | Vox Pop Winning Album |
|---|---|---|
| Adult Contemporary | Vienna Teng | Aims |
| Alt. Country | Melissa Ferrick | The Truth Is |
| Americana | Willie Sugarcapps | Willie Sugarcapps |
| Bluegrass | The Bankesters | Love Has Wheels |
| Blues | Delta Generators | Get on the Horse |
| Children’s Music | Ginger Parish | Twilight Comes Tiptoeing, A Collection of Lullabies |
| Compilation | Various Artists | Potential Unlimited Six |
| Concept | Martha Redbone Roots Project | The Garden of Love – Songs of William Blake |
| Contemporary Christian / Gospel | Kersten Stevens | Inspire Me |
| Contemporary Classical | Various Artists | Celebrate World Music! |
| Country | The Carper Family | Old-Fashioned Gal |
| Dance/Electronica | Lagomorpha | Ride On |
| Eclectic | Champion | °1 |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Suzzy Roche and Lucy Wainwright Roche | Fairytale and Myth |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Tom Fryer | Dirty Math |
| Indie/Alt. Rock – (tie) | Beautiful Machines | Disconnect : : Reconnect |
| Indie/Alt. Rock – (tie) | Cloudmachine | A Gentle Sting |
| Instrumental | Chris Ruebens Ensemble | The Yellow Duck |
| Jazz Instrumental | Salvatore Cirillo | Looking for Listeners |
| Jazz With Vocals – (tie) | Ararur | Ararur |
| Jazz With Vocals – (tie) | The Jessica Stuart Few | Two Sides to Every Story |
| Latin | Luna Rumba | Without Borders |
| Live Performance | Pierre Bensusan | Encore |
| Metal/Hardcore | Born Of Osiris | Tomorrow We Die Alive |
| New Age | Anima | Light of Aluna |
| Pop | Cliff Hillis | Dream Good |
| R&B/Soul | Zach Jones | Things Were Better |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Relic (aka Rel Mccoy) | Miles to Go |
| Rock / Hard Rock | Willie Nile | American Ride |
| Soundtrack / Cast Recording | Catherine Grealish | All Things Hidden |
| Spoken Word | Various Artists | Action Moves People |
| Tribute Album | The Nutopians | Lennon Re-Imagined |
| World Beat | Wouter Kellerman | Mzansi |
| World Traditional | Various Artists | Delicious Peace: Coffee, Music & Interfaith Harmony in Uganda |
| Song Categories | Vox Pop Winner | Vox Pop Winning Song |
| A Cappella | KnightSong | “The Briar and the Rose” |
| Acoustic | Lindsey Webster | “Choices” |
| Adult Contemporary | Eden Espinosa | “Stone Cold Sober” |
| Alt. Country | Sven Curth | “If Yer Tryin’” |
| Americana | Mean Mary | “Iron Horse” |
| Bluegrass | Pete Seeger | “Fly Around My Blue-eyed Girl/Cripple Creek/Ida Red/Old Joe Clark” |
| Blues | Sunday Wilde | “More Than a Wee Bit Crazy” |
| Children’s Music | Aoede | “Fairy Tale Love” |
| Contemporary Christian / Gospel | Joshua Aaron | “You Are Holy” |
| Country | Josh Copp | “Country Through and Through” |
| Cover | Jann Klose | “Song to the Siren – (orig. by Tim Buckley)” |
| Dance/Electronica | Hitarda | “Love Makes You Beautiful” |
| Eclectic | Rabbit Rabbit | “After the Storm” |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Laura Marie | “Hard Rain” |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Russ Kaplan + 7 | “Pigz In Space” |
| Holiday | Nancy Beaudette | “Silence Tonight” |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Grimus | “High” |
| Instrumental | Nan Avant | “Tributum” |
| Jazz Instrumental | André Vasconcellos | “Samba da Esquina” |
| Jazz with Vocals | Ararur | “Ela” |
| Latin | Calles de Sal | “Solo amigos” |
| Love | Lakin | “Kiss Me Goodbye” |
| Metal/Hardcore | Kill the Precedent | “Free Reign (Everybody’s Dead)” |
| New Age | Lenka Lichtenberg | “Raise a Cup of Joy” |
| Pop | Morgan Karr | “Fall Blind” |
| R&B/Soul | The Soul of John Black | “Higher Power” |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Sarkodie | “Illuminati” |
| Rock / Hard Rock | Scary Cherry and the Bang Bangs | “Don’t Wanna” |
| Social Action | Jean Rohe | “National Anthem: Arise! Arise!” |
| Spoken Word (with music accompaniment) | Kras & Bijvoet | “The Lonely Man on the Couch” |
| Story | Jean Rohe | “Umbrella” |
| World Beat | L.I.P.E. | “Zorja, Moja Zorja” |
| World Traditional | Battlefield Band | “Bagpipe Music” |
| EP Categories | Vox Pop Winner | Vox Pop Winning EP |
| Dance/Electronica | Lords Of Fusion | Club Fusion EP |
| Eclectic | Kras & Bijvoet | Berlin Recordings |
| Instrumental | Diana Yukawa | Finding the Parallel |
| Jazz | Palumbo and the Funk | Rock the Funk |
| Live Performance | Volodja Balzalorsky | Claude Debussy: Violin Sonata – Volodja Balzalorsky Live in Concert – EP |
| Pop | Zach Hurd | She Never Sleeps |
| Rock – (tie) | Communist Daughter | Lions & Lambs EP |
| Rock – (tie) | Lucas Marston | Lucas Marston |
| Roots/Country | The ReChords | It Won’t Be Long |
| Urban | The Bad Tenants | Eloquent Scoundrels Vol. 2 |
| World | Al Farabi | Al Farabi (feat. Mothanna Anbar) |
| Music Producer Category | Vox Pop Winner | Vox Pop Winning Work |
| Music Producer | Chris McKhool (Producer), Rebecca Pellett (Associate Producer) | “Sultans of String – Symphony!” |
| Design Categories | Vox Pop Winner | Vox Pop Winning Work |
| Album Art | Nick Kiefer | “Rick Barry – Curses, Maledictions and Harsh Reiterations” |
| Album Packaging | Pearl Rachinsky & Corin Raymond | “Corin Raymond and The Sundowners – Paper Nickels” |
| Artist Concert Photo | Doug Seymour | “Peter Murphy – Bauhaus 35th Anniversary Tour” |
| Artist Publicity Photo | Doug Seymour | “Luscious Jackson – Publicity Photo for New Album Magic Hour” |
| Music Website | Jann Klose | “www.jannklose.com” |
| Poster | Amanda Duncan | “Amanda Duncan Poster” |
| Swag | Jann Klose | “Jann Klose T-Shirts” |
| Video Categories | Vox Pop Winner | Vox Pop Winning Video |
| Long Form | The Claudettes | The Claudettes: Live in the Studio |
| Short Form | The Ball & Chain | “Baby Baby Burning” |