THE 16TH INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED
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April 3, 2018
The Year’s Best Artists and Releases Announced At Lincoln Center During The 16th Annual Independent Music Awards
Nik West, Reeve Carney, Esprit D’Air, Eh440, Karim Baggili, Sofía Rei, Anish Sood, Air Traffic Controller, John McEuen, Rozina Pátkai, Jake La Botz, and The Bankesters are among this year’s honorees
Established artists and rising stars from around the world packed Lincoln Center’s David Rubenstein Atrium on Saturday, March 31st to celebrate the vitality of the indie music community at The 16th annual Independent Music Awards (IMAs) and Independent Music Party.
A diverse mix of new music, video and design projects from self-released and indie label artists including Nik West, Reeve Carney, Esprit D’Air, Eh440, Karim Baggili, Sofîa Rei, Anish Sood, Air Traffic Controller, John McEuen, Rozina Pátkai, Jake La Botz and The Bankesters earned top honors at this year’s IMAs.
The winning projects were selected by esteemed artist and industry judging panels which included: Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, Slayer, Bakithi Kumalo, Michael W. Smith, Amy Lee (Evanescence), Sepultura, and Fiona Joy among many others; as well as press and talent buyers from the Americas, Europe and Pacific Rim. More than 54,000 online fan votes determined The IMA Vox Pop Winners in Song and Video categories.
The 4-hour ceremony featured award presentations in 94 music and visual arts categories, and performances by 10 nominated acts which included: John McEuen, Reeve Carney, Berta Moreno, Wordsmith, Taylor Grey, Luz Pinos, Jackknife Stiletto, Cary Morin and Nik West. A cypher featuring Rap/Hip-Hop nominees Talya La Lia, Dom Gotti, A.miss Omega, Marcaux and SplytSecond opened the evening’s ceremony.
Reeve Carney was among the night’s biggest winners for his debut solo album Youth Is Wasted which earned 5 wins in the Adult Contemporary Album & Song, Acoustic Song and Rock/Hard Rock Song categories; Matthew Huff was the fan favorite in Alt. Country Song, Country Song and Social Action Song categories; Compass Records recording artists The Bankesters, won both the judge and fan votes for their Bluegrass cover of the White Stripes’ “Seven Nation Army.”
“The IMAs celebrate the artists who dare to create something extraordinary… without major label support” said IMA Executive Director, Martin Folkman. “From traditional to avant garde and every music genre in between, The Independent Music Awards provides a platform for a diverse range of incredible self-released and indie label talent at every stage of their careers” Folkman said.
Artists from Austria, Australia, Argentina, Belgium, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Spain, Great Britain, Hungary, India, Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Portugal, Russia and USA were among those honored at The 16th IMAs.
ARTISTRY HAS ITS AWARDS
Now in its 17th year, the influential Independent Music Awards honor the year’s best music projects by self-released and indie label talent. And connects them to new performance, promotion and distribution opportunities. The program receives entries from 95 countries on 6 continents. Nominated projects are winnowed from thousands of submissions, and are determined by panels of influential artists, music industry executives and fans.
Past winners and nominees include: …And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead, Amy Lee, Band of Skulls, Ben Kweller, Bright Eyes,Camila Meza, Flying Lotus, Jackson Browne, Killer Mike, Lacuna Coil, Macy Gray, Melissa Ferrick, JD McPherson, Meghan Trainor, Passenger, Radio Radio, RuPaul, Speech, Valerie June and Yemi Alade.
Submissions for The 17th annual Independent Music Awards open in Spring 2018. Details available at www.IndependentMusicAwards.com
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The 16th Independent Music Awards Winners
| Album Categories | Winner | Winning Album |
| Adult Contemporary | Reeve Carney | Youth Is Wasted |
| Alt. Country | Jake La Botz | Sunnyside |
| Americana | John McEuen | Made In Brooklyn |
| Bluegrass | The Bankesters | Nightbird |
| Blues | Cary Morin | Cradle to the Grave |
| Children's Music | Dan Zanes and Friends | Lead Belly, Baby! |
| Compilation | Various Artists | Classic English and Scottish Ballads from Smithsonian Folkways |
| Concept | Sofía Rei | El Gavilán |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | Delra Harris | H M A I |
| Contemporary Classical | Douglas Knehans | Unfinished Earth |
| Country | Dani Strong | Time to Breathe |
| Dance/Electronica | Dark Model | Saga |
| Debut | Sai da Frente | Sai da Frente |
| Eclectic | Goat's Notes | Cosmic Circus |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Seth Glier | Birds |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Sr. Langosta | El Experimento Caribeño |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Soup | Remedies |
| Instrumental | Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge | Mount Royal |
| Jazz Instrumental | David Whitman | Oh, Clara! |
| Jazz With Vocals | Rozina Pátkai | Paraíso na Terra |
| Latin | Luz Pinos | Mariposa Azul |
| Live Performance | Petros Klampanis | CHROMA |
| Metal/Hardcore | Esprit D'Air | Constellations |
| New Age | FLOW (feat. Will Ackerman, Fiona Joy, Lawrence Blatt & Jeff Oster) | FLOW |
| Pop | Taylor Grey | Space Case |
| R&B/Soul | Katrina Marie | When There Is No Color |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Wordsmith | Perspective Jukebox |
| Re-Issue | Various Artists | Indus Raag: Music Beyond Borders (Gold Edition) |
| Rock / Hard Rock | Sleep Machine | Sleep Machine |
| Spoken Word | Jenni Asher | Freedom |
| Tribute | Carlos Cano & Hernán Milla | Por la Rivera de Paquito |
| World Beat | Karim Baggili | Apollo You Sixteen |
| World Traditional | Sangpuy | Yaangad |
| Song Categories | Winner | Winning Song |
| A Cappella | Eh440 | Never Stop Lovin' You |
| A Cappella | Milli Janatková (Vox Pop Winner) | Mothers' Magic |
| Acoustic | Reeve Carney | Think of You |
| Acoustic | Reeve Carney (Vox Pop Winner) | Think of You |
| Adult Contemporary | Chris Ayer | Heavy |
| Adult Contemporary | Reeve Carney (Vox Pop Winner) | Think of You |
| Alt. Country | Ben Leece | Trace (feat. Tori Forsyth) |
| Alt. Country | Matthew Huff (Vox Pop Winner) | All Over You |
| Americana | Big Little Lions | Against the Wall |
| Americana | Erisa Rei (Vox Pop Winner) | Morning Glory |
| Bluegrass | Sad Daddy | Mountainside |
| Bluegrass | Randy Steele (Vox Pop Winner) | Mobile Soon |
| Blues | Altered Five Blues Band | Cookin' in Your Kitchen |
| Blues | Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers (Vox Pop Winner) | Pretty Good for a Girl (feat. Joe Bonamassa) |
| Children's Music | Marla Lewis | Major Minor |
| Children's Music | Marla Lewis (Vox Pop Winner) | Major Minor |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | Drew Greenway | Walk in the Light |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | (the autumn) (Vox Pop Winner) | Mercy|Grace |
| Country | Dani Strong | What You Need |
| Country | Matthew Huff (Vox Pop Winner) | I Can't Love You Anymore |
| Cover | The Bankesters | Seven Nation Army - (orig. by The White Stripes) |
| Cover | The Bankesters (Vox Pop Winner) | Seven Nation Army - (orig. by The White Stripes) |
| Dance/Electronica | Anish Sood | Starry Night (feat. Zach Sorgen & Kelechi) |
| Dance/Electronica | NoahStradamus & JANEX (Vox Pop Winner) | Alone (SFE Edition) |
| Eclectic | Leftbank | I just want to know for sure |
| Eclectic | Stefan Kristinkov (Vox Pop Winner) | On a Raising Value of Ice |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Seth Glier | Like I Do |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Chad Dohring (Vox Pop Winner) | Hey Love (Demo) |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Nik West | Purple Unicorn |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Los Banksters (Vox Pop Winner) | Boleto Ganador |
| Holiday | Deejay Young | Christmas Time Is Here |
| Holiday | Jubilant Bridge (Vox Pop Winner) | A Bell A Bird A Star |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | HALF SHY | Growing up to Grow Apart |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Air Traffic Controller (Vox Pop Winner) | After Party |
| Instrumental | Gustavo Ballesteros | Tocata |
| Instrumental | Gustavo Ballesteros (Vox Pop Winner) | Tocata |
| Jazz Instrumental | Frank Catalano, Jimmy Chamberlin and David Sanborn (tie) | Shakin' |
| Jazz Instrumental | Brian Eisenberg Jazz Orchestra (tie) | Life Changes |
| Jazz Instrumental | Roberto Tola (Vox Pop Winner) | Funky Party (feat. Bob Mintzer & Bill Sharpe) |
| Jazz With Vocals | Quinn Bachand's Brishen | Cheyenne (Quit Your Talkin') |
| Jazz With Vocals | Ararur (Vox Pop Winner) | Trevas Coração |
| Latin | Delia Fischer | Mercado (feat. Antonio Fischer-Band & Matias Correa) |
| Latin | Delia Fischer (Vox Pop Winner) | Mercado (feat. Antonio Fischer-Band & Matias Correa) |
| Love | Carolina Calvache | La Última Vez (feat. Camila Meza) |
| Love | Olivia Frances (Vox Pop Winner) | Moon to My Sun |
| Metal/Hardcore | Blood of Angels | Odin's Wrath |
| Metal/Hardcore | A Sound of Thunder (Vox Pop Winner) | Els Segadors (The Reapers) |
| New Age | Lenka Lichtenberg | Dobrú noc, má milá |
| New Age | Dyan Garris (Vox Pop Winner) | Mystic Sea (feat. Scott Schaefer) |
| Pop | Taylor Grey | Miami (feat. Spencer Kane) |
| Pop | Ezla (Vox Pop Winner) | Outcasts |
| R&B/Soul | Beth | Free |
| R&B/Soul | Celso Salim Band (Vox Pop Winner) | Mama's Home Town |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Amiss O.mega | Diva Look (feat. Snoop Dogg) |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Talya La Lia (Vox Pop Winner) | -Drowning- |
| Rock/Hard Rock | Reeve Carney | Resurrection |
| Rock/Hard Rock | The Relationship (Vox Pop Winner) | Break Me Open |
| Social Action | Mouths of Babes | Any Other Day |
| Social Action | Matthew Huff (Vox Pop Winner) | This Is Our Home |
| Spoken Word | Stephen Emmer | Soil (feat. Ursula Rucker) |
| Spoken Word | Stephen Emmer (Vox Pop Winner) | Soil (feat. Ursula Rucker) |
| Story | Jonah Smith | Ocala |
| Story | Jonah Smith (Vox Pop Winner) | Ocala |
| World Beat | Karim Baggili | Exitimuse |
| World Beat | Princess Tiffalene (Vox Pop Winner) | Havasi Kundiziva (They Don't Know What I Got) |
| World Traditional | Magín Díaz | Me Amarás (feat. Monsieur Periné) |
| World Traditional | Magín Díaz (Vox Pop Winner) | Me Amarás (feat. Monsieur Periné) |
| EP Categories | Winner | Winning EP |
| Dance/Electronica | åMBe | Enemy of the People |
| Eclectic | Jack of None | The Tattle Tale Heart - EP |
| Instrumental | Maxim Cormier | Maxim Cormier Plays J.S. Bach |
| Jazz | Mohammed Rashid | Middle Eastern Gypsy Jazz, Vol. 1 |
| Live Performance | The Claudettes | Pull Closer to Me: Live in the Piano Room |
| Pop | DANAE | Direction |
| Rock | Air Traffic Controller | Echo Papa |
| Roots/Country | Robinson Treacher | Born |
| Urban | Shameem | Time Does Not Reverse |
| World | Nathalie Hazim | Te Cuento |
| Music Producer Categories | Winner | Winning Work |
| Dance/Electronica | Michael Gray & David Paul Newell | Midnight Mystery Club - Reason or Rhyme |
| Eclectic | A.G. Syjuco | Jack of None - Who Shot Bukowski? |
| Instrumental | Adam Werner & Adam Howe | Adam Werner - Deep |
| Jazz | Mike Field & Dominic Mancuso | Mike Field - The Ghost and the Paperboy EP |
| Pop | Steve Lunt & Seth Glier | Seth Glier - Birds |
| Rock | Dan Kalisher | Sleep Machine - Animal High |
| Roots/Country | Jimmy Sutton | Jake La Botz - Sunnyside |
| World | Jeremy Ledbetter | Eliana Cuevas - Golpes y Flores |
| Design Categories | Winner | Winning Work |
| Album Art / Photography | Lasse Hoile (Cover Photos) & Håvard Gjelseth (Layout) | Soup - Remedies |
| Album Packaging | p38 & Katja Svejkovsky | hiroshimabend - ODP 048 - Rednow Gnir |
| Artist Concert Photo | Isabelle Nuzzo | Until Next Time: Twenty One Pilots; Little Rock Arkansas |
| Artist Publicity Photo | Andrew Foord | Adam Davenport - My Return Address Is You |
| Music Promo Poster | Tony Halchak | Aaron Fink Live at the Jazz Café |
| Music Website | Lauren Chu | Dan Bailey Tribe Website - www.danbaileytribe.com |
| Swag | Dani Alvarez | Caitlin Mahoney - Listening Ladies T-Shirt |
| Video Categories | Winner | Winning Video |
| Long Form | Jon Mullane | Shine On |
| Lyric | Rick Barry | Where Do the Seasons Get Their Names |
| Lyric | Kat McDowell (Vox Pop Winner) | Language of My Heart |
| Short Form | King Dylan | Untouchable |
| Short Form | Run Pussy Run (Vox Pop Winner) | Roaches |
