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CHESKY RECORDS WINS IMA AWARD FOR BEST CONTEMPORARY CLASSICAL ALBUM
David Chesky, Co-Founder of Chesky Records, was this year’s recipient of the Independent Music Award for Best Contemporary Classical Album for his release, Rap Symphony. The complete list of the Judge-determined Winners in The 14th IMAs appears below.
The Winners were determined by a blue-ribbon panel of recording artists, talent buyers, producers & media including Sharon Jones, Amanda Palmer, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Lila Downs, Chris & Oliver Wood, Shelby Lynne, Jane Monheit,
Lunice, Raul Midon, Suzanne Vega, Melissa Auf der Maur, Meshell Ndegeocello, Arturo Sandoval, Judy Collins, Adam Agee, Weird Al Yankovic, Nathan Currin, Deon Rexroat Jonathan Stengard, Bernie Worrell, John Mandeville and Dennis Diken among industry panelists including Anthony DeCurtis, Terry McBride, Jason Olaine, Bob Ludwig, Benji Rogers and others. A full list of judges is available at IndependentMusicAwards.com/ima/judges/14th-annual-ima-judges/
Artistry Has Its Awards
Now in its 15th year, The Independent Music Awards receives submissions from artists previously on major labels as well as self-released and indie label talent from more than 94 countries on six continents. Produced by Music Resource Group, publisher of the popular industry contact database The Musician's Atlas, The IMA program uses its unrivaled access to performance, promotion and distribution outlets to connect thousands of innovative musicians, labels, producers & visual artists to new distribution opportunities and millions of fans.
"From traditional to avant garde and every music genre in between, The IMAs celebrate the exceptional work of music makers and visual artists who dare to follow their passion to create something extraordinary, including passionate fans," said Martin Folkman, Executive Director of The IMAs. Submissions for the 15th Independent Music Awards will open in Fall, 2015.
The 14th Independent Music Awards Winners:
Album Categories | Winner | Winning Album |
| Adult Contemporary | The Sons | Heading Into Land |
| Alt. Country | Marta Pacek | Voodoo Dolls & False Alarms |
| Americana | The Amigos | Diner In The Sky |
| Bluegrass | The Seldom Scene | Long Time...Seldom Scene |
| Blues | Joel Johnson | Blues Joose Volume 2 |
| Children's Music | Edie Carey & Sarah Sample | 'Til The Morning: Lullabies and Songs of Comfort |
| Compilation | Various Artists | Classic African American Songsters from Smithsonian Folkways |
| Concept | Beata Hlavenková | Theodoros |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | manKNEE | Before The Curtain Falls |
| Contemporary Classical | David Chesky | Rap Symphony |
| Country | Jodee Lewis | Whiskey Halo |
| Dance/Electronica | Worm Is Green | To Them We Are Only Shadows |
| Eclectic | Le Boeuf Brothers | Remixed |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Dawn Landes | Bluebird |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | Brownman Electryc Trio | Gravitation: A Study In Freefall |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Bent Knee | Shiny Eyed Babies |
| Instrumental (mainly) | Human Ottoman | Power Baby |
| Jazz Instrumental (mainly) | Simon Phillips | Protocol 2 |
| Jazz With Vocals | The Lost Jazz Ensemble | The Lost American JazzBook |
| Latin | Flaco Jiménez & Max Baca | Flaco & Max: Legends & Legacies |
| Live Performance | Asylum Street Spankers | The Last Laugh |
| Metal/Hardcore | Relicseed | Slaughterhouse |
| New Age | Kristin Amarie | Notes From a Journey |
| Pop | Highasakite | Silent Treatment |
| R&B/Soul | Maskerade | Ugly Beautiful Dirty Magnificent Things |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | Transit | Super Man Took Steroids |
| Re-issue | Pompeya | Tropical |
| Rock/Hard Rock | Black Map | ...And We Explode |
| Spoken Word (with music accompaniment) | Bobby Drake | Hands Down |
| Tribute Album | Pascuala Ilabaca y Fauna | Me Saco El Sombrero |
| World Beat | Boubacar Diabate | SambaLolo |
| World Traditional | Various Artists | The Eyes of the Sky: 10 Beautiful Stories About Protecting the Pure Land of Taiwan |
Song Categories | Winner | Winning Song |
| A Cappella | Eh440 | "Whatcha Do" |
| Acoustic | McBeth | "125 Pounds" |
| Adult Contemporary | Celeste Buckingham | "I'm Not Sorry" |
| Alt. Country | Mayfield | "When I Last Saw You" |
| Americana | Sleepy Man | "Flesh & Bones" |
| Bluegrass | The Seldom Scene | "Mean Mother Blues" |
| Blues | Hamish Anderson | "Burn" |
| Children's Music | Marlowe & the MiX | "Live in Colour" |
| Contemporary Christian/Gospel | Aaron R. Smith | "City That You Love" |
| Country | Jodee Lewis | "From a Bottle" |
| Cover Song | Jane Lewis | "Come Together" - (orig. by The Beatles) |
| Dance/Electronica | Pompeya | "90 (Fred Falke Remix)" |
| Eclectic | Fifi Rong | "Only If I Knew" |
| Folk/Singer-Songwriter | Elizabeth & The Catapult | "Someday Soon" |
| Funk/Fusion/Jam | George & The Good Vibes | "Haklaut" |
| Holiday | Eden Brent | "Valentine" |
| Indie/Alt. Rock | Walking Shapes | "Feel Good" |
| Instrumental | Sleepy Man | "Wildflower" |
| Jazz Instrumental | Pascal Le Boeuf | "What Your Teacher…" |
| Jazz With Vocals | KJ Denhert | "Beautiful" |
| Latin | Rozina Pátkai | "Al, Não" |
| Love | Eight Two | "No Matter What" |
| Metal/Hardcore | Valence | "The Reckoning" |
| New Age | Kelly Andrew | "Journey" |
| Pop | Celeste Buckingham | "Run Run Run" |
| R&B/Soul | The Rooks | "Secrets" |
| Rap/Hip-Hop | The Immortals Project Feat. El Da Sensei | "On the Rise" |
| Rock/Hard Rock | Low Fat Getting High | "Police Cop" |
| Social Action | Blackbird and The Storm | "Black Crow" |
| Spoken Word | Black Eskimo | "My Sky" |
| Story Song | Amanda Homi | "Ladri Di Biciclette" |
| World Beat | Amy Lee | "Dark Water" (feat. Malika Zarra) |
| World Traditional | RUNA | "The False Knight Upon the Road" |
| EP Categories | Winner | Winning EP |
| Dance/Electronica | JP Lantieri | London Calling |
| Eclectic | Naomi Jean | Alice Orchestra |
| Instrumental | Don Bodin | Chronomicon |
| Jazz | Joy and Madness | The EP |
| Pop | LIFE | R.U.D.W.N.? EP |
| Rock | Canvas | A Slow Dive |
| Roots/Country | The Show Ponies | Run For Your Life |
| Urban | Jayo Da Ceo | IV-IV-LXXXVII |
| World | Pedro Rock | Fogata |
| Music Producer Category | Winner | Winning Work |
| Music Producer | Patrick Joseph | Patrick Joseph – Moon King |
| Design Categories | Winner | Winning Work |
| Album Art / Photography | Eleanor Crane | Patrick Joseph - Moon King |
| Album Packaging | Qing-Yang Xiao | Song Zu Ying - The Epic of Love |
| Artist Concert Photography | David Simchock | Bootsy Collins - LEAF Festival (May 2014) |
| Artist Publicity Photography | Doug Seymour / Doug Seymour Photography | The Stray Birds - Best Medicine CD / LP front cover photo |
| Music Promo Poster | Sergej Bulić / ART'S visual & process communications | Sudar Percussion & Matej Mestrovic - Eat Suite |
| Music Website | Visual Dialogue | www.folkways.si.edu |
| Swag | Sarah Gensert (Design), Dino Cattaneo (Concept), Bohemian Guitars (Production) | Susan Cattaneo - Haunted Heart Oil Can Guitar |
| Video Categories | Winner | Winning Video |
| Long Form | Sudar Percussion & Matej Mestrovic | Castle Crash |
| Short Form | Critical Mass & Sola Akingbola | "Generation Vex" |
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