Detroit Music Award Nominees Announced
The Motor City Music Foundation has just released the nominees for the 2008 Detroit Music Awards that covers just about every musical genre that is found in and around the city of Detroit. Now in it’s 17th year, The DMA’s as they’re called, are the local music industries version of the American Music Awards, paralleling the AMA’s format. Over the past few weeks, Detroit’s local music industry types have been busy putting together the 3 phases of the award process, culminating April 25th at the Annual DMA Show held at the State Theater (AKA The Fillmore-Detroit). From Country, Hip-Hop, Blues or Rock, whatever musical style you enjoy is well represented during the DMA’s, which not only focus on the “local scene”, but also reaches out to the numerous local music makers who are now moving in and around the National music scene. The Awards are determined by members of the Motor City Music Foundation who submit nominations, and in turn the official ballot is generated from. The DMA’s are not a popularity contest, but in fact is voted on only by local music industry types who must submit and be approved in order to gain membership into the MCMF. Remember that the actual awards shoe is open to the general public by purchasing tickets through the foundation or tickemaster locations. Always a fun time the awards show has been graced with appearances of some of Detroit’s biggest names in music like Kid Rock, Ted Nugent, Anita Baker, and numerous members of the local music scene. Check it out, past nominees & winners are listed on the Detroit Music Awards page, and we have included below the official nomination list for the 2008 Detroit Music Awards:
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OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC FOLK ARTIST/GROUPBILLY BRANDT OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK INSTRUMENTALISTAUDRA KUBAT, (GUITAR (ACOUSTIC)) – AUDRA KUBAT OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK RECORDINGANNIE AND ROD CAPPS, “IN THIS TOWN” OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK SONGWRITERAUDRA KUBAT OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK VOCALISTAUDRA KUBAT, (AUDRA KUBAT) |
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OUTSTANDING BLUES ARTIST/GROUPALBERTA ADAMS OUTSTANDING BLUES/R&B INSTRUMENTALISTDUFFY KING, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) – BUGS BEDDOW BAND OUTSTANDING BLUES/R&B RECORDINGDETROIT WOMEN, “SASSITUDE” OUTSTANDING BLUES/R&B SONGWRITERMONICA BLAIRE OUTSTANDING BLUES/R&B VOCALISTALBERTA ADAMS, (ALBERTA ADAMS) OUTSTANDING R&B ARTIST/GROUPBUGS BEDDOW BAND |
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OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL COMPOSERCHRISTOPHER DIETZ OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTALISTBUGS BEDDOW, (TROMBONE) – PEBBLE CREEK CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL RECORDINGDETROIT CHAMBER WINDS & STRINGS, “MOZART SERENADE NO. 10 “GRAN PARTITA”” OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL SMALL ENSEMBLECHAMBER MUSIC AT THE SCARAB CLUB OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL VOCALISTABHA DEARING, (THE DEARING CONCERT DUO) OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY ORCHESTRADEARBORN SYMPHONY |
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OUTSTANDING COUNTRY ARTIST/GROUPDOOP & THE INSIDE OUTLAWS OUTSTANDING COUNTRY INSTRUMENTALISTDAN MILLER, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) – BLANCHE OUTSTANDING COUNTRY RECORDINGDOOP & THE INSIDE OUTLAWS, “BLOOD RIVER” OUTSTANDING COUNTRY SONGWRITERDAN MILLER OUTSTANDING COUNTRY VOCALISTDAN MILLER, (BLANCHE) |
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OUTSTANDING ELECTRONIC/DANCE ARTIST/GROUPCHARLIE SLICK OUTSTANDING ELECTRONIC/DANCE DJDJ GODFATHER OUTSTANDING ELECTRONIC/DANCE RECORDINGDETROIT PEOPLE MOVER, “TRANSITIONS” OUTSTANDING ELECTRONIC/DANCE WRITER/PRODUCERBLAKE CHEN |
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OUTSTANDING ANTHOLOGY/COMPILATION/REISSUEDIANA ROSS, “LAST TIME I SAW HIM” (HIP-O SELECT) OUTSTANDING LIVE PERFORMANCEBLACK BOTTOM COLLECTIVE OUTSTANDING LIVE SOUND TECHNICIANCHRIS PANACKI OUTSTANDING LOCAL RECORD LABELGHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL OUTSTANDING NATIONAL MAJOR LABEL RECORDINGARETHA FRANKLIN, “JEWELS IN THE CROWN: ALL-STAR DUETS WITH THE QUEEN” (ARISTA) OUTSTANDING NATIONAL SINGLEARETHA FRANKLIN (WITH FANTASIA BARRINO) “PUT YOU UP ON GAME” OUTSTANDING NATIONAL SMALL/INDEPENDENT LABEL RECORDINGBLACK DAHLIA MURDER, “NOCTURNAL” (METAL BLADE) OUTSTANDING RECORD PRODUCERAL SUTTON OUTSTANDING RECORDING STUDIO54 SOUND |
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OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN ARTIST/GROUP OR CHOIRBETH STALKER OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN MUSICIANCALVIN COOKE, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) – CALVIN COOKE SACRED STEEL ENSEMBLE OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN RECORDINGDANNY COX, “HALLOWED GROUND” OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN SONGWRITERDANNY COX OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN VOCALISTDANNY COX, (DANNY COX) |
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OUTSTANDING JAZZ COMPOSERFARUQ Z.BEY OUTSTANDING JAZZ INSTRUMENTALISTALEXANDER ZONJIC, (FLUTE) – ALEXANDER ZONJIC & FRIENDS OUTSTANDING JAZZ RECORDINGAL MCKENZIE, “A REASON TO BE” OUTSTANDING JAZZ VOCALISTBARBARA WARE, (BARBARA WARE) OUTSTANDING MODERN JAZZ ARTIST/GROUPALEXANDER ZONJIC OUTSTANDING TRADITIONAL JAZZ ARTIST/GROUPCOLTON WEATHERSTON TRIO |
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OUTSTANDING ALTERNATIVE/INDIE ARTIST/GROUPBUMP OUTSTANDING HARD ROCK/METAL ARTIST/GROUP60 SECOND CRUSH OUTSTANDING INDUSTRIAL ARTIST/GROUPCRUD OUTSTANDING POP ARTIST/GROUPAMERICAN MARS OUTSTANDING ROCK ARTIST/GROUPGO, THE OUTSTANDING ROCK/POP INSTRUMENTALISTBRIAN SCHRAM, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) – BRIAN SCHRAM BAND, THE OUTSTANDING ROCK/POP RECORDING60 SECOND CRUSH, “STREET CORNER OF FEAR” OUTSTANDING ROCK/POP SONGWRITERBRIAN SHEEHAN OUTSTANDING ROCK/POP VOCALISTBRIAN SHEEHAN, (SIMPLICITY) |
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OUTSTANDING HIP-HOP ARTIST/GROUPAJAX OUTSTANDING HIP-HOP DJDJ ASSAULT OUTSTANDING HIP-HOP MCAJAX OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK ARTIST/GROUPFLOPHOUSE OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK MUSICIANEMILY ROGERS, (BASS) – LOLA VALLY OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK SONGWRITERDUSJOHN “THE CONVICTOR” WILLIAMS OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK VOCALISTAJA SARDIS, (VARIOUS ARTISTS) OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK/HIP-HOP RECORDINGAJAX, “OUT OF BODY/OUT OF MIND EP” |
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OUTSTANDING REGGAE/SKA ARTIST/GROUP1592 OUTSTANDING WORLD ARTIST/GROUPBLACKMAN & ARNOLD OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA INSTRUMENTALISTBILL KOGGENHOP, (BASS) – ORQUESTA SENSACIONAL OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA RECORDING1592, “THE RISE OF THE FALLEN” OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA SONGWRITERGAIL BAKER OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA VOCALISTDAVID ASHER, (PROCESS, THE) |