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The Buzz
May 08

Past Judges

Snoop Dogg
Les Claypool
Susan Tedeschi
Chad Smith
Judy Collins
Peter Gabriel
Wynonna
Ozzy Osbourne
McCoy Tyner
Paul Oakenfold
Suzanne Vega
Marc Ribot
Buddy Guy
David Grisman
Beenie Man
Howard Tate
Bebel Gilberto
Rob Wasserman
Patty Loveless
Tim Pagnotta
Afrika Bambaataa
Bill Frisell
Norman Cook
Norah Jones
Bill Wyman
Joe Perry
Tom Waits
Melissa Etheridge
Aimee Mann
Ricky Skaggs
Paquito D'Rivera
Rosanne Cash
Jose Feliciano
Yolanda Adams
Jimmy Cliff
Suzanne Ciani
Hubert Sumlin
Sara Lee
Kelly Willis
Chris Thile
Wilson Pickett
Pat DiNizio
George Clinton
Charlie Hunter
Terence Blanchard
Joshua Redman
Robbie Fulks
Joe Henry
Tina Weymouth
Amy Ray
Hank Shocklee
Lou Reed
Mickey Hart
Steve Vai
Jonatha Brooke
Joan Baez
Mavis Staples
Ray Davies
Wendy Waldman
Anthony DeCurtis
Ben Fong-Torres
Carrie Hughes
Jennifer DaRe
Chris Douridas
Kevin Lyman
Spencer Drate
Judith Salavetz
Alan Light
William Ackerman
Victor Wooton
Jeri Heiden
Delbert McClinton
Erykah Badu
Loudon Wainwright III
Arturo Sandoval
Ben Folds
Kenn Aronoff
Me'shell Ndegeocello
Don Byron
Mitchell Froom
John Medeski
Eileen Ivers
Martin Sexton
Jim Lauderdale
DJ Spooky
Andrew W.K.
Michael McDonald
Louis Meyers
Abby White
Brett Kimberlin
Claire Armbruster
Barry Bergman
Melinda Newman
Don Rose
Paul Anthony
Paul Rogers
Josh Rabinowitz
Tim Riley
Robert Kraft

 
































Congrats to the
7th Annual IMA Vox Populi Winners:

Even though the results for the 7th Annual IMA program have been determined, the IMA Winner & Finalists jukeboxes stay open 24/7. Hear what you’ve been missing at: http://www.musiciansatlas.com/pages/IMAFinalist/

Only 9 artists this year won both the judges and the people’s choice poll.
Who got it right? Drop us a line at contact@musiciansatlas.com.

Below is the list of Vox Populi Winners. The following artists marked with ** won both Judges & Vox Populi poll.

IMA VOX POPULI SONG WINNERS:

**ALT. COUNTRY: Yarn (NY, USA) “No Future Together”

AMERICANA: Spring Creek Bluegrass Band (CO, USA) “High Up in the Mountains”

BLUES: Elam McKnight (TN, USA) “Devil Minded Woman”

CHILDREN’S MUSIC: Lanny Sherwin (CA, USA) “Stinky Feet”

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN: Katy Kinard (CO, USA) “Worth the Love”

COUNTRY: Chris Gray (TN, USA) “Stop & Drink It Over”

DANCE/ELECTRONICA: Palanke Soultribe (CA, USA) “Tropic N' Heaven”

**FILM/ TV / MULTIMEDIA SOUNDTRACK: Jennifer Kreisberg (CT, USA) “Have Hope” from Unnatural & Accidental

FOLK/SINGER-SONGWRITER: Amit Erez (Tel Aviv, Israel) “Postcard”

GOSPEL: Ladd Bogdonoff (CA, USA) “God Will Make a Way”

**HARD ROCK/METAL: Plok (Odense, Denmark) “I Do NOT Live in a Condo”

JAM: Wassabi Collective –(BC, Canada) “Blues On My Mind”

JAZZ: Samson Trinh (VA, USA) “I Can't Believe I'm Addicted To The O.C.”

LATIN: Pepe Alva (FL, USA) “A Querer”

NEW AGE: Akiko/Firebird 999 (CA, USA) “Tea Drops from the Sky”

POP/ROCK: The Dollyrots (CA, USA) “Because I’m Awesome”

PUNK: Scott & Aimee (CA, USA) “Miss America”

R&B: Mae Gee (CA, USA) “Can’t Let Go”

**RAP/ HIP-HOP: Animate Objects (IL, USA) “El Dorado”

SOCIAL ACTION: Dean Murray (Levin, New Zealand) “Gas is Gone”

**WORLD FUSION: Luca Mundaca (OH, USA) “Ha Dias”

WORLD TRADITIONAL: Jamie Laval and Ashley Broder (NC, USA) “Levantine's 'Spinning' Barrel”

ALBUM WINNERS

ALT. COUNTRY (Tie): Jan Bell & The Cheap Dates (NY, USA) Songs for Love Drunk Sinners and Jo Kelly Stephenson (Victoria, Australia) I See Flowers, You See Cars

AMERICANA: Hope Nunnery (NY, USA) Wilderness Lounge

BLUES: Big Pete Pearson (AZ, USA) I’m Here Baby

CHILDREN’S MUSIC: Ben Rudnick & Friends (MA, USA) Grace’s Bell

CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN: Canterbury Cross Roads (AL, USA) Listen

COUNTRY: Jonah’s Road (NSW, Australia) Counting Down the Days

DANCE/ELECTRONICA: Wax Tailor (NY, USA) Hope & Sorrow

FOLK/SINGER-SONGWRITER: Julia Joseph (NY, USA) Hush

GOSPEL: Temeka Thompson (MD, USA) Bow Down

HARD ROCK/METAL: Unexpect (QC, Canada) In a Flesh Aquarium

JAM: Foxy Moon Baby (PA, USA) Dreamer

JAZZ: The Hot Club of San Francisco (CA, USA) Yerba Buena Bounce

LATIN: La Excelencia (NY, USA) Salsa Con Conciencia

LIVE PERFORMANCE: Zikrayat (NY, USA) Live at Lotus

NEW AGE: Lawrence Blatt (CA, USA) Out of the Woodwork

**POP/ROCK: No More Kings (FL, USA) No More Kings

R&B: Will Miller (NJ, USA) Be Here For You

RAP/HIP-HOP: Rasi Caprice (DC, USA) Taxation Without Representation

WORLD FUSION: Dadawa (CA, USA) Seven Days

**WORLD TRADITIONAL: Alasdair White (Scotland) An Clar Gael (The White Album)

DESIGN CATEGORIES

ALBUM ART PHOTOGRAPHY: Denson Baker (NSW, Australia) for Amanda Baker’s “Superstitious Woman”

ALBUM PACKAGING: Valley Hennel/ John Mclachlan (BC, Canada) for Pumkids’ “Tuneful Tales for Kids & Kin”

**BAND VENUE POSTER: Michael Wrycraft (ON, Canada) for Blackie and the Rodeo Kings

BAND WEB SITE: Mackenzie Cauley (NY, USA) for www.davidberkeley.com

INDIE RECORD LABEL WEB SITE: Mackrosoft (WA, USA) www.mackrosoft.com

SWAG: Denson Baker (NSW, Australia) Hail Mama to the Queen t-shirt

SPECIALTY CATEGORIES

**MUSIC VIDEO: Val Emmich (NJ, USA) “The Only One Lonely” directed by Matt Schuman, Freshhead Films

COLLEGE RECORD LABEL: University Of Colorado, Denver, CAM Records, “Put Your Ear To The Ground: Colorado Cuts Vol. 2”


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