Look Who Has Submitted to the 9th Annual IMAs:

And so it begins....

The 9th Annual Independent Music Awards submission process is underway!

The awards program for independent artists & fans is being flooded with digital & snail mail submissions from around the globe. So tune in every day with ears wide open to discover some of the best independent music before it’s even bundled off to the judges! And if you haven’t submitted YOUR music/video/merch/photography then let this be your subtle reminder – don’t miss the opportunity to have your work be promoted to more than 20 million music fans – deadline is August 21, 2009.




BAND: Firkin

HOMETOWN: Budapest, Hungry

CATEGORY/GENRE SUBMITTED: Punk

ABOUT: Firkin's debut will be released through Universal Music Group.Listen if you like The Pogues, Dropkick Murphys and Flogging Molly.

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BAND: The Woodlands

HOMETOWN: Portland, Oregon

CATEGORY/GENRE SUBMITTED: Love Song

ABOUT: The Woodlands is a wife and husband indie folk-pop duo, who craft songs of lyrical poetry, lush melody and intelligent simplicity.

PROPS: "I dig your music."- Chris Funk, The Decemberists

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BAND: The Bees Knees

HOMETOWN: Toronto, Ontario

CATEGORY/GENRE SUBMITTED: Children's Music

ABOUT:

Andie Duncan(Actra, AFM)'s musical career began around 1986, when the the band she fronted- Everest- won the Q107 Homegrown Contest. It lead to the release of her first single on MCA records, mixed by Getty Lee of Rush. She has since performed as a solo artist at Lilith Fair and shared the stage with k.d. Lang, Holly Cole, Jann Arden, Paula Cole and Joe Cocker.

Cyndi Duncan-Lumsden, the co-writer and principal lyricist for Bees Knees has over 20 years experience as a primary school teacher in downtown Toronto. “Musical connections across the curriculum are essential to me as a teacher. Kids like songs with great rhythms, catchy melodies and fun lyrics and they need on-going opportunities to sing and move to music using imagination and creativity in their own way,” she says.

PROPS: The ladies' music has been called "Cheery, High-Octane Tunes!" by Today's Parent Magazine.