Putting Major Muscle
Behind Indie Releases

Only 2 Days Left To Enter
The Independent Music Awards

"[Winning an Independent Music Award for the 2006 Hard Rock/Metal Album of the Year]  has legitimized The Greatest Fear in the eyes of magazine reviewers, DJ's and venue promoters who normally are inundated with demo submissions...The IMA  CD and the Musician's Atlas awards insert has been included in all of our press kits - [and has impacted]  people in an incredibly positive way. Also - we share a fan base with [2005] Independent Music Award winners,  Lacuna Coil. We have had an overwhelming response as their fans have found us online via the IMA Award. This has broadened our goals to include a European tour sometime in 2007."
~~Jane Saunders, The Greatest Fear
2006 IMA Winner - Album of the Year: Hard Rock/Metal Album

GET YOUR MUSIC IN FRONT OF 20 MILLION NEW FANS

Enter The Independent Music Awards Deadline: August 17, 2007

ONLY 2 DAYS LEFT

The Independent Music Awards helps Indie artists & releases worldwide overcome mainstream obstacles by placing Winners & Finalists in front of more than 20 Million new fans via yearlong promotion, marketing & distribution programs.

GET MAJOR RESULTS FOR INDIE RELEASES

Produced by Music Resource Group, Publisher of The Musician’s Atlas & co-sponsored by mega retailer Borders Books & Music; online retail giant eMusic; radio promotion gurus, The Planetary Group; digital networks, ManiaTV & HavocTV; Burnside Distribution; social networking community, Trig.com and radio tracking service, MediaGuide, IMA Winners are promoted to more than 20 Million music fans & key industry players including:

  • Commercial, Public & College Radio Programmers
  • Music Journalists
  • Film, TV & Gaming Music Supervisors
  • Club & Festival Talent Buyers
  • Ad Agencies
  • National & Regional Promoters
  • Music Fans

JUDGES INCLUDE:

  • Ray Davies
  • Suzanne Vega
  • Frank Iero (My Chemical Romance)
  • Les Claypool
  • Snoop Dogg
  • Angelique Kidjo
  • Mavis Staples
  • Chad Smith (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
  • Tim Pagnottta (Sugarcult)
  • Duncan Sheik
  • Rob Wasserman
  • Judy Collins
  • Chuck Comeau (Simple Plan)
  • Charlie Musselwhite
  • Mobb Deep
  • Susan Tedeschi
  • Martin Atkins (Public Image/Nine Inch Nails)
  • MickDeth (18 Visions)
  • Carrie Hughes (MTV Music Supervisor)
  • Anthony DeCurtis (Rolling Stone)
  • Kevin Lyman (Vans Warped Tour – Creator/Producer)
  • Stefan Goldby (Mania TV Music Programming)
  • Chris Douridas (Tastemaker/KCRW DJ)
  • Mike Erricco (Blender.com)
  • Josh Rabinowitz (Grey Advertising Worldwide – SVP/Director of Music)
  • Chris Kimsey
  • Joe Boyd

IMAs award top honors in 50 Music Categories & design categories including Music Video, Swag & Indie Label site.

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE:

  • Winning songs and contact information are promoted to over 10 million Borders Books & Music customers in 12 consecutive weekly “Shortlist” opt-in eNewsletters. The artist’s own releases will be available for purchase at the BordersStores.com site.
  • The IMA Winners “Now Hear This” CD is promoted to more than 1 Million eMusic subscribers.
  • IMA Jukeboxes feature artist music and contact info. All IMA Finalists are included in the Vox Populi Jukebox which allows music fans to vote for their favorite songs.
  • The Winners of this Vox Populi Poll are also promoted to press and industry.
  • 10,000 copies of the IMA Winners CD compilation are distributed to music fans & industry pros at international music conferences, festivals, Spring Break & other promient events throughout the year.
  • The sampler, promoted at 650+ US & Canadian college & public stations by leading promotions company, The Planetary Group, routinely places in the Top 1-25 CMJ charts.
  • Winners & Finalists to be promoted to more than 9 Million viewers at digital broadcast sites including ManiaTV.com & HavocTV.com.
  • Winners & Finalists to be promoted to Trig.com, MySpace & other social networking communities.

IMAs GET RESULTS

Unlike any other Industry event, the IMAs delivers real support for indie artists & releases.

Winners & Finalists credit the program with boosting their visibility among festival bookers, club talent buyers, radio programmers, distributors, industry insiders and fans.

Past Winners & Finalists include: Richard Julian, Lacuna Coil, Sugarcult, Chris Whitley, Speech, Eleni Mandel, The Mooney Suzuki , Girlyman, Dan Bern, Sweet Honey in The Rock, Mary Gauthier,
Miko Marks, Madrigaia, Suzanne Ciani, Dave’s True Story, Bitter:Sweet, Melissa McClelland, Kristy Kruger, Rebecca Martin, Katie Viqueira and God Forbid.

Deadline for the upcoming Independent Music Awards is August 17, 2007.

Go to www.IndependentMusicAwards.com for program details, judges & entry forms.

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