Winners Announced For The 7th Annual
Independent Music Awards

The Awards Program for the ‘Indie Revolution’
Puts Major Muscle Behind Indie Releases

As legends and superstars continue to defect from the majors to assert control over their careers, the Independent Music Awards and
Music Resource Group announce more than 50 Winners in Music,
Music Packaging and Design categories for the 7th Annual IMAs.

New categories honored this year include Music Video, Music For Children and College Record Label release.

Reflecting the breadth of the independent music community, IMA Winners and Finalists represent a mix of established artists such as Koko Taylor (Blues Album Winner), Miguel Migs (Dance/Electronica Album Winner), Ike Turner (Blues Album Finalist), Bob McGrath (Children’s Album Finalist) and Ernie Watts (Jazz Album Winner) alongside Indie favorites including The Apples In Stereo (Pop/Rock Song Winner), Johnny Dowd (Alt. Country Album Winner), Joan As Police Woman (Pop/Rock Album Winner - Tie) and rising stars including No More Kings (Pop/Rock Album Winner - Tie), Miko Marks (Country Song Winner), Girl In A Coma (Punk Song Winner) and The Silver Seas (Pop/Rock Finalist).

In addition to this year’s winners in various music and design categories,Val Emmich’s video mix of live action and animation for his song ‘The Only One Lonely’ from the album ‘Sunlight Search Party” won the first IMA Music Video Award. And Drexel University’s Mad Dragon Records took the program’s top honors in the first College Record Label Award for the eponymous album release for the band Hoots & Hellmouth.

About the IMAs

The IMAs is a unique, international program that helps vetted indie artists and releases overcome mainstream obstacles and reach wider audiences. IMA Winners are selected solely on the basis of artistic merit - marketing campaigns and sales figures have no impact on judges' decisions.

IMA winners were selected from hundreds of Finalists from around the globe by a panel of celebrity and industry judges including Snoop Dogg, Suzanne Vega, Susan Tedeschi, Ray Davies, Chad Smith,
Mavis Staples, Charlie Musselwhite, Martin Atkins, Judy Collins,
Rolling Stone Contributor Anthony DeCurtis, DJ/Tastemaker
Chris Douridas, Producer Joe Boyd, Vans Warped Tour Founder
Kevin Lyman, Activision Worldwide Music Executive Tim Riley and
MTV Music Supervisor Carrie Hughes, among other artist and industry panelists.

Reflecting the realities of an increasingly fragmented marketplace, the IMAs eschew cash and prizes in favor of awarding Winners and Finalists with coveted marketing initiatives and exposure via yearlong print, online and radio promotion, distribution and performance opportunities.

IMA strategic partnerships with eMusic, Pure Volume, maniaTV, Havoc TV, World Space Satellite Radio, Burnside Distribution and the Planetary Group place Winners & Finalists in front of millions of music fans & industry decision makers.

7th Annual IMA Program Highlights include:

  • Winners & Finalists are featured in the 2008 10th Anniversary edition of The Musician’s Atlas – the best-selling guide to the music business distributed throughout North America, Europe, Australia and Asia.

  • Winners & Finalists receive yearlong marketing support and distribution alliances that place them in front of millions of music fans and industry decision makers around the world.

  • Winners tracks are included on the IMA CD compilation,
    Now Hear This distributed at major music events such as SXSW, Folk Alliance, Popkomm, NXNE, Ozzfest, Warped Tour, MacRock, MTV Springbreak, London Calling and other industry and consumer events throughout 2008.

  • CD compilation serviced to 700+ USA & Canadian public & college radio stations by The Planetary Group.

  • CD compilation promoted to 4 million+ eMusic subscribers.

  • CD compilation promoted to 2 million+ Pure Volume customers.

  • Winners and Finalists will be featured on the maniaTV & HavocTV Internet networks.

  • Winners to be featured on World Space satellite radio.

  • Winners and Finalists promoted on social networking communities such as MySpace, Trig.com and Facebook.

“Vox Populi” Voting Determines IMA People’s Choice Winners

Additionally, music fans from around the world will have their say at the IMA Vox Populi Jukebox by voting for their favorite artists and tracks from now through February 2008.

All IMA Winners and Vox Populi favorites will benefit from print, online, broadcast and related promotions throughout 2008.

Find all 7th Annual IMA Winners at:
www.independentmusicawards.com/pages/jukebox2008.asp