Madison Area Music Award News

2009 Award Winners

May 10, 2009

• Artist of the Year - The Lucas Cates Band
• Blues Album - Queenie and the Blue Cats (Another Blue Day)
• Blues Performer - Queenie and the Blue Cats
• Blues Song - Fedora (Lucy)
• Classical Song - Jeff Larsen (Mini Suite for Two Guitars)
• Compilation Album - Mypaf (Bratfest 2008 Music)
• Country/Bluegrass Album - Kristy Larson (Honky Tonk Trio)
• Country/Bluegrass Performer - Kristy Larson
• Country/Bluegrass Song (tie) - The Lucas Cates Band (Love Broke Her Heart)
• Country/Bluegrass Song (tie) - The Rowdy Prairie Dogs (That's Why)
• Cover Band Performer - V05
• DJ Performer - DJ Fusion
• Electronic Album - Sensuous Enemy (Fragments)
• Electronic Performer - Null Device
• Electronic Song - Sensuous Enemy (Over)
• Folk/Americana Album - Josh Harty (A Long List of Lies)
• Folk/Americana Performer - Josh Harty
• Folk/Americana Song - The Lucas Cates Band (Candlelight)
• Instrumentalist - Bassist - Lewis DeVille (The deVillebillies)
• Instrumentalist - Drummer/Percussionist - John Doing (Houses in Motion)
• Instrumentalist - Guitarist - Louka Patenaude
• Instrumentalist - Keyboardist - Mike Massey
• Instrumentalist - Strings - Julia McConahay
• Instrumentalist - Brass - Kia Karlen
• Instrumentalist - Specialty Instruments - Mike Adams
• Jazz Album - Harmonious Wail (Resist Temptation)
• Jazz Performer - The Blue Olives
• Jazz Song - Harmonious Wail (I Like to Feel My Bones)
• Live Music Venue - High Noon Saloon
• Live Sound Engineer - Dustin Boyle
• Local Radio Personality - Rockin' John McDonald
• Local Radio Station - 89.9 WORT
• Local Record Music Store - B-Side Records
• New Artist Performer - Gladstone
• Pop Album - Gladstone (Paper Sky)
• Pop Performer - The Lucas Cates Band
• Pop Song - The Lucas Cates Band (All The Pieces)
• Recording Studio - Paradyme Studios
• Rock Album - The Kissers (Live Candy Ratz)
• Rock Performer - Blueheels
• Rock Song - The Lucas Cates Band (Lives with Demons)
• Unique Album - Art Paul Schlosser (Leftovers)
• Unique Performer - Subvocal
• Unique Song - Art Paul Schlosser (Have A Peanut Butter Sandwich)
• Urban/R&B Album - Felicia Alima (Trade)
• Urban/R&B Performer - Felicia Alima
• Urban/R&B Song - Natty Nation (Greed)
• Video - Sunspot (Sweet Relief)
• Vocalist - Female - Danielle Brittany
• Vocalist - Male - Jah Boogie
• Wish You Were Here Album - Planet of 9 (Abduction from the World Below)
• Wish You Were Here Song - Alakrity (Wait Up)
• World Album - Natty Nation (Reincarnation)
• World Performer - Natty Nation
• World Song - Natty Nation (Reincarnation)
• Youth Vocalist - Del Preston
• Youth Ensemble - Hannah Ripp-Dieter

2009 MAMAs TV Commercial

April 8, 2009

Here is the 2009 Madison Area Music Awards TV commercial that will be airing on My Madison TV for 4 weeks starting on Monday, April 13, 2009.

2009 Nominees Announced

March 30, 2009

Artist of the Year

• dumate
• Harmonious Wail
• Natty Nation
• Lucas Cates Band

Performer of the Year

Blues

• Queenie & the Blue Cats

Country/Bluegrass

• Kristy Larson
• The Rowdy Prairie Dogs

Cover Band

• The Guppy Effect
• Trailer Kings
• VO5

DJ

• Amos Smith
• DJ White Rabbit
• DJ Foundation
• DJ Fusion

Electronic

• Null Device
• Hypnoassassin
• The Cemetery Improvement Society

Folk/Americana

• Josh Harty
• Lou and Peter Berryman
• John Statz
• Joe Dieter

Jazz

• The Blue Olives

Pop

• Gladstone
• Mike Massey
• Lucas Cates Band

Rock

• Killer Dolphin with Rabies
• Blueheels
• National Beekeepers Society
• Sharp & Harkins Band

Unique

• Butt Funnel
• Subvocal

Urban/R&B

• DLO
• Felicia Alima
• L.O.S.T. S.O.U.L.S.

World

• Natty Nation
• Que Flavor!
• Rising Gael
• David Hecht & Primitive Culture

New Artist of 2008

• Gladstone
• Danielle Brittany
• Julia McConahay
• The Cemetery Improvement Society

Youth Ensemble of the Year

• Del Preston

Youth Vocalist of the Year

• Hannah Ripp-Dieter

Instrumentalist of the Year

Bassist

• Justin Barak (Sharp & Harkins Band)
• Lewis DeVille (The deVillebillies)

Brass

• Kia Karlen (Yid Vicious)

Drummer/Percussionist

• Colin Schaffer (Sharp & Harkins)
• John Doing (Houses in Motion and others)
• Ron Granberg (The Rowdy Prairie Dogs)

Guitarist

• Joe Dieter
• Josh Harty
• Ron Vogel (Trailer Kings)
• Louka Patenaude

Keyboardist

• Mike Massey
• Dave Stoler
• Stephanie Rearick
• Adam Dachman

Specialty Instrument

• Mike Adams (Sharp & Harkins Band), harmonica

Strings

• Julia McConahay, violin
• Karl Stuen, violin and viola

Vocalist of the Year

Female

• Kristy Larson
• Danielle Brittany
• Maggie Delaney-Pothoff
• Felicia Alima

Male

• JAH Boogie
• Lucas Cates
• Josh Harty
• Ryan Harkin

Song of the Year

Blues

• Clovis Mann ("Turpentine")
• Blueheels ("Keep Yer Mouth Shut")
• Fedora ("Lucy")
• Laura Day ("Sugar in My Bowl")
• Aaron Williams & Hoodoo ("Hypnotized")

Classical

• Jeff Larsen ("Mini Suite for Two Guitars")

Country/Bluegrass

• Rowdy Prairie Dogs ("That's Why")
• Lucas Cates Band ("Love Broke Her Heart")
• Trailer Kings ("Another Day")
• Blueheels ("If You Love Her")

Electronic

• Adam the Tree ("October")
• Sensuous Enemy ("Over")

Folk/Americana

• Lucas Cates Band ("Candlelight")
• Sharp & Harkins Band ("Freedom")
• Fedora ("Go Back")
• Joe Dieter ("Salmon River Rapids")

Jazz

• Harmonious Wail ("I Like to Feel My Bones")
• James Eisele ("Take a Chance on Love")
• Laura Day ("Rio de Janeiro Blue")

Pop

• Danielle Brittany ("Your Lies")
• Lucas Cates Band ("All the Pieces")
• Rising Gael ("One More Day")
• Gladstone ("Paper Sky")
• Art Paul Schlosser ("Everybody Get Weird")

Rock

• Lucas Cates Band ("Lives With Demons")
• Sharp & Harkins Band ("Everything")
• Fedora ("Blue Crash Helmet")
• Fermata ("Ablaze")

Unique

• Art Paul Schlosser ("Have a Peanut Butter Sandwich")
• Queenie & the Blue Cats ("Watermelon")
• Sharp & Harkins Band ("Shake You")
• Subvocal ("Black")
• Joe Dieter ("Something Better")

Urban/R&B

• dumate ("Violence")
• Natty Nation ("Greed")
• Felicia Alima ("Your Love")
• DLO ("Strut")

World

• Natty Nation ("Reincarnation")
• Yid Vicious ("The Breathless Terk")
• Felicia Alima ("Turn It Up")
• Navan ("Ar Hyd Y Nos")

Album of the Year

Blues

• Queenie & the Blue Cats ("Another Blue Day")
• Mud Angels ("A Bolt from the Blue")
• James Eisele ("3rd Degree Blues")
• Altered Five ("Bluesified")

Compilation

• "BamFest 2007"
• "Madison for World Health"
• "Bratfest 2008 Music"
• "The Light Shines On…"

Country/Bluegrass

• Kristy Larson ("Honky Tonk Trio")
• The deVillebillies ("The deVillebillies")

Electronic

• Sensuous Enemy ("Fragments")

Folk/Americana

• Josh Harty ("A Long List of Lies")
• John Statz ("An Evening with John Statz")
• Blueheels ("Lessons in Sunday Driving")
• Marques Bovre & SoDangYang ("Pinata")

Jazz

• James Eisele ("Coming Into a New Age")
• Tim Whelen Nonet ("Magnus")
• Harmonious Wail ("Resist Temptation")

Pop

• Amy Curl & Dan Kennedy ("Sharing a Head")
• Gladstone ("Paper Sky")
• Steve Schad ("Child of the New Frontier")
• 8889 ("Zoology")

Rock

• The Kissers ("Live Candy Ratz")
• Sharp & Harkins Band ("To Each His Own")
• Fermata ("Only Ghosts Remain")
• Fedora ("Fedora")

Unique

• Art Paul Schlosser ("Leftovers")
• Butt Funnel ("Subliminal Boner")
• Jentri Collelo ("Bird of Prey")
• Aniv de la Rev ("Aniv de la Rev")

Urban/R&B

• STINK TANK ("Books on Tape")
• DLO ("Customer Service")
• Felicia Alima ("Trade")
• Juventura -- 4P Leadership ("Latinos Unitos 2008")

World

• Natty Nation ("Reincarnation")
• Rising Gael ("One More Day")
• Yid Vicious ("Dollars to Doinas")
• This Bright Apocalypse ("Asimaya")

Video of the Year

• Sunspot ("Sweet Relief")
• Rising Gael ("Nova Scotia Farewell")
• National Beekeepers Society ("Look at Me")
• Karl Fortier ("Drivin' Back Home")

People's Choice

Live Music Venue of the Year

• High Noon Saloon
• The Frequency
• Memorial Union Terrace
• Majestic Theatre

Recording Studio of the Year

• Smart Studios
• DNA Studios
• Paradyme Studios
• Randy's Recording

Live Sound Engineer of the Year

• Dustin Boyle
• Brian Daly
• Randy Green
• Lonya Neneshev

Local Music Record Store of the Year

• B-Side
• MadCity Music Exchange
• The Exclusive Company
• Strictly Discs

Local Music Radio Station of the Year

• WORT-FM/89.9
• WMMM-FM/105.5
• WSUM-FM/91.7
• WXXM-FM/92.1

Local Music Radio Personality of the Year

• Jonathan & Kitty
• Pat Gallagher
• DJ Pain 1
• Rockin' John McDonald

Wish You Were Here

• Planet of 9
• Alakrity/Spurgatory Records

Registration / Voting Date Changes

January 7, 2009

On Monday, January 5th the MAMA Board of Directors voted to extend the registration deadline to January 31. This deadline is for artist submissions for award consideration. Fans and artists interested in voting can become members right up to the last day of the final round of voting on April 28th. The new schedule of important dates is listed below. Also check our Events page for announcements on fundraisers and our News page for other announcements, including the schedule of performers at this year's awards show.

• March 28, 2009 - Final Voting Starts
• April 28, 2009 - Final Voting Ends
• May 9, 2009 - Awards Show

2008 Album Releases

January 4, 2009

Below is a list of artists who released albums in 2008 and are eligible for the 2009 Madison Area Music Awards.

1. 8889
2. Aniv de la Rev
3. Aporia
4. Awesome Car Funmaker
5. Axiom
6. BamFest
7. Blackout Jack
8. Butt Funnel
9. Butt Funnel (EP)
10. Cemetary Improvement Society
11. Clovis Mann
12. Collins, Courtney and others (Xmas album)
13. Colony of Watts
14. Compass Rose
15. Corpse Donor
16. Crane Your Swan Neck
17. Cribshitter
18. Curl, Amy and Dan Kennedy
19. Dead End Rejects
20. Dead Luke
21. DeVillebillies, The
22. Dick the Bruiser
23. DLO
24. Droid's Attack - Split 7" single
25. Dz, Rob
26. Eldon Caldder
27. Faces for Radio
28. Fedora
29. Felicia Alima
30. Feline Abortion
31. Fermata
32. Freighter
33. German Art Students - 7" single
34. Gladstone
35. Gomers
36. Harmonious Wail
37. Houndrunner
38. Jentri Colello
39. John Statz
40. Josh Harty
41. Judge Hydrogen
42. Ka-Boom Box!
43. Kill Junior
44. Killer Dolphin with Rabies
45. Kitty Rhombus
46. Know Boundaries
47. Larson, Kristy
48. Lorenzo's Music
49. Lucas Cates Band
50. Lucha Libre
51. Madison County
52. Madison for World Health (Compilation)
53. Marques Bovre & SoDangYang - Pinata (4 song release)
54. Mud Angels
55. National Beekepers Society
56. Natty Nation
57. Pale Young Gentlemen
58. Patchwork
59. Price, Herman
60. Pyroklast
61. Queenie & the Bluecats
62. Red Romero
63. Rising Gael
64. Sajida
65. Schlosser, Art Paul
66. Sensous Enemy
67. SFN
68. Sharp & Harkins
69. Sleeping in the Aviary
70. Spires That in the Sunset Rise
71. Steve Schad
72. Stinktank
73. The Arge
74. The Blueheels
75. The Cutouts
76. The God Damns
77. The Gusto
78. The Hussy
79. The Midwest Beat
80. The Runners-Up
81. The Takebacks
82. This Bright Apocalypse
83. Those Poor Bastards
84. Tim Whalen Nonet
85. Time Since Western
86. Trin Tran
87. Underculture Self titled EP
88. United Sons of Toil
89. Whatfor
90. Yid Libert
91. Yid Vicious
92. Zola Jesus
93. Zola Jesus (two Eps in 08)

MAMAs Make $7,000 in New Donations

December 16, 2008

The MAMAs have given three substantial equipment grants over the summer and fall. We have been working closely with the East Madison Community Center and are establishing a music education program there. The first step is getting them some instruments. Earlier this summer, we were able to secure a piano donation from Geri Ager, wife of the late Joel Gersmann who had a long, outstanding career in theater, namely with the Broom Street Theatre. Gersmann left behind a turn-of-the-century upright piano, admittedly in need of refinishing, but which plays beautifully and sounds even better. In August the MAMAs donated the piano to the East Madison Community Center.

You’ve probably heard of the new Goodman Atwood Community Center. We have been working with them for several months as well, and have a couple of program ideas we hope to implement. Through our association with Electrovoice, we were able to get over $3,000 in P.A. equipment for the New Loft performance area. Additionally, we obtained two more power amps and a power conditioner that we granted to them, making the total donated well over $4,000. We’re working on finding other items to get the New Loft operational.

Ken Keeley, bassist with Bob Manor and the Getaway Drivers, donated a bass rig in addition to P.A. equipment. The P.A. stuff ended up at the Atwood Community Center and the bass rig found a home with the O’Keeffe Middle School Jazz Band. Thanks to Ken for helping us put giant smiles on the faces of these kids.

You can read about the MAMAs’ efforts in establishing programs in our community by clicking here. You can also see the complete history of the MAMAs’ giving to-date by clicking here. We are well on our way to making a real difference.

The MAMAs gladly accept used instruments and gear. It must be in working or near-working order. Contact us if interested. All donations to MAMA, Inc. qualify for tax deductibility.

MAMAs Take New Approach in Establishing Programs

December 16, 2008

This has been a year of significant change for the MAMAs organization. Traditionally, we have sought funding primarily through corporate sponsors. These businesses receive advertising time as part of their donation to the MAMAs. As you can imagine, these corporate sponsorships, at the level we need them, have been getting harder and harder to secure. We will still look for at least one corporate sponsor to partner with us each year. The MAMAs continues to gain recognition and status in the community, making us more of a viable organization with which to partner. Earlier this year, however, we decided to take on an entirely different approach, one that we’ve discussed for some time.

The MAMAs will now actively pursue grant money. That may sound like a no-brainer but grant applications are time-consuming and can be quite complicated. There is also a bit of a catch-22 in that we need to produce a track record of program work in order to attract the kind of grant money we need. A sticking point for us has always been finding the right grant writer, one with the experience and the time. This year we have succeeded in that and have also started working with several community groups and the schools to foster ongoing working relationships.

The MAMAs have always had a grand vision of establishing several programs. Now we are starting to realize some of those dreams, dreams that may also have an impact on local professionals as well as benefitting kids. Take the East Madison Community Center, where we are currently building an arsenal of instruments that will enable us to create a music education program. A similar type of project is in the making at the Goodman Atwood Community Center, where they have a recording room and wish to offer recording technology courses. We are currently working on equipment needs for that facility and a plan that will fund the educators annually. The educators will be locally based players and teachers and they will be paid to instruct. Additionally, we have helped to provide equipment for the New Loft at the Atwood location (the New Loft is an all-ages club located in the new Atwood Community Center). (You can see our complete history of giving by clicking here.)

There are other programs that we are working on with other community groups and the schools. If you are willing to donate any instruments or gear, contact us. It must be in working or near-working condition and donations qualify for tax deductibility. You can help us get these programs off the ground and make a real difference in your community.

Of course, in addition to seeking grants and sponsorships, the MAMAs rely on ticket sales, fundraisers, and membership and registration monies. We also accept cash donations, however, so if you know someone who may be willing to help us out in that regard, please have them contact us.

New Look for the Voting and Registration Site

October 8, 2008

This summer the MAMAs were presented with an opportunity to do some major work on the voting and registration site when Broadjam, who donates the online mechanism, made the decision to retool their entire website. Fans and artists will notice the difference immediately.

Navigation of the voting and registration has been streamlined and simplified. Here are some of the changes that you’ll find.

• Visitors to the site will first choose if they are an artist wishing to submit materials or a fan (or artist) wishing only to vote. These two “portals” to the MAMAs in Broadjam will make it much less confusing for voters, and they will no longer be routed to a profile page or back to Broadjam’s main page, which was confusing. Fans will simply be sent an email link once voting commences.
• Likewise for artists who are registering materials for awards consideration. Once you’ve become a member you won’t have to guess where to go next. You’ll be sent right to registration.
• Write-in categories will be filled in during the membership/registration signup period, which runs until January 10th. The write-ins getting the most votes will move to the first voting round.
• Simplifying the voting rounds makes registration much easier. Every category is consistent now and all are entered in the same way.
• A shopping cart has been added. In the past, payment for each entry of a song or album had to be processed before entering another song or album. Now you can enter all your songs, move to the checkout and make one simple payment.

See the article on changes to categories for more updates.

NEW CATEGORIES FOR 2009

October 8, 2008

New categories will be added for this year’s Madison Area Music Awards. Many of these new categories are in the instrumental awards, which we’ve expanded. The write-in process has also changed a great deal (see below).

Also, we will be tallying sub-genres and if enough entries are received in any particular sub-genre, we may break that out into its own award category. When registering materials for the MAMAs through Broadjam there are still a few required fields and sub-genre is one of those.

Changes to Write-in Categories Until January 10th – the end of registration – artists and fans will fill in the write-in slots when signing up. Voters in the first voting round (Jan 15 – March 1) will choose from a list of write-ins generated during the registration period. This is part of the streamlining makeover the MAMAs is going through in order to establish consistency and ease of voting.

Soundperson Knob-twiddlers, rejoice. There is now a category for Live Sound Engineer. This will be a write-in category.

New Instrumentalist Categories The former Instrumentalist of the Year category is being done away with and a new set of categories are being implemented for Guitarist, Bassist, Drummer/Percussionist, Keyboardist, Strings, Brass, Woodwind, Youth and Specialty Instrumentalists of the Year. The Vocalist categories remain unchanged (Male, Female, Ensemble and Youth).

Video For the first time, the MAMAs will be offering a video category. We’ve yet to spell out the parameters for this category but it is likely there will be a Video Single entry and a Video Collection category, similar to Songs and Albums.

Artist of the Year The Entertainer of the Year has been renamed Artist of the Year and will now include an extra set of goodies in addition to the MAMA award itself. This award is now sponsored by Smart Studios and will include a free day of studio time at Smart, an $800 value. We’ll throw in some other prizes to make this award worth a tidy Grand. We’ll also award a plaque instead of a statue. There is only one Artist of the Year award given and it can be from any genre.

Likewise, the Artist of the Year awards for each genre (Rock Artist, Jazz Artist, etc.) have been renamed Performer of the Year.

Effect of Category Changes on the Awards Show in May As you know, we are not able to present all of the awards in the same fashion at the MAMAs in May. Doing so would stretch a two-and-a-half hour show to five. We are looking for ways to cut another half-hour from the show as it is. These category changes create several new award categories. As we plan the main event we’ll post news about award presentations.

As always, keep an eye on this site for continuous updates.

Michael St. John Lifetime Achievement Award
Entertainer of the Year
Songs	Albums	Artist
Blues Classical Country/Bluegrass Electronic Folk/Americana Jazz Pop Rock Unique Urban/R&B World	Blues Classical Country/Bluegrass Electronic Folk/Americana Jazz Pop Rock Unique Urban/R&B World Compilation	Blues Classical Country/Bluegrass Electronic Folk/Americana Jazz Pop Rock Unique Urban/R&B World DJ Youth Ensemble New Artist Cover Band

Instrumentalist Awards	Vocal Awards
Guitarist Bassist Keyboardist Drummer/Percussionist Strings Brass Woodwinds Specialty Instrument Youth Instrumentalist	Male Vocalist Female Vocalist Ensemble Vocals Youth Vocalist

Student of the Year Teacher of the Year

Launchpad Awards

Wish You Were Here Award

Live Music Venue Recording Studio Live Sound Engineer Local Recorded Music Store Local Radio Station Local Radio Personality