1991 New Mexico Music Industry Coalition Winners
The 4th Annual New Mexico Music Industry Coalition Awards or “MIC” Awards were presented on Saturday, April 27th 1991 at the Ramada Classic Hotel in Albuquerque for music recorded and produced in 1990. State Senator Tom Rutherford was the evening’s master of ceremonies.
Guest presenters for the evening included jazz great Herbie Mann, LA session guitarist Tim Pierce, KUNM’s Mr Hot Lix, Charlie Z, Dave Scott of KOOL 102 FM, Armida Santa Cruz and Dwight Loop of KABC FM in Santa Fe, Lawrence Dominguez and Mark Andrews of the band the Strawbwerry Zotz, Don Christi of 92.3 KRST FM, TJ Trout from KZRR 94 Rock, Albuquerque Arts Editor for the AlbuquerqueVoicel Kate Bennett, Scott Zahoric of KOAT TV, Bob Bottomly and John Hoffis of public access TV 27 and Jane Metzler from KOB TV.
The MIC Awards fielded nearly 300 entries in 31 categories. A number of entries were combined like Pop and AC, Soul, Funk and Rap while other categories were split. Hispanic was split into Contemporary Spanish and Hispanic/Traditional.
Awards are listed as follows except where otherwise indicated:
Producer(s)
Artist and title
Best Arrangement
Daryl Piper and Tim Brown
Redneck – I May Not Always Remember
Best Jingle – Advertising
Eric Larson and Wayne Scheiner
Wild Oats
Best Live Recording
Phil Appelbaum Dan Dowling
Rhoads Dowling Quartet – Dance on a Whim
Best Promotional Concept
Peter Gonzales, Mike Nagro and Gordon Devore
Southwest Edge
Best Remake
Lucious Music
Roark and Lyra Barron – Amazing Grace
Best Soundtrack
Kevin Hughes, John Cline, Phil Appelbaum
Penquin Foods Inc. Quality and Confidence
Alternative Modern Rock
Danny Wilding
Danny Wilding – Visions of Africa
Classical
Chris Nolan
Chris Nolan – Homage to Bela Bartok
Contemporary Spanish
Amigas y su Grupo Ritmo
Amigas y su Grupo Ritmo – Esa Miranda Coqueta
Country
Daryl Piper, Tim Brown and Eric Larson
Redneck – Caring Less and Less
Dramatic Score
Steve Herrera
Steve Herrera – Dramatized New Testament – The Story
Experimental
Stephen R. Markham
Stephen R. Markham – Prelude to Apocalypse
Acoustic/Folk
Linda Collier, Connie Harrington, Sandi Gonzales and Rita Talbot
Leaves of Late October
Gospel / Traditional Christian
Steve Herrera
Steve Herrera – You Cry For Love
Hispanic – Traditional
Ramon Bermudez Jr.
Ramon Bermudez Jr – Dolores del Sagrado Corazon
Jazz (tie)
Chuck Coulter and Phil Appelbaum
Alma – Rowlz’m Skowlz’m
and
Pat Rhodes and Phil Appelbaum
Rhodes Dowling Quartet-Travieso
Metal
One Way
One Way – Little Love
New Age
Euphoria
Euphoria – Souvenirs of the Heart
Novelty / Humorous
Skumbag
Skumbag – They Call Her Gonk (but her real name was Nadine)
Pop / Adult Contemporary
Busy McCarroll, Jeff Nelson and Baird Banner
The Motion – Three Little Words
R&B / Blues
Ronnie Gene Bryant and Kenneth Reid
Keep On Searching
Rock & Roll
Fritz Richard
Fritz Richard – It’s Time
Reggae
Jacquelyn Holmes
Jacquelyn Holmes – Bad Boy
Soul / Funk / Rap
Ronnie Gene Bryant and Kenneth Reid
Move To The Groove
Overall Single
Daryl Piper, Tom Mitchell and Eric Larson
Redneck – Emerald Green Eyes
Best Song
Tim Brown and Daryl Piper
Redneck – I May Not Always Remember
Best Engineer
John Cline
Come To Me
Best Conceptual Music Video
John Cline, Steve O’Neil, George Welch, Phil Appelbaum, Jeffry Cline
Steve O’Neil
Best Single of the Year
Michelle Dawn and Brian Miller
Michelle Dawn
Best Producer-Single Length
Tom Mitchell – Daryl Piper – Eric Larson
Emerald Green Eyes
Best Producer – Album Length
Tom Mitchell – Daryl Piper – Eric Larson
Jukebox Moanin
Best CD
Redneck The Band
Jukebox Moanin