2011 New Mexico Music Award Winners
The 24th Annual New Mexico Music Awards took place at the Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Albuquerque. The Hard Rock invited the NMMA to present our show there believing it would be the perfect match. The program featured performances by Jono Manson, Linda Myers, Larry Mitchell, Evarusnik and Jon Gold & Unstrung Heroes.
IN 2011, the NMMA fielded over 500 entries from 69 studios in nearly every genre of music. Presenters included Tom Frouge of Avakado Artists, Lynn Marie Rusaw from Moonlight Talent Management, Dan Mayfield from Albuquerque the Magazine and Juan Velasco of 92.3 KRST. Thanks to our sponsors Grandma’s Music & Sound, Quickbeam Systems, High Fidelity Mastering, Music X-Ray.com and Createspace.com
The 2011 program fielded 563 entries in 41 categories.
Eric Larson Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient-Jimmy Shendo
Photo credit: Karen Kuhen
Jimmy Shendo was a brilliant singer and songwriter from the Pueblo of Jemez. With his band, Moiety, Jimmy brought Native American music into the forefront of New Mexico music, mixing traditional instrumentation with modern rhythms and a mix of rock, country and jazz.
Sadly, Jimmy was killed in a traffic accident six months prior to the awards show. His award was presented posthumously to Andrea Frauga and fellow band member Mike Sandoval.
Eric Larson Endowment recipient- Damien Neccochia
The Eric Larson Endowment presented its first scholarship to Damien Neccochia. Professor Steven Block in the Fine Arts department at UNM was instrumental in helping the NMMA make the selection of the recipient as was Manny Rettinger for his invaluable assistance in providing the instruction and an internship for Damien. None of this could have been done without the support of Eric’s family; his daughters Toni and Robbie, his mom, Ressie and sisters, Carol Larson Flint and Lydia Larson for their continued support of the scholarship.
The Eric Larson Endowment at UNM provides unrestricted funds for juniors or seniors who have chosen music or the recording arts as their major and have maintained a 3.0 GPA. Eric Larson was co-founder of the New Mexico Music awards and passed away in 2005. The New Mexico Music Awards contributes annually to the scholarship fund. To donate, go to ericlarsonendowment.com
Awards are listed as follows unless otherwise indicated for specialty categories.
Artist
Title
Producer
Studio
Adult Contemporary
Linda Myers
Memory Book
Linda Myers
Mountain Road Recording Studios
Adult R & B
Jo-Amber
Somethin’ About You
Mike Cee
Alternative
The Hazy Dean
Lonely World
Brian Widger, Cristen Grey
Blackness Is My Home
Americana
Breaking Blue
Old Roads
Breaking Blue, J Anderson, JD Harding
JD Sez
Artist’s Website
Cal Haines/Victoria Rogers
bertdalton.com
New Can Studios
Best Arrangement
Ambient Trash
From Dreaming Aspiration
to Laborious Doing
Ron Sanborn, Rob Brothers
Moon Music and Sound
Best Country CD
Douglass C. Jeffords
West of the Pecos
Auge Hays
The Kitchen Sink
Best Cover
Christina Catlin
Landslide
John Wall
Wall of Sound
Best Engineer
Indigie Femme
Beautiful Spirit
Larry Mitchell
Insatiable Studios
Best Instrumental
Josh Coleman
Smile
Herman Martinez
Alta Vista
Best of the Year
Jaime Michaels
the man with the time machine
Jono Manson
Kitchen Sink Studio
Best Packaging
Santa Fe Indian School Spoken Word Team
Moccasins and Microphones
Timothy P. McLaughlin
Best Pop CD
Murali Levine
Enjoying A Life
Murali Levine
Undiscovered Love
Best Producer
Jaime Michaels
the man with the time machine
Jono Manson
Kitchen Sink Studio
Best Rock CD
Ambient Trash
Ambient Trash
Ron Sanborn, Rob Brothers
Moon Music and Sound
Best Song
Linda Myers
Destiny (part 2 ) (Love Glues the Molecules)
Linda Myers
Mountain Road Recording Studios
Best Video
Joey Liew
Leiahdorus -Forward Blindly
Ultimatum Pictures, Leiahdorus
Ultimatum Pictures
Best Vocal
Maggie & Bruce Washburn, Scott Altenbach
Mary Had A Baby
John Wall, Holy Water and Whiskey
Wall of Sound
Bluegrass
Jon Gold, Unstrung Heros
Back Road
Jon Gold
Gold Mine Audio & Mastering
Blues
Tijerina – Todd Tijerina, Dave Heidt, Curly Castillo
Nothin’ Like The Blues
Todd Tijerina, Dave Heidt
Rt. 66 Music
Children’s Music
Kathleen Sabo
Lullaby – Hey
Kathleen Sabo, Larry Mitchell
Insatiable Studios Southwest
Country
Jaylah Danielle
Real Country Boy
Jaylah Danielle, Chuck Lucero
Shepherd Studios
Electronica
D Numbers
New-Age Wondertwinism
D Numbers, Andrew Click
Stepbridge Studios
Hip-Hop
Relikis
I Am Relikis
David Lucero
Pro Legends Records
Hispanic-Contemporary
Dave Heidt
Asado
Dave Heidt
Rt. 66 Music
Hispanic-Traditional
Michael G. Rael
Nina Mia
Michael G. Rael
Bear Rock Studios
Jazz
Russell Scharf
Overcast
Russell Scharf
Fingerprint Warehouse Studios
Mainstream Rock
S.E.T.
Free
S.E.T., Ysidro R. Garci
Sight 16 Studios
Metal
Left Brain
Empires of Oblivion
Left Brain, Ysidro R. Garcia
Sight 16 Studios
Native American-Contemporary
Indigie Femme
Mother Earth Father Sky
Larry Mitchell
Insatiable Studios
Native American-Traditional
Steve Rushingwind
Old Chief’s Pipe
Michael Mucklow
Harmony Road
New Age
Dawn leriho:kwats Avery
A Drift In Time
Larry Mitchell
Insatiable Studios
Novelty/Humorous
Kito Peters
My Gulag
Kito Peters, Jono Manson
Kitchen Sink Studio
Pop
Michael Junchaya
I’m Ready
Donn Halliburton
On Fire Productions
Punk
Static Reply
She’s Too Religious For Me
John Wall
Wall of Sound
Rap
Unusual Content
Bring It Back
Unusual Content, Ysidro R. Garcia
Sight 16 Studios
Religious/Gospel
Lydia Clark and the Gospel Ryders
It’s A Brand New Day
Lydia Clark
Ceremony Studio
Western
Maggie & Bruce Washburn, Scott Altenbach
Fancy Red Boots
John Wall, Holy Water and Whiskey
Wall of Sound
World Beat
Randy Granger
Side Street Dance
Randy Granger
Dogsense Music