2019 New Mexico Music Award Winners

The 2019 New Mexico Music Awards were handed out on Sunday, May 19th, 2019 in a ceremony at Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque. Awards were presented in 40 categories in a variety of genres.

Thanks to all of the songwriters, musicians, engineers, producers and supporters who made the 2109 New Mexico Music Awards a success this year. There were terrific performances from Lone Piñon, Chloë Nixon and Just Us, Eb & Hal, Higher Ground Bluegrass, G Precious and Mister Kali & Dre Z featuring Melissa Rios and Jamie Harrison.

The 2019 NMMAs fielded 677 entries in 41 categories.

The New Mexico Music Awards are sponsored by Quickbeam Systems, Guitar Center, The Candyman Strings & Things in Santa Fe, listen!NM, Moonlight Talent Management and Jason’s Music Publishing.

Eric Larson Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients

Doug & Donna Geist-Santa Fe Center Studios

Donna Geist (left) with Lynn Marie Rusaw

From their perfectly designed and thought fully run studio in southeast Albuquerque, Doug and Donna Geist for nearly 25 years have produced some of the most incredible music created in New Mexico. In 2006, Doug Geist received a Grammy Award as part of the production team for Black Eagle Singers-Voice of the Drum album, produced by Tom Bee. This was the first ever Grammy Award presented for Native American music.

Throughout their tenure in New Mexico, Doug and Donna have strived to bring quality to the music produced in their studio, whether recording or mixing music for Maraih Carey, Snoop Dogg or up and coming New Mexico artists. Santa Fe Center studios has also been contracted for ADR post production for films like The Revenant or television programming including In Plain Sight, Breaking Bad or Better Call Saul.

Doug and Donna also educate University of New Mexico students entering the field of audio recording and have also hosted educational workshops for musicians and songwriters.

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

Category listings are as follows except for individual performance

Artist

Title

Producer(s)

Studio Name

Studio location (city)

Adult Contemporary

Chris Jaramillo ft. Desiree Zamora

Sad Fritta

Chris Jaramillo

Chris Jaramillo Sound

Albuquerque

Americana

Eb & Hal

Do It Boy

Eb Lottimer, David McRae, Anna Darrah, Hal Howren

Third eye Studios    

Tijeras

Arrangement

Nathan Dunton       

Jumbo and Lindy Celebrate 50    

Nathan Dunton & Will Dyar

Kabby Sound Studios

Santa Fe

Bluegrass

Laura Leach Devlin

Tinderbox

Higher Ground Bluegrass

Kitchen Sink Studios

Santa Fe

Blues

Ryan McGarvey

I Shoulda Known Better

Ryan McGarvey and Kenny Riley

Rio Grande Studios

Albuquerque

Children’s Music

Meri Dean

Roland Ate

Jason & Melissa Kadinger

Red Kite Ranch

Ramah

Contemporary Instrumental

Don Shearer

Deep Woodsy Walk

Don Shearer

Fat Blob Productions         

Rio Rancho

Country

Ronny Skyland, Stanley Thompson        

He Gets All The Good Stuff          

Ronny Skyland, David Strong, Stanley Thompson       

The S.T.U.D.I.O.

Santa Fe

Country CD

Rich Rajacich

The Road Uncertain

Jono Manson

The Kitchen Sink

Santa Fe

Cover Song

Syd Masters

Big Iron

Syd Masters

Third Eye Studios

Tijeras

Electronica

Joseph General and High Vibration        

High Vibration Dub 

Joseph Evans & Gilber Uribe       

Soulcialite Productions      

Albuquerque

Recording Engineer

Roger Baker

for

Entourage Jazz-I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 

Emerson Corley & Roger Baker

Eagle Rock Studios

Albuquerque

Folk

C. Daniel Boling

Appalachia

Jono Manson

The Kitchen Sink

Santa Fe

Hip Hop

KabStar

Comeback (feat. K.Dutch, Nathan Dunton, Kyle Driscoll & Will Dyar)      

Kabby Kabakoff

Kabby Sound Studios        

Santa Fe

Hip-Hop CD

Dobcee

The Bay To Santa Fe

DobCee

Pushin Dope Productions

Santa Fe

Indie

Guy Grogan

Here I Am

Dennis Jasso

Fw Studios

Santa Fe

Best Instrumental

Pat Mahoney

Passing Lane

Kitchen Sink Studios

Santa Fe

Jazz

Chris Jaramillo

Mumford the Monster

Chris Jaramillo

Chris Jaramillo Studios

Albuquerque

Jazz CD

Bobcats Trio

Music for The Sole

Bob Gusch

Eagle Rock Studio

Albuquerque

Latin

Baracutanga

Cuida tus Espaldas

Kilko Paz-Rivera

FW Studios

Santa Fe

Mastering Engineer

Andy Roughlich

for

Eb & Hal-Bright Side

Eb Lottimer

High Fidelity Mastering

Albuquerque

Metal

Worm-Hole

Mirror

Worm-Hole

Nasty Cactus Studio

Las Cruces

Modern Rock

Guy Grogan

Take Back My Heartbreak

Dennis Jasso

Fw Studios

Santa Fe

Native

G Precious

Bow and Arrow Song 4

Blue Basket Entertainment

Steve Chavez Recording Studios

Española

Novelty

Zoltan and the Fortune Tellers

Dreaming of Lemurs

Lee Padilla

Sanctuary Sound

Albuquerque

Packaging Design

Ryan McGarvey

for

Ryan McGarvey-Heavy Hearted

Pop

Jazel

Talk to me    

John Wall, Scott Bamforth, Jazel 

Wall of Sound

Albuquerque

Pop CD

Chloë Nixon

Anomalous Soul

Chloë Nixon and Bj Timmons Connor

Smokez House Productions

Albuquerque

Rhythm & Blues

Skip Pascoe

Memphis Bound Again

Skip Pascoe -Exec. Producer / Ken Riley Assoc. Producer

Rio Grande Studios

Albuquerque

Reggae

Mister Kali

Stand Strong

Bob Witsenhausen

Ceremony Studios

Santa Fe

Religious

Jesus First

Blind Man

Mark K Mullaney & Josh Shepherd

Timbre Productions

Albuquerque

Rock CD

Self-Contained

Depravity

John Wall and Self Contained  

Wall of Sound

Albuquerque

Singer/Songwriter

Martha Reich

Fade Away

Martha Reich

Moon Bird Studios & Frogville Studios

Santa Fe

Best Song

John David Peters

for

Jaime Harrison-Don’t Take Me For a Hero

Video

Carlo Zanella, Tiho Dimitrov

for

Tiho Dimitrov-Get the Bone

Best Vocal Performance

Entourage Jazz

What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?

Emerson Corley & Roger Baker

Eagle Rock Studios

Albuquerque

Western

Doug Figgs  

I Make My Livin’ In the Saddle     

Mariam Funke

GMF Studios

Socorro

World

Brent Berry

Divisadero

Brent Berry

Highwater Records

Taos

Norman Petty Producer’s Award

Nathan Dunton & Will Dyar

for

Nathan Dunton-Love Runs to the Sea

Kabby Sound Studios

Santa Fe

Best of the Year

Kito Peters

Soapbox

Jono Manson, Kito Peters

The Kitchen Sink

Santa Fe