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Artist
Title
Producer
Studio-Studio Location
Adult Contemporary/Adult Pop
Benny Bassett
House Into a Home
Benny Bassett
Rosemont House Studio-Albuquerque
Rooster Blackspur
Rise Up
Berto Stroup
Taproot Studio-Truth or Consequences
Robert J Kelly
Think Twice
JK Harrison, Robert J Kelly
Home Studio-Santa Fe
Melissa Rios
Spiteful Creature
Matthew Tobias
Empty House Studio-Albuquerque
Lucy Barna
Breaking Point
Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink-Santa Fe
Ambient/New Age
Bambi Wolf
Escape
Bambi Wolf
Crystalline Clear Studio-Albuquerque
Apeirian Age
Make It Last
Benjamin D Jackson
Apeirian Productions-Albuquerque
DWK Project
Leaving
Darin Wade
Pebble Beach Studios-Albuquerque
Keely Mackey aka Celloquacious
Transfiguration
Keely Mackey, Travis Hill
Infaze Mastering-Albuquerque
BéBé LaLa
In Medias Res
BéBé La La & John Wall
Wall of Sound-Albuquerque
Americana
Levi Lobo
Through It All
Kenny Riley
Rio Grande Studios-Albuquerque
Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers
Fool For Love
Gary Farmer
The Kitchen Sink-Santa Fe
No New Kind of Blue
Jono Manson f/ John Popper
Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink-Santa Fe
CM Adams & the 3W Band
A Thing or Two
Christopher Adams
CMA Studios, Nasty Cactus Studios-Las Cruces
Chessa Peak
Hurricane
Chessa Peak Music
Torreon Studios-Santa Fe
Blues
Rich Chorné
Walkin’ with My Baby (f/ Richard Cagle)
Richard Cagle, Rich Chorné
Montrose Records LLC-Ruidoso
Oscar Butler
Woke Up This Morning all By Myself
Oscar Butler
Cool Duck Studio-Albuquerque
What You Believe
Benny Bassett
Benny Bassett
Rosemont House Studio-Albuquerque
Chris Kill
Looks Like Jesus Sounds Like the Devil
Chris Kill, Dana Sampson
Third Eye Studios-Tijeras
Eli del Puerto
Mr Picoso
Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink-Santa Fe
Bluegrass
David Kuncicky
New Girl in Town
David Kuncicky
La Barberia Studios-Santa Fe
Paul Kelly
Love is in Season
Paul Kelly, David Cragin
Santa Fe Soundworks
Hacksaw Harry
I’m Going to Forgive Her
Hacksaw Harry
Home Studio-Santa Fe
Children’s Music
Natanya Manson
Kids Know!
Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink-Santa Fe
Max Highstein
First Day Out
Max Highstein
Desert Heart Recording-Santa Fe
Bette Korber
Three Peas in a Pod
Bette Korber
Moonflower Studios-Taos
Country
Rich Rajacich
An Ordinary Man
Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink-Santa Fe
George Langston
Swamp Gas
Susan Holmes
The Electric Company-Santa Fe
Juan Gambino
Put It on My Tab
Juan Gambino
La Colonia Studios-Estancia
JD Cox
Waiting In the Hallway
JD Cox
Bear Trax Studios-Roswell
Louis Sheridan
That’s How It’s Gonna Be
Louis Tafoya
Third Eye Studios-Tijeras
Electronica
Apeirian Age
Make It Last
Benjamin D Jackson
Apeirian Productions-Albuquerque
DKW Project f/ Max Rae
Keeps Me Alive
Dare N Wade
Pebble Beach Studios-Albuquerque
Max Rae
Comfort Zones
Max Rae, Jonathan Crone
Pebble Beach Studios-Albuquerque
Apeirian Age
Time to Dream
Benjamin D Jackson
Apeirian Productions-Albuquerque
DKW Project f/ Autumn
In Too Deep
Dare N Wade
Pebble Beach Studios-Albuquerque
Folk
Chessa Peak
Honey Laid to Rest
Chessa Peak Music
Torreon Studios-Santa Fe
David Kuncicky
Narrowest of Margins
David Kuncicky
La Barberia Studios-Santa Fe
Bette Korber
La Brea
Bette Korber
Moonflower Studios-Taos
Doug Davidson
Save it for Good
Dave Heidt/Doug Davidson
Route 66 Music-Bernalillo
Zephaniah Stringfield
How Quickly It’s All Gone Away
Peter Oviatt
Moonflower Studios-Taos
The Kipsies
Mountain (Sandia Mountains)
Randy Martin
Aspen Attic Studios-Albuquerque
Hip-Hop
G Precious
Light It, Pour It
Steve Chavez, Brenda M Atencio
Randall Records, Chavez Recording Studio-Española
Qwst
Praying for You
David Madik
Madik Innovation, Albuquerque
Magik City
Love
Michael LeMont and Magik City
Magik City Music-Santa Fe
MyDAS
D.R.E.A.M.
Michael Yocco
Chile Records-Albuquerque
Indie Rock
Drastic Andrew
The Great Unconformity
Mathiew McClinton
Frogville Studios-Santa Fe
Gregorio
Far Gone
Gregorio Hernandez, Emmanuel Morales
Photonuel Studios-Albuquerque
Riley Ross Walker
Living in Monochrome
John Wall
Wall of Sound Studios-Albuquerque
Kevin Miller/9999
Get On
Kevin Miller
Arroyo Borealis Records
Full Dive
Cerebral Erasure
Ty Trujillo, Laura Korman
The Decibel Foundry-Santa Fe
Jazz
Cal Haines Quartet
That’s What You Get
Cal Haines
Outpost Performance Space-Albuquerque
The Glass Key Trio
Bro Sure
Jeremy Bleich
Grasshopper Music-Santa Fe
Lumbre del Sol
Una Dia
Amado Abeyta, Chris Abeyta
Kludgit Sound-Santa Fe
Dave Heidt
Papa Loves Mama
Dave Heidt
Route 66 Music-Bernalillo
John Montilliano
Maui Winds
Ken Riley, John Montilliano
Rio Grande Studio-Albuquerque
Latin
Qwst
Una Pobrita f/ Brian Argumedo
David Madik
Madik Innovation-Albuquerque
Nohe & Sus Santos
Muerte Bonita
Raul Pacheco
Fw Studios-Santa Fe
Eli del Puerto/Felix Peralta
Ños Comocinos
Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink-Santa Fe
John Montilliano
Kachi Kachi Boriquen
Ken Riley, John Montilliano
Rio Grande Studios-Albuquerque
Juan Cambino f/ Anna Maria
No Te Vayas
Mike Cee Carpenter
La Colonia Studios-Estancia
Metal
Shalem
City of Gold
Travis Manning
Nasty Cactus Studio-Las Cruces
Autumn Dreamscapes
Angelo Uñale
Dave Heidt
Route 66 Music-Bernalillo
Regicide
Dust
Regicide & Ken Riley
Rio Grande Studios-Albuquerque
Alter Apex
Not Your Time
Alter Apex-Ken Hendricks, Dexter Gonzalez, Eric Garay, Ken Weinman
Home Studio-Albuquerque
Price of Life
To My Own
Price of Life
Riff Palace Recordings-Albuquerque
Modern Rock
Hazy Dean
Everything is Nothing at All
Brian Widger
Home Studio-Santa Fe
Bryan Husskison
Crashing Down
Dave Heidt
Route 66 Studios-Bernalillo
Cristen Grey
Mind’s Eye
Cristen Grey
Snow Blossom Studio-Santa Fe
Full Dive
Paralyzed
Ty Trujillo, Laura Korman
The Decibel Foundry-Santa Fe
Chris Kill
Bloody Bridge
Chris Kill, Dana Sampson
Third Eye Studio-Tijeras
Native
Bambi Wolf
New Beginning
God & Bambi Wolf
Crystaline Clear Studio-Albuquerque
John Montilliano
Indigenous Girl
Ken Riley, John Montilliano
Rio Grande Studios-Albuquerque
Full Dive
The End
Ty Trujillo, Laura Korman
The Decibel Foundry-Santa Fe
Ryedale Largo
Road to Mescalero
Ryedale Largo
RL Studio-Pinedale
Novelty
Craig McClelland
Mechanical Hypnotist
Craig McClelland
Third Eye Studio-Tijeras
Max Highstein
Big TV
Max Highstein
Desert Heart Recording-Santa Fe
JD Cox
If I Was a Horse
JD Cox
Bear Trax Studios-Roswell
Todd Lowry
Scientists
Todd Lowry, Roger Baker
Downstairs Studios-Albuquerque
Zoltan and the Fortune Tellers
Rasputin’s Dick
Lee Padilla
Sanctuary Sound-Albuquerque
John David Peters
Halloween Night
John David Peters, Ron Crowder
In Crowd Productions, Albuquerque
Pop
DWK Project and Dare N Wade
Tell Me
Dare N Wade
Pebble Beach Studios-Albuquerque
Emerald
Lighthouse
David Madik
Madik Innovation-Albuquerque
Ron Crowder
Speed of Life
Ron Crowder
InCrowd Studio-Albuquerque
Taylor Dread
Exit Light-Enter Night
John Wall & Taylor Dread
Wall of Sound-Albuquerque
Max Rae
Technicolor
Max Rae, Davide Russo
Pebble Beach Studios-Albuquerque
Rhythm & Blues
Donnie Tesso
Chasing Dreams
Donny Tesso
Empty House Studios-Albuquerque
Issac Aragon & the Healing
Brown
Artha Meadors, Isaac Aragon
Empty House Studios-Albuquerque
G Precious
One More Time
Steve Chavez, Brenda M Atencio
Randall Records, Chavez Recording Studios-Española
Max Rae
Heartstrings
Max Rae, Jonathan Crone
Pebble Beach Studios-Albuquerque
OXII
Playin’ Games
Sove CR
Black Diamond Productions LLC-Las Vegas, NM
Rap
Taylor Dread
DAVIDLEEROTHCHILD
John Wall & Taylor Dread
Wall of Sound-Albuquerque
Juan Gambino
Caminando Solo
Juan Cambino
La Colonia Studios-Estancia
Cuckoos Nest
High Demand
Sepsis & GKTV
Septicemia Records-Albuquerque
Magik City
Love
Michael LeMont and Magik City
Magik City Music-Santa Fe
MyDAS
D.R.E.A.M.
Michael Yocco
Chile Records-Albuquerque
Reggae
Iriebellion
Made of Love
Iriebellion
Moonflower Studios-Taos
Joseph General & High Vibration
Constant Change
Joseph General Evans, Jimmy J Medina
Recording Center of New Mexico-Albuquerque
Vibestrong
Feeling Today
Kenny Riley
Rio Grande Studios-Albuquerque
Akash
Free
Akash Dighe
52 Sounds-Albuquerque
Mister Kali
Father of the Fatherless
Dutchie & Shasta
Ceremony Studios-Santa Fe
Religious/Gospel
Wally Ramirez
Greater
Philip Zach
My Home Studio-La Mesa
Max Rae
First Cry
Max Rae, DKW Project
Pebble Beach Studios-Albuquerque
David Kuncicky
Before the Name
David Kuncicky
La Barberia Studios-Santa Fe
Emerald
Lighthouse
David Madik
Madik Innovation
Jay Boy Adams
Baptism by Light
Gary Nicholson
The Kitchen Sink-Santa Fe
Singer/Songwriter
Roger Jameson
Ferris Wheel
Roger Jameson, John Wall
Wall of Sound-Albuquerque
Oscar Butler
A Mountain You Must Climb
Oscar Butler
Cool Duck Stuff-Albuquerque
Michael Hearne
Our New Mexico
Michael Hearne
The Tone Palace-Arroyo Seco
Lucy Barna
Call the Kettle Black
Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink-Santa Fe
Christina Gomez
Tears for Tomorrow
Christina Gomez
Torreon Studios-Santa Fe
Western
Greg Johns
Rodeo Hippie
Gregory Johns
Wall of Sound-Albuquerque
Paul Kelly
High in the Sky
Paul Kelly, David Cragin
Santa Fe Soundworks-Santa Fe
Felix Peralta
My New Mexico
Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink-Santa Fe
Rich Rajacich
Sure Could Use Some Rain
Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink-Santa Fe
Mineral Hill
Truth of Consequences
Mineral Hill, David McCrae
Third Eye Studios-Tijeras
World
Keely Mackey aka Celloquacious f/ Josh Trujillo, Percussion
Archetype
Keely Mackey, Travis Hill
Infaze Mastering-Albuquerque
Visudha de los Santos and Bob Andrews
Where is the One
Bob Andrews
Home Studio-Taos
Eli del Puerto/Felix Peralta
Ños Conocimos
Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink-Santa Fe
Bette Korber
PHotosynthisis: A Love Song
Bette Korber
Moonflower Sounds Studio-Taos
Irierebellion
Made of Love
Irirebellion
Moonflower Sounds Studio-Taos
Best Arrangement of an Original Composition
Donny Tesso
Chasing Dreams
Donny Tesso
Empty House Studios-Albuquerque
Jolynn Alarid
Little Things
Armando Orona
Moonlight Recording Studio-Albuquerque
Cal Haines Quartet
Fly in the Ointment
Cal Haines
Outpost Performance Space-Albuquerque
Apeirian Age
Flash Before Your Eyes
Benjamin D Jackson
Apeirian Productions-Albuquerque
Max Rae
Heartstrings
Max Rae, Jonathan Crone
Pepple Beach Studios-Albuquerque
Ray Anthony & Powerslyde
Diamond Hands
Ray Anthony & Nils
Sonic Werks-Corrales
Best Cover Song
Ty Cooper
How Insensitive
Ty Cooper, Sid Fendly
Frogville Studios-Santa Fe/Mountain Road Recording Studios-Albuquerque
Andrew Cooper
I Was Made to Love Her
Steve O’Neill
Adobe Recording-Santa Fe
Daniel Solis
Alguna Vez
Daniel Solis
Home Studio-Belen
Kristy Hinds
Gold Dust Woman
Kristy Hinds, John Funkhouser
Third Eye Studios-Tijeras
Burning Sunday
Sign of the Gypsy Queen
Bart Man, Uncle Monkey
Home Studio-La Luz
Best Instrumental Performance (Artist/Title)
Cal Haines Quartet
for
That’s What You Get (Live at the Outpost Performance Space)
Con Swing
for
Pa Gozar (Live)
Susan Holmes Brotherhood
for
Swamp Gas
The Glass Key Trio
for
Killer Capitalism
The Chris Cordova Latin Jazz Ensemble
for
Tune 88 (Live at Old Town Farm)
Ray Anthony & Powerslyde
for
Burque Kool
Best Mastering Engineer (Engineer/Artist/Title)
Michael MacDonald
for
Susan Holmes
Sleepy Desert Moon
Andy Rogulich
for
Ray Anthony and Powerslyde
Sweet Wit Cha
Peter Larkin
for
Wayne James Dotson
Baby, You Know
Augustine Ortiz
For
Idylline
Disasterpiece
Andy Rogulich
for
Durkmoose
Neurilemma
Best Recording Engineer (Engineer/Artist/Title)
Dave Heidt
for
Dave Heidt
Papa Loves Mama
Dennis Vigil
for
Adriana Vigil
God Rest Ye
Ken Riley
for
John Montilliano
23rd St 94110
Christian Dimick
for
Jolynn Alarid
Little Things
Omar Rane
for
Michael Hearne
Our New Mexico
Kabby Kabakoff
for
Wayne James Dotson
Baby You Know
Best Original Song (Songwriter & Title only)
Greg Johns, Linda Johns, Bill Graham
for
Winfield Songs and Dreams
Jay Boy Adams, Gary Worrell, Gary Nicholson
for
Baptism by Light
Ron Rougeau & Graham McIntyre
for
Slow Down
Brenda Atencio, Jordan Lamar Sanders
for
Angels On Your Pillow
David Meyers
for
Just Endure
Alicia Ultan
for
Step Back
Best Vocal Performance (Artist/Title)
Jono Manson f/ Crystal Bowersox
for
Before We Get Stupid
Jenna Kuchar w/ The Chris Cordova Latin Jazz Ensemble
for
I thought About You
Adriana Vigil
for
God Rest Ye
BéBé LaLa-Alicia Ultan & Maryse LaPierre
for
Magic Hour
Ty Cooper
for
At This Moment
Best Music Video
Dust City Opera
The Unkind
Alter Apex
I Wanna Know
Max Rae
Heartstrings
Idylline
See Yourself
Max Highstein/Desert Heart Multimedia
Low Hanging Fruit
DWK Project
Outlier
Best Album Design/Artwork
Susan Holmes
for
The Susan Holmes Brotherhood
Howard Hall
for
Howard Hall-Evolution
Robert J Kelly
for
Think Twice
Johnny Wilson/Jeff Wilson
for
True Story House-Nothing That I Need
Mike Penn
for
Steve-O and the Cool J’s-Organized
Best Blues Album
Gary Farmer & the Troublemakers
Fool For Love
Gary Farmer
The Kitchen Sink-Santa Fe
Rich Chorné
Bringin’ in the Blues
Richard Cagle, Rich Chorné
Montrose Records LLC-Ruidoso
Best Country Album
Greg Johns
Now and Then
Gregory Johns
Wall of Sound-Albuquerque
Rich Rajacich
Desperate Times
Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink-Santa Fe
Best Jazz Album
Cal Haines Quartet
Live at the Outpost Performance Space
Cal Haines
Outpost Performance Space-Albuquerque
The Glass Key Trio
Apocalypse Fatigue
Jeremy Bleich
Grasshopper Music-Santa Fe
John Montillano
Dancing Drums
Ken Riley, John Montilliano
Rio Grande Studios-Albuquerque
Terry Lee Burns
Particles
Terry Lee Burns
SongSpeak Studio-Rio Rancho
Robert J Kelly
Think Twice
JK Harrison, Robert J Kelly
Home Studio-Santa Fe
Best Pop Album
Steve-O and the Cool J’s
Organized
Steve O’Neill
Adobe Recording-Santa Fe
Kito Peters
Elixir
Kito Peters, Simon Snaize
Home Studio-Santa Fe
BéBé LaLa
A Curious Series of Unexpected Events
John Wall and BéBé LaLa
Wall of Sound-Albuquerque
Pete-Dahl Bredine
Pete-Dahl Bredine
Pete-Dahl Bredine
Home Studio-Silver City
Benny Bassett
What You Believe
Benny Bassett
Rosemont House Studio-Albuquerque
Best Rock Album
Gary Farmer and the Troublemakers
Fool For Love
Gary Farmer
Kitchen Sink Studios-Santa Fe
Dust City Opera
Alien Summer
Paul Hunton, Sydney Counce, Matthew Tobias
Empty House Studio-Albuquerque
Drastic Andrew
The Great Unconformity
Mathiew McClinton
Frogville Studios-Santa Fe
Chris Kill
My Favorite Bar
Chris Kill, Dana Sampson
Third Eye Studio-Tijeras
Riley Ross Walker
Vividly Auditory
John Wall
Wall of Sound-Albuquerque
Norman Petty Producer’s Award
John Wall
for
Riley Ross Walker
Vividly Auditory
Wall of Sound Studios-Albuquerque
Jono Manson
for
Jono Manson
Stars Enough to Guide Me
The Kitchen Sink-Santa Fe
Susan Holmes
for
The Susan Holmes Brotherhood
The Electric Company-Santa Fe
John Kurzweg
Kito Peters with John Kurzweg
Broom
Home Studio-Santa Fe
Randy Clark, Scott Swezy, Susan Clark
For
Susan Clark
Reflection
Big Cat Trax-Cedar Crest
Best of the Year
Riley Ross Walker
Vividly Auditory
John Wall
Wall of Sound Studios-Albuquerque
Jono Manson
Stars Enough to Guide Me
Jono Manson
The Kitchen Sink-Santa Fe
Susan Holmes
The Susan Holmes Brotherhood
Susan Holmes
The Electric Company-Santa Fe
Susan Clark
Reflection
Randy Clark, Scott Swezy, Susan Clark Susan Clark
Big Cat Trax-Cedar Crest
Robert J Kelly
Think Twice
JK Harrison, Robert J Kelly
Home Studio-Santa Fe
Tickets are now on sale for the 36th Annual New Mexico Music Awards.
The Awards dinner and show will take place on Sunday night, May 7th at 7:00 PM in the Sandia Resort & Casino Grand Ballroom.
Purchase tickets online by clicking on the link or by pasting the link below into your browser. Tickets may also be purchased at the Sandia box office.
Tickets must be purchased by Tuesday, May 2nd.
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Join us on Sunday, May 7th at the beautiful Sandia Resort & Casino in Albuquerque as we celebrate the best of New Mexico music in over 40 categories.
We will have performances from some of this year’s finalists and we will honor someone with the Eric Larson Lifetime Achievement Award.
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The New Mexico Music Awards are sponsored by Quickbeam Systems, Guitar Center of Albuquerque, Jason’s Music Publishing, The Candyman of Santa Fe, The Macias-Mayo & Thomas Law Firm, Raks Building Supply NM, Grandma’s Music and Sound, Listen!NM, Two Pups Boutique and Moonlight Talent Management.