The Mark Awards ceremony is dedicated to honoring excellence in the production music community. Named in honor of the late Andy Mark, who was a library owner and founding member of the PMA, the "Mark Awards" recognizes the very best in production music in 23 categories this year.
Awards Event Will Take Place in Santa Monica during The 2016 Production Music Conference (PMC2016) October 17-18th
LOS ANGELES -- (SPW) --
The non-profit Production Music Association (PMA,) the leading advocate and voice of the production music community, has announced Nominees for the second annual "Mark Awards" for Excellence in Production Music. The second annual event will take place on October 18th, 2016 at the Le Mรฉridien Delfina Santa Monica in Santa Monica, CA
Named in honor of the late Andy Mark, who was a music library owner and a founding member of the PMA, the Mark Awards will recognize the very best in production music in 23 categories. The second annual Mark Awards event will be held concurrently with the PMA's Annual Production Music Conference (PMC,) which will be held on October 17-18 also at the at the Le Mรฉridien Delfina Santa Monica.
The Nominees for the 2016 "Mark Awards" honoring the best in production music in 23 categories are…
BEST PRODUCTION MUSIC TRACK
Best Pop Track
Ain’t Gonna Let You Down – Black Label Music
Composers: Christopher Andrew McDonald & Lena Leon
Dabba Do! – Black Label Music
Composer: Chris Bierden
Ride – Mastersource
Composers: Mark Ferrari, Mereki Rose Beach & Nate Donmoyer
Neon City – Videohelper
Composer: William Werwath
Live your Beautiful Life – 5 Alarm Music
Composers: Gray Griggs & Matt Heath
Best Ambient Track
Zero Degree Sphere – 9 Lives Music, Warner/Chappell Production Music
Composer: Ben Cocks
Stairs – Black Label Music
Composer: Schuyler Peterson
The Vision – Immediate Music
Composer: John Roderick Graham
Best World Track
Cafe Flamenco – 5 Alarm Music
Composers: Peter Neff & Mauricio Yazigi
Buena Vista – Megatrax Production Music
Composers: Peter T. Neff & Mauricio Yazigi
Bollywood Bounce – 5 Alarm Music
Composers: Kully B & Gussy G
O Nosso Samba Vai Passar (Samba Parade) – Megatrax Production Music
Party Noise Bulla – The Vault by Stephen Arnold Music
Composer: Ben Rosen
My Name is Legion – The Vault by Stephen Arnold Music
Composer: Nicholas D’Silva
Two by Four – Videohelper
Composer: Aaron Sapp
Best Use in Theatrical Film Trailer
Person of Interest – Immediate Music
Composer: Aleksandar Dimitrijevic
Interstellar – Warner/Chappell Production Music
Composers: Kaveh Cohen & Michael David Nielsen
Where we Met – Immediate Music
Composers: John Samuel Hanson, Yoav Goren & Jeffrey Fayman
Best Use in Commercial Advertisement
Heineken – The Chase – EMI Production Music
Composer: Syd Dale
Doesn’t Matter – Gratitude Sound
Composer: Matthew Scott Feher
La Zingara – APM Music
Composer: Piotr Moss
Best Use in Theme Song in TV Prorgram
When You Gonna Give Up – 4 Elements Music
Composer: Isaac Heath Carpenter
National Pride – The Vault by Stephen Arnold Music
Composer: Stephen Scott Arnold
Yoo-hoo – West One Music Group
Composers: Simon Gerard Lewis Stewart & Future Filter 7
Best Use in Underscore in TV Program
Blaze of Glory – SuperPitch
Composer: Jonathan Spottiswoode
Best Use in a Full-Length Theatrical Film
Life is Everything – 5 Alarm Music
Composer: Christophe Berthier
Knocking on Your Door – 5 Alarm Music
Composer: Christophe Berthier
About THE MARK AWARDS JUDGING
The PMA assembled an independent group of industry professionals, culled from executives working within TV networks, ad agencies, promo departments, trailer companies, and licensing organizations, to facilitate the submissions, judging, and final selection of Mark Awards winners.
About THE PRODUCTION MUSIC ASSOCIATION
Founded in l997, the Production Music Association (PMA) is the leading advocate and voice of the production music community. A non-profit organization with over 675 members, including music publishers, composers, and industry professionals, the mission of the PMA is to elevate the unique value of production music and to ensure the viability of the production music industry. For more information about The Mark Awards, please visit: http://markawards.pmamusic.com/ And… For more information about the PMA, please visit: http://pmamusic.com/
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