The Production Music Association (PMA), a non-profit and leading advocate of the production music community with over 670 music publishing members ranging from major labels to independent boutiques, has unveiled this year’s winners of the Mark Awards in a virtual ceremony on Tuesday (10/6). Named in honor of the late Andy Mark, who was a library owner and founding member of the PMA, the Mark Awards recognize the very best in production music. The sixth annual Mark Awards ceremony was the first presented virtually.
Here’s a rundown of winners across 24 categories:
2020 WINNERS
Best Hip Hop Track
“Helen Keller”
Jenna Dicken, Josephine Banham, Chris Constantinou, & James Young
Universal Production Music
Best Alternative Track
“Build Me Up”
Sean Michael McVerry
Strike Audio
Best Ambient Track
“Gone”
Mirela Magdalena Nita
CrimeSonics
Best Country Track
“Hold Your Horses”
Wayne Anthony Murray, David Stephen Goldsmith, & Jeffrey Thomas Kightly
The Home of Happy
Best Cover Art
“Preternatural”
Rod Steele
Pop Machine
Best Dark/Mysterious Track
“Center of the Earth”
Saul Guanipa
VideoHelper
Best EDM Track
“In Store Rapport”
Daniel Mumford
Raft Music
Best Film Trailer Track
“Walk to the Light”
Inon Zur
X-Ray Dog
Best Folk Track
“Skin And Bone”
Matthew Schwanke & Christopher Francis Hanson
MidCoast Music
Best Investigative/Crime Track
“A Curious Voyage”
Dave Hewson, Bryan Lester, Jamie Fekete, & Sam Slater
Score Production Music
Best Jazz Track
“Playful Swing”
Francis Jean Yves Lockwood
AXS
Best Non-Categorical/Wildcard Track
“Social Distance”
Chris B Harris & Daniel Kenneth Solovitz
Warner Chappell Production Music
Best Orchestral Track
“Revelation”
Nitzan Sagie & Or Chausha
Warner Chappell Production Music
Best Pop Track
“Better Than Maybe”
Ty Noam Frankel, Jason Bush, & James Delaney McHugh
Sounds of Red Bull
Best Rock Track
“Run It Gun It”
Joseph Saba & Stewart Winter
VideoHelper
Best Vocal Track
“This Moment”
Sarah Hart, Ken Lewis & Scott Dente
Human Music
Best World Track
“Lost in Taiwan”
Laurent Delvac
Music for Productions
Best R&B/Soul Track
“Soul Sisters”
John Dwyer, William Bergman & Kathy Merrick
A-List Records
Best Use – Commercial Advertisement
“Born to Roll”
David Grow
Howling Music
Best Use – Online/Digital Advertising
“Power Trip”
Patrick T. Hawes
West One Music Group
Best Use – On-Air/OTT Promo
“The Wolves”
Cyrus Reynolds, Keeley Bumford, & Gregg Lehrman
Universal Production Music
Best Use – Theatrical/Video Game Trailer
“Plunder”
Michael H. Lee
Ghostwriter Music
Best Production Music Artist
Adrean Farrugia
HARD
Ambassador Award
Michael Halatyn