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
Composers: Raphael Gonรงalves Bessa, Orlei Gonรงalves & Eduardo Lyra Krieger
Best Rock Track
The King – EMI Production Music
Composers: Harlin James & Thomas Collins
Black Heart Elixir – 5 Alarm Music
Composer: Chris Unck
Balls to Bones – Megatrax Production Music
Composer: Kenny Korade
Let Me Go – APM Music
Composers: Lee Gretton, Samuel Rex Brown & Huw Jones
Best Orchestral Track
An Awfully Big Adventure – Immediate Music
Composer: John Roderick Graham
Newton’s Law – Immediate Music
Composer: Ryan Taubert
Superstring Theory – Sonic Quiver, 5 Alarm Music
Composer: Matthew Slater
Best Non-Categorical Track
A Classical Drama – 9 Lives Music, Warner/Chappell Production Music
Composer: Christopher White
Circuit Breaker – 9 Lives Music, Warner/Chappell Production Music
Composer: Ben Cocks
Floodgates – EMI Production Music
Composers: Paul Martin Pritchard, H. Parsley & Louis James Edwards
Come On – Amphibious Zoo Music
Composers: Joseph Yeshua Gileadi & Ryan Boud
Best Jazz Track
The Long Road that is Short – MidCoast Music, Warner Chappell Production Music
Composer: Paul Silbergleit
Swinging for Love – 5 Alarm Music
Composers: Jay Graydon & Timothy Hosman
Out on a Limb – Position Music
Composers: Joel Evans & Adryan Russ
Best Hip Hop Track
Time to Shine – Black Label Music
Composers: Paul Yutaka Fischer & Michael Redict
Against the World – Warner/Chappell Production Music
Composers: Daniel Delaney & Chris B. Harris
Legend – Black Label Music
Composer: Erick Anderson
I’m A Winner – APM Music
Composers: Adam Brostoff, James Rand, Janos Fulop & Montez Kirkland
Best Folk Track
Save What is Left – West One Music Group
Composer: George Timothy
Eden Home – APM Music
Composer: Casey McPherson
Hello Hello – 5 Alarm Music
Composer: Nik Freitas
Starting to Grow – Sound-Pol
Composer: Paweล Gรณrniak
Best Film Trailer Track
Deep in Hell – The Universal Trailer Series
Composer: Gresby Race Nash
Hawx – Warner/Chappell Production Music
Composers: Joshua Daniel Crispin & Robert Leslie Bennett
Legend of the Shadow – A-List Music
Composers: John V. Wall & Sergio Jimenez Lacima
Best EDM Track
Pigalle Bizarre – Parigo
Composer: Minimatic
Neon Future – West One Music Group
Composers: Oscar Hill & Justin Black
When I’m With You – APM Music
Composers: Gabriel Wood, Kwabena Amponsa, Christopher Dececio, Sizakele Sibeko & Emmanuel Ezeonyebuchi, Taylor, Glenard Patnelli
Around the World – APM Music
Composers: Fumitake Igarashi, Rathbone Pick & Rebekkah Friesen
Best Dark/Mysterious Track
Dragon’s Breath – Amphibious Zoo
Composer: Anthony DiLorenzo
Source Code – Immediate Music
Composer: Aleksandar Dimitrijevic
White House Meetings – 5 Alarm Music
Composers: Sarah Schachner & Doug Bossi
Best Country Track
All I Got – SuperPitch
Composer: Tom Tremolo
Lazy Lillian – Black Label Music
Composer: Stephen Clinton Sullivan
What City Are We In? – APM Music
Composer: Jim Wolfe
Best Vocal Track
Light Up the Sky – APM Music
Composers: Al Riley, John Howard & Leo Wilde
Say Hello – Black Label Music
Composer: Nona Marie Invie
Give it Up – Black Label Music
Composer: Stephen Clinton Sullivan
BEST USE OF PRODUCTION MUSIC
Best Use in Online Digital Advertising
Make You Happy – APM Music
Composer: Jack Phillips
Big Dreams – Warner/Chappell Production Music
Composers: Daniel Delaney & Chris B. Harris
Requiem Dies Irae – West One Music Group
Composers: Giuseppe Verdi & Georg Andersen
Best Use in On-Air Promo
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/