LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Independent
Music Awards Official Website) - On a mission to make classical music cool again, violin sensation
David Garrett announced that he has joined a stellar list of artists including the celebrated husband and wife songwriting team of
Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan;
Fall Out Boy bassist, and Decaydance Records founder, Pete Wentz; Grammy-winning country artist, Ricky Skaggs; Mark Hoppus of the seminal Punk band Blink-182 and the iconoclastic
Aimee Mann among many others that will determine the winners of The 9th annual IMAs currently accepting submissions.
A complete list of 9th annual IMA judges is available at IndependentMusicAwards.com/Judges
A former student of Iztak Perlman, Garretts genre-bending classical repertoire and re-interpretations of Pop/Rock standards span Metallica to Michael Jackson. His virtuosity has earned him a Guinness Book Of World Records entry as the worlds fastest violinist, sold out shows throughout the world and weeks on the top of the Billboard Classical Crossover charts.
Artistry Has Its Awards
For the past 9 years independent artists from around the world have found new fans & prominence through The Independent Music Awards (IMAs). Honors are awarded to top-ranked artists in more than 50 Album, Song, Music Video and Design categories.
The awards program for independent fans and bands honor artists that follow their own muse and creates opportunities for releases traditionally ignored by mass media and big box retailers.
Produced by Music Resource Group, publisher of the popular industry contact database The Musicians Atlas and co-sponsored by online retailers, eMusic and PureVolume; digital network theStream.TV; licensing agencies, Pump Audio and INgrooves; media promotion companies The Planetary Group & HIP Video Promo; college booking association, NACA and CMJ Music Marathon among others, The IMAs uses its unrivaled access to performance, promotion & distribution opportunities to connect winners & nominees to new audiences and revenue opportunities.
The program receives submissions from artists previously on major labels as well as self-released and indie label talent from more than 70 countries on 6 continents.
Past winners and nominees include: Jamie Lidell, Lacuna Coil, The Trews, Joan As Police Woman, Koko Taylor, Miguel Migs, Dan Zanes, Lionel Loueke, Jeff Healey, Johnny Dowd, Chris Whitley, The Apples in stereo and Dengue Fever among many others.
Submissions for The 9th IMAs close on Friday, September 25, 2009.
Details available at IndependentMusicAwards.com
