Winners Announced for the 2005 Detroit Music Awards

Winners Announced for the 2005 Detroit Music Awards

DETROIT, April 20 /PRNewswire/ -- Eminem, the White Stripes, Anita Baker and the Funk Brothers were among the top names receiving Detroit Music Awards in a ceremony Wednesday night at the State Theatre in downtown Detroit.

Eminem received the Outstanding National Major Label Album prize for 2004's "Encore," while Baker won the Outstanding National Single trophy for "You're My Everything." The White Stripes' clip for "Black Math" was the Outstanding Major Budget Video winner, and "The Best Of The Funk Brothers" was named Outstanding Anthology/Compilation/Reissue.

The top DMA recipient overall was singer-songwriter Beth Stalker, who won five awards -- for Outstanding Limited Budget Video and four Gospel/Christian categories. Also winning multiple awards were country singer Terrie Lea, the R&B outfit the Detroit Women, singer-songwriter Jill Jack, rapper Paradime, electronic artist Amp Fiddler and the R&B act Nadir & Distorted Soul.

The winners in 11 fields and 73 categories were chosen by votes from nearly 700 members of Detroit's professional music community.

Distinguished Achievement Awards were presented to outgoing Detroit Symphony Orchestra music director Neeme Jarvi, the late rockabilly star Don Rader, veteran trumpeter and bandleader Johnny Trudell and Grammy-winning producer and co-leader of the band Was (Not Was) Don Was.

In conjunction with the GreatStuff newsletter, the DMAs also conducted a GreatSounds public vote. Winners in that poll were: Beth Stalker (Favorite Artist); "The Best of the Funk Brothers" (Favorite Album); the State Theatre (Favorite Venue (Small)); the Fox Theatre (Favorite Venue (Large)); the DTE Energy Music Theatre (Favorite Outdoor Venue); and the Labor Day weekend Arts, Beats & Eats (Favorite Festival).

The full list of 2005 Detroit Music Awards winners includes:

ACOUSTIC/FOLK

OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC ARTIST/GROUP GRIEVOUS ANGEL OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK INSTRUMENTALIST DAVID MOSHER, (MANDOLIN/GUITAR (ACOUSTIC)) - GRIEVOUS ANGEL OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK RECORDING JILL JACK, "JILL JACK LIVE AND UNPLUGGED" OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK SONGWRITER STACIA PETRIE OUTSTANDING ACOUSTIC/FOLK VOCALIST STACIA PETRIE OUTSTANDING FOLK ARTIST/GROUP JEREMY KITTEL

BLUES / RHYTHM & BLUES (R&B)

OUTSTANDING BLUES ARTIST/GROUP AL HILL & THE LOVE BUTLERS OUTSTANDING BLUES/R&B INSTRUMENTALIST DENNIS BURR, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - DETROIT WOMEN OUTSTANDING BLUES/R&B RECORDING DETROIT WOMEN, "RATTLE YOUR CAGE" OUTSTANDING BLUES/R&B SONGWRITER KATE HART OUTSTANDING BLUES/R&B VOCALIST LADY T, (DETROIT WOMEN) OUTSTANDING R&B ARTIST/GROUP DETROIT WOMEN

CLASSICAL

OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL COMPOSER JAMES HARTWAY OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL INSTRUMENTALIST ERV MONROE, (FLUTE) - DSO OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL RECORDING KERSTIN ALLVIN & JAMES HARTWAY, "AN AFFAIR OF THE HARP" OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL SMALL ENSEMBLE DETROIT CHAMBER WINDS & STRINGS OUTSTANDING CLASSICAL VOCALIST JAMES MOORE, JR., (DETROIT CONCERT CHOIR) OUTSTANDING COMMUNITY ORCHESTRA BIRMINGHAM / BLOOMFIELD SYMPHONY

COUNTRY

OUTSTANDING COUNTRY ARTIST/GROUP TERRIE LEA & THE WILD MUSTANGS OUTSTANDING COUNTRY INSTRUMENTALIST DAVID MOSHER, (MANDOLIN/FIDDLE/GUITAR) - GRIEVOUS ANGEL OUTSTANDING COUNTRY RECORDING VOLEBEATS, "COUNTRY FAVORITES" OUTSTANDING COUNTRY SONGWRITER TERRIE LEA OUTSTANDING COUNTRY VOCALIST TERRIE LEA, (TERRIE LEA & THE WILD MUSTANGS)

ELECTRONIC/DANCE

OUTSTANDING ELECTRONIC/DANCE ARTIST/GROUP AMP FIDDLER OUTSTANDING ELECTRONIC/DANCE DJ KEVIN SAUNDERSON OUTSTANDING ELECTRONIC/DANCE RECORDING VARIOUS ARTISTS, "MOVEMENT: DETROIT ELECTRONIC MUSIC FESTIVAL 2004" OUTSTANDING ELECTRONIC/DANCE WRITER/PRODUCER AMP FIDDLER

GENERAL

OUTSTANDING ANTHOLOGY/COMPILATION/REISSUE FUNK BROS., THE, "THE BEST OF THE FUNK BROS." OUTSTANDING LIVE PERFORMANCE DETROIT WOMEN OUTSTANDING LIVE SOUND TECHNICIAN NEIL T. SEVER OUTSTANDING LOCAL RECORD LABEL TIMES BEACH RECORDS OUTSTANDING NATIONAL MAJOR LABEL RECORDING EMINEM, "ENCORE" OUTSTANDING NATIONAL SINGLE ANITA BAKER, "YOU'RE MY EVERYTHING" OUTSTANDING NATIONAL SMALL/INDEPENDENT LABEL RECORDING ALEXANDER ZONJIC, "SELDOM BLUES" OUTSTANDING RECORD PRODUCER MARTIN "TINO" GROSS NOLAN MENDENHALL OUTSTANDING RECORDING STUDIO TEMPERMILL OUTSTANDING VIDEO / LIMITED BUDGET BETH STALKER, "HERE WITH YOU" OUTSTANDING VIDEO / MAJOR BUDGET WHITE STRIPES, "BLACK MATH"

GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN

OUTSTANDING GOSPEL CHOIR ST THOMAS MORE CHURCH CHOIR VOICES OF UNITY OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN ARTIST/GROUP BETH STALKER OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN MUSICIAN DANNY COX, (DRUMS/PERCUSSION) - DAY 41 OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN RECORDING BETH STALKER, "HERE WITH YOU" OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN SONGWRITER BETH STALKER OUTSTANDING GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN VOCALIST BETH STALKER

JAZZ

OUTSTANDING JAZZ COMPOSER MARION HAYDEN OUTSTANDING JAZZ INSTRUMENTALIST ALEXANDER ZONJIC, (FLUTE) - ALEXANDER ZONJIC OUTSTANDING JAZZ RECORDING TUMBAO!, "MONTUNO SALAD" OUTSTANDING JAZZ VOCALIST PING SPELLS, (JAZZARRAY) OUTSTANDING MODERN JAZZ ARTIST/GROUP MARCUS BELGRAVE OUTSTANDING TRADITIONAL JAZZ ARTIST/GROUP JOHNNY TRUDELL ORCHESTRA

ROCK/POP

OUTSTANDING ALTERNATIVE/INDIE ARTIST/GROUP FAGS, THE OUTSTANDING HARD ROCK/METAL ARTIST/GROUP BROADZILLA OUTSTANDING INDUSTRIAL ARTIST/GROUP IMPALER, THE OUTSTANDING POP ARTIST/GROUP JILL JACK OUTSTANDING ROCK ARTIST/GROUP REEFERMEN, THE OUTSTANDING ROCK/POP INSTRUMENTALIST BOBBY EAST, (GUITAR (ELECTRIC)) - REEFERMEN, THE/HEMIGOD OUTSTANDING ROCK/POP RECORDING MINDCANDY, "RECOGNIZE" OUTSTANDING ROCK/POP SONGWRITER TIM DIAZ OUTSTANDING ROCK/POP VOCALIST JEZTER/SOOT, (SOOT)

URBAN/FUNK/HIP-HOP

OUTSTANDING HIP-HOP ARTIST/GROUP BUDDHA FULLA RHYMEZ PARADIME OUTSTANDING HIP-HOP DJ DJ HOUSESHOES OUTSTANDING HIP-HOP MC PARADIME OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK ARTIST/GROUP BLACK BOTTOM COLLECTIVE OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK MUSICIAN FREEMAN SPELLS, (BASS) - NADIR/DISTORTED SOUL OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK SONGWRITER NADIR OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK VOCALIST VALERIE BARRYMORE, (FOUNDATION OF FUNK) OUTSTANDING URBAN/FUNK/HIP-HOP RECORDING NADIR/DISTORTED SOUL, "DISTORTED SOUL 2.0"

WORLD MUSIC/REGGAE/SKA

OUTSTANDING REGGAE/SKA ARTIST/GROUP IMMUNITY OUTSTANDING WORLD ARTIST/GROUP BLACKMAN & ARNOLD OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA INSTRUMENTALIST KERRY LUNDQUIST, (KEYBOARDS) - ORCHESTRA SENSATIONALE/GRUPO ALLEGRE OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA RECORDING NOMO, "NOMO" OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA SONGWRITER DAVID ASHER OUTSTANDING WORLD/REGGAE/SKA VOCALIST BENNY CRUZ, (BENNY CRUZ Y LA BUENA VIDA)

Source: Motor City Music Foundation

CONTACT: Matt Lee of Motor City Music Foundation, +1-248-931-2443

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