ama 2016 nominees

This is not an open public ballot. Only approved AMA voters. If you would like to be considered, please send an email request to [email protected].
Ballots must be received by DECEMBER 5, 2016. Please drop ballots off to Scott Stamper at The Saint, 601 Main Street, Asbury Park, NJ, email your
responses to [email protected] or [email protected], Send overnight to ASBURY MUSIC COMPANY, PO Box 427, BELMAR, NJ 07719.
2016 ASBURY MUSIC AWARDS
OFFICIAL BALLOT
TOP NEW ARTIST
BROTHER ANDREW
PHOEBE NIX
THE MORGAN FREEMASONS
AMERICAN TRAPPIST
ERNEST
GOOD LUCK SPACEMAN
JACKSON PINES
LAKETON
THE JOLLY DAGGERS
FOES OF FERN
THE INVERSION CIRCUS
GIRL
LYONS
LITTLEBEAR
TRAPBANG
TOP YOUNG BAND
TOP “BEYOND” ARTIST
(UNDER 21)
ACTIVE ARTISTS WHO HAVE RECENTLY GRADUATED
AFTER HAVING BEEN NOMINATED FOR 5 YEARS
CORRINA, CORRINA
ARLAN FEILES
EMILY GROVE
KARMIC JUGGERNAUT
PREDATOR DUB ASSASSINS
THE BLACK CLOUDS
THE SUNDAY BLUES
RICK BARRY
SEKOND SKYN
TOOTHGRINDER
THE OBVIOUS
THOMAS WESLEY STERN
ACCIDENTAL SEABIRDS
MAD FEATHER GROUP
CHEMTRAIL
SECRET SOUND
COLOSSAL STREET JAM
TV TRAMPS
MATT WADE BAND
QUINCY MUMFORD & THE REASON WHY
DOWNSTREAM
HALOGENS
JAKE TAVILL
TEENAGE HALLOWEEN
THE CATCHING
LUNCH LADIES
ROCK N ROLL HI-FIVES
SLAPJACK
TOP “CLASSIC” ARTIST
TOP TRIBUTE/COVER BAND
TOP MALE ACOUSTIC ACT
BILLY HECTOR
BLUE HIGHWAYS
BOCCIGALUPE & THE BADBOYS
DAWG WHISTLE
MARK DIOMEDE & THE
JUGGLING SUNS PROJECT
KAREN MANSFIELD
MATT O’REE BAND
ERYN SHEWELL
NICOLE ATKINS
SONNY KENN
THE BILLY WALTON BAND
SLIM CHANCE & THE GAMBLERS
SPLINTERED SUNLIGHT
SANDY MACK BAND
HALL AND OATZES
SMASHING BLUMPKINS
DEAD ON LIVE
REMEMBER JONES
DON’T KNOW JACK
THE WEEKLINGS
SOUPER GROOVE ALL-STARS
THE WRIGHT TRIO
ENJOY
CRANSTON DEAN
DAN APY
CHRIS BROWN
DOUG ZAMBON
FRANCIS LOMBARDI
JULIAN FULTON
SAL BOYD
JOSHUA MARK
JUSTIN FRANCO
JONATHAN TEA
MATTY CARLOCK
TOP FEMALE ACOUSTIC ACT
TOP MALE VOCALIST
ASHLEY MCKINLEY
CRANSTON DEAN CRANSTON DEAN BAND
RYAN GREGG THE SHADY STREET SHOW BAND
DAIMON ALEXANDRIUS BONE & MARROW
DAN APY THE MERCURY BROTHERS
ANTHONY D’AMATO REMEMBER JONES
CHAD SABO THE COLD SEAS
DAN CAPUTO NEGATIVE SKY
MAT KILEY HOT BLOOD
RON SANTEE THE BATTERY ELECTRIC
TODD WACHA SEASIDE CAVES
TONY TEDESCO TONY TEDESCO & FULL FATHOM 5
JOE PARELLA DEAL CASINO
DREW CHRISTIAN BARKLEY BLACK SUBURBIA
CHRIS ROCKWELL CHRIS ROCKWELL
MATTEO DEBENEDITTI TOY CARS
JENNY MUSTACHES BONE & MARROW
DESEREE SPINKS DES & THE SWAGMATICS
JESSICA MAGDOSKO ROSE BOULEVARD
LAURA CATALINA JOHNSON STRUMBERRY PIE
REAGAN RICHARDS WILLIAMS HONOR
TAYLOR TOTE TAYLOR TOTE BAND
BRIELLLE VON HUGEL REMEMBER JONES
DEIRDRE FOREST THE MAY DARLINGS
KELLIE SHANE PEPPERWINE
KHADIJAH ISLAH MOHAMMED THE FLOW
TOP R&B/SOUL BAND
TOP AVANT-GARDE ACT
BLACK SUBURBIA
DAUGHTER VISION
DES & THE SWAGMATICS
EL NOORDZO
AVERY MANDEVILLE
CANDACE SHUR
DEIRDRE FORREST
PAMELA FLORES
REGINA CONROY
RENEE MASKIN
TARA DENTE
RACHEL ANA DOBKEN
TOP JAM/GROOVE/FUNK BAND
BRODY’S MONSTER
EASTBOURNE
MAD KINGS
NEWTON CROSBY
SECRET MOUNTAIN
PEPPERWINE
THE UNION
UFOTOFU
WAITING ON MONGO
GALLAGHER’S GUEST HOUSE
PSYCHOTIC SUBMARINES
TOP FEMALE VOCALIST
LINDSEY DESENA
THE SHADY STREET SHOW BAND
RENEE MASKIN LOWLIGHT
EMILY BORNEMANN DENTIST
JOBONANNO & THE GODSONS of SOUL
OVERLAKE
THE FLOW SHOW
PUPPY GREASE
THE MAY DARLINGS
BEATRIX POTTER
THE SHADY STREET SHOW BAND
WE USED TO CUT THE GRASS
STRINGBEAN & THE BOARDWALK SOCIAL CLUB
HOMELESS APIANS
2016 ASBURY MUSIC AWARDS
OFFICIAL BALLOT
TOP INDIE/ALT ROCK BAND
TOP INDIE FOLK BAND
DENTIST
DOLLYS
GAY GUY/STRAIGHT GUY
SEASIDE CAVES
THE PAPER JETS
TONY APPLESEED
COLTON KAYSER BAND
WE’RE GHOSTS NOW
ATLAS BLOOM
GREY GOES BLACK
TOY CARS
THE MOSERS
COLD WEATHER COMPANY
HODERA
LOWLIGHT
ROSE BOULEVARD
FUN WHILE YOU WAIT
JULIAN FULTON & THE ZOMBIE GOSPEL
TOP PSYCH/GARAGE/SURF BAND
BONE AND MARROW
BLACK FLAMINGOS
LOS POCOS LOCOS
VON MONS
YAWN MOWER
ANIMAL MASKS
PSYCHIATRIC METAPHORS
THE PORCHISTAS
TIDE BENDS
GODS
WREATHS
TOP HEAVY/PROG ROCK BAND
TOP AMERICANA/STRINGS
TOP PUNK BAND
MIND RIOT
NEGATIVE SKY
NO MORE PAIN
BAELFIRE
RAFTREE
SCARS OF ENVY
STAGGER
THE DARK MATTERS
THE ZOMBIE MAFIA
DARK CITY STRINGS
DIEGO ALLESSANDRO & LOT 25
GLIMMER GRASS BAND
THE BONES OF LAYLOW JONES
THE WELL WISH
TONY TEDESCO & FULL FATHOM 5
WILLIAMS HONOR
THE BRUMMY BROTHERS
BACKYARD SUPERHEROES
GHOST HOUSE
TOP ROCK BAND
TOP GUITARIST
TOP BASSIST
ACID
CRANSTON DEAN BAND
BOBBY MAHONEY & THE SEVENTH SON
THE BATTERY ELECTRIC
STRUMBERRY PIE
WICKED HOLLOW
DEAL CASINO
IAN BAMBERGER TRIO
THE COLD SEAS
THE MERCURY BROTHERS
EXPERIMENT 34
DAVE MOONEY & THE AZTEC GYPSIES
DEAF RHINO
TAYLOR TOTE BAND
WYLAND
CHRIS ROCKWELL
ALEX ROSEN HOT BLOOD
BRENT BERGHOLM THE BATTERY ELECTRIC
ERIK RUDIC THE COLD SEAS
JIMMY FARKAS DES & THE SWAGMATICS
J.J. SAMATARRO NEGATIVE SKY
JUSTIN BORNEMANN DENTIST
KYLE HENDRICKSEN THE UNION
NICK CUCCI GAY GUY/STRAIGHT GUY
PAUL RITCHIE GODS
RYAN DONAGHUE SEASIDE CAVES
ROBBIE BUTKOWSKI BLACK FLAMINGOS
JOZII COWELL DEAL CASINO
ZAC SILVA THE SHADY STREET SHOW BAND/
TOP DRUMMER
MIKE LINARDI TOY CARS
RUDY MEIER DENTIST
A.J. DUMM THE SHADY STREET SHOW BAND
CHRIS DONOFRIO DEAL CASINO
BILLY STRANIERO HOT BLOOD
BOB PAULOS GAY GUY/STRAIGHT GUY
COLIN CARHART WREATHS
KEVIN GROSSMAN HOMELESS APIANS
WE USED TO CUT THE GRASS/REMEMBER JONES
KEVIN TROELLER THE BATTERY ELECTRIC
NASH BREEN THE COLD SEAS
NATALIE NEWBOLD DOLLYS
OMAR RODRIGUEZ EASTBOURNE
ROBBY DEROSA THE UNION
SAM BEY GODS
TOM FITZGIBBON NEGATIVE SKY
VINCENT MINERVINO BLACK FLAMINGOS
LUKE MCKENNA THE MERCURY BROTHERS
SANTO RIZZOLO REMEMBER JONES
DAN RAINONE NO MORE PAIN
GRAVITY WELL
HOT BLOOD
THE EXTRAS
THE VANSADERS
THE BLACK BOX SCANDAL
ALEX ROSEN
THE BATTERY ELECTRIC
CODY MCCORRY WE USED TO CUT THE GRASS/
HOMELESS APIANS
ZACH WESTFALL ZACH WESTFALL TRIO
JEFF PETESCIA COLD WEATHER COMPANY
JIMMY LAW MAD KINGS
ZACK LORIA THE SHADY STREET SHOW BAND
JAMES MCCAFFREY REMEMBER JONES
MIKE ROMAN NO MORE PAIN
RILEY SCHIRO CRANSTON DEAN BAND
CHARLIE SCHAEFFER HOT BLOOD
DECLAN O’CONNELL BLACK FLAMINGOS
GEORGE POND NEGATIVE SKY
IKE GUTIERREZ CRANSTON DEAN BAND
TJ MCCARTHY WAITING ON MONGO
MIKE NOORZY EL NOORDZO
NICK KAELBLEIN DENTIST
NICK VILLAPIANO GODS
TODD WACHA SEASIDE CAVES
KEVIN GREWEN THE SHADY STREET SHOW BAND
JON RODNEY DEAL CASINO
JOHN MORONEY NO MORE PAIN
TOP KEYBOARD PLAYER
TOP MULTI-INSTRUMENTALIST
DANA SELLERS LOWLIGHT
AJ MERLINO REMEMBER JONES/
REMEMBER JONES
RAYMOND SAADA DES & THE SWAGMATICS
WE USED TO CUT THE GRASS
KELLIE SHANE PEPPERWINE
ANDERS CARLSON WAITING ON MONGO
RYAN GREGG THE SHADY SHOW STREET BAND
CODY MCCORRY HOMELESS APIANS/
MATTHEW GERE SEASIDE CAVES
MATT MANERI DENTIST
MARK MASEFIELD REMEMBER JONES
WE USED TO CUT THE GRASS
CRANSTON DEAN CRANSTON DEAN BAND
JON FRANCIS DAUGHTER VISION
MATTHEW C. BROWN HOMELESS APIANS
ROSHANE KARUNARATNE REMEMBER JONES
MIKE NOORDZY EL NOORDZO
MIKE ‘MONGO’ LATESTA WAITING ON MONGO
RUDY MEIER DENTIST
MATT MCDERMOTT NO MORE PAIN
TODD WACHA SEASIDE CAVES
This is not an open public ballot. Only approved AMA voters. If you would like to be considered, please send an email request to [email protected].
Ballots must be received by DECEMBER 5, 2016. Please drop ballots off to Scott Stamper at The Saint, 601 Main Street, Asbury Park, NJ, email your
responses to [email protected] or [email protected], Send overnight to ASBURY MUSIC COMPANY, PO Box 427, BELMAR, NJ 07719.
2016 ASBURY MUSIC AWARDS
OFFICIAL BALLOT
TOP HORN PLAYER
CHRISTOPHER FITZGERALD
SAXOPHONE
THE SHADY STREET SHOW BAND
DENIS DALEY
TENOR/BARITONE SAXOPHONE
SHADY STREET SHOW BAND/WE USED TO CUT THE GRASS
IAN GRAY TROMBONE
THE SHADY STREET SHOW BAND
WE USED TO CUT THE GRASS/REMEMBER JONES
TOP LIVE PERFORMANCE
TOP LOCAL ALBUM RELEASE
CRANSTON DEAN BAND
BONE AND MARROW ‘INTROSPECTOR’
DENTIST ‘CEILINGS’
HOMELESS APIANS ‘MR. SUN’
THE SHADY STREET SHOW BAND ‘REVELRY’
THE VANSADERS ‘THIS TIME AROUND’
COLTON KAYSER ‘PLACE TO SETTLE’
HALOGENS ‘HALOGENS’
THE CATCHING ‘TEENAGE FICTION PT. 1’
DES & THE SWAGMATICS ‘DES & THE SWAGMATICS’
PUPPY GREASE ‘THE UGLY DOOR RECORDINGS’
ROSE BOULEVARD ‘START AGAIN’
DAUGHTER VISION ‘DO WHAT YOU WANT’
BOBBY MAHONEY & THE SEVENTH SON
DARK CITY STRINGS
DEAL CASINO
LOWLIGHT
DENTIST
DOLLYS
JOE GULLACE TRUMPET/FLUGELHORN
GODS
THE SHADY STREET SHOW BAND
WREATHS
WE USED TO CUT THE GRASS/REMEMBER JONES
JOONAS JUHANI LEMETYINEN TROMBONE
WE USED TO CUT THE GRASS
ANDERS CARLSON SAX/WAITING ON MONGO
JOHN CARLSON TROMBONE/WAITING ON MONGO
MATT LOTT SAXOPHONE
HOT BLOOD
NEGATIVE SKY
THE BATTERY ELECTRIC
THE SHADY STREET SHOW BAND
REMEMBER JONES
TONY TEDESCO & FULL FATHOM FIVE
THE WEEKLINGS
SAM GREENFIELD TENOR/SOPRANO SAX
TAYLOR TOTE BAND
WE USED TO CUT THE GRASS
SEASIDE CAVES
SEAN MARKS ALTO/BARITONE SAX
THE VANSADERS
WE USED TO CUT THE GRASS
‘SHOT IN THE DARK’
BEATRIX POTTER ‘IN ANOTHER LIFE’
DOLLY’S ‘LOW YEAR’
LOWLIGHT ‘WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE’
YAWN MOWER ‘GET TO THE BOAT’
HOT BLOOD ‘OVERCOME PT. 2’
THE BATTERY ELECTRIC ‘GOT YOUR SOUL’
THE WEEKLINGS ‘STUDIO 2’
FRANCIS LOMBARDI ‘FRANCIS LOMBARDI’
WILLIAMS HONOR ‘WILLIAMS HONOR’
REMEMBER JONES
‘LADIES & GENTLEMEN...REMEMBER JONES’
TOP LOCAL SINGLE RELEASE
SONG OF THE YEAR
BONE AND MARROW ‘SIRENS’
DAUGHTER VISION ‘DO WHAT YOU WANT’
HOMELESS APIANS ‘APEOLOGY’
BONE AND MARROW ‘BUILDING THE NERVE’
FRANCIS LOMBARDI “IF I COULD’
DENTIST ‘MEET YOU THERE (IN DELAWARE)’
LOWLIGHT ‘WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE’
EL NOORZO ‘SKUNK PUPPY’
THE SHADY STREET SHOW BAND
LOWLIGHT ‘WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE’
THE MERCURY BROTHERS ‘BANDOLIERS’
CHRIS BROWN ‘SERVE EM ALL’
THE BATTERY ELECTRIC ‘GOT YOUR SOUL’
COLTON KAYSER ‘LOVE OF MY LIFE’
DES & THE SWAGMATICS ‘SUNNY SIDE’
DAUGHTER VISION ‘SUPERCONDUCTOR’
TAYLOR TOTE ‘MISS YOU’
TIDE BENDS ‘SAD CASE’
THE PORCHISTAS ‘EBOLABAMA’
LUNCH LADIES ‘BORN TO LATE’
GODS ‘COUCH RIDE’
SEASIDE CAVES ‘CRY‘
‘DON’T BE FOOLED BY THE RAIN’
YAWN MOWER ‘TWO FREQUENCIES’
TIDE BENDS ‘FEATHER’
THE PORCHISTAS ‘A PIECE OF JUNK’
SEASIDE CAVES ‘LIKE AN ARTIST’
BACKYARD SUPERHEROES ‘TANGERINE DRIVE’
GODS “COUCH RIDE”
COLTON KAYSER ‘BAD GUY’
REMEMBER JONES ‘LET EM LOOK’
THE BATTERY ELECTRIC ‘MODERN GIRLS’
WILLIAMS HONOR ‘SEND IT TO ME’
TAYLOR TOTE ‘MISS YOU’
TOP MUSIC VIDEO
DAUGHTER VISION ‘SUPERCONDUCTOR’
DENTIST ‘MEET YOU THERE (IN DELAWARE)’
THE SHADY STREET SHOW BAND
‘THE DEVIL’S IN HER EYES’
THE PORCHISTAS ‘A PIECE OF JUNK’
SEASIDE CAVES ‘LIKE AN ARTIST’
NEGATIVE SKY ‘BLEED THE STONE’’
THE BATTERY ELECTRIC ‘HOLIDAY IN HEAVEN’
BONE AND MARROW ‘BUILDING THE NERVE’
COLTON KAYSER ‘LOVE OF MY LIFE’
HOMELESS APIANS ‘CANNED 4GET U’
REMEMBER JONES ‘LET ‘EM LOOK’
ROSE BOULEVARD ‘WORK A GRAVE’
TAYLOR TOTE ‘FIGHTER’
TOP LOCAL CLUB DJ
POET LAUREATE
TOP COMEDIAN
DJ MIKE MERRELL
DJ ATOM WORTH
DJ FOGGY NOTION
DJ JACK THE RIPPER
DJ LEE MROWICKI
DJ MICK HALE
DJ MIKE VILAPIANO
DJ RIFF RAFF
DJ ROB BUSCH
DJ VALENTINE
DJ VULGAR
PRINCES of TIDES
DJ SARA MOWBRAY
EMI MAHMOUD
LAUREN JOSEPHSEN
NICOLE GREENWOOD
JAMES WEIR
TAYLOR ALLEN
ALYSSA STEVENSONO
ANDREW LAWSON
JESS ALAIMO
JOEY MASSARO
JOE MCANDREW
MARK HENELY
ROBERT SMEDBERG
DAN GAGLIARDI
J.C. HENDRICKS
ROB AVON
JACK STEIGER
ANGELO GINGERELLI
RYAN MAHER
ROBERT “SYKES” HARTMANN
MANNY CASTANON
CORD MORESKI
CORD STEVEN
AYLA GREBE
DAMIAN RUCCI
ALEXANDRIA SAVASTANO
CELLO ESPINOZA
JOSHUA FINK
2016 ASBURY MUSIC AWARDS
OFFICIAL BALLOT
TOP PRODUCTION/LIGHTING
ALEXA MAZURKIEWICZ ASBURY AUDIO/STONE PONY
MELA JUNE “MJ” SCHMITZ ASBURY AUDIO
SID MORRIS ASBURY AUDIO/THE STONE PONY
IAN THOMPSON ASBURY AUDIO/LEGACY LIGHTING
BILLY COLLEDGE ASBURY AUDIO/STONE PONY
IGGY INGOGI IGGY LIGHTS
BEN FELD FREELANCE
JIM NORTON HOUSE OF INDEPENDENTS
DWIGHT KELLY ASBURY AUDIO/THE STONE PONY
WILLIAM “BILLY GOAT” CHROME ASBURY AUDIO
JOSHUA PECK ASBURY AUDIO LEGACY LIGHTING
JUSTIN COCHRANE ASBURY AUDIO
ROB PALIAGA THE STONE PONY SUMMER STAGE
CHRISTOPHER FLYNN ASBURY AUDIO/LEGACY LIGHTING
KEVIN HOFFMANN ASBURY AUDIO
JASON DERMER ASBURY AUDIO
TOP “BEYOND/CLASSIC” RELEASE
TOP RECORD/SINGLE RELEASE
ARLAN FEILES ‘STRANGER’
MATT O’REE BAND ‘BROTHERHOOD’
NICOLE ATKINS ‘A LITTLE CRAZY’
ACCIDENTAL SEABIRDS ‘METEDECONK’
PREDATOR DUB ASSASSINS ‘DECADE OF DUBS’
RICK BARRY ‘CURSES
MALEDICTIONS & HARSH REITERATIONS’
TOOTHGRINDER “NOCTURNAL MASQUERADE”
COLOSSAL STREET JAM ‘LIVING FREE’
TOP RADIO PERSONALITY
IN SUPPORT OF LIVE MUSIC
DANNY COLEMAN ROCK ON RADIO,40 FT. HOLE
GOTTS 95.9 THE WRAT
KEITH ROTH ELECTRIC BALLROOM 95.9 THE WRAT
LAZLO BLOWUPRADIO.COM
LEE MROWICKI BEYOND THE PALACE
JAIMEE DENARO 90.5 THE NIGHT WBJB-FM
MEGAN O'SHEA
90.5 THE NIGHT WBJB-FM
NANCY RYAN
RYAN ROCKS RADIO
PETE LEPORE ATTIC AT 105.7 THE HAWK
JIMMY STEAL 95.9 THE WRAT
STEVE HOOK 95.9 THE WRAT
STU COOGAN WBJB-FM 90.5 THE NIGHT
TOM CUNNINGHAM
BRUCE BRUNCH, 105.7 THE HAWK
ASHLEY DANIELS 90.5 HD2 ALTROK RADIO
SEAN CAROLAN 90.5 HD2 ALTROK RADIO
TOP LIVE SOUND ENGINEER
TOP MUSIC PHOTOGRAPHER
BILLY COLLEDGE
CHRIS SPIEGEL BLUR REVISION MEDIA
THE STONE PONY/WONDER BAR/ASBURY AUDIO
BILLY McKELVEY MUSIC MAN PRODUCTIONS/MU
BRETT SMITH THE STONE PONY/ASBURY AUDIO
DREW MURPHY THE BRIGHTON BAR/FREELANCE
FRANK NATALE WONDER BAR/ASBURY AUDIO
JOEY HENDERSON THE SAINT/FIREHOUSE STUDIO
JACK “HINGE” PITZER THE SAINT
JIM NORTON HOUSE OF INDEPENDENTS
JOJO VITAGLIANO ASBURY AUDIO
MELA JUNE “MJ” SCHMITZ
DAZERVIN DAZERVIN PHOTOGRAPHY
DOUGLASS DRESHER SHOWPICTS.COM
JEFF CRESPI JEFF CRESPI ROCKS
JAMES APPIO COOLDAD MUSIC
JOHN CAVANAUGH PONY/ROCKTOGRAPHY
JOHN POSADA ACTION REMEMBERED
MIKE PETZINGER PETZINGER PHOTOGRAPHY
NICK RAPIDFIRE MUSICIANS ROCK NETWORK
THE SAINT/ASBURY AUDIO
NISHIT NANDANKAR THE SAINT/FREELANCE
STEVE PETRAK ASBURY AUDIO
THOMAS FRALEY THE SAINT/STRAND THEATER
SANDRINE DESIDERIO SANDRINE PERSPECTIVE
TOMMY RILEY MUSIC MAN/MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY
BARTLET LENTINI FREELANCE
TOP MUSIC NEWS PUBLICATION
IN SUPPORT OF LIVE MUSIC
TOP RADIO/INTERNET STATION
IN SUPPORT OF LIVE MUSIC
ASBURY PARK PRESS
COOLDAD MUSIC
TRI CITY NEWS
90.5 THE NIGHT WBJB-FM
NEW JERSEY STAGE
NIGHT & DAY
BLOWUPRADIO.COM
COOLDAD MUSIC
PHIL SHEPHERD SPEAK INTO MY GOODEYE
TOM SPADER ASBURY PARK PRESS
BROOKDALE PUBLIC RADIO
THE WRAT 95.9 WRAT
THE RAT ROCKS
POP-BREAK
SPEAK INTO MY GOODEYE
THE AQUARIAN WEEKLY
RUTGERS RADIO 88.7 WRSUFM
THE COASTER
THE HOME NEWS
ASBURYMUSIC.COM
COOLDADMUSIC.COM
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
THE PENQUIN ROCKS
THE X 88.9-FM
THE STAR-LEDGER
MY CENTRAL JERSEY
THE VINYL DISTRICT
THE HAWK 105.7FM
ALTROK RADIO WBJB-FM
TOP JOURNALIST IN SUPPORT
OF LIVE MUSIC
TOP MUSIC WEBSITE/FACEBOOK IN
SUPPORT OF LIVE ORIGINAL MUSIC
ALEX BIESE ASBURY PARK PRESS
BILL BODKIN POP-BREAK
BOBBY OLIVER NJ.COM/THE STAR-LEDGER
CHRIS JORDAN ASBURY PARK PRESS
CHRIS ROTOLO SPEAK INTO MY GOODEYE
GARY WIEN NEW JERSEY STAGE
DON STINE THE COASTER
ED MAGDZIAK YOU DONT KNOW JERSEY
JAY LUSTIG NJARTS.NET
TIM LOUIE THE AQUARIAN WEEKLY
JIM APPIO COOL DAD MUSIC
SPEAK INTO MY GOODEYE
JIM TESTA FREELANCE
JASON THOMSON TRICITYNEWS
MIKE MEHALICK SPEAK INTO MY GOODEYE
MATT ASCONE SPEAK INTO MY GOODEYE
ED CONDRAN ASBURY PARK PRESS/FREELANCE
BOB MAKIN MAKIN WAVES/MYCENTRALJERSEY
TOM CHESEK FREELANCE
MONMOUTH UNIVERSITY
ALTROK RADIO AT BROOKDALE
APBOARDWALK.COM
ASBURYANCHOR.COM
BANDSONABUDGET.COM
COOLDADMUSIC.COM
NEW JERSEY METAL
NEWJERSEYSTAGE.COM
POP-BREAK.COM
SUPPORT LIVE MUSIC in AP
SPEAK INTO MY GOODEYE
THE MUSICIANS ROCK NETWORK
THEAQUARIAN.COM
MYCENTRALJERSEY.COM
ASBURYMUSIC.COM
YOUDONTKNOWJERSEY.COM
This is not an open public ballot. Only approved AMA voters. If you would like to be considered, please send an email request to [email protected].
Ballots must be received by DECEMBER 5, 2016. Please drop ballots off to Scott Stamper at The Saint, 601 Main Street, Asbury Park, NJ, email your
responses to [email protected] or [email protected], Send overnight to ASBURY MUSIC COMPANY, PO Box 427, BELMAR, NJ 07719.
TOP HANG-OUT BAR
IN ASBURY PARK
TOP LIVE ORIG. MUSIC VENUE
TOP LIVE ORIG. MUSIC VENUE
(SMALL)
(LARGE)
THE ANCHOR’S BEND, ASBURY PARK, NJ
BOND STREET BAR, ASBURY PARK, NJ
BRICKWALL TAVERN, ASBURY PARK, NJ
GEORGIES, ASBURY PARK, NJ
HOTEL TIDES, ASBURY PARK, NJ
JOHNNY MAC’S, ASBURY PARK, NJ
KIM MARIE’S, ASBURY PARK, NJ
PORTA, ASBURY PARK, NJ
THE ANNEX, ASBURY PARK, NJ
THE BEACH BAR, ASBURY PARK, NJ
WATERMARK, ASBURY PARK, NJ
ASBURY HOTEL, ASBURY PARK, NJ
CAPITOLINE, ASBURY PARK, NJ
ASBURY FESTHALLE
& BIERGARTEN ASBURY PARK NJ
THE ASBURY HOTEL SOUNDBOOTH, ASBURY PARK, NJ
COUNT BASIE THEATER, RED BANK, NJ
ASBURY PARK YACHT CLUB, ASBURY PARK, NJ
HOUSE OF INDEPENDENTS, ASBURY PARK, NJ
BEST THING TO HAPPEN
IN ROCK ‘N ROLL 2016
BEST THING TO HAPPEN
IN ASBURY PARK 2016
*
NICOLE ATKINS FEATURED IN CAMERON CROWE’S
SHOWTIME ORIGINAL SERIES ‘ROADIES’, SINGS
SONG CO-WRITTEN BY NICOLE AND CHRIS ISAAK
“A LITTLE CRAZY.”
*
CONVENTION HELL: CURATED BY DARK CITY
ENTERTAINMENT HALLOWEEN COSTUME CONCERT
* INDIAN SUMMER CONCERT AT NORTH BEACH
CURATED BY COLIN CARHART AND JOE CHYB FEAT.
DEAN WEEN OF WEEN
* SPEAK INTO MY GOODEYE HOSTS 3rd ANNUAL
24-HOUR SONGWRITING CHALLENGE
COURT TAVERN, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ
ESPRESSO JOE’S, KEYPORT, NJ
LANGOSTA LOUNGE, ASBURY PARK, NJ
THE BRIGHTON BAR, LONG BRANCH, NJ
THE WONDER BAR, ASBURY PARK, NJ
STATE THEATER, NEW BRUNSWICK, NJ
TIM MCLOONE’S SUPPER CLUB, ASBURY PARK, NJ
10TH AVE. BURRITO, BELMAR, NJ
ANCHORS’S BEND, ASBURY PARK, NJ
THE SAINT, ASBURY PARK, NJ
* ASBURY PARK BREWERY ‘THE ORIGINAL ASBURY
PARK BREWERY’ OPENS FOR TOURS & TASTINGS
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HOUSE OF INDEPENDENTS CONCERT HALL
OPENS ON COOKMAN AVENUE
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THE ASBURY, THE FIRST HOTEL TO OPEN IN ASBURY
IN MORE THAN A 1/2 CENTURY FEAT. PIN BALL, PING
PONG, ROOFTOP MOVIES, YOGA, SWIMMING POOL &
LIVE MUSIC AT SOUNDBOOTH AND CONCERT HALL
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ASBURY PARK BEERFEST HOSTED BY 95.9
THE WRAT AND ASBURY PARK BOARDWALK AT
CONVENTION HALL AND THE GRAND ARCADE
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ASBURY PARK OYSTER FEST
THE GARTEN AT 713 COOKMAN AVE. HOSTS
OUTDOOR MUSIC + ART, CURATED BY JOE HARVARD
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JAMS ON THE SAND MUSIC SERIES CURATED
BY ED MAIER OF ELMTHREE PRODUCTIONS
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LAKEHOUSE MUSIC EXPANDS ON LAKE AVE.
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PHIL LESH VISITS ASBURY PARK FOR GRAHAM
LESH & MIDNIGHT NORTHS ROOFTOP SHOW AT
ASBURY FESTHALLE & BIERGARTEN, CURATED BY
ED MAIER, ELMTHREE PRODUCTIONS
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ASBURY FESTHALLE & BIERGARTEN OPENS FEAT.
ROOFTOP DINING AND LIVE MUSIC
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ASBURY PARK PUNK ROCK FLEA MARKET HOSTED
BY HOLDFAST RECORDS AT CONVENTION HALL AND
THE STONE PONY
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THE COMPLEX: LA LOTERIA, CAPITOLINE OPENS
ON COOKMAN AVE.
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ASBURY UNDERGROUND MUSIC FESTIVAL,
ASBURY PARK DOWNTOWN
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ASBURY PARK BAZAAR AT THE GRAND ARCADE
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LIGHT OF DAY WINTERFEST, RAISING MONEY AND
AWARENESS, FUNDING POSSIBLE CURES AND
IMPROVED TREATMENTS FOR PARKINSON’S
DISEASE
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DARK CITY BREWERY OPENS ON MAIN STREET
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ASBURY PARK ROASTERY LLC EXPANDS TO
CONVENTION HALL AT ASBURY PARK BOARDWALK
ASBURY SURF MUSIC FESTIVAL AT NORTH BEACH
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ASBURY PARK MOTO CLUB ON LAKE AVE. OPENS
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JOHNNY MACS ZOMBIE WALK 2016, BEER
GARDEN EXPANSION, PRIZE WHEEL DEBUTS
* ‘HEAR ME ROAR’ ALL FEMALE SINGER/
SONGWRITERS SERIES CURATED BY JENNIFER
MUSTACHES
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NOISE IN THE ATTIC MUSIC COLLECTIVE BRINGING *
MUSICIANS TOGETHER TO SUPPORT NON-PROFITS
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THROUGH BENEFIT SHOWS AT THE INKWELL
CURATED BY MEGAN OSHEA & MARIE WEIMER
STRAND THEATRE, LAKEWOOD, NJ
STARLAND BALLROOM, SAYERVILLE, NJ
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PARAMOUNT THEATER, ASBURY PARK, NJ
ASBURY PARK’S ST. PATRICK’S DAY PARADE
SANTACON
ASBURY FRESH, NJ’S LOCAL ARTISAN & FARMERS
MARKET
THE STONE PONY, ASBURY PARK, NJ
THE STONE PONY SUMMER STAGE, ASBURY PARK, NJ
CONVENTION HALL, ASBURY PARK, NJ
ASBURY MUSIC AWARDS
2016 GUIDELINES
The 24th Annual Asbury Music Awards Presented by
The Saint and Asbury Music Co., returns to The
Stone Pony on Thursday, December 8, 2016. This
year’s gala event will be hosted by Comedian Taylor
Allen. The AMAs features over forty-five Award
Presentations, Special Guest Presenters w/more
than 10 Musical Performances. Doors open at 6pm,
the show will begin promptly at 6:30pm. This is an
All Ages Event, 21 to drink. Advance tickets are on
sale now and available for $15 at The Saint & Stone
Pony Box offices and on Ticketweb & Ticketmaster.
Admission is $20 at the door. Nominees Free.
The Asbury Music Awards have featured some
amazing moments over the years. Many of today's
top local artists received their first burst of
recognition with either an outstanding performance
or by receiving a nomination and/or award at the
AMAs. Each year, the Awards honor distinguished
members of the local music and artistic community,
while making a point of celebrating up and coming
artists. Over 45 awards are handed out, while
musicians, fans and industry insiders take note.
VISIT US ONLINE: www.asburymusicawards.com
NOMINEES ARE ADMITTED FREE.
PERFORMANCES BY: PREDATOR DUB ASSASSINS,
GODS, DAUGHTER VISION, CRANSTON DEAN
BAND, SEASIDE CAVES, THE SHADY STREET SHOW
BAND, THE VANSADERS, COLOSSAL STREET JAM,
WAITING ON MONGO, FRANCIS LOMBARDI,
CORRINA, CORRINA, POET LAUREATE MARK
BRUNETTI, HOSTED BY COMEDIAN TAYLOR ALLEN.
COOLDAD MUSIC, LITTLE DICKMAN RECORDS,
AND ARCADE RADIO HOST SUNDOWN AT THE
CAROUSEL FREE MUSIC SERIES
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FORTH UNION ASBURY PARK CASINO SKATE
PARK AT ASBURY PARK BOARDWALK LAUNCHES
* LEVITT AMP ASBURY PARK MUSIC SERIES ON
SPRINGWOOD AVENUE LAUNCHES PRESENTED BY
ASBURY MUSIC FOUNDATION
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BOND STREET BLOCK PARTY
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THE COLD WAR SURF COMPETITION FEAT. WAVES AND
CONSIDERED, PLEASE SEND EMAIL REQUEST TO
LIVE MUSIC
ASBURY PARK CITY-WIDE ‘MUSIC IN FILM FESTIVAL’
DRAWS TOP NAMES INCLUDING DANNY DEVITO
APPROVED AMA VOTERS. IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE
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BROOKDALE PUBLIC RADIO, 90.5 THE NIGHT
WBJB-FM SONGWRITERS ON THE BEACH
SUMMER SERIES IN BELMAR
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BACKWARD GLANCES HOSTS MARDI GRAS
MASQUERADE BALL “NJ MEETS NEW ORLEANS”
AT HOUSE OF INDEPENDENTS
* DANNY CLINCH ART INSTALLATION AT SUNSET
BUILDING AT ASBURY PARK BOARDWALK
QUINCY MUMFORD & THE REASON WHY’S ANNUAL
HOLIDAY SHOW EXTRAVAGANZA AT THE PONY
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VOTING: THIS IS NOT AN OPEN PUBLIC BALLOT. ONLY
DANCING ASBURY PARK POLICE OFFICER CRAIG
BREINER AT ASBURY PARK MUSIC FOUNDATIONS
FREE CONCERT SERIES GOES VIRAL
[email protected]. BALLOT DEADLINE:
BALLOTS MUST BE RECEIVED BY DECEMBER 5,2016.
THANKS FOR TAKING THE TIME TO VOTE. PLEASE
DROP BALLOTS OFF TO SCOTT STAMPER AT THE SAINT
OR EMAIL RESPONSES TO [email protected] or
[email protected].