Global Music Awards: September 2018 Honorees
Gold Medal Winner
Chung Yufeng
Pendulum - Album - Pipa
Taiwan
Gold Medal Winner
Amaru
Champagne Attitude - Album - Emerging Artist
Republic of Suriname/The Netherlands
Gold Medal Winner - Best of Show
Eric Funk
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, Op 72
Composer - Emmy® Winner - United States
Gold Medal Winner
Daniela de Mari
Moondancer - Album - Soprano
Colombia
Gold Medal Winner
Elliot Mason
Before, Now & After - Album - Trombone
United States
Gold Medal Winner
Deborah Henriksson
Near and Far - Female Vocalist - Album
Sweden
Gold Medal Winner
Burkard Schliessmann
'Kreisleriana - Symphonic Etudes'
Instrumental Performance - Album
Germany
Gold Medal Winner
Tricia Edwards
Intaglios
Album - Composer
Canada
Gold Medal Winner
Ginés Martínez Vera
Concierto ParaTtrompeta y Banda
Composer - Spain
Gold Medal Winner
Frank Bey
Back In Business - Album - Male Vocalist
United States
Gold Medal Winner
Ju-Ping Song & NakedEye Ensemble
Storylines Crossing
Ensemble - Album
United States
Gold Medal Winner
Asako Hirabayashi
The Harpsichord in the New Millennium
Album - Composer
United States/Japan
Gold Medal - Best in Show
Silver Medal Winners - Outstanding Achievement
Adrian Norton, In the Pocket, jazz band
Alan Storeygard, Church Jazz, album, concept, and creativity/originality
Alan Williams, Cowgirls n' Angels, original motion picture score
Andrea Monarda and Ludmila Ignatova (Italy), IMduo - CD Canciones, duo and album
Anne Cabrera, Columbia: We Dare to Dream, album and composition/composer LINK
Brian R. Earl (Italy), Brass and Organ - La Scala Brass, album and instrumentals/instrumentalists
Bruce Lev, Through the Vortex - The Sedona Effect, new age and lyrics/songwriter
Carmine Pisano and Mario Tortoriello (Italy), Stendhal, composition/composers LINK LINK
Catherine Duc and Ben Hobbs (Australia), Blind to You - Stargazing Remix, EMD/electro pop LINK LINK
Catherine Ramirez, Shelter from the Storm, classical instrumental flute and album
Cheryl Keyes, Hollywood and Vine, female vocalist and lyrics and songwriting
Chris Coscino and Robb Smith, Freedom, song
Cliff Beach, The Gospel According to Cliff Beach, album and male vocalist
Conny Conrad (Germany), Live Your Life Today, song LINK
Cory Barnfield, Out of This World, instrumental/instrumentalist and album
Dan Snyder, Mantra, pop/rock
Derek Frey, Pangea, music video (Directed & Produced by Derek Frey), male vocalist (Joshua Timmons), female vocalist (Mayumi Long) and band (Professor T and the East Side Shredders)
Dongfeng Liu, China Caribe, Latin jazz fusion with Chinese traditional music and instrumentals/instrumentalist
Eduardo Morales-Caso (Spain), Awake, composition/composer
Eileen Sherman and Gail Bluestone, Stand Up Proud! An Anthem 4 Freedom, anthem (Eileen Sherman: lyrics; Gail Bluestone: music)
Francesco Traversi (Italy), The Titans, contemporary classical music and composition/composer
Franco Nannucci, We Still Have A Dream, music video
Gabriel Palatchi (Argentina), Made in Canada, album and composition/composer
Gary Powell, Singer's Benediction, pop choral and production/producer
Gavin Libotte (Australia), Espirito Livre, instrumental/instrumentalist (jazz) LINK
Gene Murden, Party Goin' On in Heaven, male vocalist and gospel/Christian
Giovanni Ephrikian (Italy), Water for Africa, original score
Giovanni Rotondo (United Kingdom), Il Confine, soundtrack film and television
Hossam Madkour (Kuwait), Hossam Madkour, composition/composer
Iwona Glinka (Greece), Gimel, contemporary classical and instrumental/instrumentalists (Iwona Glinka: flute; Anna Sikorzak-Olek: harp; Adam Eljasinski: clarinet)
Jace Saplan, Eo, E Liliu'okalani, Hawaiian music, choral ensemble and composition/composer (Queen Liliuokalani)
Javier Quilis Torregrosa (Spain), Alzheimer, composition/composer and film theme
Jean-Francois Belanger (Canada), Les Entrailles de la Montagne, world music & beats, instrumental solo performance and album
John Waters and Katie Hardyman (Australia), Streets of Morocco, composition/composer (John Waters and Katie Hardyman) and male vocalist (John Waters)
JoJo Worthington (Canada), Two Lines, experimental folk, alternative
Jorge Aliaga (Chile), Shadow Girl, soundtrack film and television LINK
Jose Leon, Journey, composition/composer and instrumentals/composer (trombone) LINK
Jose Manuel Quintana Camara (Spain), Tracks on the Sand, soundtrack film and television and composition/composer
Josué Vergara (Spain), Aer, composition/composer
Justin Benavidez, Emblems: American Music for Solo Tuba and Piano, classical tuba and instrumental/instrumentalist
Karlton Hester, Quantum Elders Ballet, experimental jazz and composition/composer
Kenneth Burgomaster, The Boxcar Children: Surprise Island, soundtrack for film and television
Kristian Mercado Figueroa, Hurray for the Riff Raff - Pa’lante, music video
Llorenç Mendoza (Spain), Titelles (The Puppets), concertino for flute and wind orchestra and composition/composer
Marcia Watson Bendo, Woodland Moons, debut album and new age (Native American) LINK
Maria Gabriella Mariani (Italy), Pour Jouer: Vrituoso Piano Works, album LINK
Martin Zalba (Spain), Eastern Melodies, composition/composer
Matej Meštrović (Croatia), Dream Forever, composition/composer and original score
Matias Bacoñsky (Argentina), When the World Ends, album
Matthew Earl (China), Arena of Valor, game music and composition/composer (Matthew Earl); and Kingdom Craft, game music and composition/composer (Matthew Earl)
Matthew Mayer, Beautiful You, new age and album
Michael Bush (Germany), Everything Is Love, instrumental/instrumentalist and album
Michele Josia (Italy), Two-Eleven, soundtrack for film and television
Miriam Smith, Ignite, instrumental/instrumentalist and emerging artist
Monika Ryan, Changes, vocal jazz and female vocalist
Murat Ses, Apus Apus, electronic album
Nader DeAik, Ole Ola, The Dream is Near, dance & electronic
Nadia Shpachenko, Quotations and Homages, classical and album
New England Jazz Ensemble, Peter and the Wolf, contemporary jazz ensemble and album
Nick Dukas, Feelin' Good, Feelin' Fine, song and male vocalist
Nick Farr, Between Then and Now, instrumental music
Nicki Kris, Heartbeat, female vocalist and lyrics/songwriter LINK
Nuovo Trio Parsifal (Italy), Invisible Landscapes, album and instrumentals/instrumentalists LINK
Pablo Cohen, Concerto á Brasileira, instrumental/instrumentalist and album
Pabs Dadivas, Slaves of the Senses, rock
Peter Xifaras, Music That Tells a Story, new age, album and creativity/originality
Piotr Sałajczyk and Maria Szwajger-Kulakowska (Poland), Zarębski, instrumentals/instrumentalists (piano)
Robert Denham, Under the Shadow, composition/composer
Robert Sayer, On the Road with The Music Class, children's music
Roberto Diana & Tri Nguyen (Italy/France), The Fourth Hour, instrumentals/instrumentalists (Roberto Diana: weissenborn and Tri Nguyen: dan tranh/zither)
Ron Korb (Canada), World Café, world music
Ryan Carter, The Doctorate, hip-hop, lyrics/songwriter and album
Ryan Richko, Rupert and Riley Soundtrack, game music
Salvatore Frega (Italy), unAnimes, classical contemporary music and composition/composer
Sigulka (Spain), Symbols, Celtic rock and album
Simonne Draper (Czech Republic), Canzonetta Espanola, composition/composer LINK
Sky Wang, Lost in Apocalypse, original score film and television
Songwriting Shane, Waldorf Café, world pop
Sophia Agranovich, Chopin and Liszt: Piano Works, classical piano solo and instrumentals/instrumentalist
Stephen Connor (United Kingdom), Brand New Man, alternative rock, lyrics/songwriter and album
Sweet HayaH, Sweet HayaH, female vocalist (Nehal Abuelata) and band
Ten Drum Art Percussion (Taiwan), Tao, world music
The Twiolins (Germany), Secret Places, album (Marie-Luise and Christoph Dingler) LINK
Tim Bishop and Becky Hobbs, Honky Tonkin, country/Americana
Trine Opsahl (Denmark), Unbroken Dreams, composition/composer, album, and instrumentals/instrumentalist (harp)
Yuko Togami (Japan), Dawn, jazz
Zdenek Beran (Czech), The Parliament of Souls, composition/composer
Bronze Medal Winners - Finalists
Adrienne Cleary, The Calling, instrumental/instrumentalist and original score LINK
Alex Cole, Chain Reaction, retro rock LINK
Amr Al-Hariri, Silent Love Stories-II, female vocalist
Anaya Kunt (Brasil), Fifth Essence, new age and album
Andre Hoxter, Happy People, smooth jazz
Andrés Martín Calvo (Spain), Revolution 2, composition/composer
Angel Fernando Curbelo Jorge (Espania), Momentos Idílicos, symphonic poem LINK
Antonio Minelli (Italy), A Step Away from a Smile, composition/composer LINK
Antwan J. Jordan, Renewed, inspirational/gospel
Armando Bernabeu Lorenzo (Spain), Tahuantinsuyo: An Incaic Sound Experience, new age, composition/composer and album
Ban Brothers, Memories, world fusion/ambient music
Belle De Z (Spain), You Belong, female vocalist
Bill McGarvey, Broken Lullaby, song
C. C. Bronson, Let's Do It Again, soul
Caterina Ross (Spain), I Can Only Dream, female vocalist
Cecil Abhishek (India), Nikola, original score and composition/composer
Cecilie (Norway), Fearless, female vocalist and debut album
Cedar Breaks Band, Mike Ericksen, Greg Ericksen, Michael Gibbons, Light, song
Christos Tambouratzis (Greece), Cargo, album and funk/rock/jazz LINK
Cindy Paulos, Peace, Music and Poems, album
Clement Reid, Winds for Violin Solo, contemporary classical
Demian Martinez, Del Hecho al Trecho, Venezuelan folk music fusion and instrumental/instrumentalist (clarinet)
Edu Rua (Spain), The Color of Your Voice, song
Eva Ausin (Spain), Por It Mi Amor Dare, balade (director and composer: Eva Ausin)
Evi Photopoulos (Greece), Bird of Freedom, world music
Gabriel Rosati, Gabriel Rosati Latin Big Band, composition/composer
Gabriele Zuffada (Italy), Let's Go Above the Clouds, contemporary classical and composition/composer
Gavin Davis (South Africa), Innocence, music video
Giovanni Corfeo (Italy), My Serpentine Fire, composition/composer
Gleeson Rebello and John Ventura, Bully, listener impact: content/message delivery
Gloria (Mimi) Domina, Stacy Gabel, John Carelli, Meant to Be, lyrics/songwriter
Grace Garland, Tits and Toes, creativity/originality
Ian Chen, The Land, original score film and television
Ignacio Salvatierra Palacios (Panama), Inspiraciones de Ignacio Salvatierra P., Latin world music fusion
Ivar Hansen (Norway), A Message from the Waves, ambient music LINK
Jeremy Stork and Christine Stork (Australia), This Time, adult contemporary LINK
Josef Patchen, Passage Outward, new age and composition/composer LINK
Judah Earl, Becoming, composition/composer
Jun Yi Chow, A Traveler's Portrait, contemporary experimental composition
Katie Garibaldi, Star in the East, female vocalist
Kevin Zent, If You're Out There, male vocalist
Kim Cameron, Fearless Lovers, electronic house music
King Heng Leung (China), Ebb and Flow, original score
Kobi Arad, Freedom (Tribute to Clare Fischer), avant garde/modern classical/hip-hop
Kryštof Marek (Czech Republic), Wild and Free, composition/composer
Lewis McArmett (Italy), Horses in the Wind, composition (Celtic new age)
LoyalT, Come My Way, pop
Luca Mazzillo (Italy), One Million Stars, instrumental/instrumentalist (piano solo)
Luni (Nigeria), Rupert and Riley Soundtrack Shawty Come Don’t Go, Afro pop
Marat Sanatullov, Through My Eyes: One Immigrant's Story, composition/composer
Mariella Nelson, Mi Gran Amor, Latin music and song LINK
Mathias Rehfeldt (Germany), Dark Matter, experimental/crossover
Michael Staff, Bach 'Art of Fugue' no. 4, instrumental/instrumentalist LINK
Michele D'Amour, Wiggle Room, blues
Monica Williams, Wanderings, new age/world music
Nancy Stafford, Starlight's Delerian Finale, original score film and television
Natalie Jean, He Loves Me, Christian
Nawzad Shekhany (Germany), Toren, music video LINK
Peter Pedersen Jr, By Your Side, hip-hop/rap and lyrics/songwriter LINK
Russ Green, City Soul, contemporary blues and lyrics/songwriter
Shane Allenger, Summer Breeze, group/duo/trio
Sigulka (Spain), Black Storm, heavy Celtic rock instrumental
Skye Elise (Western Australia), Revelation, lyrics/songwriter
Suraaj Parab (India), One Who Will Be Beautiful Forever, featuring Sandeep Thakur, new age instrumental
Tan Ses, Cybele's Dream, ambient album
Tatiana Shanks, Far Away Places, female vocalist and lyrics/songwriter
Valerie E. Polichar - Huge Shark, Red Flares, lyrics/songwriter (Valerie E. Polichar) and female vocalist (Huge Shark)
Valor Wasson, Underneath the Same Moon, original score/soundtrack for film and television
Xiaodong Lee (China), The Harmony Remain, Chinese pop and lyrics/songwriter
Yilmer Vivas, Colors in My Mind, composition/composer
Honorable Mentions