Because of ongoing restrictions in the State of Michigan pertaining to large gatherings due to the COVID-19 crisis, our 34th Annual REVIEW Music Awardswas presented this year as a Live-Streaming ‘Quarantine’ Presentationthat debuted on Monday, June 15thas a 2-hour and 30-minute extravaganza that can currently be viewed on the Review Magazine YouTube channel.
On Saturday, May 30th we spent five hours staging and filming this year’s awards celebration at The Hamilton St. Pub, limiting those present to the performers and guest presenters, and scheduling performances so that no more than 10-people at one time were gathered, per the Governor’s orders.
Needless to say, it was a unique and once-in-a-lifetime experience.
While we were not able to sell tickets or have any of the nominees in attendance to accept their awards, we were able to present Live Performances from our guest musical artists and have the guest presenters read the list of all nominees in each division and announce the winners during the live recording session.
This year's Awards Celebration was filmed by videographer James Cooke of Cooke Productionsand featured multi-track recordings by Charlie Williams, with the live mix provided by John LaCross and the final mix tended to by Andy Reed of Reed Recording Company.
Since our first Awards Celebration in 1987, the Review Music Awards has evolved into a special celebration and one of the premier cultural events in the Great Lakes Bay region and beyond, awarding honors to musicians in over 60 categories of Rock, Country, Jazz, R&B, Hip-Hop, Folk and Alternative music.
This year a total of 1482 musicians were nominated through the months of January & February and a total of 10,901 people voted.
Guest presenters consisted of Todd Michael Hall ,who just made national waves with his appearances on the hit NBC showThe Voice, Marsha Braun of the Saginaw Arts & Enrichment Commission; Allysha White of White’s Bar; musician Donny Brown, formerly of The Verve Pipe; Thor Rasmussen of The Temple Theatre and Saginaw Art Museum; and Kimberly Megoran of Love Street Live, along with Review Magazine publisher & Editor Robert E. Martin.
This year’s guest musical performances featured Loren Kranz & Drew Pentkowsk ifrom Barbarossa Brothers, Rock-Hop Hip-Hop powerhouse REDBURN, the eclectic and infectious blues/rock sounds of We, the Infamous, country artists The Todd Michael Band, the incredibly moving and passionate voice of singer-songwriter Amy Petty, the tightly rendered rockin/blues of The Blue OG’s, and a powerhouse performance by singer-songwriter Andy Dalton.
Miscellaneous Awards
Best Americana Duo • Travis Patten & Barry Clevenger
Best Band Website • www.rebelline.net
Best Recording Studio • Reed Recording Company
Best Videographer • Lisa Goulette
Music Video • Flip Flops Campfire Edition - Rebel Line
Best Radio Station • WKQZ - Z-93
Best Concert/Album or Project • Parkapalooza Freeland
Best Metal Band • Here After Six
Best Sound Technician • Carey Limberg
Best CD Release • (TIE Winner)
Grab Em By the Hat - Rebel Line
The Fireside Wake - Andy Dalton
Best Music Festival • Bay City Country Music Festival
Best Live Event of the Year • Band Roulette
Best Waitress • Kristen Avram
Best Bartender• Jeremy JP Pomeroy
Best Alternative Band • Barbarossa Brothers
Best Multi-Instrumentalist • Andy Dalton
Best Duo • Travis Patten & Barry Cleavenger
Most Innovative Artist • Andy Dalton
Best Variety Band • The Sinclairs Band
Best Solo Artist • Andy Badour
Best New Artist of the Year • Shadow People
Best Original Band • Barbarossa Brothers
ROCK AWARDS
Best Rock Video • The Mongrels - Tyrant
Favorite Rock Club • Bemo’s
Rock Female Vocalist • Nikki Lynn
Rock Keyboardist • Stephanie Noel
Best Rock Songwriter • Mick Furlo
Rock Male Vocalist • Andy Hahn
Rock Bassist • Joe Balbaugh
Best Rock Band • Konebra Kai
Rock Guitarist • Joe Gibson
Rock Drummer • Juancarlos De La Sotta
Rap/Hip Hop Awards
Best Producer • Ken Shelton
Best DJ • Redburn
Best Promoter • Chris Redburn
Best Rap/Hip Hop Video • REDBURN - They Come
Best Rap/Hip Hop Songwriter • Mike Spitz
Rap/Hip Hop Artist of the Year • Mike Spitz
Best Performer • Mike Spitz
COUNTRY
Country Video • Rebel Line - Flip Flops Campfire Edition
Favorite Country Club • Willew Lounge
Country Female Vocalist • Mandi Layne
Country Male Vocalist • Travis Paten
Country Songwriter • Barry Clevenger
Best Country Musician • Barry Clevenger
Best Country Band • Rebel Line
JAZZ AWARDS
Best Male Jazz Vocalist •Matt deHeus
Best Small Combo • Monique Ella Rose Band
Favorite Jazz Club • Bancroft Wine & Martini Bar
Female Jazz Vocalist • Kalysta Sylvester
Jazz Songwriter • Allison Scott (Straight 8's)
Best Big Band • Soul XPress
Best Jazz Musician • Scott Vandell
BLUES AWARDS
Best Blues Video • Feel Like Rain - Bob Hausler
Favorite Blues Club • Scotty’s Sandbar
Best Funk Band • Soul X-Press
Male Blues Vocalist • Rhett Yocom
Best Blues Band • The Blue OG’s
Female Blues Vocalist • Amy Petty
Blues Songwriter • Rhett Yocom
Blues Instrumentalist • Rhett Yocom
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