Lehigh Valley Music Awards 12

Music Biz Ballot 

Best Live Sound Tech:

• City Entertainment – Phil Forchelli

Best Music Store

• Dave Phillips Music Store

Best Recording Studio:

• Star City Recording

Best Music Producer:

• Dan McKinney

Best Music Reviewer:

• Jodi Duckett

Best Music Supporter:

• Musikfest

The Karen Kimber Award for Community Involvement:

• Musikfest

Best Open Mic:

• Godfrey Daniels

Best Open Jam:

• Godfrey Daniels

The Jeffery Young Award for Best Drummer:

• Tom Ference – No Heroes

Best Acoustic Guitarist:

• Craig Thatcher

The Buddy Guy Award for Best Blues Guitarist:

• Craig Thatcher

The Scott Hott Award for Best Electric Guitarist:

• Steve Kimmock

Best Piano Player:

• Craig Kastelnik

Best Harmonica:

• James Supra

Best Wind Instrument:

• Pete Fluck – Sax

The Al Guerrero Award for Bass Guitar:

• Tommy Giovarelli

Best Keyboard:

• Craig Kastelnik

Best Stringed Instrument:

• Arlene Scharr – Violin

Best Blues Vocalist:

• Sarah Ayers

Best All Around Performer:

• Tommy Zito

Best Singer/Songwriter:

• Sarah Ayers

Best Female Vocalist:

• Sarah Ayers

Best Male Vocalist:

• Brian Harmony

20 YEARS AGO TODAY AWARDS

• Lenny Longo

• Alexxis Steele

• Maureen (Moe) Jerant

• Poker Face

• Jimmy Meyer

FOUNDER'S AWARD

• Pete Davis

DIRECTOR'S AWARDS for Photography

• Sheri Bayne

• Diane Richter

• Don Shatto

DIRECTOR'S AWARD for Commercial Radio Personality

• Tori Thomas – WZZO

Listen Live Music's LVMA BEST LIVE ACOUSTIC GUITAR PERFORMANCE
11-21-09

• Jim Stager- Best Acoustic Performance

• Jackie Tice – Best Singer/Songwriter

SPECIAL RECOGNITION for Exceptional Dedication to the LVMAs

• Dina Hall

• Jake Kaligis

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Fan Ballot

Best Singer/Songwriter:

• Ian Holmes

Best Entertaining Band:

• She Said Sunday

Best Entertaining Duo:

• Raw Sugar Duo

The Tonya Brown Award for Best Female Vocalist:

• Christine Pombrekas/ Christine Bainbridge

Best Male Vocalist:

• Chris Yando

Best New Artist/Band:

No Heroes

Best Live Jazz Performance:

• Fusion Jazz Trio

Best Teenage Band or Solo Artist:

• Easton School of Rock – Bank St. Band

Best Live Blues Performance:

• Sarah Ayers

Best Live Rock Performance:

• She Said Sunday

Best Punk Live Performance:

• Nu World Disorder

Best Gospel/Contemporary Christian Music Solo Artist:

• Ian Holmes

Best Hispanic/Latino Guitarist:

• Jesse Rivera

Best Commercial Radio Station:

• WZZO – 95.1

Best Live Jam Band Performance:

• Sarah Ayers Band

Best Live Country Band Performance:

• CrazyHeart

Best Live Loud Rock/Metal Performance:

• She Said Sunday

Best College or Community Radio Station:

• WLVR – 91.3

The Larry O'Brien Award for Best College or Community Radio Station:

• A.J. Fritz

Best Live Christian Band:

• Ian Holmes

Best Solo or Band Website:

• Large Flowerheads – www.largeflowerheads.com

Best Original Band:

• No Heroes

Best Original Song:

• I've Got Something To Say – Sarah Ayers

Best Cover Band:

• She Said Sunday

Best Folk:

• Dave Fry

Best Live Hip-Hop/R&B/Urban Performance:

• Red

The DJ Devious Award for Best Club DJ:

• DJ Buttaball Ed

LVMA 11 Best Overall CD:

• Red – So Close So Far

Best Choral/ Classical Ensemble:

• LV Charter School for the Performing Arts

Best Live Polka:

• Jolly Joe Timmer

Best Live Americana Performance:

• Steve Brosky and Jimmy Meyer

Best Lyricist:

• Sarah Ayers