The Winery Music Awards competition brings the best of today's hottest independent music artists to scenically, romantic wine country. It's not a competition for "winery music." Rather, it's a competition held in wine country that showcases independent artists in a variety of music genres....from jazz & blues to rock, acoustic, alternative, pop and adult contemporary. Think of it as "Wine Country's Answer to the Sundance Film Festival," where indie music replaces indie films and rolling hills of vineyards replace snow-covered ski slopes!Attendees enjoy fine wine, gourmet food and the best in original, indie music surrounded by acres of vineyards and world class wineries. The Winery Music Awards competition is based in the beautiful city of Paso Robles in the heart of California's Central Coast, the fastest growing wine region in the country, and is wide open to original music artists from anywhere in the US and Canada, independent and unsigned with major record labels.Hosted by the hot & handsome, Andrew Firestone and adorable & spunky, Janie Terrazas, the 2007 Winery Music Awards featured artists from New York City, Portland, OR, Phoenix, AZ, San Francisco, Sacramento and Los Angeles, CA. The Wineries featured in 2007 included: Maloy O'Neill Vineyards & Winery, Stacked Stone Cellars, Silver Horse Winery, Nada Wines, Firestone Winery and J. Lohr Vineyard and Wines.2007 winning artists were:
Shannon Curtis - 1st place;
Amber Norgaard - 2nd place;
Deba Arlyn - 3rd place.
The other 3 finalists were: Dominic Castillo & The Rock Savants;
Machine and Holiday & The Adventure Pop Collective. Check out their MySpace pages by clinking on their photos from our Friends below.The 2008 Winery Music Awards competition is now in the planning stages. Stay tuned for submission details and upcoming shows.
Photos by Richard Baker: www.richardbakerphoto.com & Faye Baker: photogenics.bizBELOW: 2007 FIRST PLACE WINNER, SHANNON CURTIS
BELOW: 2007 SECOND PLACE WINNER, AMBER NORGAARD BAND
BELOW: 2007 THIRD PLACE WINNER, DEBRA ARLYN
