Here are some links to YouTube where we have uploaded videos taken at the Madison Area Music Awards on June 4, 2011:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m-Ai_Cvywzo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-78P7YKtAQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HzFfRrz1xP8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeGEOQXSv-Y

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kr_78f1xK58

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GM-exdDX2h0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pv1QaNsoVpU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xZEyeQiNBGw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wUnQRQh3GBI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMYpgyvHqD8

2011 MAMA Winners

• Artist of the Year – Beth Kille
• Michael St. John Lifetime Achievement Award – Pro Arte Quartet

•  GENRE AWARDS
• Alternative Album – Sexy Ester and the Pretty Mama Sisters – Hubba Hubba
• Alternative Performer -  Sexy Ester and the Pretty Mama Sisters
• Alternative Song – Sexy Ester and the Pretty Mama Sisters – “Love Bubble”
• Blues Album – Clovis Mann – Metamorphic
• Blues Performer – Aaron Williams & the Hoodoo
• Blues Song – Clovis Mann – “Blowin’ Up the Shack”
• Classical Song - Toby Klusmeyer – “For All to See”
• Classical Album - Toby Klusmeyer – Love’s Secret
• Country/Bluegrass Album – The Mighty Short Bus -  The Forever Endeavor
• Country/Bluegrass Performer – The Eugene Smiles Project
• Country/Bluegrass Song – The Eugene Smiles Project -  ”Tennessee Whiskey”
• Cover Song – Anna Vogelzang – “Bad Romance”
• DJ Performer – Nick Nice
• Electronic Album – The Projection People-  The Projection People
• Electronic Performer – The Projection People
• Electronic Song – The Projection People - “Headlights”
• Faith-Based Song – Anthony Lamarr – “My Tomorrow”
• Folk/Americana Album – Jim Schwall  - Short Stories
• Folk/Americana Performer – Jim Schwall
• Folk/Americana Song – The Mighty Short Bus  - “Minnesota”
• Hard Rock / Punk Album – Orphan Bloom – Orphan Bloom
• Hard Rock / Punk Performer – Lords of the Trident
• Hard Rock / Punk Song – Clovis Mann– “Drowning Man” 
• Hip-Hop Album - Star Persons – Supernova EP
• Hip-Hop Performer - Star Persons
• Hip Hop Song - Star Persons – “Supernova”
• Jazz Album – Harmonious Wail – The Vegan Zombie’s Lament
• Jazz Performer – Harmonious Wail
• Jazz Song – Lucas Cates Band – “Crucial Tactics”
• Pop/R&B Album – Lucas Cates Band – The Lucas Cates Band
• Pop/R&B Performer – Lucas Cates Band 
• Pop/R&B Song – Lucas Cates Band - “Not the Right Catch”
• Rock Album - Beth Kille - Ready
• Rock Performer – The Mighty Short Bus
• Rock Song – Beth Kille- “Big Bright Beautiful World”
• Unique Album - Anna Vogelzang – Paper Boats
• Unique Performer – Art Paul Schlosser
• Unique Song – Natty Nation- “She Cries Dub (Suffice Dub)”
• World Album – Natty Nation  – Suffice Single
• World Performer – Natty Nation
• World Song – Natty Nation – “Suffice”

 NON-GENRE AWARDS

• Cover Band of the Year – The Gomers
• Ensemble Vocalist – Harmonious Wail
• Instrumentalist – Bassist – Jah Boogie  (Natty nation)
• Instrumentalist – Brass – Phil Lyons (Primitive Culture)
• Instrumentalist – Drummer/Percussionist – Jesse Warmka (Lucas Cates Band)
• Instrumentalist – Guitarist – Lucas Cates
• Instrumentalist – Keyboardist – Aaron Konkol (Natty Nation)
• Instrumentalist – Strings – Julia McConahay
• Instrumentalist – Specialty Instruments – Sims Delany Pothoff (Harmonious Wail) (Mandolin)
• New Artist of the Year – Star Persons
• Video of the Year – Zooniversity Music (“Teach Me How to Bucky”)
• Vocalist of the Year - Female – Lyndsay Evans (Sexy Ester and the Pretty Mama Sisters)
• Vocalist of the Year - Male – Mark Croft
• Wish You Were Here Album – Michael George Band – The Miracle
• Wish You Were Here Song - Heather Jean Maywood – “Forever More”

PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS

• Live Music Venue of the Year - High Noon Saloon
• Live Sound Engineer of the Year – Mark Weber
• Local Radio Personality of the Year - Gabby Parsons
• Local Radio Station of the Year - 89.9 WORT
• Local Music Publication/Blog of the Year – Isthmus
• Local Record Music Store of the Year - B-Side Records
• Recording Studio of the Year - Paradyme Productions
• Recording Studio Engineer of the Year – Mike Zirkel
• Local Music Fan of the Year – Sarah Warmke

YOUTH AWARDS

• Youth Album - Kati May – Behind Blue Eyes
• Youth Instrumentalist – Colin Callahan
• Youth Song – Sam Lyons - “Some Day”
• Youth Female Vocalist - Kati May
• Youth Male Vocalist – Colin Callahan
• Youth Ensemble – Stoughton High School Choir

SPECIAL AWARDS

• Student of the Year – Ariela Bohrod
• Teacher of the Year – Michael Korth
• Meritorious Achievement Award – Katy Kavanagh

LAUNCHPAD AWARDS

• Madison Regional Finalist – Stereocolor
• Madison Regional Finalist -Moon Jelly
• Madison Regional Finalist -Sleeping in the Stereo
• Song - Sam Lyons - “Some Day”
• Band - Sleeping in the Stereo
• Soloist - Sheridan Hearn

The Madison Area Music Association has been busy with press interviews and media promotions this week leading up to the 8th Annual Madison Area Music Awards this Saturday, June 4th at the Overture Center – Capitol Theater! Plus we had a great weekend promoting the awards and supporting the bands that played at Brat Fest!

Here are some of the interviews we were a part of:

- Rick Tvedt and Roy Elkins on Sly in the Morning on 1670 WTDY

- Rick Tvedt and Roy Elkins on Books and Beats with Stu Levitan on 92.1 The Mic (Part 1)

- Rick Tvedt and Roy Elkins on Books and Beats with Stu Levitan on 92.1 The Mic (Part 2)

Ticket Sales for 8^th Annual Madison Area Music Awards

Tickets are expected to go on sale around May 1^st and are available only from the Overture Center Box Office. Tickets can also be obtained online at: www.overture.centerboxoffice.org. Further announcements will be made.

The final round of voting for the 8th Annual Madison Area Music Awards winners is open through May 15th. Voting requires an annual MAMA membership donation of $5 to the MAMA charitable fund. These funds are not commingled with operating funds and go directly toward fulfilling the charitable mission. Begin voting here.