Winners
• 2023 •
* Hall of Fame Winners (5th win in that category)
Lifetime Achievement Award: Buzz Kemper (Audio for the Arts)
Teacher of the Year: Luke Hrovat-Staedter (East High School)
Student of the Year: Ana McCallum-Moore (East High School)
OVERALL AWARDS
Artist of the Year: Kat and the Hurricane
Instrumentalist of the Year: Kyle Rightley
Album of the Year: Mackenzie Moore — Out of Nowhere
Song of the Year: Sunspot — “I'm On Fire”
Performer of the Year: The Jimmys
GENRE AWARDS
Alternative Rock Song of the Year: Mackenzie Moore — “Arrow”
Blues Performer of the Year: Mel Ford
Blues Song of the Year: Ken Lonnquist — “Newton's Red Guitar”
Country Album of the Year: No Name String Band — Anytime
Country Performer of the Year: No Name String Band
Country/Americana Song of the Year: Becky Wiles — “Call Me Crazy”
Country-Alternative Song of the Year: Becky Wiles — “Mr. Miyagi”
Country-Traditional Song of the Year: Becky Wiles — “Co-Pilot”
Cover Band Performer of the Year: Birddog Blues Band
DJ Performer of the Year: D.J. el Serpentine (Sal Serio)
Folk/Country Album of the Year: The Whiskey Farm — Over These Green Hills
Folk Performer of the Year: Mackenzie Moore
Folk/Americana Song of the Year: No Name String Band — “Untitled #18 / Jackson's Regret”
Folk/Rock Song of the Year: The Mascot Theory — “Lavender Blues”
Folk-Traditional Song of the Year: Kyle Rightley — “Leave the Light On”
Hard Rock/Punk Album of the Year: Morningstar — Between Your World and Mine
Hard Rock/Modern Song of the Year: Kyle Rightley — “Dark Streets”
Jazz Album of the Year: Claire Kannapell — The Jazz Composition Blitz
Jazz Performer of the Year: Lo Marie
Jazz/New Age Song of the Year: John Masino — “One Mind”
Latin Performer of the Year: Rey Cruz
Latin Song of the Year: El Rey Produciendo — “Fuego”
Latin/Hip-Hop Song of the Year: Rey Cruz — “Llego El Rey Tu Papa Esta De Vuelta (Live)”
Latin/Pop Song of the Year: Rey Cruz — “Baby Girl”
Latin/Salsa Song of the Year: Rey Cruz — “Me Tienes Loco”
Latin/Urban Song of the Year: Danisa X Rey Cruz — “Ahora Estoy Mejor (Remix)”
Pop/R&B Album of the Year: Lo Marie — The Bar
Pop/R&B Performer of the Year: Kat and the Hurricane
Pop Song of the Year: Mackenzie Moore — “Haunted”
Pop Alternative Song of the Year: Mackenzie Moore — “Mannequin”
Rock Album of the Year: Sunspot — The Strangest Frequency
Rock Performer of the Year: BingBong
Rock-Indie Song of the Year: Little Red Wolf — “Cleaning My House”
Rock-Modern Song of the Year: Sunspot — “I'm On Fire”
Rock/New Wave Song of the Year: BingBong — “Good Stuff”
Unique Song of the Year: Kitty Harris — “Imago Dei”
Wish You Were Here Album of the Year: Benjamin Trick — Exit
Wish You Were Here Performer of the Year: Robert J.
Wish You Were Here Song of the Year - Tie: William Cronin — “Deep Went Love” and The First Rule — “Racists Are Assholes”
World Performer of the Year: Yid Vicious
World Song of the Year: John Masino — “Transcend”
NON-GENRE AWARDS
New Artist of the Year: Midnite Rum Orchestra
Video of the Year: Kat and the Hurricane — “Stay”
Female Vocalist of the Year: Mackenzie Moore
Male Vocalist of the Year: Sam Ness
Ensemble Vocals of the Year: Gin, Chocolate & Bottle Rockets*
CD/LP Artwork: Tony Bonanno — The Trees Sing
Live Sound Engineer of the Year: Audrey Martinovich
Local Live Music Venue of the Year: The Bur Oak
Local Music Fan of the Year: Deb Guisleman
Local Music Publication/Blog of the Year: Tone Madison
Local Music Radio Personality of the Year: Cooper Talbot*
Local Music Radio Station of the Year: WVMO 98.7 FM
Local Recorded Music Store of the Year: MadCity Music
Photographer of the Year: Jim Barnard
Producer of the Year: Jake Johnson
Recording Studio of the Year: Audio for the Arts
Roadie of the Year: Lilly Kobs
Studio Sound Engineer of the Year: Audrey Martinovich
INSTRUMENTALISTS
Brass – Trombone: Darren Sterud
Brass – Trumpet: Jessica Jensen
Brass – Specialty: Kyle Rightley (Euphonium)
Drum Kit: Chris Di Bernardo
Guitar – Acoustic: Sam Ness
Guitar – Bass: Annelies Howell
Guitar – Electric: Bruce Wasserstrom
Guitar – Pedal Steel: Christo Ruppenthal
Harmonica: Westside Andy Linderman*
Keyboard – Organ: Todd Phipps
Keyboard – Piano: Dave Adler
Keyboard – Synthesizers: Aaron Konkol
Mandolin: Chris Wagoner*
Percussion: Paddy Cassidy
Specialty Instrument: Brian Grimm (Pipa - Chinese Lute)
Strings – Bass: Ben Ferris
Strings – Cello: Mary Gaines*
Strings – Violin: Rin Ribble
Turntables/Decks: DJ VPS
Woodwinds – Sax: Tony Barba
Woodwinds – Bass Clarinet: Maggie Cousin