Mark Award Winners Announced

    The Production Music Association announced the winners of its first annual Mark Awards for Excellence in Production Music on September 9, 2015.
    Author:
    Publish date:

    (l-r) PMA executive director Hunter Williams, composer Brian Tyler, journalist Jon BurlingameHollywood, CA (September 11, 2015)—The Production Music Association announced the winners of its first annual Mark Awards for Excellence in Production Music on September 9, 2015.

    Image placeholder title

    Held concurrently with the PMA’s second annual Production Music Conference at the Directors Guild of America headquarters in Los Angeles, the awards are named in honor of the late Andy Mark, a music library owner and a founding member of the PMA. Film and TV composer Brian Tyler delivered the keynote talk, conducted by journalist Jon Burlingame, during the second annual PMC, which also presented 10 panels covering numerous topics pertinent to the production music industry.

    The 2015 Hall of Fame Award went to composer Gerhard Narholz, founder of Sonoton Production Music. The Ambassador Award went to David Israelite, president & CEO, National Music Publishers Association.

    The Mark Awards recognize the very best in production music in 17 categories. In the category Best Production Music Track the winners were:

    Best Ambient Track:
    “40 Winks”/9 Lives Music

    Best Dance Track:
    “Timeout”/SuperPitch

    Best Electronic Track:
    “Indigo”/MYMA

    Best Hip Hop Track:
    “We the Light”/Firstcom Music

    Best Jazz Track:
    “Bopology”/APM Music

    Best Orchestral Track:
    “Complexity”/VideoHelper

    Best Rock Track:
    “Truth Is”/Amphibious Zoo Music

    Best Vocal Track:
    “Comin’ For A Change”/BWN Music

    Best World Track:
    “A Stroll in Pelourinho”/Megatrax Production Music

    In the category Best Use of Production Music:

    Best Use of Production Music in a Commercial Advertisement:
    “When Dreams Come True”/APM Music

    Best Use of Production Music in an On-Air Promo:
    “Beethoven to the Fifth”/VideoHelper

    Best Use of Production Music in a Theatrical Film Trailer:
    “It’s OK”/Audio Network

    Best Use of Production Music as Theme Song in a TV Program:
    “Into Battle”/Stephen Arnold Music

    Best Use of Production Music as Underscore in a TV Program:
    “All Up In Ya Earhole”/VideoHelper

    Best Use of Production Music in Full-Length Theatrical Film:
    “Not Alone”/MidCoast Music

    Production Music Association
    pmamusic.com