Independent OPM Artists bagged 6 Golds at AVIMA 2010
Independent Filipino Artists has once again proven that they can compete internationally as DiCE&k9/Mobbstarr, Wolfgang, Up Dharma Down, D-Coy and The Bernadettes all won the top prizes at the recently concluded Asia Pacific VOICE Independent Music Awards (AVIMA) 2010 held in Malaysia.
The Philippines took home the highest number of honors receiving (six) 6 gold (which is the equivalent of a Crystal trophy) while India got four (4), Malaysia with three (3) and Indonesia with two (2).
Philippine Hip Hop Royalty DiCE&k9/Mobbstarr lead the pack as they bagged for the 2nd time the Best HipHop/Urban Group, while Wolfgang won Best Rock Group, D-Coy for Best HipHop/Urban Solo, The Bernadettes for Best Remix, Up Dharma Down for Best Mind Blowing Video, and the group’s vocalist, Armi Millaire, for Best Female Vocalist Over-All. Special mentions were also given to Wolfgang’s Basti Artadi for Best Rock Vocalist (Silver Award), Loonie for Best HipHop/Urban Solo (Bronze) and Turbo Goth for Best Remix (Bronze).
AVIMA 2010 is considered as the world’s biggest independent music award and also dubbed as the “World’s 1st Online Music Awards Festival” because of the participation of more than 1,500 independent musicians from more than 20 countries in Asia. The event was uniquely supported and created around major social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, ruumz.com, Friendster, Youtube and Myspace, and was brought to the world via the sponsorship and support of ruumz.com, tunetalk.com, popfolio.net and friendster.com. The awards event is organized annually by Voize.my (www.voize.my).
Instead of a single awards show, it was spread across four (4) days between April 30 to May 3, building hype and injecting thrills, spills and suspense using the web to convey everything. Last year’s AVIMA was also unique of which a global webcast show was styled around the TV shows of “24” and “The Amazing Race”, pitting two teams in a split screen shot, racing across the streets of Kuala Lumpur and unearthing clues and celebrities who announced the winners against a clock ticking down from 60 minutes.
Several new categories were also introduced as the awards unfolded such as “T2B” or Tipped 2 Be The Next Big Thing, Asian Anthem of The Year, Asian Music Champion of The Year (Best Promoter) and also The Flava Award: Best African Artiste of Asia.
Some big names also stole the show, such as Mariah Carey appearing in a cameo role in Hill Zaini’s and Samantha Mumba’s 3rd place win for Most Mindblowing Music Video for “Stay in The Middle”, famous hip-hoppers Black Dada and Rick Ross sharing the Best Remix with Young Stunna’s special remix of the song “Rags to Riches” and A R Rahman’s lead guitarist, Sanjeev T, who walked away with the “Thank You For Existing” award for being the most inventive, innovative and creative act of Asia.
“It’s been a challenging two (2) years bringing four (4) major awards events to Asia with both the VIMA and AVIMA awards. We have taken it as far as we can go, and now, as we planned right from the start, is to step aside and allow someone else, perhaps a bigger media, corporation or event organizer to take over the reins and elevate it to the next level. These past 24 months have been the most momentous and trying times for the Voize, VIMA and AVIMA, as these awards have involved volunteers working hard behind the scenes out of sheer unconditional passion to help bring Asian music to the world,” said Siva (Zaphod) Chandran, founder of VIMA and AVIMA and also the Managing Editor of Voize.my (an Asian lifestyle and entertainment website based in Kuala Lumpur).
FULL AVIMA 2010 WINNERS LIST:
ASIAN ANTHEMS OF THE YEAR!
Prema Yin – Eyo Eyo (Malaysia)
Gila Monstarz – Riderz (Malaysia)
Zedde – Mumbai (India)
Best Pop/R&B Song
Melissa Indot – A Minute After Midnight (Malaysia)
Best Pop/R&B Act
Inch Chua (Singapore)
Best Rock Song
Junkyard Groove – Imagine (India)
Best Rock Group
Wolfgang (Philippines)
Best Rock Vocalist
Suraj – Motherjane (India)
Best Hip-Hop/Urban Song
Gila Monstarz – Riderz (Malaysia)
Best Hip-Hop/Urban Solo
D-Coy (Philippines)
Best Hip-Hop/Urban Group
DiCE&k9/Mobbstarr (Philippines)
Thank You For Existing Award
Sanjeev T and The Rainbow Bridge
Airportradio
Best Electro/ Dance Song
Funky Gong – Muzik Down (Japan)
Best Electro/Dance Act
Bottlesmoker (Indonesia)
Moody melancholic masterpiece
Maral – My Clothes On Other Bodies (Iran)
The Bliss Award (Best song to play at a campfire)
Fakhrul Razi – Quench (Brunei)
Best female vocalist overall
Armi Millaire / Up Dharma Down (Philippines)
Best Remix
The Bernadettes – Let’s Make Babies (Abortion Remix) (Philippines)
Best collaboration
Mad Project – Change (Melissa Indot, Altimet & Deja Voodoo Spells) (Malaysia)
Feelgood Song of The Year
Junkyard Groove – Folk You (India)
Most Mindblowing Music Video
Sana – Up Dharma Down (Philippines)
FLAVA AWARD : BEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF ASIA
Group: Soundcircus (Nigeria/Sarawak)
Solo: Young Stunna (Nigeria/Malaysia)
GENRE BENDING ACT OF ASIA
Go Chic (Taiwan)
T2B (Tipped 2 Be THE NEXT BIG THING)
Standards (Thailand)
Go Chic (Taiwan)
Juju (Brunei)
Summerpint Junkie (India)
Ze (Malaysia)
Beat The System (Malaysia)
Iz (Malaysia)
Prayag (India)
Risky Summerbee & The Honeythief
The Philippines took home the highest number of honors receiving (six) 6 gold (which is the equivalent of a Crystal trophy) while India got four (4), Malaysia with three (3) and Indonesia with two (2).
Philippine Hip Hop Royalty DiCE&k9/Mobbstarr lead the pack as they bagged for the 2nd time the Best HipHop/Urban Group, while Wolfgang won Best Rock Group, D-Coy for Best HipHop/Urban Solo, The Bernadettes for Best Remix, Up Dharma Down for Best Mind Blowing Video, and the group’s vocalist, Armi Millaire, for Best Female Vocalist Over-All. Special mentions were also given to Wolfgang’s Basti Artadi for Best Rock Vocalist (Silver Award), Loonie for Best HipHop/Urban Solo (Bronze) and Turbo Goth for Best Remix (Bronze).
AVIMA 2010 is considered as the world’s biggest independent music award and also dubbed as the “World’s 1st Online Music Awards Festival” because of the participation of more than 1,500 independent musicians from more than 20 countries in Asia. The event was uniquely supported and created around major social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, ruumz.com, Friendster, Youtube and Myspace, and was brought to the world via the sponsorship and support of ruumz.com, tunetalk.com, popfolio.net and friendster.com. The awards event is organized annually by Voize.my (www.voize.my).
Instead of a single awards show, it was spread across four (4) days between April 30 to May 3, building hype and injecting thrills, spills and suspense using the web to convey everything. Last year’s AVIMA was also unique of which a global webcast show was styled around the TV shows of “24” and “The Amazing Race”, pitting two teams in a split screen shot, racing across the streets of Kuala Lumpur and unearthing clues and celebrities who announced the winners against a clock ticking down from 60 minutes.
Several new categories were also introduced as the awards unfolded such as “T2B” or Tipped 2 Be The Next Big Thing, Asian Anthem of The Year, Asian Music Champion of The Year (Best Promoter) and also The Flava Award: Best African Artiste of Asia.
Some big names also stole the show, such as Mariah Carey appearing in a cameo role in Hill Zaini’s and Samantha Mumba’s 3rd place win for Most Mindblowing Music Video for “Stay in The Middle”, famous hip-hoppers Black Dada and Rick Ross sharing the Best Remix with Young Stunna’s special remix of the song “Rags to Riches” and A R Rahman’s lead guitarist, Sanjeev T, who walked away with the “Thank You For Existing” award for being the most inventive, innovative and creative act of Asia.
“It’s been a challenging two (2) years bringing four (4) major awards events to Asia with both the VIMA and AVIMA awards. We have taken it as far as we can go, and now, as we planned right from the start, is to step aside and allow someone else, perhaps a bigger media, corporation or event organizer to take over the reins and elevate it to the next level. These past 24 months have been the most momentous and trying times for the Voize, VIMA and AVIMA, as these awards have involved volunteers working hard behind the scenes out of sheer unconditional passion to help bring Asian music to the world,” said Siva (Zaphod) Chandran, founder of VIMA and AVIMA and also the Managing Editor of Voize.my (an Asian lifestyle and entertainment website based in Kuala Lumpur).
FULL AVIMA 2010 WINNERS LIST:
ASIAN ANTHEMS OF THE YEAR!
Prema Yin – Eyo Eyo (Malaysia)
Gila Monstarz – Riderz (Malaysia)
Zedde – Mumbai (India)
Best Pop/R&B Song
Melissa Indot – A Minute After Midnight (Malaysia)
Best Pop/R&B Act
Inch Chua (Singapore)
Best Rock Song
Junkyard Groove – Imagine (India)
Best Rock Group
Wolfgang (Philippines)
Best Rock Vocalist
Suraj – Motherjane (India)
Best Hip-Hop/Urban Song
Gila Monstarz – Riderz (Malaysia)
Best Hip-Hop/Urban Solo
D-Coy (Philippines)
Best Hip-Hop/Urban Group
DiCE&k9/Mobbstarr (Philippines)
Thank You For Existing Award
Sanjeev T and The Rainbow Bridge
Airportradio
Best Electro/ Dance Song
Funky Gong – Muzik Down (Japan)
Best Electro/Dance Act
Bottlesmoker (Indonesia)
Moody melancholic masterpiece
Maral – My Clothes On Other Bodies (Iran)
The Bliss Award (Best song to play at a campfire)
Fakhrul Razi – Quench (Brunei)
Best female vocalist overall
Armi Millaire / Up Dharma Down (Philippines)
Best Remix
The Bernadettes – Let’s Make Babies (Abortion Remix) (Philippines)
Best collaboration
Mad Project – Change (Melissa Indot, Altimet & Deja Voodoo Spells) (Malaysia)
Feelgood Song of The Year
Junkyard Groove – Folk You (India)
Most Mindblowing Music Video
Sana – Up Dharma Down (Philippines)
FLAVA AWARD : BEST AFRICAN ARTISTE OF ASIA
Group: Soundcircus (Nigeria/Sarawak)
Solo: Young Stunna (Nigeria/Malaysia)
GENRE BENDING ACT OF ASIA
Go Chic (Taiwan)
T2B (Tipped 2 Be THE NEXT BIG THING)
Standards (Thailand)
Go Chic (Taiwan)
Juju (Brunei)
Summerpint Junkie (India)
Ze (Malaysia)
Beat The System (Malaysia)
Iz (Malaysia)
Prayag (India)
Risky Summerbee & The Honeythief
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