February Newsletter | 2010 OC MUSIC AWARDS ANNOUNCES THE 2010 NOMINEES IN 21 CATEGORIES

By Ashley Eckenweiler
Director
OC Music Awards

The Awards Academy has voted, the ballots have been sorted and the 2010 OC Music Awards nominees in 21 Academy selected categories have been solidified. This year’s list welcomes back some OC Music Awards previous winners and nominees, a few fresh faces, and introduces one new category of Best Folk. Included in today’s announcement are the recipients of both the Orange County Impact and Lifetime Achievement Awards.

Orange County punk legends, The Vandals, received the 2009 Orange County Impact Award. The 2010 honor will be presented to Orange County band of 21 years, Sugar Ray. Sugar Ray got its start in the late 80′s with five Corona del Mar High School friends performing under the moniker of Shrinky Dinx. It didn’t take long for the group to change their name, sign with Atlantic, and release their second album “Floored” in 1997 which included the hit single “Fly” that was co-written and produced by the band’s long time friend and now star director, McG. That release shot the band to double platinum. Just two years later, their album “14:59″ saw triple platinum. Today the bands numerous unforgettable hits are still played regularly in rotation on major radio stations across the globe.

OC Music Awards Founder and Producer of seven years, Martin Brown, took home the 2009 Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2010 a highly respected rock ‘n’ roll expert and long time member of the press will be honored. Jim Washburn has been writing music criticism and review since his start with the Orange County Register in 1983 and is today considered the go-to musical historian of our county. Jim’s impeccable knowledge of Orange County’s rooted music scene and his endearing first hand accounts of creating the legacy are voiced in pen like no other.

This announcement covers 21 of the 24 total 2010 Awards category nominees. Still to come are the Best Live Band and Best Live Acoustic Showcase Series finalists to be announced after the last Showcase on February 17. The People’s Choice Award nominees will be announced on March 1. Make sure to vote online for your favorite band in Orange County.

And the nominees are…

2010 OC MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES
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