2022 Winners

GLOBAL MUSIC & FILM AWARDS

2022 Winners

Celebrating independent voices in music and cinema.

A globally balanced 2022 selection of real artists, project titles, and award categories drawn from published international award results.

馃弳 Platinum Medal

Grand Jury Laureate / Best of Show: The single highest honor awarded to a masterpiece that displays flawless execution across all creative and technical departments.

  1. Amor Aeternus: A Requiem For The Common Man
    Artist: Heidi Breyer 路 Category: Classical Composer New Release
  2. Fantasia
    Artist: Jacopo Ferrazza 路 Category: Jazz Instrumentalist/Band
  3. Novel Noel
    Artist: Lyn Stanley 路 Category: Female Vocalist/Producer Album
  4. Imaginary Trains
    Artist: Michael Whalen 路 Category: Soundtrack
  5. Neo Queer Neo Soul
    Artist: Terry Blade 路 Category: LGBTQ+ Music

馃 Gold Medal

Award of Excellence: Awarded to exceptional, high-level professional projects that demonstrate superior artistry.

  1. Traveling the Blissful Highway
    Artist: Darlene Koldenhoven 路 Category: Female Vocalist
  2. Secret Language
    Artist: MaryLynn Gillaspie 路 Category: Female Vocalist
  3. Love Conquers All
    Artists: Cindy Paulos & Stephen Melillo 路 Category: Instrumentalist
  4. Balkan Roots
    Artist: Zvonimir Tot 路 Category: Instrumentalist
  5. Shimmer, Tree
    Artist: Kotoka Suzuki 路 Category: Instrumentalist
  6. The Oeuvre of Leon Oury
    Artist: Charles Henri-Avelange 路 Category: Classical Composer
  7. Sabor a Son
    Artist: Oscar Hernandez 路 Category: Latin Music
  8. We Are The Forest
    Artist: Ezza Rose 路 Category: Independent Music
  9. One Piano
    Artist: Alice DiMicele 路 Category: Instrumentalist
  10. Empire
    Artists: Greg Foos & C. Neil Ewing 路 Category: Jazz/Instrumental

馃 Silver Medal

Outstanding Achievement: Awarded to prominent independent talents who show master-level command over their craft.

  1. The Hidden World
    Artist: James M. Combs 路 Category: Composer
  2. Remembering
    Artist: Dan Chadburn 路 Category: Composer
  3. And The Stars Above
    Artist: John McDonald 路 Category: Composer
  4. Sounds from the Sea
    Artist: Alan Williams 路 Category: Composer
  5. Water, Wind and Stone
    Artist: S. K. V. 路 Category: Composer
  6. Voyageur
    Artist: Bob Jolly 路 Category: Composer
  7. Imagine
    Artist: Joseph Terrell 路 Category: Composer
  8. Priest of the Dawn
    Artist: Daniel Kimbro 路 Category: Composer
  9. First Blush
    Artist: Michele McBride 路 Category: Composer
  10. Festivals
    Artist: Michael Rene Torres 路 Category: Composer
  11. Singalong and Dance
    Artist: Robin Spielberg 路 Category: Composer
  12. Christmas Joy
    Artist: Suzanna Lubrano 路 Category: Holiday Music
  13. The Journey
    Artist: The Ottensamer Family 路 Category: Classical Ensemble
  14. Ode to Grace
    Artist: George Skaroulis 路 Category: Instrumentalist
  15. Resurgence
    Artist: Chris Wirsig 路 Category: Electronic Music

馃 Bronze Medal

Official Finalist: Awarded to highly promising rising creators and standout collegiate entries, including the UNCC student pipeline.

  1. Peace & Love
    Artist: Amy O 路 Category: Female Vocalist
  2. Feather
    Artist: Larissa Chacon 路 Category: Female Vocalist
  3. Sing
    Artist: Margie Singleton 路 Category: Female Vocalist
  4. Motherless Child
    Artist: Tami 路 Category: Female Vocalist
  5. Time & Distance
    Artist: Amanda Emblem 路 Category: Female Vocalist
  6. Lovely Life
    Artist: Carol Albert 路 Category: Female Vocalist
  7. There鈥檚 a Place
    Artist: Elaine K 路 Category: Female Vocalist
  8. Never Knowingly Undersold
    Artist: Beth Bombara 路 Category: Female Vocalist
  9. Metamorphosis
    Artist: Barbara B. 路 Category: Instrumentalist
  10. Into the Blue
    Artist: Paul Jupe 路 Category: Instrumentalist
  11. By The Bay
    Artist: Michael Whalen 路 Category: Soundtrack
  12. Fly Away
    Artist: Jim Kitchin 路 Category: Instrumentalist
  13. Bliss
    Artist: David Lanz 路 Category: Instrumentalist
  14. Vulnerable
    Artist: Adriana McPhee 路 Category: Female Vocalist
  15. Home
    Artist: Lisa Dawn Miller 路 Category: Female Vocalist
  16. Glow
    Artist: Tina Boehm 路 Category: Female Vocalist
  17. Shadows
    Artist: Radhika de Saram 路 Category: Classical Instrumentalist
  18. Flowers in December
    Artist: Holly Jones 路 Category: Female Vocalist
  19. When I Was Your Girl
    Artist: Dede Wedekind 路 Category: Female Vocalist
  20. Chasing My Dreams
    Artist: Liz Kennedy 路 Category: Female Vocalist

馃弲 Honorable Mention

Official recognition for unique artistic concepts or experimental works.