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.
- Amor Aeternus: A Requiem For The Common Man
Artist: Heidi Breyer 路 Category: Classical Composer New Release - Fantasia
Artist: Jacopo Ferrazza 路 Category: Jazz Instrumentalist/Band - Novel Noel
Artist: Lyn Stanley 路 Category: Female Vocalist/Producer Album - Imaginary Trains
Artist: Michael Whalen 路 Category: Soundtrack - 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.
- Traveling the Blissful Highway
Artist: Darlene Koldenhoven 路 Category: Female Vocalist - Secret Language
Artist: MaryLynn Gillaspie 路 Category: Female Vocalist - Love Conquers All
Artists: Cindy Paulos & Stephen Melillo 路 Category: Instrumentalist - Balkan Roots
Artist: Zvonimir Tot 路 Category: Instrumentalist - Shimmer, Tree
Artist: Kotoka Suzuki 路 Category: Instrumentalist - The Oeuvre of Leon Oury
Artist: Charles Henri-Avelange 路 Category: Classical Composer - Sabor a Son
Artist: Oscar Hernandez 路 Category: Latin Music - We Are The Forest
Artist: Ezza Rose 路 Category: Independent Music - One Piano
Artist: Alice DiMicele 路 Category: Instrumentalist - 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.
- The Hidden World
Artist: James M. Combs 路 Category: Composer - Remembering
Artist: Dan Chadburn 路 Category: Composer - And The Stars Above
Artist: John McDonald 路 Category: Composer - Sounds from the Sea
Artist: Alan Williams 路 Category: Composer - Water, Wind and Stone
Artist: S. K. V. 路 Category: Composer - Voyageur
Artist: Bob Jolly 路 Category: Composer - Imagine
Artist: Joseph Terrell 路 Category: Composer - Priest of the Dawn
Artist: Daniel Kimbro 路 Category: Composer - First Blush
Artist: Michele McBride 路 Category: Composer - Festivals
Artist: Michael Rene Torres 路 Category: Composer - Singalong and Dance
Artist: Robin Spielberg 路 Category: Composer - Christmas Joy
Artist: Suzanna Lubrano 路 Category: Holiday Music - The Journey
Artist: The Ottensamer Family 路 Category: Classical Ensemble - Ode to Grace
Artist: George Skaroulis 路 Category: Instrumentalist - 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.
- Peace & Love
Artist: Amy O 路 Category: Female Vocalist - Feather
Artist: Larissa Chacon 路 Category: Female Vocalist - Sing
Artist: Margie Singleton 路 Category: Female Vocalist - Motherless Child
Artist: Tami 路 Category: Female Vocalist - Time & Distance
Artist: Amanda Emblem 路 Category: Female Vocalist - Lovely Life
Artist: Carol Albert 路 Category: Female Vocalist - There鈥檚 a Place
Artist: Elaine K 路 Category: Female Vocalist - Never Knowingly Undersold
Artist: Beth Bombara 路 Category: Female Vocalist - Metamorphosis
Artist: Barbara B. 路 Category: Instrumentalist - Into the Blue
Artist: Paul Jupe 路 Category: Instrumentalist - By The Bay
Artist: Michael Whalen 路 Category: Soundtrack - Fly Away
Artist: Jim Kitchin 路 Category: Instrumentalist - Bliss
Artist: David Lanz 路 Category: Instrumentalist - Vulnerable
Artist: Adriana McPhee 路 Category: Female Vocalist - Home
Artist: Lisa Dawn Miller 路 Category: Female Vocalist - Glow
Artist: Tina Boehm 路 Category: Female Vocalist - Shadows
Artist: Radhika de Saram 路 Category: Classical Instrumentalist - Flowers in December
Artist: Holly Jones 路 Category: Female Vocalist - When I Was Your Girl
Artist: Dede Wedekind 路 Category: Female Vocalist - Chasing My Dreams
Artist: Liz Kennedy 路 Category: Female Vocalist
馃弲 Honorable Mention
Official recognition for unique artistic concepts or experimental works.