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November 15, 2021Winners Announced for 2021 Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Awards
The 2021 Capital Region Thomas Edison Music Awards were announced Sunday at Universal Preservation Hall before a live audience. The night’s big winners were The Sea The Sea, who won Album of the Year, and in a tie with Joel Brown, Record of the Year.
Nippertown and WEXT also received two awards each in recognition for music media contributions.
The third annual awards ceremony recognized the work done in 2020 and several categories were created to reflect streamed and socially distanced music events. All genre categories were dropped for one year in recognition of the lack of live music performances in 2020.
The Eddies Special Merit Awards were a new addition. These awards honored the work of music community members whose efforts did not fit neatly into a traditional category. Among the recipients was Eddies co-founder Sal Prizio, who is leaving the area for an out-of-state job opportunity.
Schenectady’s DJ Ketchup served as emcee and Boomhauer, Dark Honey, Sawyer Fredericks (with band), and Sirsy all performed.
The Eddies Music Awards and UPH are part of Proctors Collaborative. More information is available at theeddiesawards.com
The recipients:
Arts Publication of the Year
Nippertown
Arts Journalist of the Year
Jim Gilbert (Nippertown)
Radio Station of the Year
WEXT
Radio DJ of the Year
Chris Wienk (WEXT)
Recording Studio of the Year
Blue Sky Music Studios
Record Label of the Year (tie)
Cacophone Records
Upstate Records
Best Presenter of Virtual Live Music Shows
Caffe Lena – “Stay Home Sessions”
Best Live Virtual Performance(s) by an Artist
Show or Series – Covers
Moriah Formica
Best Live Virtual Performance(s) by an Artist
Show or Series – Original Music
Sean Rowe – “Quarantined”
Best Socially Distant In-Person Live Music Series
Jericho Drive-In Series
The Eddies Special Merit Award
Erin Harkes – The Reluctant Retailer
The Eddies Special Merit Award
Roger & Christine Sharp (High Peaks Event Production) – “Red Light Project”
The Eddies Special Merit Award
First Reformed Church of Schenectady – “Jazz Vespers”
The Eddies Special Merit Award
Sal Prizio – Co-founder, the Eddies Music Awards
Songwriter of the Year
Girl Blue
Music Video of the Year
Buggy Jive – “Ain’t Going Anywhere”
Record of the Year (tie)
Joel Brown – “Everyone’s Gone Home”
The Sea The Sea – “A Thousand Years”
Album of the Year
The Sea The Sea – “Stumbling Home”
