Japan Indies Music Awards

### **Japan Indies Music Awards 2024 - Winners Announcement**

The Japan Indies Music Awards 2024 is proud to recognize exceptional talent from the indie music scene. This year’s winners were selected from an impressive lineup of artists, each showcasing unique creativity and passion in their work.

We are delighted to announce the winners in each category. Congratulations to all of our award recipients!

**🏆 Best Music Video POP Music**
- **Basic Comfort - All About You** / Antonio Mitchell

**🏆 Best Music Video Electronica**
- **Private Worlds** / Myk Eff

**🏆 Best Music Video Hip Hop**
- **Mama said** / Timur Bartels, Serge Mattukat

**🏆 Best Music Video Punk & Garage**
- **The Covids - Banned From The USA** / Rene Nuijens

**🏆 Best Music Video Rock Music**
- **Keep the Party Going** / MÏCK MARSÉILLÉS

**🏆 Best Music Video Others**
- **Love You Again** / James Gerde

We extend our heartfelt congratulations to all of the winners! Japan Indies Music Awards is dedicated to supporting the creativity and expression of indie artists, and we are committed to discovering even more talent in the future. We deeply respect not only the winners but also all the nominated artists, and we look forward to the continued growth of the indie music scene.

It is an honor for us to contribute to the future of music through the Japan Indies Music Awards. We look forward to bringing even more incredible works to audiences next year, and we thank you for your ongoing support!

Best Music Video POP Music Nominees 2024
• Don’t Pop My Bubble / Camille Solari
• We`re Going To Hell / Al Buchanan
• Basic Comfort - All About You / Antonio Mitchell

Best Music Video Electronica Nominees 2024
• Som.1 - Ultimatum / Alessandro Amaducci
• Past Life Reflections / Riin Shina
• Lord Godfrey - Shogun / Nathaniel Akin
• Private Worlds / Myk Eff

Best Music Video Hip Hop Nominees 2024
• Hinter der Fassade / Timea Fidler
• "Mama said" / Timur Bartels, Serge Mattukat
• ZO / Daniel F. Rico

Best Music Video Punk & Garage Nominees 2024
• Animal / Jeremy Ciliberto
• Them against us / Juliette Short
• The Covids - Banned From The USA / Rene Nuijens
• Dancing on the battlefield / Fabio Rincones

Best Music Video Rock Music Nominees 2024
• Ship in a Bottle / Michael Williams
• LASTRY - Look at me now! / Amber Simone Theisen
• Berlin Burning / Michele Canevari
• Yumi & The Wearger - Imagine / Ruby Taylor
• Boom Boom Kid – Sole / Dante Zaballa
• Keep the Party Going / MÏCK MARSÉILLÉS
• Ain't a Saint / Daniel Path
• The Prisoner / Mariin UE
• Asphalt Surfer / Fred Fernandes

Best Music Video Others Nominees 2024
• We Need Love – Funk industry & Eri Takenaka / Romain Wagner
• Love You Again / James Gerde
• The Man I Love / Olga
• Yu / Nathan Benisty

The Japan Indies Music Awards Ceremony and Live Show will take place on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at Shibuya Milky Way (3F Tosen Building, 4-7 Udagawacho, Shibuya, Tokyo). The event starts at 7:00 PM.
Admission is free (2-drink fee of 1,500 yen required). Standing room only.
Ticket reservations: https://tiget.net/events/340116

Winner videos for 2023:

Rock Music:
Karin Beckerus, Felix Swahn - Godzilla

Pop Music:
Riku Watanabe - Sailor Boy

Punk & Garage:
Jeb Hardwick - The Offspring - Behind Your Walls

Hip Hop:
Xavier Luciano, Stephen Tyson Jr. - Ol School

Electronica:
Chris Ianuzzi - Lonesome Highway Superstar

Other Catgeory:
Larry Fages - Wolves of Archway

Lifetime Achievement Award:
Shonen Knife

Japan Indies Music Awards are for Indies Artists the world over! If you are not in Japan, simply enter your music video! International Prizes go to "Best Rock Music Video," "Best Punk/Garage video, "Best Hip Hop Video," Best Electronica Video," and "Best Other Music" categories.

"What the Independent Spirit Awards were to the Oscars!" - Stephen David Brooks

The Japan Indies Music Awards (formerly Japan Ninja Indies Music Awards)

Hey Musicians! Japan's first ever indies music awards show is open to Indies artists all over the world . Our aim is to become like the Mercury Awards in the UK! All winners are guaranteed airplay worldwide on the Mike Rogers Show (on air on Japanese FM station and 55 stations worldwide) and entry to the Top 3 videos countdown originating from Tokyo! As well as the original trophy from our show! And our audience ALWAYS gets into our event for FREE so you KNOW you'll be in front of a full house!

Besides being broadcast worldwide on the Internet, there will be many label executives watching and at the show! Perhaps, you can get a Japan record deal?

The Japan Indies Music Awards celebrates the best in Indies music with an annual awards show at Milky Way, Shibuya and broadcast worldwide on the internet.

Besides the best of Indies Bands! The Japan Indies Music Video Awards. Just post your video and get into the action. We support all indies bands everywhere in the world!

The show is supported by the Mike Rogers Show (Which is on air in 19 countries, on Japanese FM radio (Love FM 76.1, WFMU in New York and 55 other stations!) and Mike is also our organiser and host.

The show will be held on May 2023 at the world famous Shibuya Milky Way Showroom in Shibuya, Tokyo. The event will be live featuring 3 bands and also screened worldwide online. The event will be hosted by Mike Rogers. It's going to be a great time!

Videos will be shown in the online TV show (worldwide) and the Awards Ceremony will be held at Shibuya Milky Way that night. Can your band hit the world scene by capturing a Japan Indies Music Award?

Like the Rock Horror Picture Show says, "Don't dream it, be it!"

Our Jury:

USA:
Josie Cotton - Head of Jury / Rock Star
Evan Bourgault - Podcaster

UK:
Elliot Grove - Founder of Raindance Film Festival London

Germany:
Gregor Samsa
Sheena Rogers

Canada:
Shauna McLarnon - Music Promoter

Japan:
Audrey Kimura - Benten Label & Head of SXSW Japan Nite
Stephen Benham - Singer, songwriter, Performer & Music/TV/Film Producer.
Motohisa Ono - Former Head of Disk Union
Ankei Yanagisawa - Founder F@N Communications
Takao Tanaka - Head of Shibuya Milky Way
Tyler Abstract - Podcaster