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California MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS Announce Winners for Year’s Best Music Videos and Films

TasteTV and the CALIFORNIA MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS are pleased to announce the winners of the 4th Annual awards competition. The winners were presented in a virtual awards show on March 30th on Facebook and on MusicalVideoAwards.com.

This year’s competition was fierce, with a record number of entries of fantastic, creative and exciting music videos and short films. Entrants came from the United States and Canada, and from as far away as Brazil, Italy, France, Germany, New Zealand, Australia, India, and even Jakarta.

The CALIFORNIA MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS celebrate some of the most exciting and creative California-influenced music, musicians and artists. They honor great work and that California connection!

Due to COVID restrictions, this year’s event was unique in format. The CALIFORNIA MUSIC VIDEO AWARDS were all-digital and all-virtual. Viewers watched to see who won both on Facebook and on the CMVA awards site. Special award presenters included Xavier Toscano, Nathan Witte, Harrison Tinsley, Mavenne, and Rob Fitzgerald of Hip Video Promo.

CATEGORIES

  • Best Duet – WINNER: Perfect Sense (Feat. Angus Murray), Ozan Fikri
  • Best Movement – WINNER: Made It Look Easy Xavier Toscano, Adam Parmalee
  • Best Eye – WINNER: Mothica – Blackout, Ian Rowe, Mothica
  • Coolest Video Effects – WINNER: Oo La La, Frank Rogala
  • True California – WINNER: TOM SAYS
  • Best Fashion and Makeup WINNER: Twisted Dream, Darren Stein, Christine Fox
  • Best EDM/Dance – VIEWER’S CHOICE WINNER: Erasure: Nerves of Steel, Brad Hammer, Tyler Stone, Neil Blanket
  • Best Hip Hop – VIEWER’S CHOICE WINNER: First Day Back, Stuart Summerville, Rebecca Malaret
  • Best Location or Set Design – WINNER: Dominoes, Joey Chavez, Adam Chavez
  • Best Folk or Country or Blues – VIEWER’S CHOICE WINNER: Love & Rock N’ Roll, Michael Everett, Michael Everett
  • Best LGBT: WINNER – Aglow, Jeremiah Gray , Ty Metcalfe
  •  Best Pop – WINNER: Shoulders, Joe Laporte, Dave Liehn Frasier Glenn
  • Best Love Song – WINNER: Friendly Neighborhood Poltergeist, David Mace-Kaff, Lauren-ann Smith, David Mace-Kaff
  • This Rocks – WINNER: TIE: Alpha Wolf – AKUDAMA, Third Eye Visuals / Lockdown, David Petrucci
  • Best Animation – WINNER: And Then It’s Over
  • Best Metal – VIEWER’S CHOICE WINNER:   The Life, Rickey Bird Jr, Anthony Appello
  • Made Me Laugh/Humor – VIEWER’S CHOICE WINNER: Red Blooded American, Taina Rosa
  • Best Editing – WINNER: Walk of Contrasts, Max Masri, Chelsea Eng
  • Best Female Solo Artist – VIEWER’S CHOICE WINNER:   Sky Is Falling, Jeremy Eichenbaum Jasmine Crowe
  • Best Directing – WINNER: Oo La La, Frank Rogala
  • Best Instrumental or Jazz – WINNER: SYMBIOSIS, Nacci Alberto
  • Best Rap – WINNER: Nobody/Trust Nobody, Daniel Osorio
  • Best Sci Fi Music Video – WINNER: Noël & Jeremy – Red Light (Official Music Video), Noël Ill
  • Best Foreign Language Music Video: WINNER: My Sea, Daniel Carneiro
  • Best Directing , Filmed at Home – WINNER: Stars and Rabbit – Attic No. 7 (Live in Jakarta), Riva Pratama
  • Best Editing, Filmed at Home – WINNER: Delirious (Confined), Brice Blanloeil, New Heart
  • Best Music Video, Filmed at Home – VIEWER’S CHOICE WINNER: It’s Been A While Since I Went Outside, Danielle Eva Schwob
  • Lyrics and Verse – WINNER: Elodie Rêverie-Under the Radar
  •  The Trippy Award – WINNER: Strange, Jessica Mulder, Travis Pavur
  • Best Live or Studio Performance – WINNER: Do You Think of Me?, Donny Walker, Nikki Morgan
  • Best Inspirational Video – WINNER: Brighter Days (Official Music Video), Jamie Alimorad, Elizabeth Sim
  • Best World Music – WINNER: UMEED, Joydeep Sen Lal Bhatia, Imran Zaki
  • Best Solo Male Artist – VIEWER’S CHOICE WINNER: I’m Still Dreaming | Official videoclip, Jessyka Lapierre, Vega Musique –
  • Best Film or Doc, Any Length, Filmed at Home – WINNER: LAG: A Zoomsical Comedy, Haddon Kime, Ariel Fristoe, Lee Osorio
  • Best Mini Film or Doc – WINNER: Temple: Its a Trash Life
  • Best Short Film or Doc – WINNER: The Revivalists: Made In Muscle Shoals, Jay Sansone Morgan Young
  • Best Feature Film or Doc – WINNER / TIE: Family song, Caroline Pochon /
    Insert, Eject: The Mormons Live at Cafe NELA, Peter Tintle

SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNER HONOREES

The WORD

  • Monday, Craig Thomas, Marlee Williamson, Purposed Productions
  • Social Media Addiction Rap
  • The News, Jonah S Oskow-Schoenbrod
  • That’s Life (The Politician Speaks)

Peace

  • Everything’s Gonna Be Alright, Karissma Sangaria Robinson, Phillip Solomon Stewart
  • What Am I Afraid Of, Calvin Kai Ku, Ken Newman
  • I Need Hope, Cyrus James Griffin, Paul G. Griffin, Alex “The Free Mind” Batres

Social Justice and Hope

  • All the Young Dudes, William Stead, Cameron Greco
  • Brighter Days (Official Music Video), Jamie Alimorad, Elizabeth Sim
  • You Are Gold – the Music Video, Barbara Heller

Breakout Storytellers

  • Dominoes, Joey Chavez, Adam Chavez
  • Tumba Catimba, Daniel Piñeros, Enrique Mendoza, Santiago Valencia
  • The Life, Rickey Bird Jr, Anthony Appello
  • Friendly Neighborhood Poltergeist, Lauren-ann Smith, David Mace-Kaff
  • Planet Cozmo, Jack Campise, Misha Maguire

Spotlight Award

  • Stars and Rabbit – Attic No. 7 (Live in Jakarta), Riva Pratama

Student Recognition

  • Learned, Loved, Left, Camille Cohen
  • Temple: Its a Trash Life

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