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By FCMA Press Release
FCMA Announces 2001 PEARL Award Nominees
SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH -- The Faith Centered Music Association
announced the final nominees for the Fourth Annual PEARL Awards
today. Among the top nominees are Kurt Bestor, Colors, George Dyer,
Sam Cardon and Canadian newcomer Maren Ord. Each was nominated in 4
categories. Other top nominees include Peter Breinholt, Julie de
Azevedo, Jenny Oaks Baker and Tammy S. Robinson, each winning three
nominations.
The PEARL Awards will be handed out this year in a gala ceremony on
July 13 at Cottonwood Auditorium. Voting members of the FCMA will
cast their final ballots in late June. All ballots are handled by
the accounting firm of Wisan, Smith, Racker and Prescott, and results
are kept secret until the night of the awards program.
Several new categories were added this year to reflect the increase
in submissions. Holiday Recording of the Year and Compilation Album
of the Year were new categories, while the Instrumental Album of the
Year category was split into Sacred/Inspirational Album and
Contemporary Album.
The PEARL Awards recognize excellence in faith centered music. Past
winners have included Gladys Knight, Thurl Bailey, Lex de Azevedo and
Michael McLean. Lifetime Achievement awards were given to Crawford
Gates in 2000 and Naomi Randall in 1999. Mrs. Randall, best known
for writing the beloved children's hymn "I am a Child of God"
recently passed away.
This year the FCMA Board of Directors will again choose the recipient
of the Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the recipient of the
Rich Gibbons Humanitarian Service Award, given to an artist who uses
their abilities in the service of others. Last year's recipient was
Kurt Bestor, whose fundraising concerts have helped thousands of
hospitalized children.
The following is a complete list of nominees:
2001 FCMA PEARL Award Nominees
Sacred Recording ("Song Title" Album Artist)
- "All Creatures of Our God and King" Wondrous Love George Dyer
- "Jesus the Very Thought of Thee" A Prayer Unto Thee Kenneth Cope
- "Tis Eventide" The Color of Hope Tammy S. Robinson
Inspirational Recording
- "Healing Waters" What Matters Most Sheree Fitzgerald
- "May I Stand; A Young Women's Prayer" Songs for Young Women Various Artists
- "The Olive Tree" Songs for Young Women Jenny Jordan Frogley
Contemporary Recording
- "Give a Little" Outside the Lines Colors
- "Perfect" Waiting Maren Ord
- "Wings" Dive Deep Julie de Azevedo
Sacred/Insp Instrumental Recording
- "Believe Me, If All Those Endearing Young Charms" Where Love Is Jenny Oaks Baker
- "Overture" The Lamb of God Soundtrack &Passion of the Lamb Cantata Kurt Bestor
- "Place of Healing" Creations Michael R. Hicks
Contemporary Instrumental Recording
- "Acquainted with the Night" Digability Sam Cardon
- "And the Moon" Soulmate Michael Dowdle
- "Los Quattros Cuadros" Digability Sam Cardon
Holiday Recording
- "Away in a Manger" A Crocker Christmas The Crocker Sisters
- "Away in a Manger/Amazing Grace" Cold Fusion Fiddlesticks
- "We Three Kings" Holiday Wishes: Enoch Train Enoch Train
Sacred Album (Album; Artist; Producer)
- A Prayer Unto Thee; Kenneth Cope; Kenneth Cope &Tyler Castleton
- Songs of Praise and Remembrance; Choirs &Orchestra of BYU; Dennis Packard
- Wondrous Love; George Dyer; Staci Peters
Inspirational Album
- Let The Holy Spirit Guide; Janice K. Perry &Steven Kapp Perry; Greg Hansen
- Michael Sings McLean; Michael McLean; Michael McLean &Guy Randle
- The Color of Hope; Tammy S. Robinson; Greg Hansen and Guy Randle
Contemporary Album
- Order in the Chaos; Julia Davis Allen; Julia Davis Allen and Scott Reinwand
- Outside the Lines; Colors; John Hancock
- Waiting; Maren Ord; Stephen Hague
Sacred/Inspirational Instrumental Album
- Abide with Me; Mark Geslison &Geoff Groberg; Mark Geslison &Geoff Groberg
- Joy in Every Sound; Mark Small/Robert Torres Guitar Duo; Mark Small, Robert Torres &Kenny Hodges
- Where Love Is; Jenny Oaks Baker; Kenny Hodges
Contemporary Instrumental Album
- Digability; Sam Cardon; Brian Blosil
- Soulmate; Michael Dowdle; Michael Dowdle
- To The Summit; Jon Schmidt; Jon Schmidt
Themed or Concept Album
- Creations; Michael R. Hicks; Michael R. Hicks
- Eliza R. Snow's Greatest Hymns; Roger Hoffman; Roger Hoffman &Pete Petersen
- Forward With Faith; Various Artists; Peter Breinholt &Jon Schmidt
Musical Presentation or Soundtrack
- God's Army Motion Picture Soundtrack; Various Artists; Jeff Simpson, Richard Dutcher &Bob Ahlander
- Joseph Smith The Seer; Kenneth Cope; Kenneth Cope
- The Lamb of God Soundtrack &Passion of the Lamb Cantata; Kurt Bestor; Kurt Bestor &Kenny Hodges
Compilation Album (Album, Record Label)
- As Temples Fill The Earth; Prime Recordings
- Candlelight Christmas; Shadow Mountain
- His Love; Shadow Mountain
Male Vocalist
- George Dyer
- Shane Jackman
- Michael McLean
Female Vocalist
- Cherie Call
- Maren Ord
- Tammy Robinson
Instrumentalist
- Jenny Oaks Baker
- Kurt Bestor
- Sam Cardon
Group
- Colors (Ryan Merrill, Brian Tibbets &Russell Dixon)
- Enoch Train (Clive Romney, Rich Dixon, Daron Bradford, Janice Anderson, Jay Lawrence, Rob Honey, Dave Compton, Tom Hewitson)
- Fiddlesticks (Mark, Rebecca, Kathryn &Elizabeth Davis)
New Artist of the Year
- Julia Davis Allen
- George Dyer
- Maren Ord
Producer of the Year
- John Hancock
- Greg Hansen
- Clive Romney
Songwriter of the Year
- Julie de Azevedo
- Cherie Call
- Tyler Castleton
Performing Artist of the Year
- Julie de Azevedo
- Kurt Bestor
- Peter Breinholt
- Colors
Orchestrator/Arranger of the Year
- Kurt Bestor
- Greg Hansen
- Mack Wilberg
Studio Musician of the Year
- Daron Bradford
- Rich Dixon
- Todd Sorensen
Engineer of the Year
- Barry Gibbons
- Glen Neibaur
- Guy Randle
Best Album Design
- Creations (Ricardo Rosas)
- Heart Made of Wind ( Steven Hansen &Tyler Gourley)
- Q'd Up ( David Storey &Associates)
Radio Show of the Year
- Gary &Joy Lundberg (KSSR)
- John Hair (KOSY 106.5)
- Michael Webb (B98.7 KBEE)
Record Label of the Year
- Highway Records
- Shadow Mountain
- Tantara
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An Overview of the Faith Centered Music Association
Striving for Excellence in LDS Music, the Faith Centered Music
Association unites musicians, industry leaders, and others who are
interested in raising the quality and expanding the reach of
uplifting and faith promoting music within the LDS community. This
is accomplished primarily through the formal recognition of the
annual PEARL Awards and through educational outreach efforts. The
FCMA is a non-profit corporation governed by a seven-member Board of
Directors.
Educational Outreach
Beginning in 2000 the FCMA and the BYU Music Department have hosted
an annual weekend series of workshops geared towards young musicians.
The workshops are held at BYU and are free to students and FCMA
members. Some of the topics discussed during the two days of
performances, panel discussions and lectures include: how to produce
a demo; how to submit a demo; the artist-audience relationship; and
performing community service. In previous years the FCMA has also
participated in the Mormon Arts Festival and other community events.
PEARL Awards
A PEARL award honors excellence in faith-centered recorded music. It
is an award of merit determined by a vote of peers-not by sales or
chart positions.
The PEARL awards are presented annually by the Faith Centered Music
Association (FCMA). At the gala awards show artists, industry
leaders, and members of the FCMA, along with members of the
community, will join to celebrate the best in faith-centered music
and honor the efforts of those who have achieved excellence in their
craft. Awards are presented by previous winners and other
celebrities.
FCMA Membership Guidelines
Membership in the FCMA is divided into three categories: Voting
Members, Professional Members (non-voting industry professionals) and
Affiliate Members (who do not yet qualify in other categories, but
wish to be involved).
Voting Membership is open to all who are interested in the objectives
of the organization and who meet the following criteria:
- The member must make a portion of their living as an artist, musician, writer, producer, engineer, or other industry professional.
- The member must either
- A) have credits on at least 4 commercially released albums (defined as an album available for sale that has 500 or more copies in circulation) or
- B) have been voted a finalist in any category in any prior year.
- The member must pay FCMA annual dues of $30 year and be a member in good standing.
Professional Membership is for individuals who are involved in the
Music Recording industry by profession but do not fall into the
"voting" membership category. In order to maintain professional
membership status members must meet the following criteria:
- The member must make the majority of their living as a recording industry professional, i.e. Music Attorney, Artist Management, Record Company Staff, Music Publisher, Public Relations, or other recording industry professional.
- The member must pay FCMA annual dues of $30 year and be a member in good standing.
Affiliate Membership is for individuals who either (1) do not have the necessary credits for voting membership or (2) are simply interested in the goals and purposes of the FCMA and would like to be included in official mailings and directories. Affiliate Membership is open to all who are interested in the objectives of the organization. Annual dues for affiliate members are $15.
The Voting Process
The PEARL Awards consist of a three-round process: entering,
nominating and final voting. Ballots for all rounds are tabulated by
an independent accounting firm. The results of the final round of
voting are not known until the PEARL Awards presentation ceremonies
when the firm delivers the names of the winners in sealed envelopes.
Round 1:Submitting Entries
FCMA voting and professional members are invited to enter recordings
that they feel merit consideration for PEARL Awards.
These entries are screened for eligibility and approved by the FCMA
Board of Directors (or assigned eligibility committee). A
preponderance of an album must fit in its entered style or purpose.
The FCMA board reserves the right to delete a category if it
determines there is an insufficient number of eligible entries.
After review these entries comprise the year's Entry List. This list
may contain many entries.
Round 2: Selecting Nominees
FCMA voting members receive the Entry List (first-round ballot) for
all categories. Members' votes will result in 3 nominations (or
finalists) in each category. These finalists will be announced in May
or June.
Round 3: Final Voting for Awards
A final round of votes determines the actual PEARL winners. The final
ballot lists the top three recipients of votes in each category. In
certain award categories votes are cast by the FCMA voting members in
conjunction with retail customers in LDSBA member stores. In other
categories the FCMA voting membership solely determines the winner.
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