2012 Artists In Music Awards Winner - Stevie Hawkins - Best Jazz Artist

Stevie Hawkins is the winner for "Best Jazz Artist" in the 2012 Artists In Music Awards. He was nominated "Best Blues Artist" in the 2012 Artists In Music Awards. Hawkins and his label are extremely excited about the news.

The songs in this video are by Stevie Hawkins - "Jack Of All Trades" from his High Time CD, and "Spirit Of The Butterfly" from his What The Funk? CD.

The Artists In Music Awards ceremony will took place on Friday, February 10th, 2012, just two days before the Grammys. The event was hosted at the famous "Key Club" located on the Sunset Strip in Hollywood. The Red Carpet event began at 7:00pm where nominees were introduced and interviewed on the Red Carpet by members of the media and press.

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Video Produced/Directed/Edited: Stevie Hawkins
© 2011 Emphasis Records

About Stevie Hawkins:

Stevie Hawkins career span covers a lot of ground to include playing drums for recording artists John Lee Hooker, Percy Sledge, Rufus Thomas, Albert King, Willie Hill, Harvey Scales, Chuck Berry, Chubby Checker, Daryle Singletary, Razzy Bailey, Bertie Higgins, Johnny Rodriguez, Doug Stone, The Ink Spots among others.

He has released three albums "Georgia Jam,", "High Time," and his current 2011 release entitled "What The Funk?".

V.P. of A&R - Chief Audio Engineer and Staff Producer for the GRC Records -- HotLanta Records imprints in Atlanta, Georgia for seven years, working closely with GRC label clients (Universal/MCA, Warner Brothers, Atlantic, EMI, BMG, Sony, Ace/Kent) among others.

Publishing catalog manager/administrator and song plugger for the historic Atlanta based music publishing companies, Jalew Music BMI, Act One Music BMI, Moonsong Music BMI and Grapevine Music ASCAP, and was instrumental in securing artist cuts for the catalog to include Ray Charles, Mary J. Blige, Sammy Kershaw, Will Smith, Oak Ridge Boys, Jermaine Dupree, Lil Romeo, Diddy, Lil Kim, Wyclef Jean, X-Clan, Special Ed, Shaquille O'Neal, John Michael Montgomery, and motion picture song placements in the movies "Larger Than Life" starring Bill Murray - Matthew McConaughey - Jerry Adler, and "Made In America" starring Whoopie Goldberg - Ted Danson - Will Smith, among many others.

In 2001, he formed and currently owns two independent record labels under the Atlanta Music Group umbrella (Alternative/Urban Records and Emphasis Records), as well as two music publishing companies under the same umbrella (Hannon Hawkins Music-BMI and Uncle Slim Music-ASCAP).

Other areas of Hawkins' career span include jingle writer and producer, radio programming assistant, ad agency music producer, recording engineer, record producer, and a panelist for ASCAP.

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