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GLOBAL MUSIC AWARDS
The Global Music Awards is a well-known international
showcase for original music, unique voices,
and emerging artists. It has a large international following.
Entries go through a multi-layered judging
process including listener impact, technical quality,
uniqueness, and styling. All first-level judging is
conducted by Global Music’s in-house professionals.
All the entries recommended for Gold, Silver,
and Bronze Medals are carefully screened by Global
Music Awards Founder and CEO Thomas Baker,
Ph.D., who has more than a dozen years in film and
music, having produced an award-winning television
series in cooperation with the University of
California and created the Accolade Competition,
Indie Fest, and the Best Shorts Competition. Entries
judged to be potential Gold Medal winners may be
sent to outside judges for additional review. Global
Music Awards maintains consistency across judging
categories and keeps high standards in our music
talent competition. The judging process is strictly
merit based and does not consider size of fan base,
popularity, or record sales.
MAIN OFFICE
7946 Ivanhoe Avenue, Suite 201
La Jolla, CA 92037
UNITED STATES
858-779-1420
email
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ELIGIBILITY
Open to all artists and composers. Submissions
may be of any genre, any length. We look for
artists and composers with outstanding emotional
communication, the ability to transcend, to make
the listener experience something that is new and
compelling. We want to be surprised and moved by
what we hear.
ARTISTIC DISCIPLINES
Conducting • Piano • Strings • Voice • Band
• Chamber Music • Classical • Classical Crossover
• Experimental • Jazz • Indie Country & Pop
• Instrumental • Live Performance • Operatic Music
• Original Score/Sound Track Movie & TV • R&B &
Soul • Sound Editing/Sound Mixing • Symphonic
Music • Vocal Group • World Music & Beats
DETAILS
Travel covered?
No
Frequency
Quarterly
Jury chair
Thomas Baker, Ph.D.
Jury size 1 to 5
Application deadline Quarterly: March 13;
June 5; September 4;
November 20, 2017
Cash prizes
None
Other prizes
Details for each of the
following awards can be found here
Feature Display in Billboard Magazine Prize
• Mentoring Prize • Disc Makers’ Hit Single Package
Prize • MusicalAmerica.com Artist Showcase page
Other honors include:
Gold Medal Winner: Award of Excellence
Silver Medal Winner: Outstanding Achievement
Bronze Medal Winner: Finalist
Global Music Awards has three special honors:
• Odyssey Award
• Humanitarian Award
• Heretic Award
COMPETITION OPEN TO THE PUBLIC?
✖ Not open to the public
Social links
A musical america Guide to Top Competitions 19 musicalamerica.com • February 2017