Some of the biggest names in New Orleans’ music industry gathered at the Orpheum Theater last night for the 2016 Best of the Beat Business & Lifetime Achievement Awards. 20 business awards and five lifetime achievement awards were given out at the ceremony, which traditionally precedes the annual Best of the Beat Music Awards.
A full list of winners from last night’s ceremony can be found below, along with a photo gallery from the party.
Johnny Vidacovich accepts his much-deserved Lifetime Achievement in Music. Photo by Willow Haley.
Lifetime Achievement Awards:
Lifetime Achievement in Music
Johnny Vidacovich
Lifetime Achievement in Music Education
Dr. Bruce Raeburn
Lifetime Achievement in Music Business
Sonny Schneidau
Positive Vibrations Foundation HeartBeat Award
Detroit Brooks
Positive Vibrations Foundation HeartBeat Award
Darryl “Dancing Man 504” Young
Music Business Awards
Best Club
Howlin’ Wolf
Best Large Festival
Voodoo Music Experience
Best Festival Outside New Orleans
Voice of the Wetlands
Best Neighborhood Festival
Crescent City Blues and BBQ Festival
Best Recording Studio
Word of Mouth
Record Label of the Year
Valcour Records
Producer of the Year
John Porter
Best Record Store
Euclid Records
Best Instrument Store
Guitar Center
Best Studio Sound Engineer
Tim Stambaugh (Word of Mouth)
Best Booking Agency
Hep Cat Entertainment
Best Manager
Silverback Music Management
Best Music Attorney
Tim Kappel
Best Club Owner or Manager
Howie Kaplan/Stu Schayot (Howlin’ Wolf)
Best Concert Promoter
Winter Circle Productions
Bourbon Street Award
Earl Bernhardt and Pam Fortner (Tropical Isle)
Musician Resource Award
The Ella Project
Best Use of Local Music or Musicians in Advertising
Juan LaFonta & Associates, L.L.C. for Juan LaFonta ft. Big Freedia directed by Nicholas Manuel Pino. Produced by Rising Phoenix Marketing (Kevin P. Conway).
Music Business of the Year
Esplanade Studios
Community Music Award
New Orleans Center for Creative Arts (NOCCA)
All photos by Willow Haley.
