In April, “Counter Culture FAME Awards” will be presented to 24 recipients.
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Tehrah
EVENT PERFORMER
Outstanding Female Singer Songwriter
This multiple award winning musical diva recently received a standing ovation at the Saban Theatre in Beverly Hills for the 2018 Art for Peace Awards. She has also provided memorable performances for the Los Angeles Music Awards red carpet press events in the years 2012 and 2013. Tehrah and her musical styles are unmatched in the independent music world. Her songs connect with the listener on a visceral level and have been certified to both CHANGE and SAVE lives. It is a divine honor to have her on our Las Vegas stage.
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The Moonshine Saints
Outstanding Country Album: “Six Ways to Sunday Volumes 1 & 2”
The Moonshine Saints are collectively multiple award winner and singer-songwriter Sean Ward, guitarists Matt York and Steve “Doc” Morris, with rhythm section bassists Bob Lynn, and Justin Barber on drums. The Moonshine Saints bring a heavy Southern Rock sound to any new audience. The dueling expertise of guitarists Matt and Doc adds layers of excitement to the award winning music that is The Moonshine Saints. Justin and Bob form a full throttle sound that really brings vibrating thunder. The authenticity of the band’s sound comes from their shared Oklahoma roots, a sound that is unique and genuine.

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SNEW: Bobby Owsinki
Outstanding Rock Album: You’ve Got Some Nerve
This ensemble of original Los Angeles local music legends have really outdone themselves on this latest album. The engineering on this record is superb, along with the vocal performances and the hit potential of several of the tracks. This album is also well packaged with eye catching graphics and an amazing insert booklet. SNEW is prime time ready for the national stage in 2019.
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The Push
Outstanding Las Vegas Cover Band

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Brian Lawrence
Outstanding Music Video: “In Fields of Red
Red Cloud – Music inspired by the legacy of Chief Red Cloud, Lakota: Mahpiya Luta (1822-December 10, 1909)
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Emily Istre
Community Service Award: The Creative Community Inspiration Award
Emily devotes herself tirelessly to promoting local music and the creative works of independent musicians in and around her home state of Louisiana. She is an inspiration to many in her own creative community that she represents so well. It is an honor to recognize her at our special Icon Series event in Las Vegas.
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Lisa M. Szyc Esquire
Community Service Award for Family Court Consulting and Representation
The Family Court system in Nevada, particularly Las Vegas, can be very difficult to navigate. It takes a sharp legal mind and tremendous people skills to assist plaintiffs and defendants in the legal realm. Our Producers Choice Honors F.A.M.E. Award recipient is the most respected attorney in this field of law, not only in Las Vegas, but nationally as well. It is our pleasure to present her with this accolade.

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Satisfied Drive
EVENT PERFORMER
Outstanding Rock Power Trio
With two magnificent albums in current release, it was a tough choice to for our Advisory Board to help choose the award recipient for this category. One of their albums is a live recording with well mastered and engineered versions of their original material. This album truly displays how well Satisfied Drive performs in a live music setting in front of an audience. That being said, their album entitled “Heart of Stone”, is loaded with incredible songs and solid vocal and guitar performances. For our awards program, this magnificent album was an easy choice for Outstanding Rock Album.
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I.D.S.F.A.
Outstanding Metal Band
This multiple award winning heavy musical ensemble comes from the streets of Las Vegas, Nevada. The band members of I.D.S.F.A. come from some wildly different backgrounds, yet their styles mesh seamlessly with an aggressive hard gritty edge resulting in songs with lyrics to which everyone can relate. Great songs about revenge, getting fucked over, and even zombies! “The Hand” is a great pick to represent the bands “Don’t Fuck With Us” mentality, While their other songs, like “Asshole,” “Two Cops,” “War With Myself,” and the new Punk Anthem “Shot Down By The Double Down”, just make you feel like knocking out that douche bag who stabbed you in the back. Super side man Jeremy makes the whole project sizzle with his unique musical contributions to the band’s live show. And as if the music wasn’t enough to make your pubic hairs curl, the stage show is one not to be missed either. Along with their sidekicks “The Bio-Bastards,” I.D.S.F.A. is whipping up a frenzy with the new exciting stage show filled with drum beating zombies , an 8 foot anti aircraft gun, and if that wasn’t enough, the rest of the show leaves audiences awestruck.

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TreynWrek
EVENT PERFORMER
Outstanding Rock Artist
TreynWrek is a Texas Funk Rock Band with the energy of a fast moving locomotive. With seven years perfecting their craft, TreynWrek has become one of the hottest power trios around. If you are looking for the same old song and dance you will not find it along these tracks. What you will find however, is a unique and original sound like you have never heard before. TreynWrek has recently released their third studio album, Rule of Thirds, which is a solid example of how the band has grown. One listen to the band’s exhilarating new album and it will be clear that things have changed. TreynWrek has shed the blues skin and put on new attire filled with fire, passion and attitude!

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Petty Fever
Outstanding American Tribute Band PETTY FEVER is a Multi-Award Winning full production tribute to TOM PETTY & The Heartbreakers, featuring the captivating Guitarist/Vocalist and 2016 Hollywood FAME/2017 Hollywood Producers Choice Honors Award Winner, FRANK MURRAY. They deliver an amazing and memorable salute to the Musical Legacy of Tom Petty, performing over four decades of classic Tom Petty hits such as American Girl, Free Falling, Breakdown, Running Down a Dream, I Won’t Back Down and many more. Petty Fever is the recipient of multiple entertainment awards which include; Las Vegas FAME Awards 2017 “Outstanding Tribute Band” & 2018 “Outstanding International Tribute Band” presented at Hard Rock Café Live in Las Vegas, NV USA and 2013 & 2014 Los Angeles Music Awards “Tribute Band of The Year” presented at the Avalon Theater in Hollywood, CA USA. Founded by Murray in Portland, OR USA January 2009, Petty Fever features a top tier lineup of NW veteran musicians, all with a common passion for the music of Tom Petty. They have been performing to enthusiastic all age audiences worldwide ever since. Their High Energy Show is second to none and always leaves the crowd craving for more, if you’re looking for an incredibly authentic Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers concert experience, Catch Petty Fever!

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Terri Lynn Schmidt
Outstanding Literary Achievement: ” When Drag Racing Met Country Music ”
This very well written book tells the true story of a once in a lifetime love between Teri and her husband Harry, a drag racing legend who was the creator of the Blue Max Funny car. It is a compelling tale told from the perspective of a widow ( Terri ) and dealing with the aftermath the loss of a 21 year marriage. It is with great pleasure that the Producers Choice Honors recognize this book with a F.A.M.E. Award in Las Vegas.
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Mark Barnes
Instrumental Artist Award
Mark Barnes is a Multi-award winning composer and musician, Mark Barnes, ThE BaD BoY oF ChilL OuT, has been featured in many magazines and web sites, including Shine On Hollywood Magazine, New Age Music World and EmmeK New Age to name a few. He consistently ranks in the top 10 of the Reverb Nation Ambient World charts and his music is regularly played on easy listening and ambient/new age FM and internet Radio stations. His songs have been selected for several compilation CDs as well as for the Docu-Drama “City of Dreams” with 2 time Academy Award Nominee Carol Connors which won the Best Theme Song at the 2011 TCI Film Festival. Barnes is actively involved with The Recording Academy and is a voting member. Just finishing his 10th studio album, Barnes has recently engaged in producing CD’s and Art work for new and upcoming artists from his studio in Port. St. Lucie, Florida. MarkBarnesMusic.com

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Katherine Farnham
Outstanding Music Producer
Katherine is a 6 time award winning artist. She performed at the April 2018 PCH Event in Las Vegas and wowed the audience with a stellar performance that had Olivia Newton-John standing and cheering. We are proud to have her on our Hollywood stage for our next red carpet press event. KatherineFarnham.com/
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Scott Sanders
Outstanding Audio Engineer
Bose Professional Sound has been a solid contributing sponsor to the Producers Choice Honors events for over three years now. They are recognized as the highest quality sound company in the world. Our April 17th event is proud to present Scott Sanders with this award for his incredible contributions to the success of our Las Vegas events. Bose has agreed to continue to support our special red carpet press events for the next decade at least. On behalf of the entire creative community, we are proud to present the this F.A.M.E. Award.

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The Swansons
EVENT PERFORMER

The Mike Curb Outstanding Country Artist Award
The Swansons have been a participant in our award show productions for the past 2 years. Prior to that, front man Joe Finley was a performer and active participant going back all the way to 2008 with his previous project, The Joe Finley Band. Over the years, both Joe and the Swansons have received many accolades from our organization, including their most recent Las Vegas F.A.M.E. Award in 2018 for their amazing album entitled “Country This”. Music industry icon Mike Curb, C.E.O. of Curb Records was thrilled by their performance and went so far as to tell the packed audience at Hard Rock Live on the Las Vegas Strip what he though of them. Click on this video link to relive this amazing presentation.

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Ron Anfuso
Outstanding Rock Guitarist
Ron is the solo guitarist for Detour, a South Bay Los Angeles-based band that plays your classic and modern rock favorites. The band has received much praise for its energy and talent. Together, Detour’s members have decades of live and recording experience, and have played with everyone from CSN&Y’s Dallas Taylor to members of RATT, Black Sabbath and The Cult. Band leader and lead guitarist Ron Anfuso brings a lifetime of experience and dedication to the guitar rhythms and ripping solos. In addition to playing many clubs on a regular basis, Ron Anfuso and Detour play private events at such venues as PV Country Club, South Coast Botanic Gardens (for crowds of 2,000+) and private, luxury homes. Come see Detour. You will enjoy their show

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Prodigal
Outstanding Debut Release
Prodigal is an 80s style Hard Rock/Metal Christian band from the East Valley of Phoenix Arizona. The band consists of Amethyst front-man Mark Fekete on lead vox, ex Chasen and White Foxx guitarist Jim Maropoulos on lead guitar, Arizona worship percussionist Lonny Ward on drums, and recently added members include Scott Spangle added as the band’s bassist, and Rigo Reyes joined as a second Guitarist. Both are currently also worship team musicians at their respectful church bodies, and serve in the ministry with Prodigal as well.

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David “Rain” Banta

Lifetime Achievement for Audio Engineering
Multiplatinum Mixer/Engineer and Instructor, David “Rain” Banta is both a highly trained and experienced musician and recording engineer with degrees in music and electronics. He has performed, recorded, mixed and mastered many different styles. David’s mixes have been featured on 26 platinum selling albums including a 7 times platinum in the U.K., 2 triple platinum, 3 double platinum, 2 single platinum, and 10 gold records. In addition, his mixes have charted #1 on Billboard 16 times, including the #1 fastest selling album in the UK for 2018. Dave is a pianist. orchestrator, an arranger who studied music in NYC full time for a decade with some of the greatest musicians the world has ever seen. He spent many years as a full-time session/touring musician. Dave has a B.S. in Music Education from “The King’s College” New York, N.Y. where he attended on a music performance scholarship. Banta’s bestselling video series The Basics of Home Recording led him to teach a course at UCLA for 10 year, “Musician’s Institute” and “Pinnacle College” He also taught music kindergarten through 12th grade in public schools for years. Dave’s engineering credits include (first engineer) Tupac, Michael Jackson, “Thug Life”, “Bone Thugs N Harmony”, Luther Vandross, Tina Turner, “Do or Die” “Crucial Conflict” The Roots”, Tracie Spencer, Take That, (Robbie Williams group) Sting, Mark “Marky Mark” Wahlberg, Eazy E., Ice T., M.C.Ren, “Digital Underground”, Snoop Dogg, “The Pharcyde”, Rodney O and Joe Cooley, and Coolio. Dave’s production and composition credits include music for NASCAR on Fox Sports and he composed, produced, recorded the “NASCAR Highlights Theme” on Fox. David produced and composed music for many other huge network shows including “Jack and Jill” on Warner Bothers and “Unsung” on TvOne. He was also the Senior Producer and on-air talent on a hit show KPFK 90.7FM LA/Hollywood, 93.7FM San Diego, 98.7FM Santa Barbara, 99.5FM Ridgecrest-China Lake. (The most powerful FM station (transmitting signal wattage) west of the Mississippi).

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Gypsy Wagyn Band
EVENT PERFORMER

Outstanding Musical Duo
Gypsy Wagyn Band has two members; Austin R. Drury and Robyn L. Gorkiewicz. Both Austin and Robyn were born musicians, but their music truly came together once they met. The duo formed in 2015 in Grantsburg, Wisconsin, and began touring in September of 2016. To date the duo has performed over 250 shows in Wisconsin, Minnesota, Montana, California, Arizona and Nevada. Austin plays up to four musical parts at once, using live loopers while Robyn is the vocal powerhouse. The duo plays a high-energy show and takes the audience on an emotional roller-coaster from start to finish.
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Garden of Eden
Outstanding Hard Rock Band
We are pleased to present this amazing group of rock musicians with their own Las Vegas F.A.M.E. Award for Outstanding International Rock Band. With two of the best guitarists anywhere in the world, and a solid drummer bassist to go with them, this veteran band are hard to match. Multiple award winning guitarist Dan Crenshaw writes most of the material and has extensive touring experience with some of the biggest names in rock n’ roll. For ten years, Dan Crenshaw has participated in our awards show productions as performer, presenter and recipient. This award marks his highest achievement to date.

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Elvis Monroe
EVENT PERFORMER

Rising Stars of Las Vegas
The members of ELVIS MONROE have worked tirelessly for the last seven years to create what is truly a unique sonic platform that features an eclectic mix of country, classic Americana and modern flavors. Those elements come to life in an organic live show full of laughs and audience participation – all wrapped up in an engaging Storytellers format.
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Wings of Heaven
EVENT PERFORMER
Rising Stars of Rock
Wings of Heaven are a group of Los Angeles based brothers who perform both originals and classic rock cover tunes. These youngsters are huge fans of Led Zeppelin, Motley Crue and AC DC among many others. They love rock n’ roll and rock the stage wherever they perform.
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The Siren
EVENT PERFORMER

Outstanding Live Performer
The Siren is an award winning multi-instrumentalist, music producer, singer/songwriter, engineer, and audio frequency scientist who invented a genre called “Epicstep” which has vocals, classical rooted composed music in a pop formula, and frequency modulation/manipulation circuit bending breakdowns in it. The Siren’s music is avant-garde and cinematic. It is created in an ancient sacred geometry based mathematical tuning at 432hz frequency based scale said to repair DNA through the vibrations as reported by ancient civilizations whose instruments were uncovered in this tuning. 432 number is also significant in the creation of our planet, moon, sun, and living organisms from the carbon molecule, to fibonacci based life forms, to the frequency beat of the planet and the human brain. The Siren is an activist who is a producer of the Free and Equal Elections Foundation’s United We Stand Fest where he performed at the 2016 Presidential debates in Colorado, has appeared on RT News in D.C, performed at March Against Monsanto, and co-headlined the Zeitgeist Media Fest by film director Peter Joseph. The Siren has won The Producer’s Choice Honors, The Global Music Awards, The Akademia Music Awards, has been nominated at the LA Music Awards, The Hollywood Music in Media Awards, was mentioned on the cover of 360 Magazine, charted #1 on Reverbation for LA, #1 in America, and #3 Globally. His music was featured on MTV Buzzworthy Top 5, with Just Bieber tour’s opening singer Vita Chambers with their hit “Fix You”. The Siren’s live ensemble consists of Singer/Pianist/Producer Kaisi Berick, Guitarist Apolla Asteria, Tribal Drummer Chazz Sutton, Fire Dancers, and Spark Grinders.