On Wednesday night, local musicians, filmmakers, and music lovers gathered for the 11th annual Music Video Asheville at the Diana Wortham Theatre. It was the first year it sold out completely. 🙌
13 judges narrowed down 86 submissions from local musicians + videographers to 27 videos, which were screened during the event. But nor without a red carpet entrance to all attendees (photographers + all).
The evening kicked off with a performance from Brie Capone and Ian Ridenhour, who tied for the Judge’s Choice award last year (they wrote a song together after co-winning). Another highlight of the event was a performance of an original song by Jeff Knorr, a local musician audio engineer + producer who passed away last year, by pianist and vocalist Jamar A. Woods.
Here’s the full list of winners:
- Best Editing: “Mozartastic,” Secret Agent 23 Skidoo feat. Asheville Symphony
- Best Cinematography: “Pray Me Over,” Don Clayton (dir. Digital Media Foundry/Daniel Judson)
- Best Soundtrack: “Give Me a Likeness,” Carly Taich (dir. Nathan Rivers Chesky)
- Visual Design: “You Help Me Fall Asleep,” Ian Ridenhour (dir. All Around Artsy/Kira Bursky)
- Judge’s Choice: “Magic,” Midnight Snack
- People’s Choice: “My Life,” TEYG (dir. Andrew Anderson Films)
Josh Blake, local musician and founder of video production company IAMAVL, received a Founders’ Achievement Award.
