City of Music Awards

Each year, the City of Music Awards recognizes a person, business or organization for work related to music that has made our community a better place; has raised the bar and cleared it over the past year; or made extraordinary lifetime accomplishments. There is no timeline associated with the award – it can salute a lifetime of work, or an incredibly successful past year. Honorees should be thought of as helping “put Seattle on the map” as the City of Music.

2011 Recipient

                City of Music Award: PAUL ALLEN

2010 Recipients

                Outstanding Achievement Award: GERARD SCHWARZ
                Breakthrough Award: BRANDI CARLILE
                Impact Award: CLARENCE ACOX AND SCOTT BROWN

You can watch the award recipient mini-documentaries as well as a 2010 event re-cap video to the right.

The City of Music Awards is the kick-off event for the City of Music Festival, a month-long celebration of Seattle's vibrant and diverse music community that brings together dozens of shows, hundreds of artists and thousands of fans.

all photos by: k.summer photography

2009 Recipients

                Outstanding Achievement Award: QUINCY JONES
                Breakthrough Award: THE FLEET FOXES
                Impact Award: KEXP

2011 mini docs

2011 City of Music Award Recipient Paul Allen

2010 mini Docs

City of Music Awards Recap

Outstanding Achievement: Gerald Schwarz

Breakthrough Award: Brandi Carlile

Impact Award: Clarence Acox and Scott Brown

 

2009 mini Docs

Outstanding Achievement: Quincy Jones

Breakthrough Award: Fleet Foxes  

Impact Award: KEXP