Viva La VIMA!

By Ben Liew  •  in News
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The very first Voize Independent Music Awards (VIMA) was a celebration in honour of our local indie-music scene’s finest. in true indie fashion, the informal event held at Titanium Club in PJ last Saturday treated the 500+ audience to performances by local groundbreaking acts.

The award show also had some surprising categories including Best Genre Bender, Best Song To Play At Camp Fire and To Do Away With Monday Morning Blues and Best Pub Act.

A big thank you to Voize for giving credit where it’s due. May the VIMAs continue to highlight the best of local music for years and generations to come!

Here are the winners:

Best Pop Category:

Best Pop Song

1st Stay – Estrella

2nd Ada Masa – Infinetez

3rd Khabarkan – Luscious

Best Pop Group

1st Estrella

2nd Pure Vibracion

3rd Radiostar

Best Pop Vocalist

1st Yuna

2nd Liyana (Estrella)

3rd Reza Salleh

Best Female Vocalist (Over All)

1st Liyana (Estrella)

2. Best Rock Category

Best Rock Song

1st The Slavc In Us – Estranged

2nd Kelibat Korupsi – One Buck Short

3rd Rise Above – Frequency Cannon

Best Rock Group

1st One Buck Short

2nd Curtis Blues Review

3rd Estranged

Best Rock Vocalist

1st Rithan (Deja Voodoo Spells)

2nd Mooky (One Buck Short)

3rd Prema Yin

Best Hip-Hop Category:

Best Hip-Hop Song

1st Truth Hurts – Vassanth & KK Kanna

2nd Come My Lady – Ad Voc Feat Kraft

3rd Bak Datang – Rebel Scum

Best Hip-Hop Solo

1st Altimet

2nd Vassanth

3rd Malique

Best Hip-Hop Group

1st Rabel Scum

2nd Dose Two

3rd Phlowtron

Best Dance Category:

Best Dance Song

1st Life Is A Mystery – Shruthi

2nd Crystal – Transient Vortex

3rd I Feel Love – DJay Pee

Best Dance Act

1st Transient Vortex

2nd Nicky C

3rd Melissa Indot

Best Dance Dj (Club)

Dj Fuzz

Best Remix

Apologize – Immortal Souls

Best Collaboration

Starlight (Remix) – Melissa Indot Feat Kraft

Best Instrumental

Kids – DjayPee & Nicky C

Best Genre Bender

Rise Above – Frequency Cannon

Best Song To Play At Camp Fire and To Do Away With Monday Morning Blues

Wont Be Very Far – Remy J

Best College Act

Phoeny X

Best Guitar “Goreng” Riff

Pendekar Tangan Berapi – Nrocinu

Best Act In the Whole Universe (International Act)

The Diplomats (Indonesia/Malaysia/Cananda/Hong Kong)

Best Producer

D Navigator & Malique (Malique – OK)

Best Freaking Act Of The Year

Deja Voodoo Spells

Most Mind Blowing Music Video

Yang Pernah – Estranged

Thank You For Existing Award

DeepSet

Telebury

Best Pub Act

Vijay, Albert and Bada

Special Award

Digital Downloads – Kelvin

Song Of the Year – Altimet – Chantek

Hall Of Fame Award

Jakeman

Jason Lo

OAG

Ahmad Izham Omar