Houston Press Music Awards 2008 Nominees

The Houston Press Music Awards are back and ready for action! This year, a good handful of our clients are up for awards! Here's who was nominated and what category they're in!

Best Local Album: "All You Need Is Blood" - Black Math Experiment, "Sea and Stars EP" - The Tontons
Best Local Song: "Everyone Is Gay" - Black Math Experiment
Best Songwriter: Arthur Yoria ,Calvin Stanley (Pale)
Best New Act: The Tontons
Local Musician of the Year: Arthur Yoria
Best Drummer: Shane Lauder (Born Liars, Sideshow Tramps, Gun Crazy)
Best Miscellaneous Instrumentalist: Geoffrey Muller
Best Bassist: Nick Gaitan (Umbrella Man and Billy Joe Shaver)
Best Experimental: Studemont Project
Best Cover Band: Molly & the Ringwalds
Best Unclassifiable Band: The Small Sounds, Black Math Experiment, and Two Star Symphony
Best Alt-Rock Band: Chrome44
Best Country: Honky Tonk Heroes
Best Traditional Folk Act: Glenna Bell and Sugar Bayou
Best Neo-Folk Act: Sideshow Tramps
Best Jazz: Kristine Mills
Best Male Vocalist: Arthur Yoria

That's it! Good luck to everyone! You can cast your votes for your favorite artist/band at HoustonPress.com! Voting ends Sunday, July 27th so get those votes in quick! The awards showcase is going to be a 10 different venues hosting 60 different bands! Please see HoustonPress.com for more information!

Congratulations!

We at Essential Sound Mastering would like to congratulate our very own Allen Corneau for mastering this week's number one R&B/Hip-Hop Single on Billboard.com!

Every week, Billboard.com posts up the hottest musicians from all genres. With different categories and different artists fighting for the number one spot, we're pleased to announce that Houston's very own Solange Knowles' single "I Decided", mastered right here at Essential Sound by Allen, received the number one spot in the "Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles Sales" category.

Congratulations to both Solange and Allen for all their hard work!