We’re very excited to be back with our Year End Poll 2012 for Best Philly Emerging Artists! We just uploaded the full list of nominees. It’s in the right column on this page and also HERE. Some of the acts in the list were selected through our Open Submissions process that we announced last week and others were picked by our fine jury of local industry folks/music lovers (listed below), who could freely choose 3 artists in the order of their preference. Special thanks to them for sharing! [BTW: If you were wondering why some more well-known names are missing from the list, that’s probably because we didn’t include major label artists (they already have a staff helping to push their music careers forward), and we wanted to try and keep the list to acts that just might need the exposure more. We also didn’t include past Year End Poll Winners because you should know how much they rock by now!] Points have already been assigned to each artist according to how well they did in the selection process. Now, the readers’ and fans’ votes will also influence the final chart. As you may have seen in the past, each vote will count so cast yours now!
List of Jurors: Brendan Bercik (Pilam), Dan Bisogno (Choice Tasters, Vice, Live Nation), Jeff Blinder (Spazz Presents), Kate Bracaglia (Philly.com, The Key), Eric Bresler (PhilaMOCA), Ryan Crump (Philly Drum Project), Kevin D’Mello (RockaPhilly), Mikele Edwards (Silk City), Nick Fanelli (The Fire, Guild Shows), Stacie George (Live Nation), Ellei Johndro (Shadowscene), Matt Kelchner (Bikini Island), Kevin Kennedy (The Swollen Fox), Colin Kerrigan (Out of Town Films, Philly.com, Pitchfork), Josh T. Landow (Y-Not Radio), Jesse Lundy (Philly Folksong Society), Gordon Mays (Kung Fu Necktie), Brian McTear (Weathervane Music), Jeff Meyers (Guild Shows), George Miller (JUMP Philly), Brandee Nichols (Philly Mostly Vegan, JUMP Philly), Matt Ricchini (Union Transfer, Johnny Brenda’s, Kung Fu Necktie), Mark Schoneveld (YVYNYL), Maria T. Sciarrino (WPRB, Her Jazz), Stephanie Seiple (Tri-State Indie), Elliott Sharp (City Paper, The Key, Noisey, Village Voice), Sara Sherr (Sugar Town), Matt Smith (HotBox Sessions), Jon Solomon (WPRB), Q.D. Tran (The Deli Magazine), John Vettese (The Key, WXPN, City Paper), Nikki Volpicelli (The Philly Music Showcase), Chris Ward (Johnny Brenda’s), Bruce Warren (WXPN, Some Velvet Blog, The Key)
Much Love,
The Deli’s Staff