About the Toronto Independent Music Awards:

Toronto Independent Music Awards, otherwise known as the TIMAs, is an independent awards ceremony, showcase series and seminar founded in 2004 by Daniela Oliva. The concept evolved out of a desire to support independent musicians and bring together the music community. The TIMAs serve as a platform to award and acknowledge up-and-coming independent artists across the province of Ontario, Canada and throughout the world. The ultimate aim is to create an infrastructure to give independent artists a hand by providing industry sponsored prizes and community support. Each year, the TIMAs give away $60,000 in custom prize packages to winners in over 22 categories across all genres. Award winners have gone on to sign with major and independent labels, secure major motion picture publishing deals, and win Junos

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About the Founder:

Daniela Oliva has been heavily involved with the Toronto, Ontario, Canada and global independent music scene since her early teens. At a very young age, she was fascinated by punk rock/lo-fi noise and joined guerrilla music marketing efforts around the globe. With her bedroom as base camp, Daniela promoted material in Toronto for labels SUB POP Records, Kill Rock Stars, Sudden Death Records, Fearless Records, Fat Wreck Chords and many, many more.

In 2005, she invested in and co-founded Drugs Sex Rock ‘n’ Roll (DSRNR) booking Tokyo Police Club (Saddle Creek / Memphis Industries) for one of their first gigs, planning parties with MSTRKRFT (Last Gang Records / PAIS Recordings / Dim Mak Records), and promoting for The Marble Index (Maple Music) during Canadian Music Week.

Inspired at age 17 by attending the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, California, Daniela thought it would be cool to adapt the award show model to an independent music audience - and the Toronto Independent Music Awards (TIMAs) was born.

Now on its eighth season and sixth award show, the TIMAs is a highly anticipated event awarding 20+ music genre categories with over $60,000 in industry-sponsored prizes. Many notable acts have been involved with the TIMAs, including: Alannah Myles (Recording Artist), Gord Lewis (Recording Artist, Teenage Head), The Cliks (Warner Music /Tommy Boy Records), The Joys (eOne Entertainment, Certified Gold Recording Artists), The Essentials (Certified Gold Recording Artists), JD ERA (Black Market Music Group / Universal), up-and-comers Darrell London, The Ruby Spirit, Juno award winners The Good Lovelies, Rich Kidd, Juno nominees: God Made Me Funky, JAFFA ROAD, DALA and many, many more. The TIMAs also showcase hundreds of Ontario independent bands throughout the year through the Home and Native Sound Series.

In 2008, Daniela graduated with an Honours Bachelor of Arts from the University of Toronto (University College), and then moved to Southern California to attend law school. Now in her third year of law school, Daniela has already worked as a legal intern for Live Nation at the Live Nation headquarters in Beverly Hills, California. Daniela continues to produce the TIMAs and mentor young bands while pursuing a career in entertainment law.

Award Recipients:

The Toronto Independent Music Awards became a bi-annual award ceremony in 2009. The 2009-2010 edition took place on July 23, 2010. list of 2009/2010 winners

This event is not in any way associated with the Ontario Independent Music Awards.

TIMA 2009-2010 Award Winners

Best Female-Fronted: Amy Towers

Best Adult Contemporary: Rehan Dalal

Best Jazz: The Bill McBirnie Duo/Quartet

Best Rap: MAGNOLIUS

Best Urban: Alexandra Kane

Best Metal: Conflicted

Best Acoustic: Alistair Blaik Bundale

Best Folk: DALA

Best Country: The River Junction Band

Best International, Best USA and Best Out-Of-Province: The White Ravens

Best Young Songwriter(s): TJ Whitelaw

Best World Music: JAFFA ROAD

Best Punk: Cut Throat Kids

Best Pop: Darrelle London

Best Indie Rock: The Strange

Best Alternative Rock: WAXMEN

Best Song: Morgan Sadler – “Go On”

BEST LIVE – Urban: Rich Kidd

BEST LIVE- Acoustic: Yiannis Kapoulas

BEST LIVE-Electric: The MacHams

TIMA 2008 Award Winners

• Best Out-Of-Province: Empire ISIS
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  Empire ISIS is a singer, songwriter and social activist based in Montreal, Canada. Her musical style has been described as a blend of dancehall, reggae, hip hop, pop and World music...
  
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• Best USA: Seminole County (Florida). Now “Winter Spring”
• Best Jazz: Marinda
• Best Blues: Mike Celia
• Best Pop: Lori Nuic
• Best Rap: JD ERA
• Best Urban: Shobha
• Best Country: Jadea Kelly
• Best Folk: Angie Nussey
  Angie Nussey
  Angie Nussey is a singer/songwriter from northern Ontario, in Canada. She has several awards at the Toronto Independent Music Awards, including Best Folk and Best Female Performer .- Discography :* Here’s my Demo...
  
  
• Best Adult Contemporary: Japhy Ryder
• Best World: Pavlov's Dogs Orchestra
• Best Indie Rock: Sadie May Crash
• Best Live-Acoustic: Arlene Bishop
• Best Metal: Warmachine
• Best Live-Electric: Marshall Dane
• Best Young Songwriter(s): Corporate Saturday
• Best Alternative Rock and Best Song: DAME - Cyclops and Intervention
• Best Alternative Rock Band and Best Song: DAME - Cyclops and Intervention

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• Best Punk: The Stiff Wires
• Best Live - Urban: Human Record http://www.humanrecord.ca/
• Best International: Mad Staring Eyes (United Kingdom)

TIMA 2007 Award Winners

• Best Out-Of-Province: Flat Top (New Brunswick)
• Best USA: The Romanovs

Best Pop: Daphne Darling

Best Rap: Lowlife

Best Urban Jen Militia

Best Jazz: Andrew Scott Quintet

Best Country: Romney Getty

Best Folk: Good Lovelies

Best World:Eliana Cuevas

Best Alternative Rock: Westpoint

Best Indie Rock and Best Live-Acoustic: A Certain Symmetry

Best Metal: ARYA

Best Young Songwriter(s): Fancy Girls Market

Best Female-Fronted: The Joys

Best Live-Electric: KC Roberts

Best Song:Sue Passmore - "Detroit" and "Last Love Song"

Best Album Art and Best International:max MIN (Austria)

TIMA 2006 Award Winners

Best Male Performer: Tim Tibbitts

Best Female Performer: Angie Nussey

Angie Nussey

Angie Nussey is a singer/songwriter from northern Ontario, in Canada. She has several awards at the Toronto Independent Music Awards, including Best Folk and Best Female Performer .- Discography :* Here’s my Demo...

 

Best R and B: Ashraf

Best Pop Rock: Stutter

Best Folk: Jacob Moon

Best Live Acoustic: Angie Nussey

Angie Nussey

Angie Nussey is a singer/songwriter from northern Ontario, in Canada. She has several awards at the Toronto Independent Music Awards, including Best Folk and Best Female Performer .- Discography :* Here’s my Demo...

 

Best Live Electric: Run with the Kittens and The Joys

Best Song: Stutter - Twenty-One

Best Blues: Silver Hearts

Best Out-of-Area Canada: Anthill

Best Hip Hop: KeelOGramz

Best Urban: Shinjuku Zulu

Best Rock: Secret Weapons

Best Alternative:"> Letters to Elora

Best World:"> Amanda Martinez

Best Indie Rock:"> The Polytones

Best USA: Peachcake

Best International: The Sunpilots

Best Jazz: Layah Jane

Layah Jane

Layah Jane is a soul-folk singer from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. She and her sister were raised by a psychotherapist/singer-songwriter father and a poet mother who teaches writing....

 

Best Country: August Jen Benton now of, who were the first band to open the TIMAs in 2005

Best Punk: D.O.G.S.

Best Hard Rock: Die Driving ">

Best Classic Rock: Uncle Seth

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Best Instrumental: Cache

TIMA 2005 Award Winners

Best Female Performer: Angie Nussey

Angie Nussey

Angie Nussey is a singer/songwriter from northern Ontario, in Canada. She has several awards at the Toronto Independent Music Awards, including Best Folk and Best Female Performer .- Discography :* Here’s my Demo...

 

Best Male Performer: Ray Edge

Best Blues: Liz Tansey

Best Jazz: Tricycle

Best Acoustic Male: Jay Calder

Best Acoustic Female: Julie Ann Bertram

Best World Music: Beyond the Pale

Best Out-Of-Province: Bahia

Best Country: Darcy Lynne Ward

Best USA: Wayne Hsu

Best International: Eha

Best R & B: God Made Me Funky

God Made Me Funky

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Best Folk: Peter Verity

Best Pop Rock: Andrea England

Best Rock: Frontier Index

Best Urban: Melissa Bathory

Best Hip Hop: r.a.w.child

Best Alternative: Whitfield

Best Indie Rock: Eden Ants

Best Punk: The First Time

Best Song: Angie Nussey

Angie Nussey

Angie Nussey is a singer/songwriter from northern Ontario, in Canada. She has several awards at the Toronto Independent Music Awards, including Best Folk and Best Female Performer .- Discography :* Here’s my Demo...

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