For many readers of ToT, the name Jim Allchin is tied to Microsoft. For some of us who are older, we even may think of his architecture work for the directory services technology behind Banyan VINES. His story is very much one that has made America a place people around the world aspire to be.
In addition to all that, he is a very good musician, a guitarist, as well. He plays one great cover of Cocaine, I mean Caffeine as it had to be called when he played at one of Microsoft’s company meeting.
This weekend we got word that Jim Allchin was named as a Nominee in The 16th annual Independent Music Awards (The IMAs). Allchin’s song, Just Plain Sick, from his third LP Decisions (click to take a listen), was nominated for the Award. The LP features guest musicians including Keb’ Mo’, Reese Wynans, Jack Mack Horns and Wendy Moten, among others.
The LP was chosen from more than 400 innovative self-released and indie label projects and culled from thousands of submissions worldwide. Click here for a full list of The 16th IMA Nominees and Categories.
Decisions earned the 12th spot in Roots Music Report’s Top 20 Blues Rock Albums of 2017 RMR is the go chart when comes to independent music.
The winning projects will be selected by judging panels of top recording artists and influential press and talent buyers from the Americas, Europe and Pacific Rim. Voting on The IMA site for the fan selected Music, Video & Design winners runs from February 20th – March 20th. Winners will be Announced at The IMAs Independent Music Party at Lincoln Center in New York City.
Decisions was released by Sandy Key Music and Artisanship Music Nashville, and was produced by Grammy winner Tom Hambridge(Buddy Guy, BB King, Susan Tedeschi).
The LP is available by download (iTunes, Amazon), CD and 180g collector’s vinyl. You can hear previews of the LP here.
