Congratulations to all of the nominees for The 2024 Josie Music Awards and we really love the commemorative announcement envelope and the award we received this year celebrating The 10th Anniversary of The Josie Music Awards. We were SO honored and blessed this year to win the radio show/ podcast award for the first time!
In previous years Overtones LIVE- Listen Locally has won honors for Audio/ Visual Excellence (2022) and Live Performance Video Production (2023) Thanks to The Josie Music Awards for this honor and to Tinamarie Passantino and Josie Passantino-Boone for creating such a memorable experience that all musicians will NEVER forget and for their commitment, love and passion for the independent music arena and the musicians who make it so incredibly special. Your hard work is always appreciated and honored, not only on one evening, but throughout the year. What a legacy you are building and what a memorable space and place you have created for all aspects of the music and music business to be placed front and center in the wonderful times in which we live.
We forever thank Radiolex 93.9 FM ENG The Voice of the People - Mark Royse, Kiah A, Diego Espinoza Masías, and Jacobo Aragon and the late Patrick Mitchell for their platform, the studio, their love and support for local Kentucky music, the stories they tell and the music they write and sing.
And special thanks and eternal gratitude to my co-host and mentor - Adam Banks of Off The Cuff with Adam Banks and Kate Smith of The Set List for showing me the way with LIVE radio and collaborating with us on some really cool projects and special edition shows on Radiolex 93.9 FM ENG this past year!
We also thank ALL of our fellow broadcast partner stations and the mentors at those stations including:
WGOH & WUGO GO Radio - Mike Nelson
WMMT FM - Appalshop - Teddy Wimer, Scarlett Gilley and Jared Hamilton
Forward Radio Louisville - Michael Logsdon and Justin Mog
WCYN Broadcasting - Ed Schwartz, Trent Harris Doug Miller and Reed Masterson - Illusionist Pickup Country 104.9 FM WSKV - Angela Oldfield The Set List and Somerset 106, WYKY FM Kate Smith
And to the incredible venue partner NashHouse Southern Spoon & Saloon - Samantha Funderlich, Jaxson Deno and Tracie Moore who have most graciously supported our efforts to bring Kentucky and Tennessee music to a LIVE stage and to the Airwaves- their hospitality and support and an amazing staff make this show possible!
To our sound engineers - Jaxson Deno and Nathan Pendleton for making all of the artists SOUND so good each and every episode.
We thank our media and music journalism friends who have so graciously told our story over the past year - JMA Winners Kathryn Washington-Shipley and Lazie Indie Music Magazine
Mick Jeffries of WRFL, Camisha Boyd Powell and Sharon Delphin Price of Unapologetically Women - Community Action Council, Kate Smith of The Set LIst, Doug Miller of WCYN - Jordyne Carmack - Women of the Bluegrass Podcast, Teddy Wimer of WMMT Mountain Talk, Scrilltown MO - Women in Broadcasting and MANY more!
To Whitney Slone Adams and Rachel Crowe for being most collaborative and original co-hosts who worked in concert with us in getting Overtones LIVE launched and thriving over the course of many years now!
To the venues who have hosted a season of Overtones LIVE in their musical home including Austin City Saloon, Bluegrass Barrel House, Kentucky Music Hall of Fame, Tipsy Cow Bar, and NashHouse Southern Spoon and Saloon - we thank you for your hospitality.
And of course to ALL of the artists from Kentucky and Tennessee who have "worked in concert" with all of us in the most collaborative of ways in showcasing the work being done to preserve, promote and present music of the Appalachian Region.
Congratulations to ALL nominees - your hard work has been honored and commemorated in a powerful and most inspirational way!
To my husband, Warren Cobb, I love you!
Thank you for working in concert with me for 10 years now!
To God Be The Glory for the things HE has done! We are grateful for all of you who have been placed in our lives and musical path for great purpose and meaning. We love you!
Janet Reynolds Photography - Josie Music Awards -
Grand Ole Opry
You can learn more about Overtones LIVE and see our "Working in Concert" performances on our You Tube Channel at https://www.youtube.com/@overtoneslive8084/videos
Renee Collins Cobb, M.Ed. and Warren Cobb. B.A. are Executive Producers of Overtones LIVE and Co-Owners of Listen Locally, LLC, as well as Executive Directors and Founders of Room 17 Productions, a non-profit 501c3 organization. We are also partners in Dreamland Entertainment Group and The Scribe TV Network.
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