Sunday evening, March 1, around 500 people gathered at Zen An Elegant Space for Hire in downtown Greenville for the first-ever Upstate Music Awards ceremony.

The Awards, which we first reported on in the Greenville Journal in November 2019, were created to recognize musicians making original music within the 864 area code, and there were more than 60 musicians nominated by fans in 14 different categories.

See more photos from the night in our gallery.

Here are the winners in each category.

Best New Artist, presented by Naked Pasta:
PARRIS BRIDGE

Best Solo Artist, presented by The Community Tap:
NATHAN ANGELO

Best Music Photographer, presented by Old Crow Barbershop:
JUSTIN IRICK

Best Album Cover Art, presented by The Radio Room:
MASUTA & SOLO CITIZEN, for “U Hate 2 See It”

Best Studio Producer/Engineer, presented by Crescent Mortgage Company:
BRAD PHILLIPS w/ STUDIO 101

Best Single, presented Moe’s Original BBQ:
PHAT LIP, “Coyote”

Best Collaboration, presented by Brando Jones Films:
ROGG COLLINS, “Kaleidoscope Energy (feat. DELTALYS from THE PARLOR PINKS)

Best EP, presented by Horizon Records:
CURLY BLUE, “Curly Blue”

Write-In Vote (for artists not represented in other categories), presented by Bo Stegall – The Salon:
MOURNING DOVE

Best Video, presented by The Artistry Workshop & Gallery:
KYLIE ODETTA, “Too Broke Too Busy,” directed by JUSTIN BURGAN & KYLIE ODETTA

864 Award (for community service and music scene advocacy), presented by Mayfair Art Studios:
JOHN DURHAM

Best Live Act, presented by RockerBelles:
SEVEN YEAR WITCH

Best Album, presented by ION Greenville:
BEKET, “Bad Form”

Artist of the Year, presented by Elberon Amplifiers:
BROTHER OLIVER

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