- They received more than 16,000 entries, and semi-finalists made up only 11% of all entries!* https://songwritingcompetition.com/
January 2018
The AKADEMIA Music Award
by The AKADEMIA Music Awards
for Best Music Video "Chupi Chupi" (World Beat).
- * Online Certificate: http://www.theakademia.com/music/uXgA3CtZ3WaTHdfPWeaY.html
This is Ban Brothers' 2nd Akademia Award. The first one was for World Beat Album “All About Love: Music from the Heart” in July 2017.
- * Online Certificate: http://www.theakademia.com/music/uXgA3CtZ3WaTHdfPWeaY.html
December 2017
2017's Hot 100 Live Unsigned Artists & Bands
- by Music Connection Magazine in a featured article dated December 13, 2017 by Bernard Baur.* Article: http://www.musicconnection.com/100-live-unsigned-artists-2017/
November 2017
Hollywood Music in Media Award in the World category
by Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA)
for the song "Chupi Chupi" from our (Ban Brothers') album "All About Love: Music from the Heart." The 10 acts nominated in our category included at least 2 Grammy winners that I knew of, namely, Wouter Kellerman and Daniel Ho, both my friends in the music community. The latter had won 6 Grammys by that time.
- * Awards announced at The Avalon in Hollywood, CA on Thursday, November 16, 2017.
- * https://www.hmmawards.com/
- KSU Campus News published an article about it on December 14, 2017 (see link right below).
- https://kysu.edu/2017/12/14/kentucky-state-university-business-professor-finds-success-on- the-global-music-stage/ September 2017 Global Music Award (Silver Medal Winner - Outstanding Achievement) by Global Music Awards (GMA)
September 2017
Global Music Award (Silver Medal Winner - Outstanding Achievement)
by Global Music Awards (GMA)
- Silver Medal for Music Video "Chupi Chupi" – the 3rd GMA (Silver Medal) for Ban Brothers from the 2016 album "All About Love: Music from the Heart" – the previous two were for Outstanding Global Fusion Album and Outstanding Production/Producer (see link right below).
- * List of winners: http://www.globalmusicawards.com/
Earned Platinum Membership in Hollywood Music in Media Awards (HMMA) – an exclusive organization that rewards music in visual media and in various genres of music. The award