Toronto Independent Music Awards

The 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 regionally and locally. The ultimate aim is to create an infrastructure to give independent artists a hand in ways that are actually useful by providing industry connected 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 labels, secure major motion picture publishing deals, and win Junos.

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

TIMA 2008 AWARD WINNERS

• Best Out-Of-Province: Empire ISIS (Quebec)
• 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
• 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 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
Best R and B: Ashraf
Best Pop Rock: Stutter
Best Folk: Jacob Moon
Best Live Acoustic: Angie Nussey
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
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
Best Instrumental: Cache

TIMA 2005 AWARD WINNERS

Best Female Performer: Angie Nussey
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
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 “Forbidden Thoughts“