Scary Tales is an 11th Annual Independent Music Awards Nominee!
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Scary Tales wins Independent Music Awards Nomination!!!!
Contact: Jude Folkman
Music Resource Group
jude@IndependentMusicAwards.com
973-767-1811
Scary Tales, Bruce Cockburn, Melissa Ferrick, Girl In A Coma,
Birdy Nam Nam, Ellis Marsalis, Larry Carlton And JD McPherson Are Among Nominees
Of The 11th Independent Music Awards
More Than 300 Self-Released & Independent Label Artists Nominated
For Immediate Release
March 7, 2012 – Local independent recording artist Jerry Boutot and his solo project Scary Tales, of Spring Hill, Florida join more than 300 exceptional self-released and independent label artists, as well as former major label acts named today by Music Resource Group (MRG) as Nominees in The 11th Independent Music Awards (The IMAs), the influential awards program for independent bands and fans.
Scary Tales is nominated among an eclectic mix of established artists and artists on the rise including Bruce Cockburn (Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album), Ellis Marsalis (Concept Album and Cover Song), Girl in a Coma (Indie/Alt. Rock Album and Song), Larry Carlton
(Tribute Album), April Verch (Americana Album and Acoustic Song), Birdie Nam Nam (Dance/Electronica Album and Short Form Music Video), Melissa Ferrick (Folk/Singer-Songwriter Album and Acoustic Song), RuPaul (Social Action Song), and retro rock ‘n’ roller JD McPherson (Rock/Hard Rock Album).
Representing the broad spectrum of today’s global independent music scene, the Nominees in over 70 Song, Album, Music Video and Design categories were culled from thousands of submissions from North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia and Europe.
Winners will be determined by a panel of 77 influential artist and industry judges including
Keith Richards, Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, Suzanne Vega, Joshua Redman,
Tori Amos, Michael Franti, Bettye LaVette, Del McCoury, Ozzy Osbourne, Shelby Lynne, Alan Light (Live From The Artists Den), Kevin Lyman (Warped Tour), Bill Bragin
(Lincoln Center), Sara Beesley (Joe’s Pub), Chris Diaz (Knitting Factory Entertainment), and
Evan Schlansky (American Songwriter). The results will be announced in April 2012.
In addition to industry-determined Winners, music fans from around the world have until
Friday, July 20, 2012 to cast their votes at The IMA Vox Pop Jukebox to determine the
fan-selected program winners.
The Independent Music Award Winners will be promoted to nearly 1 billion music fans worldwide.
Details and complete list of Nominees and Judges available at TheIndependentMusicAwards.com
“I am so honored and humbled by this nomination. Please go and vote for me to win the fan-selected program” – Jerry Boutot of Scary Tales
Artistry Has Its Awards
Celebrating the democracy of creativity and meritocracy of talent, The Independent Music Awards honor exceptional independent artists traditionally ignored by mass media and big box retailers.
For the past 11 years, artists and labels from around the world have found new fans and prominence through The IMAs. Produced by Music Resource Group, publisher of the popular industry networking database The Musician’s AtlasOnline, and producers of the original webTV series, Grooveable Feast, The IMAs uses its unrivaled access to performance, promotion & distribution opportunities to connect Winners and Nominees to new audiences and revenue opportunities.
Winners of The 11th IMAs will receive active promotions, distribution and performance opportunities that will place them in front of nearly 1 billion music fans. Artists, managers and labels credit The IMAs with increasing recognition among music fans and industry gatekeepers.
Submissions for The 12th Independent Music Awards will open in later this month.
More information is available at: www.TheIndependentMusicAwards.com
Waterfall (featuring Alan Morgan & Jerry Boutot) officially released!
The new single “Waterfall” has been officially released and can be found everywhere music is sold (iTunes, Amazon, Napster, Rhapsody, eMusic, etc.).
You can also listen to it on this site here:
Waterfall – Click Here to Listen Now!
Thanks for being a fan and don’t forget to BUY BUY BUY and SHARE SHARE SHARE!!!!! Stay tuned for more from Alan Morgan and Jerry B!
Jerry B. of Scary Tales
Well, I have to say I’m really really proud of my Son, Jerry III. He will be graduating from High School this year, from the Randolph Technical Career Center (RTCC to those who know it). His area of study was Media and Communication. He learned a lot of stuff and I’m hoping he will go on to more serious work, but for right now, here’s his short film he made called “Bomb on a Bus”.
NOTE: Watch it all the way to the end – don’t assume it’s over because of the credits… I thought this was really funny and I hope you do too!
Scary Tales Releases Damn the Speed Limit
March 06, 2011
The official release of the Scary Tales single Damn the Speed Limit was released on March 06, 2011 and was distributed on all of the major music sites (Napster, Rhapsody, iTunes, Amazon, etc.). This song, like Skiing In Vienna, took a very long time to become a reality.
You can listen to it in the player above and if you like it, please purchase it 
to help support Scary Tales. Indie Artists can only survive through sales so don’t give it away!!!
Scary Tales Releases Skiing In Vienna
February 20, 2011
The official release of the Scary Tales single Skiing In Vienna was released on February 20, 2011 and was distributed on all of the major music sites (Napster, Rhapsody, iTunes, Amazon, etc.). This song took a very long time to become a reality. Jerry Boutot had lost all memory of the song until one of his ex-band-mates reminded him of it and gave him a dusty old recording of a live performance… well go ahead and listen to it in the player above and if you like it, please purchase it to help support Scary Tales. Indie Artists can only survive through sales so don’t give it away!!!
Much Love!
Jerry of Scary Tales
Scary Tales Releases Tip of the Sword
The official release of the Scary Tales album Tip of the Sword was released on May 1, 2010 and went live on all of the major music sites on May 17, 2010. The album is a tragic tale of love and loss. The subject matter is drawn from my personal experience. The album can be found on Amazon, iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, etc.
Support Me! Buy Direct now available!
Buy Directly from Scary Tales! Online purchase of my music is now available, right from this site!
Just go to the Store and you can purchase all of my music right from this site! This is the best way to help support me and my music, because I don’t have to pay royaltees to the music services like iTunes, Napster, and Rhapsody. They all charge around 30% per song and album, so when you buy from me directly, I only have to pay PayPal a small transaction fee.
Scary Tales Releases Life And Death
The official release of the Scary Tales album Life And Death went live on all of the major music sites on May 8, 2009. The album is an excursion and exploration into the Western Religious Theology of the life of one man. The subject matter is drawn both from personal experience and from my own theories of life as seen from the brain-washed fog of Catholicism. The album can be found on Amazon, iTunes, Rhapsody, Napster, etc.
