Human Worldwide Tops AMP Awards Shortlist With 5 Finalists
AMP Awards Show chair Julia Neumann, chief creative officer of Johannes Leonardo
TBWA\Media Arts Lab next with 4; Antfood, Dentsu, Droga5, Wave Studio tally 3 apiece
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The judges' work is done, the Curatorial Committee has weighed in and now the finalists have been unveiled with the release of the shortlist for the 2022 AMP Awards for Music & Sound. Winners will be revealed and celebrated with a live, in-person awards gala set for Tuesday, May 24, at Sony Hall in New York City. 

The Los Angeles and New York music and sound design studio Human Worldwide led the shortlist with five finalists, followed by TBWA\Media Arts Lab with four. 

Human was shortlisted in the categories of Outstanding Adaptation/Arrangement for its work on Sandy Hook Promise and in the category of Outstanding Sonic Branding or Mnemonic for its work for HubSpot. It scored two shortlist entries in the Best Original Song category, one for Microsoft Xbox and one for Kraft. Its final shortlist entry was in the Best Artist + Brand Collaboration, also for Kraft.

TBWA\Media Arts Lab’s finalists were all for Apple. It was shortlisted in the categories of Outstanding Adaptation/Arrangement, Best Use of a Licensed, Pre-Existing Recording (twice) and in Best Artist + Brand Collaboration. 

The AMP Awards finalists were reviewed earlier this month by the competition’s Curatorial Committee, led by AMP Awards Show chair Julia Neumann, chief creative officer of Johannes Leonardo, who will be on hand at the awards ceremony to present the Ryan Barkan Award for Best in Show. (The full shortlist appears below.)

Other companies scoring multiple shortlisted entries were Antfood, Dentsu, Droga5 and Wave Studio, with three each; and Duotone, Heavy Duty Projects, Made Music Studio, Sonic Union, Squeak E. Clean Studio and Yessian with two.

Also represented on the AMP Awards shortlist were entries from BANG Music, Barking Owl, BUTTER Music + Sound, COPILOT Music + Sound, Groove Guild, Light Post Sound, Mophonics, Nettwork Music Group, Racket Club, Score a Score, Swell Music + Sound, Townhouse Worldwide and Zync Music. 

Tickets for the 2022 AMP Awards presentation are now on sale. Price is $185 for non-AMP members, $150 for AMP members. The event takes place on Tuesday, May 24 at Sony Hall. Dubbed “the loudest show in the industry,” the presentation will feature live music performances, extensive kibbitzing and a great DJ. Tickets are now on sale and available here

The Awards presentation will be preceded by a special reception the night before, on Monday, May 23, to honor and celebrate its winners from 2020 and 2021. The event, which will take place at a private venue featuring both indoor and outdoor areas and an imposing view of the Hudson River, is open to winners from both years, curatorial committee members and others close to the awards competition. 

Sponsors of the 2022 AMP Awards represent leading companies from every aspect of the advertising music industry. Topping the list are Platinum Sponsors Concord Music Publishing, Reservoir and Zync/Round Hill Music. Gold Sponsors include BMG Production Music, FGMK Insurance, Manage Ad Music, Primary Wave Music and Wise Music Creative. The list of Supporting Sponsors includes ABKCO, Academy Fight Songs, APM Music, Concord Recorded Music, Crucial Music, DISCO, Hipgnosis Songs, Nettwerk Music Group, Pull Music, Secret Road, Spirit Music Group, Sugaroo! and Warner Recorded Music Visual Media Licensing. Production Sponsors include Lobster Studio and Human Worldwide. 

The AMP Awards is the only juried, non-profit advertising contest to focus on the unique contributions made to the industry by creators and producers of music and sound. Judged by agency, label, publishing and music production professionals, the competition will present trophies in 11 unique categories, including its newly named David & Jan Horowitz Award for Best Original Score, which honors the accomplishments and industry contributions of the late composer David Horowitz and his widow, Jan. 

Below is the shortlist for the 2022 AMP Awards. To see and hear each finalist, click here.

BEST ORIGINAL SONG

BANG Music
“The Pube Song”
Venus

BUTTER Music + Sound 
“Logitech’s Alice Headset”
Logitech

Human Worldwide
“Lightbringers”
Microsoft Xbox 

Human Worldwide
“Singles”
Kraft 

Squeak E. Clean Studios
“Jorts”
Mike’s Hard Lemonade

DAVID & JAN HOROWITZ AWARD FOR BEST ORIGINAL SCORE

Antfood
“TNYF 2021”
The New Yorker Festival

Barking Owl
“The Selfish Giant Anthem”
Lululemon

Duotone
“Dubai Presents…A Romance to Remember”
Dubai Tourism

OUTSTANDING ADAPTATION/ARRANGEMENT
(sponsored by Zync/Round Hill Music)

Heavy Duty Projects
“Keep Walking”
Johnnie Walker

Human Worldwide
“Teenage Dream”
Sandy Hook Promise

TBWA\Media Arts Lab
“Apple Event Opener — California Soul”
Apple, Inc.

BEST USE OF A LICENSED, PRE-EXISTING RECORDING
(sponsored by Reservoir)

Dentsu
“For Lips, With Love”
Burt’s Bees

Droga5
“Skate Ghana”
Meta

Droga 5
“Technically Illegal”
Reform

Nettwerk Music Group
“Celebrate Pride with Pixel – Support LGBTQ+ Friendly Spaces”
Google

TBWA\Media Arts Lab
“AirPods Pro — Jump”
Apple, Inc.

TBWA\Media Arts Lab
“Privacy on iPhone — Tracked”
Apple, Inc.

BEST SOUND DESIGN

Squeak E. Clean Studios
“The World is on Netflix”
Netflix

Wave Studios
“The Truth Takes a Journalist”
The New York Times

Wave Studios
“Evolution”
Betway

Yessian
“Sony Soundbar”
Sony Soundbar

MOST EFFECTIVE USE OF MUSIC IN A CAMPAIGN

Dentsu
“Take it to Eleven”
7-Eleven

Droga5
“Meta Summer Olympics”
Meta

Duotone
“Dubai Presents…”
Dubai Tourism

Groove Guild
“Wondrium Launch Campaign”
Wondrium

Mophonics
“On Your Side Soundtracks ft. Jill Scott”
Nationwide

BEST USE OF MUSIC IN A PROMO, TRAILER OR TITLE SEQUENCE FOR FILM, TV, OR GAME

Antfood
“Repeater”
OFFF Festival

COPILOT Music + Sound
“Official Announce Trailer”
Bethesda Softworks

Heavy Duty Projects
“Shillin”
Atlanta

Zync Music
“Torn Trailer”
National Geographic

OUTSTANDING MIX

Racket Club
“Business As Usual”
Google

Sonic Union
“Mind Your Manners”
Tiffany & Co.

Sonic Union
“Yours To Make”
Instagram

Wave Studios
“The Truth Takes a Journalist”
The New York Times

Yessian
“RZA 36 Speaker”
Cadillac

OUTSTANDING SONIC BRANDING OR MNEMONIC

Antfood
“Carnegie Hall-Sonic Branding”
Carnegie Hall

Human Worldwide
“Sonic Branding”
HubSpot 

Made Music Studio
“The Chip Hop Anti-Logo”
Doritos

Made Music Studio
“Where Then Meets Now”
Turner Classic Movies

Swell Music + Sound
“United HealthCare”
UHC

MOST INNOVATIVE PROCESS & EXECUTION

Light Post Sound
“Korean and Vietnam War Gallery”
National Museum of Military Vehicles

Score a Score
“Amex – Let’s Go Shop Small”
American Express

BEST ARTIST+BRAND COLLABORATION
(sponsored by Concord Music Publishing)

Dentsu
“7-Eleven x Froggy – 7-Eleven Nachos”
7-Eleven

Human Worldwide
“Square It”
Kraft

TBWA \ Media Arts Lab
“Start Up – 45 Years of Apple Sounds”
Apple, Inc.

Townhouse Worldwide
“Fancy Like”
Applebee’s

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