The Production Music Association (PMA,) the advocacy group for the $1-billion a year global production music industry, has announced the nominees for the Fourth Annual Mark Awards, honoring excellence within the production music industry. With a ceremony hosted by John Houlihan on September 26 starting at 7PM, the awards will kick off the 5th annual Production Music Conference, to be held September 26-28 at the Loews Hotel in Hollywood, Calif. 

During the 2018 Mark Awards ceremonies, Sam Trust, will receive the PMA’s “Hall of Fame” Award. Trust entered the music business in 1958 at BMI, where he rose through the ranks to executive director of publisher relations. In 1969, he was named president of Beechwood Music Corporation (Capitol/EMI’s U.S. publishing company), where he achieved numerous hits and BMI’s top performing song.  In 1971, he established Trust Music Management, and in 1973 was named president of the newly formed ATV Music Corporation, was later named chief executive for ATV Music Group worldwide in 1982, and served in that capacity until 1985. In 1986, he became president and CEO of Lorimar Music Division, and three years later created and was president of Killer Tracks--the company was sold to BMG in 1997. Currently, Trust is retired in Carmel, Calif.

Also during the 2018 Mark Awards ceremonies, Karen Takata, VP, music, at CBS Corporation, will receive the PMA’s “Ambassador” Award.

The Production Music Association has also announced the 2018 nominees for the remaining 25 Mark Award categories. Here’s the full list of nominees:

Best Cover Art
Hydrazine
Designer: Ryo Ishido Brighton
Composer: Devin Powers
Company: Powers Music

Anomaly
Designer: Diego Stocco
Composer: Diego Stocco
Company: BMG Production Music

Hell on Wax
Designer: Ryan Roadkill
Composer: Sonic Quiver
Company: 5 Alarm Music

Best Production Music Library Folk Artist
Nik Freitas
Library Catalog: 5 Alarm Music
Production Library: 5 Alarm Music

Hanging Lanterns
Library Catalog: A-List Records
Production Library: A-List Music

Jay William Henderson
Library Catalog: Non-Stop Producer Series
Production Library: Warner/Chappell Production Music

Best Production Music Library Hip Hop-Urban Artist
Accent
Library Catalog: VALO Artists
Production Library: Warner/Chappell Production Music

Lance Conrad
Library Catalog: Black Label Music
Production Library: Black Label Music

R&B Hooks
Composer: Belinda Marie Robles
Library Catalog: Megatrax
Production Library: Megatrax Music

Best Production Music Library Jazz Artist
Gordon Goodwin & Dan Savant
Library Catalog: 5 Alarm Music
Production Library: 5 Alarm Music

Art Phillips/Arturo DiFilippo
Library Catalog: 101 Music Pty Ltd
Production Library: 101 Music Pty Ltd

Patrick Leguidcoq
Library Catalog: Montmorency Records
Production Library: APM Music

Best Production Music Library Pop/Rock Artist
Sikora
Library Catalog: A-List Records
Production Library: A-List Records

TETRA BL∀K
Library Catalog: A-List Records
Production Library: A-List Records

D Eddie
Library Catalog: Megatrax
Production Library: Megatrax Music

Best Production Music Track - Ambient
Tori Ross
Composer: Devin Powers
Library Catalog: Ambient Uplifting Guitar
Production Library: Powers Music

Introspective & Emotive Adagio
Composers: Glenn Cartier, Brandon Mancuso
Library Catalog: Fragile Atmospheres
Production Library: CosMind Production Music

Hammer Wil Fall
Composer: Alan Lazar
Library Catalog: Lalela I Love TV
Production Library: Lalela Music

Best Production Music Track - Country
I’ll Get to Dance With the Devil
Composers: Daniel Braunstein, Edward Wohl
Library Catalog: Sonoton
Production Library: APM Music

Red Mud Road
Composer: Ken Brahmstedt
Library Catalog: Black Label Music
Production Library: Black Label Music

Freedom Days
Composers: Kenneth Stacey, Douglas Petty, Mick Taras, Kalsey Kulyk
Library Catalog: Driven
Production Library: APM Music

Best Production Music Track - Dark/Mysterious/Investigative
In Solemnity
Composers: Eric Alexander Tannery, Jeffrey Fayman, Yoav Goren
Library Catalog: Immediate Music
Production Library: BMG Production Music

Massive Dark Forces
Composer: Jurek Zimmermann
Library Catalog: CosMind Production Music
Production Library: CosMind Production Music

Sudden Eclipse
Composers: Lior Rosner, Jack Lawrence Starbuck Wilson
Library Catalog: X-Ray Dog
Production Library: BMG Production Music

Best Production Music Track - EDM
Feel So High
Composer: Vermair (SACEM)
Library Catalog: Megatrax
Production Library: Megatrax Music

Ibiza Takeover
Composer: Boris Popov
Library Catalog: Cezame
Production Library: Cezame Music Agency / APM Music

Grapevine
Composers: Zac Porter, Marvin Daley, Stephen Green
Library Catalog: Beds & Beats
Production Library: BMG Production Music

Best Production Music Track - Film Trailer
Breathtaking Journey
Composers: Alastair Adams, Max McGuire
Library Catalog: Cinemasounds Trailer Music
Production Library: 5 Alarm Music

Waltz To the Underworld
Composer: Craig Stuart Garfinkle
Library Catalog: A-List Music
Production Library: A-List Music

Unknown Powers
Composer: William Werwath
Library Catalog: VideoHelper
Production Library: VideoHelper

Best Production Music Track - Folk
Hey
Composers: Jennifer Jordan, Tom Hillock
Library Catalog: Justement Music
Production Library: APM Music

Later
Composers: Chris Mathieu, Jonathan Monroy, Matthew Naylor, Claire Barnhart
Library Catalog: SUREFIRE
Production Library: APM Music

Wild Wind
Composer: Marcus Bentley
Library Catalog: VALO Artists
Production Library: Warner/Chappell Production Music

Best Production Music Track - Hip Hop/Urban
Fighter
Composers: Christopher Walters, Spencer Bensch
Library Catalog: Pop Machine
Production Library: APM Music

Bang Bang
Composers: Ashley Clark, Nicolas Boscovic, Tom Hillock
Library Catalog: Justement Music
Production Library: APM Music

Put it on to me
Composer: TY FRANKEL
Library Catalog: SUPERPITCH ARTIST SERIES
Production Library: SUPERPITCH

Best Production Music Track - Jazz
Blues for Bix
Composer: Stan Laferriere
Library Catalog: Cezame
Production Library: Cezame Music Agency / APM Music

Modernity
Composer: Gordon Goodwin
Library Catalog: 5 Alarm Music
Production Library: 5 Alarm Music

Showtime
Composer: Carmen Lundy
Library Catalog: Sonoton
Production Library: APM Music

Best Production Music Track - Wildcard
Tongue Tied
Composers: Grace Savage, Ben Cartwright
Library Catalog: No Sheet Music Publishing
Production Library: No Sheet Music

Navigating the Nebulae
Composers: Udi Harpaz, Or Kribos
Library Catalog: Killer Tracks
Production Library: Killer Tracks

Celebrate it
Composer: Lance Conrad
Library Catalog: Black Label Music
Production Library: Black Label Music

Best Production Music Track - Vocal
700 People
Composers: Eric Starczan, Ashley Clark
Library Catalog: Justement Music
Production Library: APM Music

Let a Little Love in
Composer: Caleb Evan Hawley
Library Catalog: The Den
Production Library: BMG Production Music

After the Fire
Composer: Sunna Wehrmeijer
Library Catalog: A-List Music
Production Library: A-List Music

Best Use of Production Music in Theme Song for TV Program
Reaching for the Pinnacle
Composer: Andrew Gross
Library Catalog: Konsonant Music
Production Library: Bulletproof Bear

None More Black
Composer: Matt Haick
Library Catalog: VideoHelper
Production Library: VideoHelper

Pumped for Action
Composers: Jeffrey Woodall, Mack Price
Library Catalog: PMOL Music
Production Library: The Vault

Best Use of Production Music in Commercial Advertisement
New Skoda Karoq
Composers: Janmaat, Mathias, Boyd, Lenka
Library Catalog: Blue Scout Music
Production Library: Blue Scout Music

Exit Plan
Composers: Scott Doran, Thom Robson, Caspar Kedros
Library Catalog: Altitude Music
Production Library: BMG Production Music

Palermo No. 332
Composer: Javier E. Fioramonti
Library Catalog: SOMOS
Production Library: West One Music Group

Best Use of Production Music in Theatrical/Video Game Trailer
The Inquisitor
Composer: Inon Zur
Library Catalog: X-Ray Dog
Production Library: BMG Production Music

Hit the Open Road
Composers: Thomas Howe, David Jones
Library Catalog: JW Media
Production Library: APM Music

Take the Field
Composer: Michael Rubino
Library Catalog: X-Ray Dog
Production Library: BMG Production Music

Best Use of Production Music in On-Air Promo
Hunted
Composer: William Werwath
Library Catalog: MODULES
Production Library: VideoHelper

Singularity
Composers: Philippe Briand & Gabriel Saban
Library Catalog: Cezame
Production Library: Cezame Music Agency / APM Music

Reserved Inhale Exhale
Composer: Robin Leclair
Library Catalog: BAM Artist Series
Production Library: BAM Library Artist Series

Best Use of Production Music in Online-Digital Advertising
Han Kjøbenhavn - “SS18 Men”
Composers: Zdenek Bartak, Asger Wilde, Peter Rockwell, Saul Guanipa
Library Catalog: Standard Music / StereoRoyal / Video Helper
Production Library: Standard Music / StereoRoyal / Video Helper

EOS
Composer: Oscar Hill, Justin Black
Library Catalog: Electronic Dance Series
Production Library: West One Music Group

Beat up the Beat
Composers: Stefan A. Litrownik, Eric T. Wincorn, Dylan R. Berry
Library Catalog: West One Music
Production Library: West One Music Group

Best Production Music Library Country Artist
Brett Boyett
Library Catalog: Megatrax
Production Library: Megatrax Music

Paul Wilkes
Library Catalog: West One Music
Production Library: West One Music Group

Jay William Henderson
Library Catalog: Non-Stop Producer Series
Production Library: Warner/Chappell Production Music

Best Production Music Library Indie/Vocal Artist
Gem and the Deadheads
Library Catalog: West One Music
Production Library: West One Music Group

Tori Letzler
Library Catalog: A-List Records
Production Library: A-List Records

Now Now
Library Catalog: Trans Records
Production Library: Bulletproof Bear

Best Production Music Track - World
Rompiendo Fronteras (Breaking Walls)
Composers: Belinda Marie Robles, Francisco Ruiz
Library Catalog: Sensación
Production Library: Megatrax Music

The Price of Progress
Composers: Gooding, Charlie Bisharat
Library Catalog: Kingdom 2
Production Library: APM Music

Waltz Happiness
Composer: Kim Collins
Library Catalog: 615 Platinum Series
Production Library: Warner/Chappell Production Music

Best Production Music Track - Orchestral
Triumvurate
Composer: Michael Alan Levine
Library Catalog: MPATH
Production Library: APM Music

The Inquisitor
Composer: Inon Zur
Library Catalog: X-Ray Dog
Production Library: BMG Production Music

Tchaikovsky - 1812 Overture
Composers: Pyotr Tchaikovsky, Cornelius Oberhauser
Library Catalog: Pantheon Classics
Production Library: APM Music

Best Production Music Track - Pop/Rock
Carelessly
Composer: Caleb Evan Hawley
Library Catalog: The Den
Production Library: BMG Production Music

In My Head
Composers: Glenn Eddie Meul, Vince Peersman
Library Catalog: Sprint Edge
Production Library: Studio Fontána

Underground
Composers: David Krutten, Ashley Clark, Tom Hillock
Library Catalog: Montmorency Records
Production Library: APM Music

Hall of Fame Award
Sam Trust

Ambassador Award
Karen Takata