CORAL GABLES, Fla. (November 18, 2016)—’Cane Records, the student-run record label at the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music, won an Independent Music Award for Best Album Compilation for its latest release, For The Record.

The team at ’Cane Records surpassed thousands of competing artists from around the world to receive the Independent Music Award for Best Album Compilation at the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in New York City on November 12.

Nominations for the Independent Music Awards were culled from submissions from North America, South America, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe. This year, judges included Tom Waits and Kathleen Brennan, Slayer, The Kills, Lalah Hathaway, Meshell Ndegeocello, Suzanne Vega, and Shelby Lynne as well as influential press and talent buyers from the Americas, Europe, and the Pacific Rim.

The winning album, For The Record, consists of 12 new up-and-coming Frost School artists from various music genres performing their original songs.

“’Cane Records and our artist compilation series, in particular, affords our students the opportunity to participate and gain real-world experience running their own music business enterprise,” said John Redmond, assistant professor of practice in the Frost School and faculty advisor to ’Cane Records and Cat 5 Music.

The artists or bands featured on For The Record include Phonobomb, ZOLA, Andrea Lopez, Jack Lax, Souvenir, Meaghan Campbell, Noah Tauscher, Mint Trip, and Ashley Levin.

“What is unique about this particular Independent Music Award is that it is international, judged by active music business professionals and successful artists, and provides opportunities for our artists,” said Redmond.

To add to ’Cane Records efforts, winners of this year’s 15th Independent Music Awards will receive active promotion, distribution and performance opportunities that will place them in front of millions of music fans and industry decision makers.

The ’Cane Records team for this award-winning release are:

President: Emma Marzen

Vice President: Cristian Hitchcock

Business Affairs: Randolph Miller-Taylor

Marketing Coordinator: Allie Darmanian-Harris

Social Media/Webmaster: Andrea Lopez

A&R Coordinator: Brian Barnett

A&R Representatives: Jon Vilardi, Kim Komara, Maryjane Wheeler, Sam Fein

Album Artwork: Jared Dylan

’Cane Records, one of the first student-run record labels in the U.S., was created in the fall of 1993 by a small group of ambitious graduate and undergraduate students in the Music Business and Entertainment Industries program at the University of Miami School of Music. Since its inception, ’Cane Records has released over 20 albums and continues to be one of the leading student-run record labels in the country.

For more information about For The Record, ’Cane Records and their music, visit ’Cane Records