Reed My Lips wins WAMMIE for Best Urban Contemporary Album

Congratulations to Frédéric Yonnet and his team of phenomenal musicians for making Reed My Lips worth talking about!

The Washington Area Music Association (WAMA) recognized Frederic Yonnet‘s current project, Reed My Lips with a 2011 Wammie Award in the category of “Best Urban Contemporary Album.” Ironically, the album — a compilation of the rough cuts and ultimately the final mix– only includes “rough cuts” at this point. Reed My Lips: The Final Mix, will release later this year. “I hope this recognition is an indicator of what is to come with this project,” said Yonnet. “If Reed My Lips can win a Wammie before it’s even finished, I’m hoping it will be Grammy-worthy once it’s complete.”Reed My Lips: The Rough Cut features:

Producers:
The production team of nVMe made up of  Mesta, Ganosha and Vito

Musicians:
Dennis Turner  (bass), Robbie McDonald (guitar), Chris “Biscuit” Bynum (drums), Jonathan Laine (drums) Sean “Smiles” Miles (keys), Vince Evans (keys), Greg Boyer (trombone), Brad Clements (trumpet), and Eugene Chapman (saxophone)

Special guests:
Karen Briggs
more to come…

The annual Washington Area Music Awards (Wammies) recognize significant career achievements by musicians from the nation’s capital. Nominations and balloting come from the WAMA membership, which is composed of Washington, DC’s community of professional musicians. Past winners include Emmy Lou Harris, Joan Jett, The Clovers, The Orioles, Bo Diddley, Jorma Kaukonen, Jimmy Dean, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Ruth Brown, LaVern Baker, and Sweet Honey in the Rock.