Brian Tarquin Receives Josie Music Award Nominations

Brian Tarquin has received his 7th and 8th nominations from the Josie Music Awards in Nashville. This year The Josies nominated him as Guitarist of the Year and his record label BHP Music-Guitar Trax as Label of the Year. "The Josie Music Awards are the real deal! There are no entry fees, no buying awards if you win, no BS like so many so-called award shows. It is purely based on the merit of the artist's talent. No buying vanity awards!" Brian previously won Best Music Video for “Speed of Sound,” his A.I. collaboration with Joe Satriani and Best Instrumental Album of the Year for "Beyond the Warrior's Eyes."

The Josie Music Awards in Nashville will be held at the Grand Ole Opry on November 2. Created by Josie Passantino-Boone and her mother Tinamarie Passantino, the Josies honor independent artists from many genres around the globe. This event since its inception in 2015 is known for its grand, glamorous red-carpet, memorable award presentations, spectacular live performances, legendary recognitions, special presentations, and the positive, supportive atmosphere.

Multi-Emmy award winning Brian Tarquin is an established top rate composer/guitarist/ producer. Over the past 30 years he has enjoyed Top 10 radio hits in several formats as Smooth Jazz, Roots Music Awards, NACC Loud Rock, Metal Contraband, Jam Band & CMJ’s RPM charts. His music has been heard by tens of millions on a plethora of television and film scores such as: “CSI,” “Ellen,” “Extra,” “TMZ,” “60 Minutes,” “Sex and the City,” “20/20,” “SNL,” “Godzilla,” “Seinfeld,” “Cheers,” “Charmed,” “Good Morning America,” “The Watcher” (Keanu Reeves), “Desert Heat” (Van Damme), “The Sender” (R. Lee Ermey), and “National Lampoon’s Repli-Kate” (Ali Landry)….

Currently Brian is finishing work on an Ep, “Tyranny of Tone” to release in 2026 to benefit the California Fire Foundation. https://www.cafirefoundation. org. The album will help survivors of the West Coast fires from earlier this year and will be released on BHP Music-Guitar Trax. The album will be a fusion collection of instrumentals including guitarists Joe Satriani, Gary Hoey, Gus G (Ozzy / Firewind) Guns N’ Roses/Asia’s Ron “Bumblefoot” Thal, and Hal Lindes (Dire Straits), plus Kansas/Stratospheerius violinist Joe Deninzon, and bassist Stu Hamm.

https://www.josiemusicawards.com/2025-official-nominees.html

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Note: Tarquin is pronounced --“Tar – quin” https://guitartrax.bandcamp.com