2025/6 Voted Awards Results
Curated Listening, Communal Feeling
Six Awards To Announce
THE JIMMY MIX 2025/6
01
Best Cover Design
Voted by the mixers
02
Special Mentions
From the administrators
03
Best Album Title
Voted by the mixers
04
Best New Artist Introduction
Voted by the mixers
05
Best Track
Voted by the mixers
06
Mix Of The Year
Rated on the JMix website
Best Cover Design
Voted by the mixers. Joint second place first, then the winner.
AWARD 01
Joint Second Place
BEST COVER DESIGN
6 votes each
“You Did Exactly What You Said You Wouldn’t”
by Paul Backhouse
“Humdrum”
by Cat
First Place
BEST COVER DESIGN
WINNER
“Apex Predator”
by Alasdair
10 VOTES
A Few Special Mentions
FROM THE ADMINISTRATORS
MOST PROLIFIC THOUGHTFUL COMMENTER
Sara Hartinger & Taryn James
A tie, with thanks for all the love spread across every mix this year, on each page of the JMix website.
THE ALAN TURNING AWARD
Chilli
For the initial, fully AI-generated submission, “RISE”, though he recovered gracefully with his follow-up, “A, I Got, Got”.
BEST NEWCOMER AND DEADLINE KEEPER
Paul Whalley
A genuine pleasure to have in the ranks this year.
Best Album Title
AWARD 03
3RD
Norty Faught and the Midlife Crisis
Mixer: Nelson
5 VOTES
2ND
Arthritis Delightus
Mixer: Tyson
6 VOTES
1ST · WINNER
Disco Balls & Hacky Sacks
Mixer: Megs Reefer
8 VOTES
Best New Artist Introduction
AWARD 04
1ST · WINNER · 4 VOTES
Ren
Introduced on
Cat’s “Humdrum”
Gigi Perez JOINT 2ND · 3 VOTES
Introduced on Nelson’s “Norty Faught & the Midlife Crisis”; Paul B’s “You Did Exactly What You Said You Wouldn’t”
Petey USA JOINT 2ND · 3 VOTES
Introduced on Kati’s “You Don’t Wanna But You Gotta”; Michael Herbstein’s “Mute”
Haute & Freddy JOINT 2ND · 3 VOTES
Introduced on Reefer’s “Disco Balls & Hacky Sacks”
Beluga Lagoon HONORABLE MENTION · 2 VOTES
Introduced on Teagan’s “Flight or Fright”
Best Track
Voted by the mixers. Joint third place first, then second, then the winner.
AWARD 05
Joint Third Place
BEST TRACK
2 votes each
TRACK | ARTIST | FROM THE MIX |
Disco Snails | Vulfmon & Zachary Barker | Lex’s “Log On Fire!” |
I Used To | Lekota | Kati’s “You Don’t Wanna But You Gotta” |
Big Bad | Petey (Petey USA) | Kati’s “You Don’t Wanna But You Gotta” |
Young Man | Jamestown Revival | Nick James’s “A Little Bit Of Fresh Air” |
Turn Your Love | Half Moon Run | Devon’s “The Courage To Feel It All” |
Second Place
BEST TRACK
“Money Game”
by Ren
from Cat’s “Humdrum”
3
VOTES
First Place
BEST TRACK
WINNER
“Body Heat”
by Goldie Boutilier
from Megs Reefer’s “Disco Balls & Hacky Sacks”
4
VOTES
“Have you heard it? BODY HEAT HEAT HEAT. It’s sexy, it’s sweaty, it’s got so much sass, and I love that this mix brought her into my life.”
ANGELICA
Mix Of The Year
Not voted on directly. Extrapolated from the rating sliders on each mix’s page at the new jimmymix.co.za, built this year by Nick James and Cat.
AWARD 06
Third Place
MIX OF THE YEAR
Norty Faught and the Midlife Crisis
mixed by Nelson Das Neves
78%
APPROVAL
Second Place
MIX OF THE YEAR
Things Thoughtful
mixed by Matthew James
79%
APPROVAL
Matthew James also won the last Jimmy Mix round, back in 2021.
First Place
MIX OF THE YEAR
WINNER
TIME by SSH
mixed by Sara Hartinger
81%
APPROVAL
For Sara, this is a first win in an illustrious Jimmy Mix career. Congratulations Saranova!
Thank You, Mixers
Round 2026/27 submissions open Friday 16 October to Sunday 15 November