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The 2009 GigMasters Rising Star Award winners represent the top-booked entertainers and party vendors in the U.S. and Canada.
The awards are distributed annually to those members who have earned the most revenue from GigMasters bookings.
| Acoustic Band | The Bernstein-Bard Trio | New Paltz | New York |
| Beach Band | Tsunami Wave Riders | Charlotte | North Carolina |
| Big Band | Yesterday Swing Orchestra | Winchester | Virginia |
| Blues Band | The Blues Specialists | Austin | Texas |
| Country Band | Jamie Pelfrey Band | Atlanta | Georgia |
| Cover Band | THE TRIP - #1 GIGMASTERS BAND! | Laguna Beach | California |
| Dance Band | Charisma | Newtown | Connecticut |
| Dixieland Band | Wildcat Jazz Band | New York | New York |
| Folk Band | Marc Silver & The Stonethrowers | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
| Funk Band | Phat Hat | Baton Rouge | Louisiana |
| Jazz Band | B.D. Lenz | Hackettstown | New Jersey |
| Mariachi Band | Acapulco Mariachi Trio-- | San Jose | California |
| Motown Band | The Moonlighters | Alexandria | Virginia |
| Oldies Band | Nationwide Coverage | Huntsville | Alabama |
| Original Band | Vince Lujan & the Vince Lujan Project | Dallas | Texas |
| Pop Band | Undercover | Costa Mesa | California |
| R&B Band | Good Foot | West Chester | Pennsylvania |
| Rock Band | Mike Dangeroux | Chicago | Illinois |
| Soul Band | Soul Purpose | Lilburn | Georgia |
| Steel Drum Band | The Caribbean Crew | Longwood | Florida |
| Swing Band | Mike Hudson and Invitation | Anaheim | California |
| Variety Band | Escalade Show & Dance Band | New Orleans | Louisiana |
| World Band | JAM X BAND/Coral Sea Entertainment Group | New York | New York |
| Animals For Parties Company | Pretty Party Ponies And Pepperment The Clown | Apopka | Florida |
| Balloon Twister | Bigred Balloon Art & Entertainment | Los Angeles | California |
| Children's Music Band | The Blue Potatoes | Belleville | New Jersey |
| Clown | Sunny The Clown | Yonkers | New York |
| Costumed Character | Lil' Star Parties | Studio City | California |
| Face Painting | Face Painting & Balloon Art By Jazzana & Co. | Oakland | New Jersey |
| Juggler | Laura Ernst | Baltiomre | Maryland |
| Puppeteer | Sparky's Puppets | Cranston | Rhode Island |
| Santa Claus | Nationwide Santas | Diamond Bar | California |
| Storyteller | Richard Stillman Musical Variety Shows | Montclair | New Jersey |
| DJ | DoubleTake Productions | Dallas | Texas |
| Emcee | Scotty Gunther Corporate emcee/entertainer | Bay City | Michigan |
| A Cappella Group | Nu Millennium | Brooklyn | New York |
| Acoustic Duo | Dustin And Adrienne: Acoustic Duet | Atlanta | Georgia |
| Barbershop Quartet | The Four Leads (Barbershop Quartet) | Cincinnati | Ohio |
| Brass Ensemble | DC Brass Quartet | Washington | DC |
| Choral Group | The Late Show's Gospel Choir | New York | New York |
| Classical Duo | Sweet Harmony ~ Live Music for Special Events | East Windsor | New Jersey |
| Classical Quartet | Harmonia Strings | Brooklyn | New York |
| Classical Trio | Amethyst Trio | San Francisco | California |
| Folk Duo | Muzette | Harrisburg | Pennsylvania |
| Folk Trio | Cuban Trio | Los Angeles | California |
| Jazz Duo | Lori Spencer / Sultry Band / Lori & Friends Band | Matthews | North Carolina |
| Jazz Ensemble | The Hot Sun Quartet | Tampa | Florida |
| Jazz Trio | Lizz & Rex Jazz Duo, Trio or Quintet | Dayton | Ohio |
| Oldies Duo | Whinin' Cheez | New York | New York |
| Oldies Trio | Lisa Lindsley and Friends | San Francisco | California |
| Pop Duo | Ross Costa & Stan Pomeroy Duo | Laguna Niguel | California |
| Pop Duo | The Kevin Sax And Dave Read Duo | Washington | New Jersey |
| Pop Duo | The Water Flow | New York | New York |
| Pop Trio | 'Juliana Riccardi Music Group' Duos Trios | New York | New York |
| Rock Duo | Not Even Brothers | Spartanburg | South Carolina |
| String Quartet | St. Charles String Quartet | Washington | DC |
| Variety Duo | Safe Harbor | Jefferson | Maryland |
| Woodwind Ensemble | City Winds Trio | East Rutherford | New Jersey |
| World Music Duo | Jim & Sylvia Guitar Duo | Medina | Ohio |
| World Music Trio | Celtic Sands | San Francisco | California |
| Comedian | Jeff Havens with Uncrapify Your Life! AWARD WINNER | Chicago | Illinois |
| Comedy Group | Playback Improvisational Theater | Virginia Beach | Virginia |
| Fortune Teller | Valentina, The Fortune-teller Of Dallas | Dallas | Texas |
| Hypnotist | A Touch Of Magic Comedy and Hypnosis Entertainment | Saint Paul | Minnesota |
| Illusionist | Joe Black | Kirkland | Washington |
| Impressionist | Joey Vincent - Funny Man with a Horn | Westmont | New Jersey |
| Magician | Close-up Magic Of Marco | Rockaway | New Jersey |
| Mentalist | Sebastian Black Professional Mindreader & Psychic | New York | New York |
| Psychic | Tarot Readings By Karen | Venice | California |
| Tarot Card Reader | Gloria/Enchanted Tarot (New Orleans Tarot Reader) | Walnut Creek | California |
| Ventriloquist | David Crone - I'm No Dummy Productions | Columbus | Ohio |
| Game Show | Versus Live Quiz Show | Leesburg | Florida |
| Murder Mystery Entertainment | Floriano Productions | Cleveland | Ohio |
| Party Rental Company | Record-A-Hit Entertainment | Chicago | Illinois |
| Princess Party | Magical Memories Entertainment | Los Angeles | California |
| Big Band Singer | Matt Walch-Singing the Big Band Standards | Jackson | Michigan |
| Broadway Singer | Sara's Songs & Strings | Plano | Texas |
| Classical Singer | Nick Palance Classical, Romantic & More | Los Angeles | California |
| Country Singer | Mark Hackley | Charlottesville | Virginia |
| Folk Singer | Wayne Morrison | Newport | Rhode Island |
| Gospel Singer | Tanya LaReese | Saint Petersburg | Florida |
| Gospel Singer | The Minister John Butler | Springfield | Virginia |
| Jazz Singer | Lisa Smith | Las Vegas | Nevada |
| Motown Singer | The Sound Of Charles Lee | Harrisburg | Pennsylvania |
| Oldies Singer | William Florian / 60s & Tribute To John Denver | San Francisco | California |
| Opera Singer | Belle Voix - Available Nationwide | New York | New York |
| Pop Singer | Adam Emil | Chicago | Illinois |
| R&B Singer | Oya | Los Angeles | California |
| Rock Singer | Mark Martin & 7 grams of Fat | Royal Oak | Michigan |
| Singer | John Buccheri | Staten Island | New York |
| Soul Singer | Janet McNeil - Aka - Te'Naj | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania |
| Variety Singer | Susan Savia, Versatile Singer-Guitarist | Wilmington | North Carolina |
| World Music Singer | micheal CASTALDO - Classical Crossover Pop | New York City | New York |
| Accordionist | Steve Rice | Seattle | Washington |
| Acoustic Guitar | Matthew Cutillo | Amityville | New York |
| Bagpiper | Bagpipes For All Occasions | Flushing | New York |
| Cellist | Jennifer Girone | New York | New York |
| Fiddler | Faith Pyne | Brockton | Massachusetts |
| Flutist | Kathryn Master | Baltimore | Maryland |
| Guitarist | Rich Barry | Baltimore | Maryland |
| Harpist | First Coast Wedding Studios -Deborah Pintaure | Jacksonville | Florida |
| Keyboardist | Martin Gerschwitz (Martin Gerschwitz & friends) | Laguna Niguel | California |
| Mandolinist | Jay Posipanko | Princeton | New Jersey |
| One Man Band | Owen Poteat | Charlotte | North Carolina |
| Pianist | J P Daine | Houston | Texas |
| Saxophonist | Exceptional Music For All Occasions/Sax | Houston | Texas |
| Steel Drummer | Splash | Melbourne | Florida |
| Trumpeter | Frank Tamburro | Andover | Connecticut |
| Violinist | Steve Gibons Solo/Duo/Trio/Quartet | Chicago | Illinois |
| Acrobat | Silk Sisters | Los Angeles | California |
| Auctioneer | Jim Ferrell's Fun Live Auctions | Orlando | Florida |
| Body Painter | Cindy's Creative Celebrations | St. Paul | Minnesota |
| Caricaturist | Caricatures & Comedy By Levi | Chicago | Illinois |
| Circus Performer | Playing By Air Productions | Nashville | Tennessee |
| Contortionist | Tara Quinn | San Francisco | California |
| Dancer | Sala's Polynesian Revue | Orlando | Florida |
| Exotic Dancer | Cleveland Strippers Exotic Entertainment Delivered | Cleveland | Ohio |
| Fire Eater | Keith Leaf | East Hampton | New York |
| Henna Artist | Holistic Henna (Artists, Entertainers & Events) | San Francisco | California |
| Mime | Marti Cate | San Francisco | California |
| Singing Telegram | Artistic Singing Telegrams | Diamond Bar | California |
| Speaker | Motivational Inspirational Speaker - Jon Petz | Columbus | Ohio |
| Stilt Walker | Noctunal Sunshine | Santa Cruz | California |
| Sword Swallower | Pickled Brothers Sideshow | Florence | Kentucky |
| Temporary Tattoo Artist | Tats R Us | West Babylon | New York |
| Elvis Impersonator | Stingray | New York | New York |
| Impersonator | All Star Showgrams | Foster City | California |
| Marilyn Monroe Impersonator | Jodi Fleisher | Los Angeles | California |
| Tribute Act | Peter Oprisko--Chicago's Singing Sensation! | Chicago | Illinois |
| Tribute Band | The Bluz Brothers | Crete | Illinois |
| Tribute Singer | Voices of Legends | Lehigh Valley | Pennsylvania |