Music News - SJD Announced As Music Director Of The 2016 Apra Silver Scroll Awards
15 September 2016 - 0 Comments
One of the most iconic and
notable figures in New Zealand music, Sean
James Donnelly (SJD), has been announced as the Music Director of the 2016 APRA Silver Scroll
Awards.
Considered one of the most prestigious accolades in Kiwi music, the awards not
only pay tribute to the country’s finest songwriters, they’re presented at a
ceremony which has become renowned for its unique and special live
performances. This involves bands and musicians being selected to perform
one-off renditions of the finalists’ songs.
With seven albums, critical acclaim and countless awards to his name, Sean James Donnelly,
AKA SJD,
has a lengthy and esteemed track record in the New Zealand music industry. A
previous finalist and performer at the APRA
Silver Scrolls, the Auckland-based singer-songwriter is
honoured to take on the task of Music Director at this year’s event.
“I’ve always enjoyed the Scrolls, first and foremost, as a celebration of songwriters.
As the Music Director, I get to curate a show using a lot of my favourite
musicians and singers, to try and put something together that is fun but also
musically coherant.”
The Music Director oversees all performances and works with the selected
artists to put a unique spin on their covers of the top five finalists. As well
as covering the five finalists’ songs on the night, there will also be
performances of the winning Maioha, SOUNZ, and Hall Of Fame tribute.
Donnelly isn’t giving too much away about what the night holds but explains his vision:
“It’s a tasty combination of some well-known names and some really exciting
artists you might not have heard of. Most everybody will be interestingly out
of their comfort zones.”
Previous music directors have included Jon
Toogood, Don
McGlashan, Lukasz
Buda, Godfrey de Grut & Cherie Mathieson and Karl Steven.
This year’s awards will be held at Vector
Arena in Auckland on Thursday, September
29. RNZ
Checkpoint host, John
Campbell, will MC the event and for the first time in its
51-year history, it will be broadcast free-to-air by RNZ on Freeview Channel 50.
The ceremony will also be streamed live on http://www.radionz.co.nz/music
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