Music News - NZ music’s technical specialists to be honoured
17 August 2005 - 0 Comments
The finalists for the technical categories in the 2005 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards have been announced.
There are three Technical Awards, Best Album Cover, Best Engineer and Best Producer .
The winners are to be announced and the Tui trophies presented at the Finalists’ Announcement and Technical Awards on September 2 at The Hilton Auckland.
The finalists in the Best Album Cover category are:
• Andy Morton and Andrew B. White for Tha Feelstyle’s 'Break It To Pieces'
• Chris Brunskill for Katchafire’s 'Slow Burning'; and,
• Tana Mitchell for the cover of Audiosauce’s 'Contimental Drift'.
In the Best Engineer category, the finalists are:
• Angus McNaughton, engineer on 'Southern Lights' by SJD;
• Doug Jane, for his work on 'Into The West' by Yulia; and,
• Nick Abbott and Luke Tomes, for 'Pipeline Under The Ocean' by Pluto.
The finalists for Best Producer are:
• Angus McNaughton and Sean Donnelly for 'Southern Lights' by SJD;
• Lee Prebble for The Phoenix Foundation’s 'Pegasus'; and,
• Nick Abbott, Luke Tomes and Pluto for 'Pipeline Under The Ocean' by Pluto.
The finalists for the main awards will be revealed at the same function in Auckland on September 2. The main awards categories are:
PlayStation® 2 SingStar™ Album of the Year; KIWI Single of the Year; Coke Fridge Best Group; Best Male Solo Artist; Best Female Solo Artist; Clean & Clear® Breakthrough Artist of the Year; The New Zealand Herald Songwriter of the Year; 42BELOW Highest Selling NZ Album; Highest Selling NZ Single; Best Rock Album; Durex Best Urban / Hip Hop Album; Best Dance / Electronica Album; Best Aotearoa Roots Album; C4 Best Music Video; Best Classical Album; Vodafone People’s Choice Award.
Achievement awards for 2005 are International Achievement Award and Outstanding Contribution Award. No finalists will be announced for these categories, winners will be announced on October 5.
Tuis awarded at separate functions throughout the year, and again recognised at the main gala event are Best Folk Album, Best Pacific Music Album, Best Country Music Album and Best Jazz Album.
Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards spokesperson Adam Holt says the technical experts play a vital role in bringing quality music to the listening public.
“Once again New Zealand music has had a great year in 2004/2005 and a key element of bringing excellent music to New Zealand fans everywhere is the creative process involved in album art and music production.
“We are delighted to be able to honour these achievers and recognise their efforts in helping build and maintain the momentum Kiwi music has developed over recent years.”
The Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards take place in Auckland on October 5. About 1,000 tickets are available to the public through radio station promotions and sponsor giveaways.
About the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards: The Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards are presented by the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) and are held annually to celebrate the achievements of New Zealand musicians. 2005 is the 40th anniversary of the awards and television audiences will see delayed broadcasts on C4 and TV3.
The Country, Folk, Pacific and Jazz music album awards are presented at functions organised by the relevant industry associations and the technical awards at a separate function at which the main award finalists are announced.
Thanks to www.nzmusicawards.co.nz for this story.
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