The 2014 peer-nominated shortlist for the 2014 Fowler's Live Music Awards have been announced today, with a whole stack of talented South Australian artists and industry figures/organisations up for gongs this November. Along with the previously awarded categories, organiser Peter Darwin has also announced at APRA|AMCOS will be sponsoring a new category - the SA Songwriter(s) of the Year Award - which also includes a $500 cash incentive. Bonus.
The winner of the public voted SA Song of the Year Award will also win $500 thanks to APRA|AMCOS - full details of which can be found below!
2014 FOWLER'S LIVE MUSIC AWARDS NOMINEES
BEST ACOUSTIC ACT
Kaurna Cronin
Laura Hill
Tom West
Timberwolf
Glenn Skuthorpe
BEST INDIE ACT
Swimming
Sparkspitter
Jesse Davidson
The Aves
The Dunes
BEST ROCK ACT
Tracer
Glass Skies
Horror My Friend
Bad//Dreems
Sincerely, Grizzly
BEST ELECTRONICA ACT
Collarbones
Luke Million
Flamingo
Tkay Maidza
Oisima
BEST HIP-HOP ACT
Funkoars
Allday
Jimblah
K21
Kimence
BEST METAL/HARDCORE ACT
Alkira
Truth Corroded
Arcadia
Life Pilot
A Ghost Orchestra
BEST ROOTS ACT
Max Savage and the False Idols
Shaolin Afronauts
The Timbers
The Audreys
Kelly Menhennett
BEST POP ACT
Echo and the Empress
Germein Sisters
Ash Gale
The Beards
Julia Henning
BEST PUNK ACT
God God Dammit Dammit
Paper Arms
She's the Band
Grenadiers
Dead Joe
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Timberwolf - "Grace"
Ash Gale - "Heaven Hours"
Echo and the Empress - "London Town"
Beaver - "I Think I Might Be Dying/Vision"
Bill Parton Trio ft. K21 & Cam Blokland - "Closer Now"
BEST MUSIC INITIATIVE
Moving Music
The Porch Sessions
Music Room
Semaphore Music Festival
AMC SA Music Hall of Fame
BEST MUSIC ORGANISATION
Pilot Records
Adelaide Music Collective
5/4 Entertainment
Clarity Records
The Jam Room
MUSIC MANAGER
Jason North & Greg Shaw
Ross McHenry
Craig Lock
Sue Germein
Taasha Coates
SA SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR
James Alberts
John Baker
The Beards
Bad//Dreems
The Audreys
Music fans can vote through the Public Voting categories for an additional five awards:
SA SONG OF THE YEAR
FAVOURITE SA BAND/ARTIST
FAVOURITE SA LIVE MUSIC VENUE
FAVOURITE SA LIVE MUSIC EVENT
FAVOURITE SA MUSIC MEDIA SOURCE (PRINT, WEB, RADIO, TV)
Voting is open until November 9th through www.fowlerslivemusicawards.com.au - the Fowler's Live Music Awards is being held on November 13th.
