Only 3 weeks left for Industry Award nominations

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MUSIC INDUSTRY Submissions

Monday, March 07, 2011

There are only 3 weeks left to get your nominations in for the industry awards.

INDUSTRY Awards

The Scottish Music Awards are for you, the industry that makes it happen. We will not be picking our friends to be the recipients of the awards, nor will we select candidates at random, therefore we would appreciate it if you could please give us as many possible nominees for the Industry Awards. When selecting your nominees, please keep in mind certain criteria:

1. Why are you nominating them?

2. For certain nominations, such as Radio Station, Radio Show, Live Club, Booking Agent etc., how much of their business or content is Scottish or Scottish related.

3. For nominations such as Rehearsal or Recording Studio etc., what are the actual facilities like? Is there ample parking, are the owners and employees good to work with etc.

4. Please bear in mind that the nominees will not know who nominated them, but we will be in touch with the five top nominations.

HOW TO NOMINATE: Simply e-mail your nominations to info@scotmusicawards.co.uk

COST: Free

DEADLINE: March 31st, 2011

The Award Categories are:

INDUSTRY AWARDS

1. Music Course of the Year (primary, secondary or post-secondary)

2. Music Course of the Year (independent)

3. Music Teacher of the Year

4. Artist Manager of the Year

5. Instrument Retailer of the Year

6. Studio Engineer of the Year

7. Producer of the Year

8. Recording Studio of the Year

9. Rehearsal Studio of the Year

10. Best Website/Online Publication

11. Video of the Year Under 15 Minutes

12. Best Album Artwork

13. Record Label of the Year

14. Music Retailer of the Year

15. Music Director (Radio) of the Year

16. Publicist of the Year

17. Radio Show of the Year

18. Media Person of the Year

19. Radio Station of the Year

20. Print Publication of the Year

21. Poster Artist of the Year

22. Major Concert Venue of the Year

23. Live Club of the Year

24. Musical Event of the Year by the Peoples Choice

25. Live Sound Engineer of the Year

26. Booking Agent of the Year

27. Sound Company of the Year

28. Event Photographer of the Year

If anyone has any questions about this process or anything to do with the awards, please call Ellie Davis at 01324 610138.

It is important for us to get news of the Scottish Music Awards out in to the public arena. We are now accepting nomination submissions for the 2011 Scottish Music Awards. For more information, please contact Ellie Davis at 01324 610 138.

www.scotmusicawards.co.uk

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Marshall Amps, Music Man Bass + More to be won!

The Scottish New Music Awards have teamed up with several companies including Marshall Amplification, Music Man Basses, Vintage Guitars and several more each donating a prize for the winner of several of the music awards.

In order to be eligible to win one of these awesome prizes, each band or act needs to get their information to the offices of The Scottish New Music Awards by July 31st.

Individuals or groups are encouraged to make nomination submissions on behalf of themselves in the following categories:

MUSIC AWARDS

1. Artist of the Year

2. Group of the Year

3. Jazz/Blues Recording of the Year

4. Alternative/Indie Recording of the Year

5. Folk/Traditional Recording of the Year

6. Cover/Function Band of the Year

7. Rock Recording of the Year

8. Loud/Metal Recording of the Year

9. Punk Recording of the Year

10. Urban Recording of the Year

11. Record of the Year

The Nominee must have been born in SCOTLAND, lived in SCOTLAND for a period of at least two consecutive years in his/her lifetime or have lived in SCOTLAND for a period of at least six consecutive months within the past five years.

For bands/groups, at least 50% of members must comply with the above Residency Requirements. Proof of the above requirements may be required.

The nominee must have released a Recording (CD, Cassette, LP) to radio or retail or online or through a record release party between July 31, 2009 and June 30, 2011.

VERY LIMITED TICKETS are available to the public through Tickets Scotland (Tickets Scotland) and for more information please check scottish music awards, set up to recognise the music scene in Scotland.