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2019 Gold Coast Music Awards - Nomination Guidelines GUIDELINES + DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT CATEGORIES About the awards The Gold Coast Music Awards stimulates interest in our city as a live music destination while celebrating the depth and diversity of talent found here. First held in 2015, with sell-out attendance and more than 30,000 popular votes for the People’s Choice Awards, organisers work hard to ensure nominees, finalists and winners receive significant opportunities and genuine exposure as a result of their involvement. Previously held at Burleigh Brewing Co. and moving to Surfers Paradise in 2017, this year’s event sees the awards continue its five-year partnership with Surfers Paradise Alliance with a significant live component again open to the public on a festival-sized stage. The awards presentations take place in a marquee adjacent and will be ticketed. We don’t charge an entry fee to nominate for an award, instead finalists are asked to purchase tickets to attend the ceremony. Winners receive a coveted trophy designed by SWELL artist Dion Parker as well as national media exposure and performance opportunities and major media packages from Blank Gold Coast.
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2019GoldCoastMusicAwards-NominationGuidelines
GUIDELINES+DETAILEDINFORMATIONABOUTCATEGORIES
AbouttheawardsTheGoldCoastMusicAwardsstimulatesinterestinourcityasalivemusicdestinationwhilecelebratingthedepthanddiversityoftalentfoundhere.Firstheldin2015,withsell-outattendanceandmorethan30,000popularvotesforthePeople’sChoiceAwards,organisersworkhardtoensurenominees,finalistsandwinnersreceivesignificantopportunitiesandgenuineexposureasaresultoftheirinvolvement.PreviouslyheldatBurleighBrewingCo.andmovingtoSurfersParadisein2017,thisyear’seventseestheawardscontinueitsfive-yearpartnershipwithSurfersParadiseAlliancewithasignificantlivecomponentagainopentothepubliconafestival-sizedstage.Theawardspresentationstakeplaceinamarqueeadjacentandwillbeticketed.Wedon’tchargeanentryfeetonominateforanaward,insteadfinalistsareaskedtopurchaseticketstoattendtheceremony.WinnersreceiveacovetedtrophydesignedbySWELLartistDionParkeraswellasnationalmediaexposureandperformanceopportunitiesandmajormediapackagesfromBlankGoldCoast.
2019GoldCoastMusicAwards-NominationGuidelines
HowtonominateNominationsmustbemadeviatheonlineformavailableatgcmusicawards.com.au.Incompletenominationsmaybeconsideredineligibleandlatenominationswillnotbeaccepted–therearenoexceptions.Westronglyrecommendthatyoureadallavailableinformationaboutthecategorypriortonominatingasthiswillhelpyouanswerthequestions.Everythingyouneedtoknowiscontainedinthenominationformaswellasthisdocument.Youmaynominateyourselforsomeoneelse.Ifyounominatesomebodyelse,thatpersonwillbenotifiedthatthey’vebeennominated(butnotbywho)andthey’llthenbeaskedtocompletethenominationprocessthemselves.Ourteamisavailabletoanswerquestionsordealwithanyfaultsbyemail:[email protected]:
• Artistsmayentermorethanonecategory.• Thenumberofnominationsanartistreceivesplaysnoroleinthejudgingprocess.Onestrong
nominationisbetterthanmanyhalf-arsedonesJ.• Westronglyencouragebands,artistsorvenuestonominatethemselves.• Theattachmentsweaskfor(suchaspressphotos)playaroleinjudging.Ifyoucan’tgetyourhands
onahighresolutionpressphotoofyourbandoradigitalfileofyoursingle,you’reprobablynotgoingtobeafinalist.Knowwhatwemean?
• Judgeswillassessnominationsbasedonyouranswersandtheattachmentssubmitted.Pleasedon’tmakeassumptionsaboutwhatthejudgesmightknowaboutyou,yourcareer,yourvenueorcommunityconnections.
• Seriously,howyouanswerthequestionsiscriticaltothejudgingprocess.• Wewilluseyourpressphotos,biosandotherattachmentsformediaopportunitiesthroughoutthe
yearandtopromoteyournominationintheawards–thatincludessocialmediaaswellasprovidingcopiestoothermediaoutlets.Pleaseonlyattachphotosyou’rehappytohavesharedpublicly.
• Ifyouarehavingproblemsattachingfiles,pleaseemailinfo@gcmusicawards.com.Therearenoageorgenrerestrictionsforanycategory,howeverunder-agefinalistsmustbeaccompaniedbyaparentorguardianfortheawardsceremonyandunfortunatelywillnotbeabletojoinusattheafter-party.EligibilityperiodTheeligibilityperiodforthe2019GoldCoastMusicAwardsis1January2018–31December2018.So,forexampleifyouarenominatinginthevenueoftheyearawardyourvenuemusthavebeenoperatingduringtheeligibilityperiod.ConnectiontotheGoldCoastNomineesmusthaveastrongassociationwiththeGoldCoastandeveryentrantwillneedtoarticulatethatconnectionwhichisjudgedasaprioritycriteria.Theweightingforthiscriteriaissignificant.ThatmeansthatabandwithmemberswhohaveastrongassociationwiththeGC(forexample,livingorworkinghere)willbeatanadvantagecomparedtobandswhodonot.
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JudgingprocessTheawardswillbejudgedbyanindependentpanel,whichcomprises:DonnaWeston,GriffithUniversityQueenslandConservatorium(Chairperson)TrinaMassey,DJandCuriousMusicProducerMarkDuckworth,BroadbeachAllianceMattWebber,91.7ABCGoldCoastJuliaBridger,Bleach*FestivalCindyJensen,BuskersbytheCreekDanCarroll,MusicianandCityofGoldCoastRyanvanGennip,AustralianMusicWeekKirstyAbrahams,MusicianandArtistManagerYoucanreadmoreaboutourjudgesatgcmusicawards.com/judges.FinalistswillbeannouncedatamediaeventonThursday4April.CategoriesThereareeightcategoriesintheGoldCoastMusicAwardsfor2019:
1. ArtistoftheYear2. BreakoutartistoftheYear3. LiveActoftheYear4. Musician(instrumentalist/vocalist)oftheYear(newcategory)5. Release(album/EP)oftheYear6. SongoftheYear7. VenueoftheYear8. VideooftheYear9. People’sChoiceAward
1. ARTISTOFTHEYEAR
OpentoanyGoldCoastartistorband,ofanyageandgenre,thathasbeenactivelyrecording,releasingorperformingmusicontheGoldCoastduring2018.
Thisisacareer-focusedawardandjudgeswillbelookingforanestablishedartistwhohasproducedaconsistentbodyofworkwithsignificantoutcomesduringtheyearinquestion.Theartistwillhavebeenactivelytouringandperformingduring2018–atleastatthenationallevelandwillhaveapublicprofileoutsideoftheGoldCoast.
Theartist’sbodyofworkwillbeconsideredforthisawardincludingtrackrecord,performancehistory(liveandrecorded),audiencedevelopment,technicalabilityandsupportinginfrastructure,presenceandabilitytocreatea“package”thatincludestheirmusic.AllentrantsareassessedontheircontributiontotheGoldCoast’slivemusicsceneaswellastheirconnectiontotheGoldCoast.
2. BREAKOUTARTISTOFTHEYEARsponsoredbyGriffith University and the Queensland Conservatorium's SEED program
2019GoldCoastMusicAwards-NominationGuidelines
Opentoanyartistorband,ofanyageandgenre,thathasastrongconnectiontotheGoldCoastandhasbeenactivelyrecording,releasingorperformingmusicontheGoldCoastduring2018.Judgeswillbelookingforactswhoclearlydemonstratethattheyhavebrokenthroughduringtheeligibilityperiod.Forexample,theymayhaveextendedtheirreachfromtheGoldCoasttonationalorinternationalaudiences,ortothemusicindustryatlargeorhavemovedfromlocalstagestonationalfestivallineups.
Musicalperformance–bothrecordedandlive–willbetakenintoconsiderationbyjudges,aswillsupportinginformationaboutthebandorartist’saccomplishments(suchasradioplay,streamingdataorrecordsalesthatindicateasubstantialincreaseinaudienceorawardsandgrants)andthequalityofmusicproducedtodate.AllentrantsareassessedontheircontributiontoGoldCoast’slivemusicsceneaswellastheirconnectiontotheGoldCoast.
3. LIVEACTOFTHEYEAR
sponsoredbyNightquarterOpentoanylive,originalmusicactthatwasbasedwithintheCityofGoldCoastduring2018andperformedliveshowsduringthistime,bothinsideandoutsideoftheCity.
Theawardrecognisesanactwhoconsistentlyperformslivetoahighstandard.Judgeswillconsideraudienceattendance,connectionandengagement,theskill/talentandstagepresenceoftheactinquestion,includinguseoflighting,effectsoradaptabilitytouniquevenuesandsituations.Theartist’scapacityandtrackrecordfortouringoutsideofthecityaswellastheband’sprofessionalreputationandpromotionalabilitywillalsobetakenintoaccount.Tobeeligible,theartist(s)mustresidewithintheCityofGoldCoast.AllentrantsareassessedontheircontributiontoGoldCoast’slivemusicscene.
4. MUSICIAN(instrumentalist/vocalist)OFTHEYEAR
SponsoredbyTAFEQueenslandGoldCoastMusicianoftheyearisanartisticaward.ThiscategoryisawardedtoanindividualGoldCoastmusicianforexcellenceinvocaland/orinstrumentalability.Thenomineemusthavebeenactive(thatisperformingorrecording)during2018.Nomineeswillneedtosubmitrecordingsofliveorstudioperformances.Thecriteriaforthiscategoryare:
§ Technicalability(mechanicalskill,artistry,rangecontrol)§ Musicalityandproficiency(feelandemotionalprojection,flow,style,phrasing,dynamics,
improvisation)§ Tonalquality(control,clarity,consistency,feel)§ Rhythm(accuracy,duration,steadiness,feel)§ Intonation(Pitchaccuracy)§ Degreeofdifficulty(complexityandeaseofperformance)§ Individualityandstyle
5. RELEASE(albumorEP)OFTHEYEAR
Thiscategoryrecognisesanalbum,EPormusicrelease–whetherdigitalorphysical–of21minutesormore.Thedigitalreleasedateofthealbum/EPmustfallwithintheeligibilityperiodfrom1
2019GoldCoastMusicAwards-NominationGuidelines
Januaryto31December2018.Thisisanartisticawardandjudgeswillconsidertheentirepackagerelatedtothereleaseincluding:productionquality,artisticmerit,artwork,story-tellingandsongwritingability.AllentrantsareassessedontheirconnectiontotheGoldCoast.
6. SONGOFTHEYEARsponsoredbyHOTA,HomeoftheArtsForsongsreleasedbyGoldCoastartistsin2018.Songsarejudgedontheirlyricismandmusicalityaswellastheirinnovation,originality,creativityandproductionvalue.Thepotentialorreachofasongwillalsobegivengreatconsideration.
7. VENUEOFTHEYEAR
SponsoredbyOztixThisawardrecognisesalivemusicvenuewithintheCityofGoldCoastthatgoesaboveandbeyondtosupportGoldCoast’smusicscenebyconsistentlyprogramminghighqualityoriginalmusic.
Judgeswillconsidercustomerservice,venuemanagement,facilitiesandservicesforin-houseartistsandpromoters,connectiontoaudiences,relationshipswithindustry,artistsandbands,the“vibe”created,consistencyinprogramming,reputation,patronsafetyandcare,bookingpolicies,communityinvolvementandcontributiontodrivingdiversityandgrowthofGCmusic.
8. VIDEOOFTHEYEAR
sponsoredbyQTGoldCoastVideooftheyearisawardedtothecreativeteamand/orartistresponsibleforcreating,filmingandproducingasong’svideoclip.Thevideomusthavebeenreleasedin2018andhaveastrongconnectiontotheGoldCoast-eithertherecordingartist(s)mustresidehereorthecreativeteamshouldbebasedhere.Thecategorywillbejudgedaroundproductionqualityandintentaswellascreativity.
9. PEOPLE’SCHOICEAWARD
sponsoredbySkypointAllfinalistswillbeupforthePeople’sChoiceAwardswhichisdeterminedbyanonlinevote,asocialmediavoteandanin-personvoteattheAwardsfunction.ThePeople’sChoiceAwardwillbelaunchedataspecialfunctionforfinalistsonTuesday16AprilatSkypoint,SurfersParadise.
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