The Wait is over –  The 2008 National Musicoz Awards are now open for entries! Entries ore now open for Australia’s Premier Musicoz Awards for Unsigned and Independent Artists. There are 17 different categories to enter into including:  Rock, Pop, Dance/Electronica, Urban, Country, Alternative, Acoustic/Singer-Songwriter, Schoolies, Video, Metal/Hardcore, World/Folk, Jazz/Classical, Blues/Roots, International, Christian/Spiritual, Live, Instrumental   All of the above are National Musicoz Awards in their own right. As well as this we have several other awards chosen from entries in the above categories, these include:  The Nova Unsigned Initiative Award The APRA Songwriter’s Award Tony Mott Photography Award Garth Porter Producer Award People’s Choice (Public Vote) Award Artist of the Year Award  As well as the prestige of winning an actual National Musicoz Award, we also have amassed well over $150,000 worth of cash, prizes and industry opportunities for winners of our various awards. Prizes include recording time in Australia’s best recording studios, Record deals, Publishing Deals, Photo Shoots, Music Videos, and prizes from Turramurra Music, Maton Guitars, Rode Microphones and Roland, (and a few major surprises to come)  All artists get their own profile page on our popular website which can be also used for your own promotion. We also have a professional song feedback service designed to assist developing songwriters to further their craft. With an ever increasing success story roster, The Musicoz Awards are proud of playing a major development role with the following artists:  ·                Porcelain-Now residing in L.A and signed to Universal Music U.S. ·                Sender-Signed to Sony/BMG Australia- Reached no 19 on the national ARIA charts ·                Bliss’n’Eso-Signed to Illusive Records Australia-Reached no 7 on the national ARIA charts ·                Sick Puppies-Now a sensation in the U.S and signed to Roadshow Music., toured with Evanescence in the US ·                Blue King Brown-No 1 on the Australian Independent charts ·                The Sunpilots-No 1 indie band on MySpace, No 1 added band to commercial radio FEB 2008 ·                The Fumes- Album of the week FBI Radio and The Drum Media ·                Felicity Urquhart- 2007 Golden Guitar winner and No.1 video on CMC. ·                Anthony Snape – Currently Touring the U.S ·                Gian – Signed to ABC/Warner Music ·                Stone Parade – No 17 ARIA charts, No 1 AIR charts May 2008 ·                Borne – Played Glastonbury Festival (UK), 25,000 downloads iTunes US, #1 iTunes Australia ·                King Farook – Headlining Major Festivals across Australia ·                BlueJuice – Played Big Day Out, Come Together, Splendour In the Grass Festivals  All of our categories and awards except one, are judged by an elite Musicoz Judging Academy, representing major and indie labels, managers, booking agents, radio and TV program and music directors, record producers and engineers and major music journalists, including:  Michael Parisi President of A&R Warner Music, Jay Dee Springbett A&R Director Sony/BMG, Willy MacAlister Assistant Program Director Nova 96.9, Jason Healey New Media Manager & Artist Outreach Roadrunner Records, Matthew Capper General Manager Warner/Chappell Publishing, Jonathon Moran Music/Entertainment Writer Sunday Telegraph Anthony Agizi Producer DNA Songs, Michael Taylor General Manager of A&R/Head of Island Records Australia Universal Music Australia, Simon Moor Head of A&R Sony ATV Publishing, Courtney Hard Senior A&R Manager Sony/BMG, Matt O’Connor A&R Manager The A&R Department.com, Sam Righi Managing Director Big Deal Entertainment, Mark Bolton General Manager MGM distribution, Denley Healy A&R Manager Shock Records, Adam Gould A&R Manager Sony/BMG, Craig Hawker A&R Manager EMI, Catherine Haridy Manager Eskimo Joe, Mark Neilson Editor The Drum Media, Adam Jordan Head Engineer Mainstreet Studios, Simon Cahill A&R Manager Sony/BMG (Red Label), DW Norton, Producer/Engineer Faultline Records, Denny Burgess Chairman Australian Songwriter’s Association, Marshall Cullen Manager Fogsongs, David Liotta Producer Tonemarket Music, Michael Smith Associate Editor the Drum Media, Geoff Trio Booking agent/Manager Code One Entertainment, Adrian Karvinen A&R Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia, Warwick Marsh Manager Australian Heart Ministries, David Page Producer Nikinali Studios, Bill Cullen Manager End of Fashion/Paul Kelly/Sarah Blasko, Sharnee Davis Manager Studios 301, Carl Whitbread Producer, Adam CurleyEditor Inpress Magazine, Greg Grant Manager Adrenalin Sounds Peter Billing Rolling Stone Magazine Garth Porter Producer, Tony Mott Photographer Monious Producer, Paris Pompor Managing Director Groovescooter Records, Russel Hannah Illawarra Folk Club, Yvonne O’Grady Director Illawarra Folk Club Tim Daley Program Director Country Music Channel, Matt Fell Producer Love Hz Studios, Mark Gable Choirboys, David DeSanti Festival Director Illawarra Folk Club, Mark Holland A&R Scout EMI, Robbie Specogna Producer/Engineer Mainstreet Studios, Danielle Courtney Shrine Promotions, Nick Skitz, Dennis Koks Jazz Guru, Damien Wilson Global Sales and Marketing Director Rode Microphones, Christie Eliezer Music Journalist Ace Media International, Denley Healey Promotions Manager Shock Records, David Musumeci Producer DNA Songs, Geoge Said Creative Manager Peer Music Publishing, Paul Paiello Director Musical Content Mercury Mobility, Katania Young Country Music Manager One Stop Entertainment, Brett Nositer Program Director Channel [V], Sue Taylor General Manager Trackdown Scoring Stage, Elaine Beckett Operations Manager Trackdown Scoring Stage, Bishop David Cremin St Michael’s Parish Hurstville Steve McPherson Manager Hillsong Publishing, Steve Berry Lecturer Southern Cross Uni School of Contemporary Music, Michael King Country Music Artist, Graheme Morrison, Illawarra Folk Festival, Peter Butler Illawarra Folk Festival, Suzie Mylecharane Ku Promotions, Jim MacQuarrie Director NSW Folk Association, Jamie Hilton Producer Ticket To Ride Productions, Helen Clemens Video Director Ticket To Ride Productions, Mark Callaghan General Manager AMPAL (and Gangagang), Dan Nash Senior Recording Engineer Glebe Studios, Francis Coady Manager Coady Music International Artist Management, Claire Roberts Manager KISS Events, Glen Bowker Manager Rockdog  The only Award not judged by the industry is the People’s Choice (Public Vote) Award. All entrants in all categories are eligible also for this award which is determined by receiving SMS votes. All artists and bands can receive votes and potentially go into the Musicoz interactive voting charts.  For the past eight years , Musicoz has been at the forefront of the surge in popularity in independent music in Australia and the National Musicoz Awards has been a true breath of fresh air in an industry that otherwise had limited scope for advancement for many artists.  So if you’re unsigned or independent, if you’re a solo artist or in a band, no matter what style of music you create, go to www.musicoz.org and upload your music now. Entries close August 31st.

 

 

How to Enter the 2007 National Musicoz Awards
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MUSICOZ PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS – SMS your vote today CLOSING Midnight September 14 BLURB CREATIVE SOLUTIONS congratulates MUSICOZ nominees Christy Kilpatrick, Nellie Donovan, Ryan Sampson, Those Gals and Steve Charles. SMS YOUR VOTE TODAY 19708000 Don’t forget the SMS CODE Vote to Win! The most creative answer will win a Maton Electric Guitar valued at $1,500. The artist with the most votes will win the People’s Choice National Musicoz Award for 2007. Voting is reflected in the Musicoz Top 10 Charts. Christy Kilpatrick Brisbane, qld | SMS Code: chri christy kilpatrick brisbane, qld | SMS Code: chri2 Nellie Donovan Maleny, QLD | SMS Code: nell Ryan Sampson Toowoomba, QLD | SMS Code: ryan1 THOSE GALS WESTDALE, NSW | SMS Code: thos   Steve Charles Tamworth, NSW | SMS Code: stev3 http://www.musicoz.org/ ENTRIES EXTENDED!! ENTRIES NOW CLOSE MIDNIGHT SEPTEMBER 14TH !!! Voting contains certain criteria for SMS sending. MUSICOZ requests you use the following format. This is a game of skill because the most creative answer given will be judged and will win a Maton MS 503 Electric Guitar valued at $1,500 SMS Voting - Please DO NOT use any full stops / commas /asterisks / colons or any other grammar marks when voting for your favourite artist. Once you have decided who the Musicoz Artist or band you want to vote for is. Just SMS the unique code given to the artist and a brief reason why you think they should win. Here is an example of a vote: xxxx because they are an assault to my senses (where xxxxx is the Artists unique Codename) In the above example you'll notice that the codename is the unique code that is given to each Musicoz Artist then there is just a space then the reason why the artist should win. No punctuation marks of any kind at all please   Entries Extended to Midnight on Friday September 14th Due to popular demand we have extended our closing date for entries until Midnight on Friday September 14th. So if you’re no good with deadlines, and let’s face it we’re musos, the creative types, so this is your opportunity to get your entry in for Australia’s coolest and most credible awards for unsigned and independent artists. All our awards are industry judged by the elite of the music industry except ourPeople’s Choice Award which is open to the public to cast their votes. All entrants are given a unique Artists profile page on our new super website, which is used for both industry judging and public voting . In addition, this profile page will be available to all artists for promotional purposes for the following year. We have amassed the best prize pool for you the unsigned and independent artist, including massive exposure and industry opportunities, for example: 4 x days recording time at Sony/BMG Studios Sydney, A&R and project management by Matt OConnor from the A&R Department.com. as well as some fantastic prizes from Maton Guitars, Rode Microphones, Roland/Boss/Edirol and Turramurra Music including: 2 x Maton MS503 Electric  Guitars w/cases valued @ $1500 each, Roland HD1 Electronic Drum Kit w/matt @ monitor system valued @ $2,000, Top of the line Maton Messiah cutaway acoustic guitar  w/case valued @ $4,995, Roland MC808 Sampling Groovebox  valued @  $2,295, Roland SH 201 Synthesizer  valued @ $1495, 4 x Maton EM 225C Acoustic guitars w/cases  valued @ $1399 each, Edirol R09 Digital recorder valued @ $795, Performance showcase support with Porcelain (signed to Universal) in US, Roland AC100 Acoustic Guitar Amp valued @ $2495, 4 x Boss Micro BR Recorders valued @ $495 each, 3 x $3,000 advertising packages with Street Press Australia, $5,000 advertising package with Faster Louder.com.au, Boss ME Multi FX Bass pedal valued @ $469, Boss ME Multi FX guitar pedal valued @ $469, A top of the line Rode Classic II Microphone, 6 x Rode K2 Microphones, A Rode NT2-A Microphone, 3 x Rode NT 2000 Microphones,   This is what people say about Musicoz: “Since we’ve won a Musicoz Award we’ve gone onto get signed in Australia and here in Los Angeles and our lives are completely different as a result of that so thankyou so much Musicoz” Lo Roberts - Porcelain (Signed to Universal Music USA) “Thankyou to Pat Maloney and everyone at Musicoz who’ve not only helped us in the last three years but so many other independent artists to get that much closer to their dreams.” Jonah’s Road (Recently appeared on Channel 9’s Kerrie Anne show) “I’m all for Musicoz because they keep music real.” Gian (Recently Signed 3 album deal with ABC Records)  “Musicoz  and the Musicoz Awards plays an essential roll in nurturing and supporting young independent Australian artists. Musicoz provides the bridge many young artists need to bring their music to a wider audience and help generate a strong industry profile.” Anthony Snape. You can enter in one ore more of our 17 categories: Pop, Rock, Metal/Hardcore, Alternative, Acoustic/Singer-Songwriter, Urban, Dance/Electronica, Jazz/Classical, Blues/Roots, Country, World/Folk, International, Christian/Spiritual, Schoolies, Live, Instrumental, Video Other Awards The following awards are drawn from entries in the 17 categories. So to be eligible for all of the awards below , you just have to enter in 1 or more categories above. APRA Songwriter’s Award Tony Mott Photography Award Garth porter  Producer Award People’s Choice (public vote) Award Nova Unsigned Initiative Award Artist of the Year Award Log onto www.musicoz.org before Midnight on Friday September 14th to enter the National Musicoz Awards.

 

 

Other prizes include:
Broadcast quality music video from Ticket to Ride (Blink 182,End of Fashion, Rogue Traders)
CD pressing from MAD Cds
Photo shoots from Tony Mott and Access All Areas Photography
Vocal Tuition package from Vocal Mastery
Advertising and feature article in the Drum and Inpress.
$2,000 cash from APRA
1/4 page ad in the Australasian Music Industry Directory from IMMEDIA
Performance and showcase opportunities from Code One Entertainment
Website and web hosting package from Access All areas.net.au 
Publishing deal with Adrenalin Sounds
Feature Article in Trad n Now Magazine
Mastering by Paul Bryant
Record Deal with CAAMA Music
Management Mentorship with Francis Coady (Thirsty Merc)
Distribution Deal with One Stop Entertainment
Pressing and Distribution Deal with Musicoz Records and MGM
Pro Music Gear from Rode, Maton, Roland, Edirol and Turramurra Music
$1,000 cash from Eternity Music
A spot on the Musicoz Awards Winners CD Vol 6
Perform on National TV
Get your music video played on Channel[V] or CMC
Entries are now open
Log onto www.musicoz.org  or phone 1800 002 955 for an entry form.
There's still places available to record your entry live!
Contact Julie for the Noisebar in Melbourne gigs on 0410 564 364 It costs $25 per song and the fourth song is free to enter Musicoz. The recordings are free if you enter Musicoz and you get to take a CD of the recording home with you.

Log onto www.musicoz.org  or phone 1800 002 955 for an entry form.
 

Previous Winners

The Borderers

Click here The Borderers Artist Report Page

Felicity Urquhart     

Click here Felicity Artist Report Page

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