The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2011 (generally known as APRA Awards) are a series of related awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards of 2011 was the 29th annual ceremony by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) to award outstanding achievements in contemporary songwriting, composing and publishing.[1] The ceremony was held on 21 June 2011 at CarriageWorks in Sydney, Australia. The Art Music Awards were introduced in 2011 to replace the Classical Music Awards (last held in 2009) and were distributed on 3 May. They are sponsored by APRA and the Australian Music Centre (AMC) to "recognise achievement in the composition, performance, education and presentation of Australian music".[2] The Screen Music Awards were issued on 14 November by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC) at the City Recital Hall, Sydney which "acknowledges excellence and innovation in the genre of screen composition".[3]
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On 26 May nominations for the APRA Music Awards were announced on multiple news sources, with John Butler Trio being the most nominated artist.[4][5][6] This ceremony was hosted by comedians Andrew Hansen and Chris Taylor. Also featured in the ceremony were cover versions of nominated works.[7] A total of 12 awards were presented.[8] Paul Kelly was honoured with the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music.[9] Angus and Julia Stone tied with Jet for the most awards won that evening, the former winning both the Songwriter of the Year and the Song of the Year awards and the latter winning Most Played Australian Work and Rock Work of the Year for their song "Seventeen".[7]
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Blues & Roots Work of the Year
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Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
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Country Work of the Year
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Writer(s) |
Publisher(s) |
Result[8][12] |
"Can't Change a Thing" – Catherine Britt |
Catherine Britt, Melanie Horsnell |
EMI Music Publishing Australia, Perfect Pitch Publishing[note 1] |
Nominated |
"Hell Yeah" – McAlister Kemp |
Drew McAlister, Troy Kemp |
ABC Music Publishing administered by Mushroom Music[note 2] |
Nominated |
"Little Bird" – Kasey Chambers |
Kasey Chambers |
Mushroom Music |
Won |
"Planet Country" – Lee Kernaghan |
Lee Kernaghan, Colin Buchanan, Matthew Scullion, Garth Porter |
Orient Pacific Music, Universal Music Publishing, Piney Range Publishing, Perfect Pitch Publishing[note 3] |
Nominated |
"Wrapped Up Good" – The McClymonts |
Brooke McClymont, Mollie McClymont, Samantha McClymont, Nathan Chapman |
EMI Music Publishing Australia, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia[note 4] |
Nominated |
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Dance Work of the Year
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Writer(s) |
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Result[8][13] |
"Chemical Rush" – Brian McFadden |
Brian McFadden, Antonio Egizii, David Musumeci, James Maas |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia, EMI Music Publishing Australia[note 5] |
Nominated |
"Free Fallin" – Zoe Badwi |
Amy Pearson, Cameron Denny, Paul Zala |
EMI Music Publishing Australia, PeppermintBlue Publishing administered by Warner Chappell Music Australia[note 6] |
Won |
"Hello" – The Potbelleez |
Ilan Kidron, Jonathan Murphy, David Greene, Justin Shave, Marisa Lock |
MCDJ Music/Universal Music Publishing[note 7] |
Nominated |
"Magic Fountain" – Art vs. Science |
James Finn, Daniel McNamee, Daniel Williams |
Kobalt Music Publishing Australia |
Nominated |
"Sometimes" – Miami Horror |
Benjamin Plant, Daniel Whitechurch, Joshua Heptinstall |
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International Work of the Year
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Result[8][14] |
"California Gurls" – Katy Perry |
Calvin Broadus, Katheryn Hudson, Martin Sandberg, Lukasz Gottwald, Bonnie McKee, Benjamin Levin, Brian Wilson, Michael Love |
EMI Music Publishing Australia, Kobalt Music Publishing Australia, Warner Chappell Music Australia, Mushroom Music, J Albert & Son[note 8] |
Nominated |
"Fireflies" – Owl City |
Adam Young |
Universal/MCA Music Publishing |
Nominated |
"Hey, Soul Sister" – Train |
Patrick Monahan, Amund Bjørklund, Espen Lind |
EMI Music Publishing Australia |
Won |
"O.M.G" – Usher |
Will Adams |
Mushroom Music |
Nominated |
"Whataya Want from Me" – Adam Lambert |
Alecia Moore, Martin Sandberg, Johan Schuster |
EMI Music Publishing Australia, Kobalt Music Publishing Australia[note 9] |
Nominated |
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Most Played Australian Work
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Rock Work of the Year
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Writer(s) |
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Result[8][16] |
"Baby I'm Getting Better – Gyroscope |
Daniel Sanders, Robert Nassif, Brad Campbell, Zoran Trivic |
Mushroom Music |
Nominated |
"Burn Your Name" – Powderfinger |
Jonathan Coghill, John Collins, Bernard Fanning, Ian Haug, Darren Middleton |
Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia |
Nominated |
"Lying" – Amy Meredith |
Joel Chapman, Robert Conley, Christian Lo Russo |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia |
Nominated |
"Plans" – Birds of Tokyo |
Anthony Jackson, Ian Kenny, Adam Spark, Adam Weston |
Mushroom Music |
Nominated |
"Seventeen" – Jet |
Chris Cester, Nick Cester, Cameron Muncey |
Mushroom Music |
Won |
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Song of the Year
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Writer(s) |
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Result[8][17] |
"Big Jet Plane" – Angus and Julia Stone |
Angus Stone, Julia Stone |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia |
Won |
"Clap Your Hands" – Sia |
Samuel Dixon, Sia Furler |
Mushroom Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia[note 10] |
Nominated |
"Little Bird" – Kasey Chambers |
Kasey Chambers |
Mushroom Music |
Nominated |
"Plans" – Birds of Tokyo |
Anthony Jackson, Ian Kenny, Adam Spark, Adam Weston |
Mushroom Music |
Nominated |
"Revolution" – John Butler Trio |
John Butler |
Family Music |
Nominated |
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Urban Work of the Year
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Writer(s) |
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Result[8][18] |
"Addicted" – Bliss N Eso |
Noam Dishon, Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley |
Mushroom Music |
Nominated |
"Down By the River" – Bliss N Eso |
Nominated |
"Light You Burned" – Hilltop Hoods |
Barry Francis, Matthew Lambert, Daniel Smith, Daniel Rankine |
Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia[note 11] |
Nominated |
"Rapunzel" – Drapht |
Paul Ridge, Daniel Rankine, Larry Siler |
— |
Nominated |
"Who's That Girl" – Guy Sebastian featuring Eve |
Guy Sebastian, Eve Jeffers |
Universal Music Publishing, Universal/MCA Music Publishing[note 12] |
Won |
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Most Played Australia Work Overseas
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Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
Work of the Year – Instrumental
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Work of the Year – Jazz
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Result [19][20][22] |
Ashes to Ashes |
Johannes Luebbers |
Johannes Luebbers Dectet |
Won |
That Which Is Not Fleeting |
Sean Foran |
Misinterprotato and Topology |
Nominated |
The Gathering |
Stuart Hunter |
Stuart Hunter (piano), Simon Barker (drums), Cameron Undy (bass), Matthew Keegan (sax), Julien Wilson (sax), James Greening (tromebone/pocket trumpet) |
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Work of the Year – Orchestral
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Work of the Year – Vocal or Choral
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Composer / librettist |
Performer |
Result [19][20][25] |
Refractions |
Anthony Pateras |
Clocked Out and Speak Percussion |
Nominated |
From the Hungry Waiting Country |
Elliott Gyger / Vincent Buckley, William Hart-Smith, Gwen Harwood, A.D. Hope, Mark O'Connor, Elizabeth Riddell, Randolph Stow |
Halcyon |
Nominated |
The Origin Cycle |
Elliott Gyger, Kate Neal, Barry Conyngham, Rosalind Page, Elena Kats-Chernin, Nicholas Vines, Paul Stanhope, Dan Walker |
Jane Sheldon (soprano), Ensemble Offspring, Roland Peelman (conductor) |
Won |
Kalkadunga Man |
William Barton, Ross Edwards, Sarah Hopkins, Rosalind Page, Dan Walker |
The Song Company, William Barton (soloist) |
Nominated |
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Award for Excellence by an Organisation or an Individual
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Result [19][20][26] |
Clocked Out |
2009–2010 Annual Programs |
Won |
Jane Sheldon, Peter Godfrey-Smith |
The Origin Cycle Project |
Nominated |
Southern Cross Soloists |
2009–2010 Annual Programs |
Nominated |
Way Out West |
Developing Australian jazz music, touring nationally and internationally, innovative new work. |
Nominated |
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Award for Excellence in Music Education
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Award for Excellence in a Regional Area
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Arts in the Valley |
2009 Festival in Kangaroo Valley, NSW |
Nominated |
Four Winds Festival |
2010 Festival in Bermagui, NSW |
Nominated |
Hunter Singers |
Commissioning and performing Australian Choral Music, NSW |
Nominated |
Tura New Music |
2009–2010 Regional Program, WA. |
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Award for Excellence in Experimental Music
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Cat Hope |
Decibel's 2009–2010 Annual Programs |
Won |
Damien Ricketson, Ensemble Offspring, Elaine Miles, Andrew Wholley, Paul Gough – Pimmon, Bob Scott, Matthew Marshall |
Fractured Again Project |
Nominated |
Madeleine Flynn, Tim Humphrey |
Constellation and Epi-thet Project |
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Feature Film Score of the Year
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Best Music for an Advertisement
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Best Music for Children's Television
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Best Music for a Documentary
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Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
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Best Music for a Short Film
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Collision |
Mike Darren |
Nominated |
Polo's Robot |
Dale Cornelius |
Nominated |
The Maker |
Paul Halley |
Nominated |
The Missing Key |
Kathryn Brownhill, Miles Nicholas, Jonathan Nix |
Won |
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Best Music for a Television Series or Serial
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Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
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"Dream On" |
The Missing Key |
Miles Nicholas |
Won |
"Negotiate" |
Yes We Canberra! |
Andrew Hansen, Chris Taylor |
Nominated |
"Sweet Dreams: Sky Boat" |
Giggle & Hoot |
Cain Horton, Paul Kingston |
Nominated |
"Won't Look Back" |
Mad Bastards |
Brendan Fletcher, Alex Lloyd, Alan Pigram, Stephen Pigram |
Nominated |
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Best Soundtrack Album
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Best Television Theme
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- 1. ^ Published by EMI Music Publishing Australia for Catherine Britt; Published by Perfect Pitch Publishing for Melanie Horsnell.
- 2. ^ Published by ABC Music Publishing administered by Mushroom Music for Drew McAlister.
- 3. ^ Published by Orient Pacific Music for Lee Kernaghan; Published by Universal Music Publishing for Colin Buchanan; Published by Piney Range Publishing for Matthew Scullion; Published by Perfect Pitch Publishing for Garth Porter.
- 4. ^ Published by EMI Music Publishing Australia for Brooke McClymont, Mollie McClymont and Samantha McClymont; Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia for Nathan Chapman.
- 5. ^ Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia for Brian McFadden; Published by EMI Music Publishing Australia for Antonio Egizii and David Musumeci.
- 6. ^ Published by EMI Music Publishing Australia for Amy Pearson; Published by PeppermintBlue Publishing administered by Warner Chappell Music Australia for Cameron Denny and Paul Zala.
- 7. ^ Published by MCDJ Music/Universal Music Publishing for Ilan Kidron, Jonathan Murphy, David Greene and Justin Shave.
- 8. ^ Published by EMI Music Publishing Australia for Calvin Broadus; Published by Kobalt Music Publishing Australia for Katheryn Hudson, Martin Sandberg, Lukasz Gottwald, Bonnie McKee and Benjamin Levin; Published by Warner Chappell Music Australia for Katheryn Hudson; Published by Mushroom Music for Bonnie McKee.
- 9. ^ Published by EMI Music Publishing Australia for Alecia Moore; Published by Kobalt Music Publishing Australia for Martin Sandberg and Johan Schuster.
- 10. ^ Published by Mushroom Music for Samuel Dixon; Published by EMI Music Publishing Australia for Sia Furler.
- 11. ^ Published by Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia for Barry Francis, Matthew Lambert and Daniel Smith.
- 12. ^ Published by Universal Music Publishing for Guy Sebastian; Published by Universal/MCA Music Publishing for Eve Jeffers.
- 13. ^ A Dream of Drowning was written in 2009 for the opening concert of West Australian Symphony Orchestra's 2010 season. Teddy Tahu Rhodes sang baritone with the orchestra supplying vibraphone, harmonium, celesta, harp and strings. Andrew Ford composed the work using text from Tim Winton's novel Breath (2008).[43]
- 14. ^ Beach Burial was written in 2009 for the Sydney Philharmonia Choirs. Brett Weymark conducted the choirs with the Sydney Philharmonia Orchestra supplying flutes, oboes, clarinets in A, bassoon, contrabassoon, horns in F, trumpets in C, tenor trombones, bass trombone, timpani, strings. Andrew Schultz composed the work using text from Kenneth Slessor's poem of the same name (1944).[44]
- 15. ^ Deserts of Exile was written in 2007 for the Elysian Singers, Sydney Chamber Choir and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Chorus. In 2010 it was performed by the Choir of Trinity College, Cambridge which was conducted by Stephen Layton. Paul Stanhope composed the work using text from Jabra Ibrahim Jabra's poem and excerpts from the Old Testament's Lamentations of Jeremiah.[45]
- 16. ^ Iphigenia in Exile was written in 1985 for a music theatre piece in one act. It was performed in 2010 by Deborah Kayser (soprano voice) with nine instrumentalists (piccolo, two clarinets, bass clarinet, mandolin, mandolin guitar, percussion (three players)) and a pre-recorded chorus of six women. Helen Gifford composed the work using text from Richard Meredith's libretto based on Iphigenia in Tauris (414–412 BC) by Euripides.[46]
References
"2011 Screen Awards". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC). Archived from the original on 5 October 2010. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
"2011 Winners". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 7 December 2011. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
"Nominations > Best Music for a Documentary". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC).