The finalists for the inaugural scenestr Queensland Music Design Awards finalists include a diverse range of entries are of extremely high standard and showcase the importance that visuals have in the music industry.
The QMDAs have been developed to recognise and celebrate the hidden champions of the music industry, the photographers, graphic artists, videographers, web designers and merchandise designers that are so important to our industry.
Transvaal Diamond Syndicate is a finalist in the Music Video category.
Last week we invited to readers to review the finalist videos and tell us how they would have voted.
The finalists are:
Album or CD art:
~ Judi Dransfield Kuepper – You Must endure What You Cannot Cure – Ed Kuepper
~ Stephen Blundell & Kerry Thoonen - 3 Days in the Belly of a Whale - Pharaoh’s Playground
~ Stephen Blundell & Kerry Thoonen - 3 Days in the Belly of a Whale - Pharaoh’s Playground
Merchandise:
~ Jesse Jackson - Manifest tyvek wallet - Manifest Festival~ Judi Dransfield Kuepper – Teatowel - Ed Kuepper
Music Video:
~ Daniel Coyne - Watego - Apeman~ Astro Keneda – Take Me Home - Sian Evans
~ 18 Deg Entertainment (Mel Poole, Nik Lachajczak, Dan Macarthur)
~ ContrADDICTION - Choon Goonz
~ Andrew Wade – Pedestal Fan - Tape Off
~ Christian Tryhorn - So Sweet - Transvaal Diamond Syndicate
~ Sasha Janowicz and Iouri Ilioukhine - Will You Love Me Tomorrow - Angela Fabian and The Amy Winehouse Tribute Band
~ Daniel Vistar - Speak No Evil - Morningside Fats
Photography:
~ Jamie O'Hanlon - Eternal Rest~ Judi Dransfield Kuepper - Jeremy and Mary – Jeremy Oxley, Sunnyboys
~ Lachlan Douglas - Hostile Takeover vs Indigenous Intrudaz
~ Bruce Heath – Reality – Switchblade Suzie
~ Andrew Wade - Gentle Ben And His Sensitive Side
~ Danielle Pocock - June
~ Mitch Lowe - Splendour In The Grass - Violent Soho
~ Gethin Hill - Rockin' The Blues – The Royal Artillery
Poster:
~ Judi Dransfield Kuepper – Ed Kuepper~ Ari Freedman – Manifest Festival 2014
Website:
~ Daniel Coyne - Watego - Apeman~ The Drum Recycler - The Drum Recycler
The awards ceremony will be held at The New Globe Theatre on Tuesday 5th May, 6.30 for 7pm start with surprise performances by featured artists and presentation of the awards.
As well as an awards night the scenestr Queensland Music Design Awards will be a fantastic platform for young musicians and bands to network with the creators who make the visual aspects of our industry so great, and for young designers to meet their peers. It is an opportunity to network, all important in our increasingly competitive music industry.
Limited $10.00 tickets to the Queensland Music Design Awards go on sale today through the QMDA website.
