APRA Awards of 2005
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The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2005 (generally known as APRA Awards
) are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 30 May at the Sydney Four Seasons Hotel, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). The Classical Music Awards were distributed in July in Sydney and are sponsored by APRA and the Australian Music Centre
(AMC). The Screen Music Awards were issued in November by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC).
APRA Awards
The APRA Music Awards are several award ceremonies run in Australia and New Zealand by Australasian Performing Right Association to recognise songwriting skills, sales and airplay performance by its members annually....
) are a series of awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Classical Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards ceremony occurred on 30 May at the Sydney Four Seasons Hotel, they were presented by APRA and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). The Classical Music Awards were distributed in July in Sydney and are sponsored by APRA and the Australian Music Centre
Australian Music Centre
The Australian Music Centre fosters the development of an Australian music community by providing specialist support to its membership of performers, composers, sound artists, educators, students, and music specialists across Australia and throughout the world.The AMC is the Australian national...
(AMC). The Screen Music Awards were issued in November by APRA and Australian Guild of Screen Composers (AGSC).
Awards
Nominees and winners with results indicated on the right.APRA Music Awards |
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Song of the Year |
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| "From the Sea From the Sea "From the Sea" is the first single by Australian rock band Eskimo Joe, taken from their second studio album, A Song Is a City. It was their most successful single at that time, reaching number 33 on the ARIA Charts... " |
Eskimo Joe Eskimo Joe Eskimo Joe is an Australian alternative rock band formed by Stuart MacLeod on guitars, Joel Quartermain on drums and guitar and Kavyen Temperley on bass guitar and vocals, in East Fremantle, Western Australia in 1997.... |
Finlay Beaton, Stuart MacLeod Stuart MacLeod (musician) Stuart MacLeod from Scottish/English heritage is the guitarist and backup singer of the Australian band Eskimo Joe. He lives in South Fremantle, Western Australia. When he was seven he lived next door to Kavyen Temperley and they have been best friends for years. Temperley and MacLeod both... , Joel Quartermain Joel Quartermain Joel Quartermain is the guitarist, back-up singer, recording drummer and pianist of the Australian band Eskimo Joe. He spent a lot of his childhood focused on radio and tapes. In 1989, he moved to Perth, where he attended Hollywood Senior High School... |
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| "Look What You've Done Look What You've Done "Look What You've Done" is the third single by the Australian rock band Jet, from their 2003 album Get Born.-History:The single was released in 2004 worldwide, and in 2005 in the US... " |
Jet Jet (band) Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively... |
Nicholas Cester Nic Cester Nicholas John "Nic" Cester is an Australian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, and is the lead vocalist in rock band Jet... |
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| "Scar Scar (song) "Scar" is a pop song written by Australian singer Missy Higgins and Kevin Griffin of American band Better Than Ezra. Released on 2 August 2004 on Eleven, it was the first single from Higgins' debut album The Sound of White... " |
Missy Higgins Missy Higgins Melissa "Missy" Morrison Higgins is an Australian pop singer-songwriter, musician and actor. Her No. 1 albums in Australia are The Sound of White and On a Clear Night , and her Top Ten singles are "Scar", "The Special Two", "Steer" and "Where I Stood". From a musical family in... |
Missy Higgins, Kevin Griffin Kevin Griffin Kevin Griffin is an American guitarist, vocalist, producer, and songwriter.Griffin formed the alternative rock band Better Than Ezra in 1988. The band had great success in the 1990s with hits such as "Good", "In the Blood", and "Desperately Wanting", and has continued in the 2000s with hits such... |
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| "Ten Days Ten Days "Ten Days" is a pop song by Australian singer-songwriter Missy Higgins, and the second single from her debut album The Sound of White. The single was released in Australia on 15 November 2004 and peaked at No. 12 on the ARIA singles chart. It was written by Higgins and Jay Clifford of Jump,... " |
Missy Higgins | Missy Higgins, Jay Clifford | ||||
| "Young Man Old Man (You Ain't Better Than the Rest)" | The Dissociatives The Dissociatives The Dissociatives are an Australian band consisting of Daniel Johns of Silverchair, Australian dance producer DJ Paul Mac, and touring members Julian Hamilton and Kim Moyes from Sydney electronic duo "The Presets"... |
Daniel Johns Daniel Johns Daniel Paul Johns is an Australian musician, vocalist, composer, guitarist, and pianist, best known as the frontman of the rock band Silverchair. He is also part of The Dissociatives... , Paulmac Paul Mac Paul Mac is a musician, producer and music remixer from Sydney, Australia. He was classically trained at Sydney's Conservatorium of Music. Paul Mac formed the bands Smash Mac Mac, Itch-e And Scratch-e, The Lab, and The Dissociatives, as well as releasing two records under his own name... |
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Songwriters of the Year |
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| Jet Jet (band) Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively... – Nicholas Cester Nic Cester Nicholas John "Nic" Cester is an Australian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, and is the lead vocalist in rock band Jet... , Cameron Muncey Cameron Muncey Cameron Thane Muncey is an Australian guitarist and vocalist. He is the mainstay lead guitarist and one of the songwriters of Melbourne-based rock band Jet which formed in 2001... , Chris Cester Chris Cester Christopher James Cester is the drummer and backing vocalist from Australian rock band Jet. His brother is Nic Cester, the band's lead singer... |
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APRA Breakthrough Award |
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| Missy Higgins Missy Higgins Melissa "Missy" Morrison Higgins is an Australian pop singer-songwriter, musician and actor. Her No. 1 albums in Australia are The Sound of White and On a Clear Night , and her Top Ten singles are "Scar", "The Special Two", "Steer" and "Where I Stood". From a musical family in... |
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Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music |
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| Michael Chugg | ||||||
Most Performed Australian Work |
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| "All I Need Is You All I Need Is You "All I Need Is You" is a single by Australian singer Guy Sebastian. "All I Need Is You" is the second single from the album Just As I Am, following "Angels Brought Me Here". "All I Need Is You" reached number one on the ARIA Singles Chart and was accredited 1 x Platinum in Australia, and reached... " |
Guy Sebastian Guy Sebastian Guy Theodore Sebastian is an Australian pop, R&B, and soul singer-songwriter who was the first winner of Australian Idol in 2003. He is currently a judge on the Australian version of The X Factor. Sebastian has released six top ten platinum/multi platinum albums, including a number-one and... |
Guy Sebastian, Adam Reily, Alun Firth | ||||
| "Look What You've Done Look What You've Done "Look What You've Done" is the third single by the Australian rock band Jet, from their 2003 album Get Born.-History:The single was released in 2004 worldwide, and in 2005 in the US... " |
Jet Jet (band) Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively... |
Nicholas Cester Nic Cester Nicholas John "Nic" Cester is an Australian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, and is the lead vocalist in rock band Jet... |
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| "Predictable " | Delta Goodrem Delta Goodrem Delta Lea Goodrem is an Australian singer-songwriter, pianist, and actress. Signed to Sony at the age of 15, Goodrem rose to prominence in 2002, starring in the Australian soap opera Neighbours as Nina Tucker. Goodrem has achieved eight number-one singles and three number-one albums in her home... |
Delta Goodrem, Kara DioGuardi , Jarrad Rogers | ||||
| "So Beautiful" | Pete Murray | Peter Murray | ||||
| "What About Me (song) What About Me (song) "What About Me" is a song written by Garry Frost and Frances Swan, first recorded by Australian rock band Moving Pictures from their album Days of Innocence. It was the band's first number-one single in Australia spending six consecutive weeks on the top; there, it was the second-highest selling... " |
Shannon Noll Shannon Noll Shannon Noll first came to prominence as runner-up of the first series of Australian Idol which led to him being signed to Sony BMG. Since then he has released five Top 10 albums and ten Top 10 singles. His first two albums That's What I'm Talking About in 2004 and Lift in 2005 debuted at No... |
Garry Frost, Frances Swan | ||||
Most Performed Australian Work Overseas |
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| "Are You Gonna Be My Girl Are You Gonna Be My Girl "Are You Gonna Be My Girl" is a song by the Australian rock band Jet, featured on their 2003 album Get Born. It was the first single from the album, released in 2003 in Australia and the UK, and in 2004 in the United States. Written by Nic Cester & Cameron Muncey, the song is often cited for ... " |
Jet Jet (band) Jet are an Australian rock band formed in 2001 while attending St Bede's College Mentone in Melbourne, . The band consists of lead guitarist Cameron Muncey, bassist Mark Wilson, and brothers Nic and Chris Cester on vocals/rhythm guitar and drums respectively... |
Nicholas Cester Nic Cester Nicholas John "Nic" Cester is an Australian singer, guitarist, and songwriter, and is the lead vocalist in rock band Jet... , Cameron Muncey Cameron Muncey Cameron Thane Muncey is an Australian guitarist and vocalist. He is the mainstay lead guitarist and one of the songwriters of Melbourne-based rock band Jet which formed in 2001... |
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| "Cold Hard Bitch Cold Hard Bitch "Cold Hard Bitch" is the fourth single by the Australian rock band Jet, from their 2003 album Get Born. It was released in 2004. The song reached #1 on Billboards Hot Modern Rock Tracks, giving the band their only #1 Modern Rock hit... " |
Jet | Nicholas Cester, Christopher Cester Chris Cester Christopher James Cester is the drummer and backing vocalist from Australian rock band Jet. His brother is Nic Cester, the band's lead singer... , Cameron Muncey |
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| "Down Under Down Under (song) "Down Under" is a pop song recorded by Men at Work for their debut album Business as Usual . The song went to #1 on American, British, Canadian and Australian charts.... " |
Men at Work Men at Work Men at Work are an Australian rock band who achieved international success in the 1980s. They are the only Australian artists to have a simultaneous #1 album and #1 single in the United States . They achieved the same distinction of a simultaneous #1 album and #1 single in the United Kingdom... |
Colin Hay Colin Hay Colin James Hay is a Scottish-Australian musician, who made his mark during the 1980s as lead vocalist of the Australian band Men at Work, and later as a solo artist.- Early life and Men at Work :... , Ronald Strykert Ron Strykert Ronald "Ron" Graham Strykert is an Australian guitarist, known for playing lead guitar for the reggae inspired 1980s band, Men at Work.... |
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| "Love Is in the Air Love Is in the Air "Love Is in the Air" is a 1977 disco song sung by John Paul Young. The song was written by George Young and Harry Vanda. It became his only worldwide hit during 1978, peaking at No. 2 on the Australian charts and No. 5 in the UK Singles Chart. In the United States, the song peaked at No. 7 on the... " |
John Paul Young John Paul Young John Paul Young is an Australian pop singer who had a 1978 worldwide hit with "Love Is in the Air"... |
Harry Vanda, George Young Vanda & Young Vanda & Young are Harry Vanda , and George Young... |
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| "Truly Madly Deeply" | Savage Garden Savage Garden Savage Garden were an Australian pop rock performance and songwriting duo. Darren Hayes and Daniel Jones formed the group in Brisbane, Queensland in 1994... |
Darren Hayes Darren Hayes Darren Stanley Hayes is a UK-based Australian singer-songwriter. Hayes was the front man and singer of the pop duo Savage Garden, whose 1997 album Savage Garden peaked at No. 1 in Australia, No. 2 in United Kingdom and No. 3 in United States... , Daniel Jones Daniel Jones (musician) Daniel Jones is a musician, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known for his part in the hugely popular Australian pop duo Savage Garden, whose international hit singles included the songs "I Want You", "To the Moon and Back", "Truly Madly Deeply", "I Knew I Loved You", and "Crash and Burn"... |
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Most Performed Country Work |
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| "Answer to Billy" | Slim Dusty Slim Dusty David Gordon "Slim Dusty " Kirkpatrick AO, MBE was an Australian country music singer-songwriter and producer, with a career spanning nearly eight decades. He was known to record songs in the legacy of Australian poets Henry Lawson and Banjo Patterson that represented the Australian Bush... |
John Dohling | ||||
| "Factory Man" | Troy Cassar-Daley Troy Cassar-Daley Troy Cassar-Daley is a multi-award-winning country musician from New South Wales, Australia.He released his first EP, "Dream Out Loud", in 1994 and was nominated for his first Golden Guitar for Best Male Vocalist the same year... |
Shane Howard | ||||
| "Hollywood" | Kasey Chambers Kasey Chambers Kasey Chambers is an Australian country singer-songwriter. She is the daughter of steel guitar player Bill Chambers, and the sister of musician and producer Nash Chambers.-Solo success:... |
Kasey Chambers | ||||
| "Like a River" | Kasey Chambers | Kasey Chambers | ||||
| "Real People" | Melinda Schneider Melinda Schneider Melinda Schneider is an Australian country music performer and the daughter of yodeler Mary Schneider. Schneider performed with her mother on the album The Magic of Yodeling at the age of eight. She studied dance as a child and made her acting debut on the popular Australian drama A Country... |
Melinda Schneider, Michael Carr | ||||
Most Performed Dance Work |
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| "City Rules" | Daniel Merriweather Daniel Merriweather Daniel Paul Merriweather is an Australian R&B singer-songwriter who has worked as a featured vocalist for other artists and has a solo career. His guest vocals are included on album tracks by Disco Montego, Mark Ronson and Phrase... |
Daniel Merriweather | ||||
| "Girls Can Be Cruel" | Infusion Infusion (band) Infusion is an Australian electronica band from Wollongong who are known for their energetic live performances and long résumé of remixes. Founding members Jamie Stevens and Manuel Sharrad met in Wollongong, where they both went to high school. Though third member Frank Xavier also hails from... |
Manuel Sharrad, Jamie Stevens, Francis Xavier | ||||
| "I Am Tha 1" | Mr Timothy featuring Inaya Day Inaya Day Inaya Day is an American singer, best known for her vocal work on house music tracks such as "Horny" by Mousse T, and her cover version of "Nasty Girl" by Prince protege Vanity 6.-Early career:... |
Tim Dudfield, Inaya Day, Bradford Pinto, Gary Pinto | ||||
| "I’ve Got Your Number" | Cheyne | Cheyne Coates | ||||
| "The Nosebleed Section The Nosebleed Section "The Nosebleed Section" is a song by the Australian hip hop music group Hilltop Hoods. It was the third song lifted from their 2003 album The Calling... " |
Hilltop Hoods Hilltop Hoods The Hilltop Hoods are an ARIA Award winning Australian hip hop group, from Adelaide, South Australia. Their members are MCs Suffa , MC Pressure , DJ Debris and formerly DJ Next. They have been at the centre of the Australian hip hop scene for the better part of two decades, originally forming back... |
Barry Francis, Matthew Lambert, Daniel Smith | ||||
Most Performed Foreign Work |
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| "Here Without You Here Without You "Here Without You" is the title of a song recorded by American rock band 3 Doors Down. It was released in August 2003 as the third single from the album Away from the Sun. It peaked at number five on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending November 8, 2003. Only their songs "Kryptonite" and "When... " |
3 Doors Down 3 Doors Down 3 Doors Down is an American rock band from Escatawpa formed in 1996. The band consists of Brad Arnold , Matt Roberts , Todd Harrell , Chris Henderson , and Greg Upchurch .... |
Bradley Arnold, Robert Harrell, Christopher Henderson, Matthew Roberts | ||||
| "Left Outside Alone Left Outside Alone "Left Outside Alone" is a song by American recording artist Anastacia from her third studio album, Anastacia. Written by Anastacia, Dallas Austin, and Glen Ballard, the song was released as the album's lead single on March 15, 2004 to successful commercial performance, reaching number one in... " |
Anastacia Anastacia Anastacia is an American singer-songwriter. Anastacia has been highly successful in Europe, Asia, South Africa and South America, but has had only minor success in her native United States... |
Anastacia, Dallas Austin Dallas Austin Dallas Austin is an American songwriter, record producer, and musician, based in Atlanta, Georgia. Some of his most notable clients include Michael Jackson, TLC, Boyz II Men, Pink, Monica, Madonna, Gwen Stefani, Stacie Orrico, Another Bad Creation, Fishbone, Sugababes, Anastacia, Namie Amuro, Kim... , Glen Ballard Glen Ballard Glen Ballard is an American songwriter and record producer, best known for co-writing and producing Alanis Morissette's Jagged Little Pill , which won Grammy Award for "Best Rock Album", and "Album of the Year" amongst others, and is ranked by the Rolling Stone amongst The 500 Greatest Albums of... |
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| "The Reason The Reason (Hoobastank song) "The Reason" is the 2004 hit single by the modern rock band Hoobastank, off their album The Reason. The song is Hoobastank's most commercially successful single, peaking at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart , and #1 on the Modern Rock Tracks. In addition, it topped the singles charts in both... " |
Hoobastank Hoobastank Hoobastank is an American rock band, best known for their 2004 hit "The Reason" and other hits "Crawling in the Dark" and "Running Away". They formed in 1994 in Agoura Hills, California, with singer Doug Robb, guitarist Dan Estrin, drummer Chris Hesse, and original bassist Markku Lappalainen. They... |
Daniel Estrin, Douglas Robb, Chris Hesse, Markku Lappalainen | ||||
| "She Will She Will Be Loved "She Will Be Loved" is the third single from the Californian band Maroon 5's 2002 debut album, Songs About Jane. Released in 2004, the single peaked at #5 in the United States and has sold over 2,178,000 downloads since release; it also peaked at #4 in the United Kingdom. The song reached #1 in... " |
Maroon 5 Maroon 5 Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California. While they were in high school, lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist Adam Levine, keyboardist Jesse Carmichael, bass guitarist Mickey Madden, and drummer Ryan Dusick formed a garage band called Kara's Flowers and released one album... |
Adam Levine Adam Levine Adam Noah Levine is an American singer-songwriter and musician, best known as the front man and guitarist for the pop rock band Maroon 5. He is also a coach on the American talent show The Voice.-Early life:... , James Valentine James Valentine (musician) James Valentine is an American musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist for the pop rock group Maroon 5.-Early life:... , Jesse Carmichael Jesse Carmichael Jesse Carmichael is an American musician who is the keyboardist for Maroon 5.... , Michael Dusick, Michael Madden Michael Madden (musician) Mickey Madden is an American musician. Madden is best known for being the bassist in the pop rock band Maroon 5.... |
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| "This Love" | Maroon 5 | Adam Levine, James Valentine, Jesse Carmichael, Michael Dusick, Michael Madden | ||||
Most Performed Jazz Work |
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| "Christmas Island" | Christopher Abrahams Chris Abrahams Chris Abrahams is a Sydney-based pianist, best known for his jazz work.Abrahams has been a member of the Benders, the Laughing Clowns, The Sparklers and The Necks. He has recorded several solo albums, as well as collaborations with Melanie Oxley from the Sparklers... |
Christopher Abrahams | ||||
| "Drive By Drive By (album) Drive By is the eleventh album by Australian improvised music trio The Necks first released on the Fish of Milk label in 2003 and later on the ReR label internationally. The album features a single hour-long track, titled "Drive By", performed by Chris Abrahams, Lloyd Swanton and Tony Buck... " |
The Necks The Necks The Necks are an experimental jazz trio from Sydney, Australia, comprising Chris Abrahams on piano and Hammond organ, Tony Buck on drums, percussion and electric guitar and Lloyd Swanton on bass guitar and double bass... |
Christopher Abrahams, Anthony Buck Tony Buck Tony Buck is a drummer and percussionist. He graduated from the New South Wales Conservatorium of Music , becoming involved in the Australian jazz scene.... , Lloyd Swanton Lloyd Swanton Lloyd Stuart Swanton is an Australian jazz double bassist/bass guitarist and composer, based in Sydney. Swanton was a member of Dynamic Hepnotics in 1986 and co-founded, jazz trio The Necks in 1987 with Chris Abrahams and Tony Buck.... |
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| "Mighty Fly" | Fogg | Jeff Raglus, Bruce Haymes | ||||
| "Rocket to the Moon" | Fogg | Jeff Raglus, Bruce Haymes | ||||
| "Trip Me Up" | Fogg | Jeff Raglus, Bruce Haymes | ||||
Classical Music Awards |
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Best Composition by an Australian Composer |
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| Let the Storm Break Loose! | Colin Bright | |||||
| Moments of Bliss | Brett Dean Brett Dean Brett Dean is a contemporary Australian composer, violist and conductor.-Career:Dean studied at the Queensland Conservatorium where he received a Medal of Excellence. From 1985 to 1999, Dean was a violist in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2000, he decided to pursue a career as a freelance... |
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| Song of Songs | Andrew Schultz Andrew Schultz Andrew Schultz is an Australian classical composer. Since 2002 he has lived in New South Wales on the coast south of Sydney. He studied at the Universities of Queensland and Pennsylvania and at King's College London and he has received awards, prizes and fellowships including a Fulbright Award ,... |
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| String Quartet No. 4 | Carl Vine Carl Vine Carl Vine is an Australian composer of contemporary classical music.-Career:Vine was born in Perth, Western Australia. When he was ten years old, he took up the piano. An adolescent encounter with Karlheinz Stockhausen inspired a period as a teenage modernist, a direction which he abandoned in 1985... |
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Best Performance of an Australian Composition |
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| Eclipse | Brett Dean Brett Dean Brett Dean is a contemporary Australian composer, violist and conductor.-Career:Dean studied at the Queensland Conservatorium where he received a Medal of Excellence. From 1985 to 1999, Dean was a violist in the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2000, he decided to pursue a career as a freelance... |
Artemis Quartet | ||||
| Moments of Bliss | Brett Dean | Melbourne Symphony Orchestra Melbourne Symphony Orchestra The Melbourne Symphony Orchestra is an orchestra based in Melbourne, Australia. It has 100 permanent musicians. Melbourne has the longest continuous history of orchestral music of any Australian city and the MSO is the oldest professional orchestra in Australia... |
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| Piano Concerto | Nigel Westlake Nigel Westlake -Biography:Nigel Westlake's career in music has spanned more than 3 decades.He studied the clarinet with his father, Donald Westlake and subsequently left school early to pursue a performance career in music.Nigel toured Australia and the world playing with ballet companies, a circus troupe,... |
Michael Kieran Harvey Michael Kieran Harvey Michael Kieran Harvey is an Australian pianist whose career has been notable for its diversity and wide repertoire. He is renowned for commissioning and performing new music. He has especially promoted the works of Australian composers, such as Carl Vine, all of whose piano music he has recorded... |
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| Concerto for Cello and Orchestra | Carl Vine Carl Vine Carl Vine is an Australian composer of contemporary classical music.-Career:Vine was born in Perth, Western Australia. When he was ten years old, he took up the piano. An adolescent encounter with Karlheinz Stockhausen inspired a period as a teenage modernist, a direction which he abandoned in 1985... |
Steven Isserlis Steven Isserlis Steven Isserlis CBE is a British cellist. He is distinguished for his diverse repertoire, distinctive sound and total command of phrasing. He studied at Oberlin Conservatory of Music and was much influenced by the great iconoclast of Russian cello playing, Daniil Shafran... , Sydney Symphony Sydney Symphony Orchestra The Sydney Symphony Orchestra , commonly known as the Sydney Symphony, is an Australian symphony orchestra based in Sydney... |
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| String Quartet No. 4 | Carl Vine | Takács Quartet Takács Quartet The Takács Quartet is a string quartet, founded in Hungary, and now based in Boulder, Colorado, United States.- History :In 1975, four students at the Music Academy in Budapest, Gabor Takács-Nagy , Károly Schranz , Gabor Ormai , and András Fejér formed The Takács Quartet... |
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Instrumental Work of the Year |
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| Concertino da Camera | Peggy Glanville-Hicks Peggy Glanville-Hicks Peggy Glanville-Hicks was an Australian composer.- Biography :Peggy Glanville-Hicks was born Melbourne in 1912. At age 15 she began studying composition with Fritz Hart in Melbourne... |
Tall Poppies Ensemble | ||||
| On Shooting Stars | Vincent Plush | Tall Poppies Ensemble | ||||
| Rash | Carl Vine Carl Vine Carl Vine is an Australian composer of contemporary classical music.-Career:Vine was born in Perth, Western Australia. When he was ten years old, he took up the piano. An adolescent encounter with Karlheinz Stockhausen inspired a period as a teenage modernist, a direction which he abandoned in 1985... |
Michael Kieran Harvey Michael Kieran Harvey Michael Kieran Harvey is an Australian pianist whose career has been notable for its diversity and wide repertoire. He is renowned for commissioning and performing new music. He has especially promoted the works of Australian composers, such as Carl Vine, all of whose piano music he has recorded... |
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| Six Fish | Nigel Westlake Nigel Westlake -Biography:Nigel Westlake's career in music has spanned more than 3 decades.He studied the clarinet with his father, Donald Westlake and subsequently left school early to pursue a performance career in music.Nigel toured Australia and the world playing with ballet companies, a circus troupe,... |
Saffire Guitar Quartet Saffire (music) Saffire: The Australian Guitar Quartet is an Australian classical music group, consisting of Karin Schaupp, Slava Grigoryan, Gareth Koch, and Leonard Grigoryan Saffire: The Australian Guitar Quartet is an Australian classical music group, consisting of Karin Schaupp, Slava Grigoryan, Gareth Koch,... |
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Long-Term Contribution to the Advancement of Australian Music |
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| Musica Viva Australia Musica Viva Australia Musica Viva Australia is the oldest independent performing arts organisation in Australia and the world's largest entrepreneur of chamber music. It was formed in 1945 in Sydney by violist Richard Goldner... |
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| Roger Covell Roger Covell Roger David Covell AM is an eminent Australian musicologist, critic and author. He is Professor Emeritus in the School of English, Media and Performing Arts at the University of New South Wales, in Sydney, and continues to contribute articles and reviews to the Sydney Morning Herald, where he... |
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| Sydney Chamber Choir Sydney Chamber Choir Following its formation in 1975, the Sydney Chamber Choir quickly established itself as a champion of Renaissance Music, especially the works of Josquin des Prez. Under the leadership of founding director Nicholas Routley, the choir was also a pioneer in revitalising Sydney performances of Bach and... |
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| Tim Kain | ||||||
Orchestral Work of the Year |
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| Concerto for Guitar and Strings | Ross Edwards Ross Edwards (composer) Ross Edwards is an Australian composer of a wide variety of music including orchestral and chamber music, choral music, children's music, opera and film music. He is not to be confused with a British up and coming singer-songwriter of the same name.-Life:Ross Edwards was born in Sydney... |
Karin Schaupp Karin Schaupp Karin Schaupp is a German-born Australian classical guitarist and actress.She was born in 1972 in Hofheim am Taunus, Germany, to a musical family. Her mother and principal teacher, Isolde Schaupp, was a teacher of guitar at the Conservatorium of Wiesbaden. Her father was an amateur pianist, and her... , Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the smallest of the six orchestras established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation .-Activities:... , Richard Mills Richard Mills Richard John Mills AM, DMus BA Qld, is an Australian conductor and composer. He currently works as Artistic Director of the West Australian Opera and Artistic Consultant with Orchestra Victoria... (conductor) |
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| Crystal Spheres | Nigel Westlake Nigel Westlake -Biography:Nigel Westlake's career in music has spanned more than 3 decades.He studied the clarinet with his father, Donald Westlake and subsequently left school early to pursue a performance career in music.Nigel toured Australia and the world playing with ballet companies, a circus troupe,... |
Solarmax film orchestra | ||||
| Inflight Entertainment | Graeme Koehne Graeme Koehne Graeme Koehne is an Australian composer and music educator. He is best known for his orchestral and ballet scores, which are characterised by direct communicative style and embrace of triadic tonality... |
Diana Doherty, Sydney Symphony Sydney Symphony Orchestra The Sydney Symphony Orchestra , commonly known as the Sydney Symphony, is an Australian symphony orchestra based in Sydney... , Takuo Yuasa (conductor) |
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| Love Me Sweet | Carl Vine Carl Vine Carl Vine is an Australian composer of contemporary classical music.-Career:Vine was born in Perth, Western Australia. When he was ten years old, he took up the piano. An adolescent encounter with Karlheinz Stockhausen inspired a period as a teenage modernist, a direction which he abandoned in 1985... |
Diana Doherty, Sinfonia Australis, Mark Summerbell (conductor) | ||||
Outstanding Contribution by an Individual |
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| Lyn Carr | 2004 Keys Competition | |||||
| Roland Peelman | ||||||
| Vincent Plush | Voices program – Brisbane Writers Festival | |||||
Outstanding Contribution by an Organisation |
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| Brisbane Writers Festival | Brisbane Writers Festival 2004 | |||||
| MLC School MLC School MLC School is an independent day school for girls, located in Burwood, Sydney. Founded in 1886, MLC admits students from pre-kinder age through to Year 12, and is a Uniting Church of Australia school.- History :... , Burwood Burwood, New South Wales Burwood is a suburb in the inner-west of Sydney, in the state of New South Wales, Australia. Burwood is located 12 kilometres west of the Sydney central business district and is the administrative centre for the local government area of Burwood Council.... |
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| Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra The Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia. It is the smallest of the six orchestras established by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation .-Activities:... |
Australian Music Program 2004 | |||||
Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in Education |
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| Musica Viva in Schools Musica Viva Australia Musica Viva Australia is the oldest independent performing arts organisation in Australia and the world's largest entrepreneur of chamber music. It was formed in 1945 in Sydney by violist Richard Goldner... |
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| Sydney Symphony Sydney Symphony Orchestra The Sydney Symphony Orchestra , commonly known as the Sydney Symphony, is an Australian symphony orchestra based in Sydney... |
2004 Education Program | |||||
| Tony Gould Tony Gould Tony Gould is an Australian jazz musician, pianist, composer and educator.Gould's many recordings and performances reveal his harmonic view of music and his love of music from both African-American and European jazz traditions, as well as the classical works of Bach, Mahler, Stravinsky and... |
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| West Australian Symphony Orchestra West Australian Symphony Orchestra The West Australian Symphony Orchestra , often known as the "Orchestra of the West", is the premier professional orchestra of the state of Western Australia.-History:... , Education Chamber Orchestra (WASO EChO) |
The Dischord Hunter | |||||
Outstanding Contribution to Australian Music in a Regional Area |
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| Border Music Camp | 2004 activities | |||||
| Hunter Singers | 2004 activities | |||||
| Northern Rivers Performing Arts (NORPA) | 2004 activities | |||||
Vocal or Choral Work of the Year |
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| Title | Composer | Performer | Result |
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| De Profundis | Nicholas Routley | Sydney Chamber Choir Sydney Chamber Choir Following its formation in 1975, the Sydney Chamber Choir quickly established itself as a champion of Renaissance Music, especially the works of Josquin des Prez. Under the leadership of founding director Nicholas Routley, the choir was also a pioneer in revitalising Sydney performances of Bach and... |
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| "Lost in the Heavenly Light" | Tony Backhouse Tony Backhouse Tony Backhouse is a musician from New Zealand. He played in NZ bands such as The Crocodiles, and formed Australian a cappella groups, the Elevators, the Cafe of the Gate of Salvation, the Honeybees and the Heavenly Lights... |
Café of the Gate of Salvation | ||||
| Omaggio alla Pieta | Mary Finsterer | The Song Company | ||||
| Tales of the Supernatural | Andrew Ford Andrew Ford Andrew Ford is an English and Australian composer, writer and radio presenter.He was Composer-in-residence with the Australian Chamber Orchestra , held the Peggy Glanville-Hicks Composer Fellowship from 1998 to 2000 and was awarded a two-year fellowship by the Music Board of the Australia Council... |
Australian String Quartet Australian String Quartet The Australian String Quartet is a prominent Australian string quartet, which presents an annual program of chamber music throughout Australia and internationally.... , Jane Edwards |
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Screen Music Awards |
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Feature Film Score of the Year |
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| Somersault Somersault (film) Somersault is an Australian independent film, written and directed by Cate Shortland and released in September 2004. The film was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival... |
Kenny Davis Jnr, Ben Ely Ben Ely Ben Ely is a musician and artist best known for his work with Brisbane indie/alternative rock band Regurgitator, a multi-ARIA Music Award winning group which formed in Brisbane, Australia in December 1993.... , Matthew Fitzgerald, Peter Kelly, Lenka Kripac Lenka Lenka is a village and municipality in the Rimavská Sobota District of the Banská Bystrica Region of southern Slovakia.- Demographics :As of 2001, Lenka had 202 inhabitants of whom 129 were Hungarians and 72 Slovakians.-External links:... , Tom Schutzinger |
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| The Crop The Crop -Plot:The Crop, is set in the early 1980s in Australia, and is about larrikin nightclub owner, Ronnie 'Blade' Gillette , and his barmaid girlfriend Geraldine . Two months after random breath testing has been introduced, Blade realises he's going broke... |
Chris Neal, Braedy Neal | |||||
| The Extra The Extra The Extra is a 2005 Australian film starring Irish comedian Jimeoin.-Plot:Jimeoin, in the title role, plays a man obsessed with becoming famous. He is passionate about being a celebrity, but unfortunately he just isn't very talented... |
Roger Mason Roger Mason (musician) Roger Ashley Mason is an Australian keyboardist who has been a member of New Wave groups Models, Absent Friends and Icehouse. He was a session and backing musician for United Kingdom's Gary Numan and for various Australian artists... |
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| Three Dollars Three Dollars Three Dollars is a 2005 Australian film, directed by Robert Connolly and based on a novel of the same name by Elliot Perlman. It won the 2005 Australian Film Institute Award for Best Adapted Screenplay.... |
Alan John Alan John Alan John is an Australian composer. He studied music at the University of Sydney, graduating in 1980. His compositions include original music for various plays, films and TV series , and the musical theatre works Jonah Jones, Orlando Rourke, and the musical Snugglepot and... |
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Best Music for an Advertisement |
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| A.R.U. Australian Rugby Union The Australian Rugby Union is the governing body of rugby union in Australia. It was founded in 1949 and is a member of the International Rugby Board the sport's governing body. It consists of eight member unions, representing each state and territory... – "Butterflies" |
Christopher Elves | |||||
| Audi A6 Audi A6 The Audi A6 is an executive car marketed by the German automaker Audi AG, now in its fourth generation. As the successor to the Audi 100, the A6 is manufactured in Neckarsulm, Germany – and is available in saloon, and wagon configurations, the latter marketed by Audi as the Avant.All generations... |
Rafael May | |||||
| Canon (company) – Digic | Hylton Mowday | |||||
| Visa – "Monkeys" | Bruce Heald | |||||
Best Music for Children's Television |
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| Title | Composer | Result |
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| Foreign Exchange Foreign Exchange (TV series) Foreign Exchange is an Australian fantastic's television programme broadcast by Southern Star during 2004. It starred Lynn Styles as Hannah O'Flaherty, a feisty Irish girl, and Zachary Garred as Brett Miller, a sun-drenched Australian boy. The pair are brought together from opposite sides of the... – "Episode 1" |
Chris Neal, Braedy Neal | |||||
| Parallax Parallax (TV series) Parallax is a 2004 Australian and British children's television series that screened on the ABC and the Nine Network. It was a 26 part series funded by the Film Finance Corporation Australia and supported by Lotterywest.... |
Keith Van Geyzel, Tim Count | |||||
| The Eggs The Eggs The Eggs is an Australian children's animated television program that first screened on the Nine Network in 2004 and then Disney Channel Australia. There are 52 episodes of 12 minutes duration... – "Episode 19" |
Anthony Byrne, Brendan Byrne, Scott Kingman | |||||
| Tracey McBean Tracey McBean Tracey McBean is a series of children's books drawn and written by Mary Small and Arthur Filloy about Tracey McBean, a young Australian female inventor who was the protagonist and main character in the series... - "Galaxy Blazers" |
Nerida Tyson-Chew | |||||
Best Music for a Documentary |
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| Title | Composer | Result |
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| Butterfly Man | Jessica Wells | |||||
| Girl in a Mirror | Greg J Walker | |||||
| Sex, Drugs & String Quartets | Carla Thackrah | |||||
| Switch in the Night | Biddy Conner | |||||
Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie |
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| Title | Composer | Result |
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| Hell Has Harbour Views | Nigel Westlake Nigel Westlake -Biography:Nigel Westlake's career in music has spanned more than 3 decades.He studied the clarinet with his father, Donald Westlake and subsequently left school early to pursue a performance career in music.Nigel toured Australia and the world playing with ballet companies, a circus troupe,... |
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| The Alice The Alice The Alice was an Australian drama television series created by Justin Monjo and Robyn Sinclair. It was set in the central outback city of Alice Springs. The program began as a successful TV movie, that later spun off a regular series. The series proved less popular and was cancelled by the Nine... |
David Bridie David Bridie David Bridie is a musician from Melbourne, Australia. Bridie first rose to prominence as a member of Not Drowning, Waving, which he started in the early 1980s with guitarist John Phillips. They released four albums on Australian independent labels to some level of critical acclaim and very limited... |
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| The Brush-Off The Brush-Off The Brush-Off is a 1996 Australian crime thriller novel, written by Shane Maloney. It is the second novel in a series of crime thrillers following the character of Murray Whelan, as he investigates crimes in the Melbourne area in the course of trying to keep his job with the Australian Labor... |
Cezary Skubiszewski Cezary Skubiszewski Cezary Skubiszewski, born 1949, Warsaw, Poland, is an Polish Australian composer for film, television and orchestra.Migrating from Poland to Australia in 1974, he studied the piano from the age of six. He currently lives in East St Kilda, Melbourne... |
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| Through My Eyes | Mark Seymor, Cameron McKenzie | |||||
Best Music for a Short Film |
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| Title | Composer | Result |
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| Incarnation | Jessica Wells | |||||
| The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello is a 2005 Australian short film. The first episode is labeled Jasper Morello and the Lost Airship.- Story :The First Voyage - Jasper Morello and the Lost Airship... |
Bruce Rowland Bruce Rowland Bruce Rowland is a well-known Australian composer. He composed the soundtrack for the 1982 movie "The Man from Snowy River", as well as the soundtrack for its 1988 sequel "The Man from Snowy River II"... |
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| The Saviour | Jessica Wells | |||||
| The Writer | Ricky Edwards | |||||
Best Music for a Television Series or Serial |
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| Series or Serial | Episode title | Composer | Result |
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| All Saints All Saints (TV series) All Saints is an Australian medical drama which first screened on the Seven Network. The series debuted on 24 February 1998 and concluded its run on 27 October 2009... |
Episode 317: "Divide and Conquer" All Saints (season 8) The eighth season of the long-running Australian medical drama All Saints began airing on 8 February 2005 and concluded on 22 November 2005 with a total of 41 episodes.- Guest cast :... |
Matteo Zingales | ||||
| Love My Way Love My Way Love My Way was a Logie Award winning and critically acclaimed Australian television drama series. It won the AFI award for Best Television Drama Series for each of its three seasons .... |
Stephen Rae | |||||
| Outback House Outback House Outback House was an Australian historical reality TV series that originally aired on ABC TV in 2005. The series was based on several series produced by Channel 4 in the United Kingdom and PBS in the United States, in which the concept was to have a modern day family living in a facsimile of an... |
"Episode 1" | Art Phillips | ||||
| The Art of War | Paul Grabowsky Paul Grabowsky -Biography:Grabowsky was born on 27 September 1958 in Lae, Papua New Guinea; his father Alistair had lived in Papua New Guinea with his wife Charlotte since the 1930s working on oil rigs, building roads, flying planes and playing the drums... |
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Best Original Song Composed for a Feature Film, Telemovie, TV Series or Mini-Series |
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| Song title | Work | Composer | Result |
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| "Making Music" | Chris Harriott, Leone Carey | |||||
| "Pitjantjara" | The Alice The Alice The Alice was an Australian drama television series created by Justin Monjo and Robyn Sinclair. It was set in the central outback city of Alice Springs. The program began as a successful TV movie, that later spun off a regular series. The series proved less popular and was cancelled by the Nine... |
David Bridie David Bridie David Bridie is a musician from Melbourne, Australia. Bridie first rose to prominence as a member of Not Drowning, Waving, which he started in the early 1980s with guitarist John Phillips. They released four albums on Australian independent labels to some level of critical acclaim and very limited... , Frank Yamma |
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| "Yeah, Yeah, we're the Eggs" | The Eggs The Eggs The Eggs is an Australian children's animated television program that first screened on the Nine Network in 2004 and then Disney Channel Australia. There are 52 episodes of 12 minutes duration... |
Tony Byrne, Brendan Byrne | ||||
Best Soundtrack Album |
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| Title | Composer | Result |
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| Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid is a 2004 horror-thriller film and sequel to the 1997 film Anaconda. It was directed by Dwight H. Little and was released in the United States on August 27, 2004. The plot of the movie entails a group of explorers looking for a sacred flower that they... |
Nerida Tyson-Chew | |||||
| The Extra The Extra The Extra is a 2005 Australian film starring Irish comedian Jimeoin.-Plot:Jimeoin, in the title role, plays a man obsessed with becoming famous. He is passionate about being a celebrity, but unfortunately he just isn't very talented... |
Roger Mason Roger Mason (musician) Roger Ashley Mason is an Australian keyboardist who has been a member of New Wave groups Models, Absent Friends and Icehouse. He was a session and backing musician for United Kingdom's Gary Numan and for various Australian artists... |
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| The Illustrated Family Doctor | Thomas Ellard Tom Ellard Thomas Ellard , is an Australian electronic musician best known as the founding member of the electronic and industrial music group Severed Heads.-Early life:... |
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| Undead - The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack Undead (film) Undead is a 2003 Australian zombie horror comedy film written and directed by Michael and Peter Spierig and starring Felicity Mason, Mungo McKay and Rob Jenkins... |
Cliff Bradley | |||||
Best Television Theme |
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| Title | Composer | Result |
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| Catalyst | David Chapman | |||||
| Colour of War - The Anzacs | Neil Sutherland | |||||
| Missing | Elliot Wheeler | |||||
| The Memphis Trousers Half Hour | Paul Healy | |||||
International Achievement Award |
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| Artist | Result |
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| Bruce Rowland Bruce Rowland Bruce Rowland is a well-known Australian composer. He composed the soundtrack for the 1982 movie "The Man from Snowy River", as well as the soundtrack for its 1988 sequel "The Man from Snowy River II"... |
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Most Performed Screen Composer - Australia |
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| Composer | Result |
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| Brenton White | ||||||
| Chris Harriott | ||||||
| Neil Sutherland | ||||||
| Tim Count, Keith Van Geyzel | ||||||
Most Performed Screen Composer - Overseas |
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| Composer | Result |
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| Chris Pettifer | ||||||
| Garry McDonald, Laurie Stone | ||||||
| Les Gock Les Gock Les Gock originally came to prominence when he joined the Australian band Hush in 1972. As well as being a guitarist, Gock was also a writer and co-producer, receiving 12 gold records during his time with the band... |
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| Mark Rivett | ||||||