Posted by Danni Le Toullec on February 16, 2010
THE AMP 2009 SHORTLIST ANNOUNCED
The annual AMPs return with a fresh group of contemporary Australian artists for us to fawn over. These awards operate without the commercial prejudices of many others; any artist can win regardless of the kind of music they play, which record label they are associated with or how many albums they’ve sold.
The shortlist for The Amp 2009 is as follows:
Privileged Woes by Oh Mercy
As Day Follows Night by Sarah Blasko
Kid Sam LP by Kid Sam
Black Across The Field by Lucie Thorne
Secrets And Lies by Bertie Blackman
For The Birds by The Mess Hall
Spitshine by Urthboy
Call Signs by Black Cab
Wonder by Lisa Mitchell
These artists will enjoy extensive media exposure, which will include a 30 minute program on Channel [V]. They will also be up for a pretty penny from Red Bull for the Award In Recognition of Outstanding Potential; and by pretty penny, I mean $15,000 worth of them.
The winner of the awards will be announced on Friday 12th March at the Sydney Museum of Contemporary Art, where one of the short listed artists will win the $30,000 prize, courtesy of PPCA.
The judging panel is made up of Australian musicians, music retailers and members of the National Music Media. Clare Bowditch and Tim Freedman return to the panel, joined by first timer Holly Throsby.
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