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Source: MusicOz
Updated: 10 March 2010
top 5 artists for categories announced
The MusicOz Awards are in full swing, with the field being narrowed down as we speak.
After publishing the recent list of all 'Top Independent Artists in their Category [genre]', the winners have now been narrowed down to only 5 artists per category.
South Australian acts have had a good run, but only one local has made it through the most recent cut: congratulations to Whyalla hip-hop outfit SHADOWS , who are amongst the top 5 artists for 2010 in the Urban category.
Those SA artists who made it to the top 10 in their category were:
Special Patrol Acoustic/Singer-Songwriter
Danny Hooper Christian/Spiritual
Akoustic Odyssey Instrumental
Riot Runners Schoolies
SHADOWS Urban
The Beards Video
Of course, since this is the MusicSA website, we have only listed the South Australian finalists! For the full list of top artists across the nation for this year's MusicOz Awards, head to the official website: www.musicoz.org
And watch this space for any further announcements.
about the musicoz awards
Celebrating the best independent music from across the country, the Musicoz Awards are now in their 9th year with 2010 looking to be the best show yet.
The independent music scene in Australia is a thriving and ever-growing part of the wider music community with over 14,000 artists playing more than 75,000 shows a year and recording in excess of 85,000 songs. The Musicoz-Truly Independent Awards highlights the enormous amount of talent and diversity within the Australian music scene.
"Musicoz is a great initiative and gives many opportunities to young up and coming artists", says Jonathan (Bliss 'n Eso) who are just one of a long list of Musicoz Award winners who have enjoyed the exposure, credibility and developmental help that only these awards can deliver.
Other previous winners including, Cog, Bluejuice, Mammal, Borne and Felicity Urquhart , have all used the Musicoz Awards as a launch-pad to further their music careers and benefited from the largest prize pool for any Australian music awards program. These prizes range from studio time and musical gear through to airplay and marketing packages.
With judges from across the entire music industry and categories for virtually every genre of music, all independent acts have a chance to be recognised. Major sponsors and broadcast partners for this year include heavyweights such as MTV, NOVA, News Limited, The Music Network and Bigpond Music.
