The Wait is over –  The 2008 National Musicoz Awards are now open for entries!

Entries are now open for Australia’s Premier Musicoz Awards for Unsigned and Independent Artists.

There are 17 different categories to enter into including: 

Rock, Pop, Dance/Electronica, Urban, Country, Alternative, Acoustic/Singer-Songwriter, Schoolies, Video, Metal/Hardcore, World/Folk, Jazz/Classical, Blues/Roots, International, Christian/Spiritual, Live, Instrumental  

All of the above are National Musicoz Awards in their own right. As well as this we have several other awards chosen from entries in the above categories, these include: 

The Nova Unsigned Initiative Award

The APRA Songwriter’s Award

Tony Mott Photography Award

Garth Porter Producer Award

People’s Choice (Public Vote) Award

Artist of the Year Award 

As well as the prestige of winning an actual National Musicoz Award, we also have amassed well over $150,000 worth of cash, prizes and industry opportunities for winners of our various awards. Prizes include recording time in Australia’s best recording studios, Record deals, Publishing Deals, Photo Shoots, Music Videos, and prizes from Turramurra Music, Maton Guitars, Rode Microphones and Roland, (and a few major surprises to come) 

All artists get their own profile page on our popular website which can be also used for your own promotion. We also have a professional song feedback service designed to assist developing songwriters to further their craft. With an ever increasing success story roster, The Musicoz Awards are proud of playing a major development role with the following artists: 

·                Porcelain-Now residing in L.A and signed to Universal Music U.S.

·                Sender-Signed to Sony/BMG Australia- Reached no 19 on the national ARIA charts

·                Bliss’n’Eso-Signed to Illusive Records Australia-Reached no 7 on the national ARIA charts

·                Sick Puppies-Now a sensation in the U.S and signed to Roadshow Music., toured with Evanescence in the US

·                Blue King Brown-No 1 on the Australian Independent charts

·                The Sunpilots-No 1 indie band on MySpace, No 1 added band to commercial radio FEB 2008

·                The Fumes- Album of the week FBI Radio and The Drum Media

·                Felicity Urquhart- 2007 Golden Guitar winner and No.1 video on CMC.

·                Anthony Snape – Currently Touring the U.S

·                Gian – Signed to ABC/Warner Music

·                Stone Parade – No 17 ARIA charts, No 1 AIR charts May 2008

·                Borne – Played Glastonbury Festival (UK), 25,000 downloads iTunes US, #1 iTunes Australia

·                King Farook – Headlining Major Festivals across Australia

·                BlueJuice – Played Big Day Out, Come Together, Splendour In the Grass Festivals 

All of our categories and awards except one, are judged by an elite Musicoz Judging Academy, representing major and indie labels, managers, booking agents, radio and TV program and music directors, record producers and engineers and major music journalists, including: 

Michael Parisi President of A&R Warner Music, Jay Dee Springbett A&R Director Sony/BMG, Willy MacAlister Assistant Program Director Nova 96.9, Jason Healey New Media Manager & Artist Outreach Roadrunner Records, Matthew Capper General Manager Warner/Chappell Publishing, Jonathon Moran Music/Entertainment Writer Sunday Telegraph Anthony Agizi Producer DNA Songs, Michael Taylor General Manager of A&R/Head of Island Records Australia Universal Music Australia, Simon Moor Head of A&R Sony ATV Publishing, Courtney Hard Senior A&R Manager Sony/BMG, Matt O’Connor A&R Manager The A&R Department.com, Sam Righi Managing Director Big Deal Entertainment, Mark Bolton General Manager MGM distribution, Denley Healy A&R Manager Shock Records, Adam Gould A&R Manager Sony/BMG, Craig Hawker A&R Manager EMI, Catherine Haridy Manager Eskimo Joe, Mark Neilson Editor The Drum Media, Adam Jordan Head Engineer Mainstreet Studios, Simon Cahill A&R Manager Sony/BMG (Red Label), DW Norton, Producer/Engineer Faultline Records, Denny Burgess Chairman Australian Songwriter’s Association, Marshall Cullen Manager Fogsongs, David Liotta Producer Tonemarket Music, Michael Smith Associate Editor the Drum Media, Geoff Trio Booking agent/Manager Code One Entertainment, Adrian Karvinen A&R Island Records Australia/Universal Music Australia, Warwick Marsh Manager Australian Heart Ministries, David Page Producer Nikinali Studios, Bill Cullen Manager End of Fashion/Paul Kelly/Sarah Blasko, Sharnee Davis Manager Studios 301, Carl Whitbread Producer, Adam CurleyEditor Inpress Magazine, Greg Grant Manager Adrenalin Sounds Peter Billing Rolling Stone Magazine Garth Porter Producer, Tony Mott Photographer Monious Producer, Paris Pompor Managing Director Groovescooter Records, Russel Hannah Illawarra Folk Club, Yvonne O’Grady Director Illawarra Folk Club Tim Daley Program Director Country Music Channel, Matt Fell Producer Love Hz Studios, Mark Gable Choirboys, David DeSanti Festival Director Illawarra Folk Club, Mark Holland A&R Scout EMI, Robbie Specogna Producer/Engineer Mainstreet Studios, Danielle Courtney Shrine Promotions, Nick Skitz, Dennis Koks Jazz Guru, Damien Wilson Global Sales and Marketing Director Rode Microphones, Christie Eliezer Music Journalist Ace Media International, Denley Healey Promotions Manager Shock Records, David Musumeci Producer DNA Songs, Geoge Said Creative Manager Peer Music Publishing, Paul Paiello Director Musical Content Mercury Mobility, Katania Young Country Music Manager One Stop Entertainment, Brett Nositer Program Director Channel [V], Sue Taylor General Manager Trackdown Scoring Stage, Elaine Beckett Operations Manager Trackdown Scoring Stage, Bishop David Cremin St Michael’s Parish Hurstville Steve McPherson Manager Hillsong Publishing, Steve Berry Lecturer Southern Cross Uni School of Contemporary Music, Michael King Country Music Artist, Graheme Morrison, Illawarra Folk Festival, Peter Butler Illawarra Folk Festival, Suzie Mylecharane Ku Promotions, Jim MacQuarrie Director NSW Folk Association, Jamie Hilton Producer Ticket To Ride Productions, Helen Clemens Video Director Ticket To Ride Productions, Mark Callaghan General Manager AMPAL (and Gangagang), Dan Nash Senior Recording Engineer Glebe Studios, Francis Coady Manager Coady Music International Artist Management, Claire Roberts Manager KISS Events, Glen Bowker Manager Rockdog 

The only Award not judged by the industry is the People’s Choice (Public Vote) Award. All entrants in all categories are eligible also for this award which is determined by receiving SMS votes. All artists and bands can receive votes and potentially go into the Musicoz interactive voting charts. 

For the past eight years , Musicoz has been at the forefront of the surge in popularity in independent music in Australia and the National Musicoz Awards has been a true breath of fresh air in an industry that otherwise had limited scope for advancement for many artists. 

So if you’re unsigned or independent, if you’re a solo artist or in a band, no matter what style of music you create, go to www.musicoz.org and upload your music now. Entries close August 31^st.