THE NATIONAL MUSICOZ AWARDS NOW OPEN FOR ENTRIES - $300,000+ PRIZE POOL (and growing)

Australia's largest independent music awards program, The National Musicoz Awards, is now open for entries.  Commonly referred to through-out the music industry and media as the independent(s) ARIA's, The National Musicoz Awards are now in its 9th year. 

Entries are sought in 17 genres including:

Rock                                                   Pop                                        Dance/Electronica

Urban                                                 Country                                  Alternative    

Acoustic/Singer-Songwriter             Schoolies                               Video             

Metal/Hardcore                                 World/Folk                            Live

Jazz/Classical                                    Blues/Roots                         International

Instrumental                                      Christian/Spiritual

All the above categories are National Musicoz Awards.

As well as this we have several other awards chosen from entries in the above categories:

The Nova Unsigned Initiative Award

The APRA Songwriter's Award

Tony Mott Photography Award

Garth Porter Producer Award

People's Choice (Public Vote) Award, and

The Musicoz Artist of the Year Award.

Entrants are judged by the elite of the music and entertainment industry.  The amazing Musicoz Judging Academy details are below.  

NATIONAL INITIATIVE - NATIONAL EXPOSURE

The Awards receive an amazing amount of exposure from the smallest to largest media platforms right across metro and regional Australia.  Our thanks also to the significant push and coverage by our presenting partners MTV, The National Nova Network, The Daily Telegraph (News Group), Street Press Australia, BigPond Music, Rova (Taxibacks) and Hot Country who support Australia's independent music scene.  In 2008, $180,000 prize pool was awarded to various winners excluding priceless media and exposure opportunities. The Musicoz Artist of the Year received over $75,000 worth of prizes, making it the largest individual prize for independent artists in Australia and vital to helping them become Australia's future major success stories.  The Top 50 artists of each genre were also marketed and exposed as the top of their class, for 2008, creating profile and exposure to well over 800 of our best artists.

AUSTRALIA'S LARGEST MUSIC PRIZE POOL

As well as the prestige of winning an actual National Musicoz Award, we also have amassed well over $300,000+ worth of cash, prizes and industry opportunities for winners of our various awards in 2009. Prizes include Cash, Recording Time in Australia's best recording studios, Record Deals, Publishing Deals, Photo Shoots, Music Videos, Prizes from Turramurra Music, Maton Guitars, Rode Microphones and Roland, Push out Artist for MTV (NEW), National Airplay across The Nova Network, Featured Artist - Free Song of The Week BigPond Music (NEW) (and a few major surprises to come). 

MUSICOZ GOES MONTHLY PRIZE CRAZY!

Musicoz is celebrating its massive growth this year of exposure and prizes with monthly prizes.  Artists should get all their entries up straight away to have greater chance at winning more monthly prizes.  One artist will be selected for each of the key prizes monthly:

1)  BigPond Music Free Song of the Week profiled artist.  BigPond Music is one of the largest exposure platforms in Australia and the BigPond Music Free song of the week (powered by Musicoz) is a great driver of EP or Album sales for artists;

2)  Musicoz Artist Profiling through Musicoz.org (60,000+ unique users) and associated web platforms creating invaluable exposure for a great artist;

3)  Free Musicoz A&R Review - giving an artist vital feedback on whether they have all their boxes ticked to be the best they can;

4)  Free distribution of a product through iTunes World-Wide and BigPond Music thanks to Musicoz Distro;

Artists should make sure they enter early to be in the running every month!

ALL ENTRANTS ARE WINNERS IN 2009

All Entrants in 2009 get access to significant benefits.  They include: Extra 5% distribution commission through Musicoz Distribution; Musicoz.org exposure; Profile established in the MTV Musicoz Community Pages and pushed through MTV Networks World-Wide; Double the exposure of their music on BigPond Music when distributed through Musicoz.  Further significant opportunities will be added throughout the year.

SUCCESS STORIES - THE VITAL RESULTS  

Together with our unique Musicoz Development Program, The Musicoz Awards have helped produce many success stories including:

Bliss'n'Eso - 2008 ARIA award for Best Urban Album - # 7 on the ARIA charts. Musicoz Winner 2003 & 2004

Cog - #2 on the ARIA Charts - Gold Album (Sharing Space), Big Day Out Festival Tour. 2008 Musicoz Winner.

Mammal - Favourite Act, Big Day Out Festival Tour. 2008 Musicoz Winner

Juke Kartel - Currently Touring the U.S. 2008 Musicoz Winner

Pete Northcote - Supported Joe Satriani. 2007 Musicoz Winner

Fiona Joy Hawkins - Record Deal with ABC Music, Publishing Deal with The Music Sales Group

Porcelain - Signed to Universal Music U.S and Island Records Australia. 2001 Musicoz Winner

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

Sick Puppies - Now a sensation in the U.S and signed to Roadshow Music. Just toured with Evanesence, in the US 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 Gladstonbury Festival (UK), #1 iTunes Australia, currently touring US. 2007 Musicoz Winner

King Farook - Headlining Major Festivals across Australia.  2007 & 2008 Musicoz Winners

Blue Juice - Signed to Dew Process Records - Played Big Day Out, Splendour In the Grass.

...... and many, many more 

THE MUSICOZ JUDGING ACADEMY

- Expose and Market Test Your Music to an impressive group of industry professionals

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, George 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, Michael Parisi Former President of A&R Warner Music