42 people you are likely to see at the Splendour Gold Bar members of the Australian music industry have been named to this year’s Australian Music Prize judging panel. Their mission? Find eight other albums to shortlist with Gotye’s “Making Mirrors”.
Featured musicians include: Dave Faulkner (Hoodoo Gurus), Tim Freedman (The Whitlams), DJ Lorna Clarkson, Pete Luscombe (The Black Sorrows), Renee Geyer, Julian Hamilton (The Presets), Kram (Spiderbait), Ian Haug (Powderfinger), Richie Lewis (Tumbleweed), ex-pat British producer Lees Groves from Level 7 Studios (Gwen Stefani, Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode), Tim Shiels aka Faux Pas, and Cloud Control’s Ulrich Lenffer.
Featured journalists include: Andrew Mast (Street Press Australia), Andrew Watt (freelance), Bernard Zuel (Sydney Morning Herald), Clem Bastow (freelance), Darren Levin (Mess + Noise), Dom Alessio (triple j), Iain Shedden (The Australian), Jeff Jenkins (freelance), Jo-Anne Roberts (The Age), Jonathon Alley (MAG), Kathy McCabe (Daily Telegraph), Kevin Bull (Reverb Street Press), Larry Heath (theaureview.com), Maddy Mac (PBS), Mikey Cahill (Herald Sun), Niel Rogers (3RRR), Olivia Bellvedere (Radar Radio Austereo Network), Simon Collins (The West Australian), Tim Daley (Country Music Channel) and Toni Pippicelli (Nova).
Members of the retail and industry contingent include: Ben Miffin (Planet Video), Chris Berkeley (Red Eye), Christopher Powell (Blackwood Sound, Adelaide), Dave Clarke (Readings), Derek McGough (Wow Sight and Sound), Katie Lio (Big Pond Music), Mike Glynn (JB Hi Fi), Shannon Logan (Jet Black Cat Music), Tim McPhee (Abicus in Newcastle) and Tobias Handke from JB Hi Fi in Adelaide.
To enter, artists just need to submit their album via www.australianmusicprize.com.au from September 1st – October 21st 2011. Past winners include Cloud Control, Lisa Mitchell, Eddy Current Suppression Ring and The Mess Hall.
