Some of the early nominations for the 2015 ARIA Awards went up today, and there was some SRS deja vu upon reading.
Kevin Parker of Tame Impala and the lads from Hermitude both feature more than once, which is absolutely no surprise.
Parker is up for both Engineer of the Year along with Mitch Kenny from Hermitude, and he’s also nominated for Producer of the Year, along with Luke Dubber and Angus Stuart.
Check out the early nominations below.
ARIA Fine Arts and Artisan Awards nominees
Producer of the year:
- Damn Moroda for Daniel Johns – Talk (Eleven | EMI)
- Luke Dubber and Angus Stuart for Hermitude – Dark Night Sweet Light (Elefant Traks | Inertia Music)
- Garth Porter for Lee Kernaghan – Spirit Of The Anzacs (ABC Music | Universal Music Australia)
- Kevin Parker for Tame Impala – Currents (Modular | Universal Music Australia)
- Nick Didia for The Waifs – Beautiful You (Jarrah Records | MGM)
Engineer of the year:
- Virginia Read for Australian Brandenburg Orchestra – Brandenburg Celebrates (ABC Classics | Universal Music Australia)
- Adrian Breakspear and Peter Holz for Gang of Youths – Radioface (Verge | Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
- Mitch Kenny for Hermitude – Dark Night Sweet Light (Elefant Traks | Inertia Music)
- Kevin Parker for Tame Impala – Currents (Modular | Universal Music Australia)
- Nick Didia for The Waifs – Beautiful You (Jarrah Records | MGM)
Best cover art:
- Courtney Barnett for Courtney Barnett – Sometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit (Milk! Records | Remote Control)
- Daniel Johns, Aref and Peter Salmon-Lomas for Daniel Johns – Talk (Eleven | EMI)
- Timothy Lovett for Flight Facilities – Down To Earth (Future Classic)
- Bjenny Montero for Pond – Man It Feels Like Space Again (EMI)
- Nathan Johnson for Gang of Youths – The Positions (Verge | Sony Music Entertainment Australia)
Best jazz album:
- Allan Browne Quintet – Ithaca Bound
- Barney McAll – Mooroolbark
- King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – Quarters!
- Paul Grabowsky – Solo
- Sarah McKenzie – We Could Be Lovers
Best original soundtrack/cast/show album:
- Ed Kuepper – Last Cab To Darwin – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Melbourne Symphony Orchestra / Nigel Westlake – Paper Planes – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
- Opera Australia – Bliss (Brett Dean / Amanda Holden / Peter Carey)
- Various Artists – Beat The Drum – Celebrating 40 Years of triple j
- Various Artists – The Water Diviner – Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
The full list of nominees with be announced at the ARIA Awards Nomination Event on Wednesday 7 October, leading up to the 2015 ARIA Awards on Thursday 26 November.
via triple j.
