2011 APRA Silver Scroll Awards
| 2011 APRA Silver Scroll Awards | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Excellence in New Zealand songwriting |
| Date | September 13, 2011 |
| Location | Auckland Town Hall, Auckland |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Presented by | APRA New Zealand-Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society |
| Website | apra-amcos |
The 2011 APRA Silver Scroll Awards were held on Tuesday 13 September 2011 at the Auckland Town Hall, celebrating excellence in New Zealand songwriting. The Silver Scroll Award was presented to Dave Baxter of Avalanche City for the song "Love Love Love", and pop-rock band Hello Sailor were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.[1]
Silver Scroll Award
[edit]The Silver Scroll Award celebrates outstanding achievement in songwriting of original New Zealand pop music. The evening's music performances were produced by Karl Steven of Supergroove. Each of the nominated songs were covered in a new style by another artist.[2][3]
| Songwriter(s) | Act | Song | Covering artist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annabel Alpers | Bachelorette | "Blanket" | Orchestra of Spheres |
| Dave Baxter | Avalanche City | "Love Love Love" | Benka Boradovsky Bordello Band |
| Delaney Davidson | Delaney Davidson | "Little Heart" | Cut Off Your Hands |
| Jon Toogood and Karoline Tamati | The Adults | "Nothing to Lose" | Scratch 22 |
| Ruban Nielson | Unknown Mortal Orchestra | "FFunny FFrends" | Home Brew |
Long list
[edit]In July 2011 a top-20 long list was announced.[4]
Ben King (Grand Rapids) "Singing Showers Golden Lights"
Annabel Alpers (Bachelorette) "Blanket"
Andrew Keoghan (Andrew Keoghan) "Bright Idea"
Annah MacDonald (Annah Mac) "'Celia"
Liam Finn (Liam Finn) Cold Feet
Kody Nielson (Kody and Bic) Darkness All Around Us
Stephen Heard, Dave Rowlands, Strachan Rivers and Tristan Colenso (Clap Clap Riot) "Everyone's Asleep"
Jolyon Mulholland (Mulholland) "Everything's Gonna Be Alright"
Ruban Nielson (Unknown Mortal Orchestra) "FFunny FFriends"
Gareth Thomas (Gareth Thomas) "Google Song"
Jesse Sheehan (Jesse Sheehan) "Grandma's Cookies"
Andrew Wilson, Michael Prain and Lachlan Anderson (Die Die Die) How Ye
Logan Bell and Jordan Bell (Katchafire) Lead Us
Lisa Crawley (Lisa Crawley) "Leaving"
Delaney Davidson (Delaney Davidson) "Little Heart"
Anna Coddington and Ned Ngatae (Anna Coddington) "Little Islands"
Julia Deans (Julia Deans) "Little Survivor"
David Baxter (Avalanche City) "Love Love Love"
Jon Toogood and Karoline Tamati (The Adults) "Nothing to Lose"
Richard Setford (Bannerman) "She Was A Mountainside"
New Zealand Music Hall of Fame
[edit]Pop-rock band Hello Sailor were inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame. The inducted band members were Graham Brazier, Dave McArtney, Harry Lyon, Rick Ball, Stuart Pearce and Paul Woolright. Steve Abel and Gin Wigmore performed Hello Sailor's song "Blue Lady".[5]
Other awards
[edit]Four other awards were presented at the Silver Scroll Awards: APRA Maioha Award (for excellence in contemporary Maori music),[6] SOUNZ Contemporary Award (for creativity and inspiration in composition)[7] and two awards acknowledging songs with the most radio and television play in New Zealand and overseas.[8][9]
| Award | Songwriter(s) | Act | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| APRA Maioha Award | Tyna Keelan Ngahiwi Apanui Tiki Taane |
Tyna Keelan Ngahiwi Apanui Tiki Taane |
"Ko Koe" "E te Kōkā" "Starship Lullaby" |
| SOUNZ Contemporary Award | Lyell Cresswell Chris Gendall Samuel Holloway |
— | "Concerto for Piano and Orchestra" "Gravitas" "Sillage" |
| Most Performed Work in New Zealand | Brooke Fraser & Scott Ligertwood | Brooke Fraser | “Something in the Water” |
| Most Performed Work in Overseas | Neil Finn | Crowded House | "Don't Dream It's Over" |
APRA song awards
[edit]Outside of the Silver Scroll Awards, APRA presented four genre awards in 2011. The APRA Best Pacific Song was presented at the Pacific Music Awards, the APRA Best Country Music Song was presented at the New Zealand Country Music Awards and the APRA Children’s Song of the Year and What Now Video of the Year were presented at StarFest.[10]
| Award | Songwriter(s) | Act | Song |
|---|---|---|---|
| APRA Best Pacific Song | Donald McNulty, Te Awanui Reeder, David Atai, Junior Rikiau,
Feleti Strickson-Pua & Heath Manukau |
Nesian Mystik | "Sun Goes Down" |
| APRA Best Country Music Song | Donna Dean | Donna Dean | "What Am I Gonna Do?" |
| APRA Children’s Song of the Year | Rob Wigley | Mr Roberelli | "Beans About Beans" |
| What Now Video of the Year | — | Craig Smith | "Wonky Donkey" |
References
[edit]- ^ Silver Scroll Awards 2011
- ^ "Review: APRA Silver Scroll Awards, Auckland Town Hall". NZ Herald. 21 September 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "APRA Silver Scroll 2011 Finalists Announced". Under The Radar. Retrieved 5 November 2012.
- ^ "APRA Silver Scroll 2011 Top 20 Announced". Under The Radar. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "APRA Silver Scroll Awards 2011". The Big Idea. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "APRA Maioha Award". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) | Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "SOUNZ Contemporary Award". APRA-AMCOS. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "Most Performed Works in New Zealand and Overseas". APRA-AMCOS. Archived from the original on 5 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "APRA Silver Scroll 2011 Finalists Announced". Under The Radar. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
- ^ "APRA SONG AWARDS". APRA-AMCOS. Archived from the original on 4 May 2013. Retrieved 25 May 2013.