2010 NZ Music Managers Awards
The NZ Music Managers Awards, held on May 11 at Aucklands’ Backbeat Bar, was an evening of celebration to reward the dedication and hard-work of NZ’s best Music Managers. Their tireless efforts, industry knowledge and exceptional management over the past year deserves recognition so without further ado, here they are.
The NZ Music Managers’ Forum would like to congratulate the following 2010 Music Managers Award winners:
NZ Manager of the Year
Matt Coleman - Let The People Speak – Midnight Youth, Dane Rumble, Ivy Lies, Steriogram, Lisa Crawley, Artisan Guns, Johnny Love
Upcoming Manager of the Year
Ray Vickers – These Four Walls
Regional Manager of the Year – North Island
Matt Coleman - Let The People Speak – Midnight Youth, Dane Rumble, Ivy Lies, Steriogram, Lisa Crawley, Artisan Guns, Johnny Love
Regional Manager of the Year – South Island
Flip Grater – Flip Grater
Self Managed Artist of the Year
Paul Dodge – Minuit
Industry Champion
APRA
Award accepted by APRA CEO Ant Healey
Double award winner (for both Manager of the Year and Regional Manager of the Year - North Island) Matt Coleman said “It was a great honour to win both my awards last night, especially being nominated alongside the other nominees, who were equally as deserving. I would like to acknowledge and thank the MMF, NZ On Air, my amazingly talented Artists and Kim for their continued support, there are so many more people I could thank! I’m very humbled and happy!”
The judging panel was made up of 15 judges from within the Music Industry, including organisations such as Apra, PPNZ, NZ on Air and The Music Commission. The evening was MC’d by Dave Gibson from Elemeno P and awards presented by P Money, Dane Rumble, The Ivy Lies, Lisa Crawley and Deja Voodoo. The prizes were kindly given to the winners by the following music industry companies – Juice TV, Groove Guide, Rip It Up, 95bFM, Bnets, The Rock Factory, MySpace and Scizzorface.
Congratulations to all the winners!
The MMF New Zealand is part of International Music Managers’ Forum (IMMF), a worldwide community of music managers, with active organisations in the UK, Canada,France, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Finland, Denmark,Norway, Poland, United States, Australia, South Africa, Belgium, Italy and Ireland.
The NZ MMF offers professional development in the form of regular national seminars and mentoring sessions, as well as Music Industry networking opportunities for managers and bands to share and learn from the experiences of others, and an avenue through which common problems and areas of concern can be discussed. The MMF ultimately seeks to improve the managers’ capacity to support the careers of the artists they represent. There are 4 regional areas for the MMF - Auckland, Wellington, Canterbury and Otago. For more information visit us at www.mmf.co.nz or email Lorraine Owen at Lorraine@mmf.co.nz
