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An undertaking as big as the Music Victoria Awards is only possible thanks to the generous support of our partners. Year after year they join us in supporting great music, making the full 6 month program possible and the event a guaranteed success.
A Music Victoria Award nomination results in increased promotion, recognition and attention on your music, career, venue or festival. This recognition can translate to audience growth and increased record or ticket sales.
In addition, all winners receive a trophy, and some categories also come with a prize. Be sure to keep checking back here as the list below grows.
Community Awards
AMPLIFY AWARD presented by Arts Access Victoria
x1 $3,000 cash & residency (for winner), plus x1 rehearsal package (for all nominees)supported by Arts Access Victoria & Bakehouse Studios
DIASPORA AWARD
x1 rehearsal package and x1 programming/performance opportunitysupported by Bakehouse Studios and Melbourne Recital Centre
FOOTPRINT AWARD
x1 $3,000 cashsupported by the Archie Roach Foundation
Best of the Best Awards
BEST SONG OR TRACK presented by PBS
x1 immersive audio mix (Dolby Atmos, Apple Spatial Audio, Sony 360)supported by Immersive Studios
BEST ALBUM presented by Triple R
x1 day in studio with engineersupported by Head Gap Recording Studio
BEST SOLO ARTIST presented by Triple R
x1 day in studio with engineersupported by Head Gap Recording Studio
BEST DJ presented by City of Melbourne
x3 weekday pass to bath housesupported by Sense of Self
BEST PRODUCER presented by AON
x1 6-month Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS) membershipsupported by Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS)
BEST MUSICIAN presented by JMC
x1 $1,000 worth of legal servicessupported by Moira McKenzie Legal
BEST GROUP presented by PBS
x1 day studio hiresupported by Newmarket Studios
BEST REGIONAL ACT presented by Pullman Melbourne on the Park
x1 night accomodation packagesupported by Pullman Melbourne on the Park
BEST METRO FESTIVAL presented by Brick Lane Brewing
x1 day free haptic vest hiresupported by The Newmarket Collective
BEST LARGE VENUE (METRO) presented by Oztix
$3,300 worth of beersupported by Brick Lane Brewing
BEST REGIONAL VENUE/PRESENTER (UNDER 50 GIGS) presented by Oztix
x1 poster runsupported by Plakkit
BEST REGIONAL FESTIVAL presented by Brick Lane Brewing
x1 poster runsupported by Plakkit
BEST SMALL VENUE (METRO) presented by Oztix
$2,200 worth of beersupported by Brick Lane Brewing
BEST REGIONAL VENUE/PRESENTER (OVER 50 GIGS) presented by Oztix
x1 day free haptic vest hiresupported by The Newmarket Collective
Genre Awards
BEST BLUES WORK presented by The Blues Train
x1 paid performance opportunitysupported by The Blues Train
BEST COUNTRY WORK
x1 custom hat and 1 x 3MDR artist subscriptionsupported by Feather & Drum Custom Hat Co and 3MDR
BEST FOLK WORK
x1 custom hat and 1 x 3MDR artist subscriptionsupported by Feather & Drum Custom Hat Co and 3MDR
BEST EXPERIMENTAL OR AVANT-GARDE WORK
x1 portrait/press shot photography sessionsupported by Oli Sansom Photography
BEST ELECTRONIC WORK
x1 6-month Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS) membershipsupported by Melbourne Electronic Sound Studio (MESS)
BEST HEAVY WORK
1x artist distribution package and 3x rehearsal room sessionssupported by GYROstream and Danger Tone
BEST HIP HOP WORK
x1 2hr press photo shoot and $4,000 worth of record pressingsupported by Michelle Grace Hunder Photography and Program Records
BEST JAZZ WORK
x1 immersive audio mix (Dolby Atmos, Apple Spatial Audio, Sony 360)supported by Immersive Studios
BEST POP WORK
x3 rehearsal room sessionssupported by Kindred Studios
BEST REGGAE OR DANCEHALL WORK
x3 rehearsal room sessionssupported by Kindred Studios
BEST ROCK OR PUNK WORK
x3 rehearsal room sessionssupported by Kindred Studios
BEST SOUL, FUNK, RNB OR GOSPEL WORK
x2 rehearsal sessionssupported by Three Phase Music
Entries
Open
9am Monday
1 July 2024
Entries
Close
2pm Friday
19 July 2024
Nominees
Announced
9am Monday
2 September 2024
Public Voting
Closes
12 noon Tuesday
1 October 2024
Awards
Ceremony
6pm Thursday
24 October 2024
Contemporary Music Victoria Inc.
Unit 1, 35 Johnston Street
Collingwood Yards
Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country
Collingwood VIC 3066
Music Victoria advocates, celebrates and supports on the unceded lands of the peoples of the Kulin Nation. We pay our respects to Elders, past and present, as well as to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. We deeply respect the role that music and songlines play and have played in the continuation of their culture for the past 60,000+ years.