The fourth annual Artisan Awards were held tonight at Massey University in Wellington, recognising the behind-the-scenes achievements in Aotearoa’s music industry.
Dave Dobbyn and manager Lorraine Barry at Silver Scrolls 2019. Photo: RNZ
The six awards presented at tonight's ceremony included Best Producer, Best Engineer, Best Video, Best Album Artwork, Music Teacher of the Year and Music Manager of the Year.
Josh Fountain took out Best Producer for his work with artists including BENEE, Foley, LEISURE and MAALA.
Following Avantdale Bowling Club’s self-titled album success, Ben Lawson and Vivek Gabriel received a Tui for Best Engineer.
Released in 2018, Avantdale Bowling Club shot to #1 in just a week and is a finalist in multiple categories at the NZ Music Awards, which take place next Thursday.
Best Music Video went to creative team Vision Thing for their work on Randa’s ‘Rock Bottom’
For the second year in a row, Jaime Robertson won Best Album Artwork, this time for his artwork on Rhian Sheehan’s A Quiet Divide.
The album features three alternate covers, each with artwork that perfectly emulates the harmonic and transcendent landscape of Sheehan’s music.
Artwork for Rhian Sheehan's A Quiet Divide Photo: Supplied
Music Manager of the Year was presented for the first time at the Artisan Awards and went to veteran manager Lorraine Barry who works with Dave Dobbyn, Th’ Dudes, Avantdale Bowling Club, Nomad and Milly Tabak.
Music Teacher of the Year went to Duncan Ferguson of St Andrews College in Christchurch.
Now in his tenth year at the school, Duncan leads the music department managing 30 co-curricular groups comprising of nearly 150 students who participate in a range of music genres including orchestra, jazz and electronica.
The Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards will be broadcast live on Three on 15 November from 8.30pm.
2019 Artisan Award Winners:
Massey University Best Producer | Te Kaiwhakaputa Toa:
- WINNER: Josh Fountain - Various
- Simon Gooding, Ji Fraser, Eli Paewai - Mitch James (Mitch James)
- Tom Healy - Olympic Girls (Tiny Ruins)
NZ On Air Best Music Video | Te Puoro Ataata Toa:
- WINNERS: Vision Thing - ‘Rock Bottom’ (Randa)
- Jason Brock – ‘Feeling Free’ (LEISURE)
- Martin Sagadin and Aldous Harding – ‘The Barrel’ (Aldous Harding)
Best Album Artwork | Te Toi Ataata Pukaemi Toa:
- WINNER: Jaime Robertson - A Quiet Divide (Rhian Sheehan)
- Mike Braid - Raised in The Dark (Villainy)
- Tim Harper & Dick Frizzell - Offering (Various Artists)
Best Engineer | Te Kaipukaha Toa:
- WINNERS: Ben Lawson & Vivek Gabriel - Avantdale Bowling Club (Avantdale Bowling Club)
- Josh Fountain - (Various)
- Simon Gooding - Mitch James (Mitch James)
Music Teacher of the Year | Kaiārahi Puoro o te Tau
- WINNER: Duncan Ferguson (St Andrews College, Christchurch)
- Jane Egan (Gisborne Girls High School)
- Sue Banham (Rosehill College, Auckland)
Recorded Music NZ Music Manager of the Year | Kaiwhakahaere Puoro o te Tau (presented by Music Managers Forum NZ)
- WINNER: Lorraine Barry
- Niel de Jong & Oliver Kraemer
- Paul McKessar
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