2020 South Australian Music Awards
The accomplishments and emergence of wonderful South Australian music over the last 12 months is set to be celebrated this year, with the South Australian Music (SAM) Awards powering ahead for 2020.
The 2020 SAM Award winners will be announced on Tuesday November 3rd 2020. A ceremony will be conducted in line with current COVID-19 safety restrictions, the format of the celebrations will be announced at a later date.
The SAM Awards remain a standout calendar moment for the South Australian music industry, as well as becoming a key date for national industry players too to keep an eye on what’s happening in SA and discover just why it has been named a UNESCO City of Music.
In 2019, the SAM Awards hit a record of voting numbers in the lead up to the gala ceremony at Adelaide University’s prestigious Bonython Hall, which saw artists including Horror My Friend, Adrian Eagle and Electric Fields come away with awards. This year’s SAM Awards looks to amplify the voices of the SA music community once more and put the spotlight on a creative community turning heads Australia wide.
Minister for Innovation and Skills David Pisoni said: “The South Australian Music Awards will once again recognise, promote and celebrate excellence in our local music industry. The Marshall Liberal Government is proud to be a major partner of Music SA and the SAM Awards. We value our state’s music sector which, not only contributes enormously to the cultural fabric of our community, but also supports hundreds of local jobs.”
Newly appointed General Manager at Music SA, Kim Roberts says “In what’s been a very difficult year for our industry, I’m really looking forward to celebrating all of the excellent music and fantastic achievements that have emerged out of SA in the last year. It’s such a great opportunity to acknowledge the creativity and innovation that makes our community so exciting.”
As always, the SAM’s Industry and Major awards will be decided by a panel of 15 national and local judges who represent and work across various facets of the industry and are valued members of the overarching Australian music community. We are delighted to announce an exceptionally strong panel this year.
Alex Karatassa (5/4 Entertainment)
Beck Pearce (Office of Adelaide UNESCO City of Music)
Declan Byrne (Triple J)
Ed Noble (Sunny Side Uploads)
Emily York (Penny Drop)
Grant Gillies (Gaga Music)
Grayson Rotumah (Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music)
Hannah Fairlamb (Girls Rock! Adelaide)
James Alberts (Jimblah)
Kate Bailey (ABC Adelaide)
Lewis Wundenberg (Wundenberg’s Recording and Rehearsal Studios)
Maggie Collins (Morning Belle)
Tam Boakes (Jive)
Tyler Jenke (Rolling Stone)
Zane Dean (Fresh 927)
The People’s Choice Awards will be voted by members of the public, with voting opening on Monday September 7th via TheMusic.com.au
INDUSTRY VOTED AWARDS
BEST STUDIO (Presented by Adelaide Music Collective)
BEST STUDIO ENGINEER (Presented by SAE Institute Adelaide)
BEST LIVE TECHNICIAN (Presented by Novatech)
BEST MAJOR FESTIVAL/EVENT
BEST SMALL FESTIVAL/EVENT
BEST VENUE (Presented by AHA – SA Branch)
BEST COVER ART (Presented by Version Design)
BEST MANAGER (Presented by Association of Artist Managers)
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
BEST SONG (Presented by APRA AMCOS)
BEST NEW ARTIST (Presented by WOMADelaide)
BEST GROUP (Presented by Derringers Music)
BEST ABORIGINAL/TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ARTIST
(Presented by Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music – CASM)
BEST SOLO ARTIST (Presented by Adelaide Festival Centre)
BEST RELEASE (Presented by themusic.com.au)
BEST MUSIC EDUCATOR
BEST INNOVATION (Presented by CityMag)
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS
BLUES & ROOTS (Presented by Radio Adelaide)
COUNTRY (Presented by Grace Emily Hotel)
ELECTRONIC
EXPERIMENTAL (Presented by Ancient World)
FOLK (Presented by The Wheatsheaf Hotel)
HEAVY (Presented by Enigma)
HIP HOP (Presented by The Gov)
JAZZ (Presented by Elder Conservatorium)
POP (Presented by Jive)
PUNK (Presented by Three D Radio)
ROCK (Presented by Crown and Anchor)
SOUL/FUNK/R&B (Presented by Woodville Town Hall)
2020 SOUTH AUSTRALIAN MUSIC AWARDS
Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020
As a ceremony will be conducted in line with current COVID-19 safety restrictions, the format of the celebrations will be announced at a later date.
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***Nominations announced***
INDUSTRY VOTED AWARDS
BEST STUDIO (Presented by Adelaide Music Collective)
Adelaide Recording Studios
Ghostnote
Island Recording Studios
Spare Second Studio
Stone Shed Studio
Wundenbergs Recording and Rehearsal Studio
BEST STUDIO ENGINEER (Presented by SAE Institute Adelaide)
Chris Panousakis
Kiah Gossner
Jimmy Balderston
Lewis Wundenberg
Mario Spate
BEST LIVE TECHNICIAN (Presented by Novatech)
Lisa Lane-Collins
Luke Hancock
Noni Espinosa
Patrick Lockwood
Peter Wing
BEST MAJOR FESTIVAL/EVENT
Day of Clarity
Porchland
St Jerome’s Laneway Festival – Adelaide
Thebartonia
BEST SMALL FESTIVAL/EVENT (Presented by UniBar Adelaide)
Field Good Festival
Freefall Festival
PAK: Live at Wundenbergs
Stonecutters
The Porch Sessions
BEST VENUE (Presented by AHA – SA Branch)
Crown and Anchor Hotel
Grace Emily Hotel
Jive
Lion Arts Factory
The Wheatsheaf Hotel
BEST COVER ART (Presented by Version Design)
Dave Court (DyspOra)
Jack Fenby (Cat Lucky)
Jack Fenby (The Empty Threats)
Julie Thornberg-Thorsoe (Kaurna Cronin)
Todd Fischer (Lost Woods)
BEST MANAGER (Presented by Association of Artist Managers)
Alex Karatassa
Diana Sautelle
Matthew Khabbaz
Planet shhh!
Sue Germein
BEST MUSIC VIDEO
Bottleneck Studios (Uomo)
EAST AV3
Harry Nelli (Venice Queens)
Lonelyspeck
Motez, Pilot Studio, Mapped Design, Daggers Production, Kelsee Pedler (Motez)
BEST SONG (Presented by APRA AMCOS)
EAST AV3
Stellie
Jess Day
St Jacques
Naomi Keyte
BEST NEW ARTIST (Presented by WOMADelaide)
Cat Lucky
EAST AV3
SEABASS
Siberian Tiger
Slowmango
BEST GROUP (Presented by Derringers Music)
EAST AV3
Slowmango
SEABASS
TOWNS
Venice Queens
Wing Defence
BEST ABORIGINAL/TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER ARTIST (Presented by Centre for Aboriginal Studies in Music – CASM)
J-Milla
Jessica Wishart
Nathan May
Sonz of Serpents
Tunu
BEST SOLO ARTIST (Presented by Adelaide Festival Centre)
Jess Day
Kaurna Cronin
Lonelyspeck
Motez
Ollie English
Stellie
BEST RELEASE (Presented by themusic.com.au)
EAST AV3
Lonelyspeck
Motez
Ollie English
Wing Defence
BEST MUSIC EDUCATOR (Presented by SAMII)
Grayson Rotumah
Kultar Ahluwalia
James Alberts
Naomi Keyte
Nick O’Connor
BEST INNOVATION (Presented by CityMag)
Mosaic Audio Visual
Play/Pause/Play
Space Jams
Sunny Side Uploads
Thursday Night Knock Offs – Sparkke at the Whitmore
WheatyLIVE
PEOPLE’S CHOICE AWARDS FINALISTS
BLUES & ROOTS (Presented by Radio Adelaide)
JimmyBay
Lucky Seven
Ollie English
Rat Tamango
The Streamliners
COUNTRY (Presented by Grace Emily Hotel)
Cassidy Rae Gaiter
Cookie Baker
Jessica Wishart
Matt Ward
Nathan May
ELECTRONIC (Presented by Moshtix)
Hartway
Jethro
Lonelyspeck
Motez
Zac Eichner
EXPERIMENTAL (Presented by Ancient World)
Heinous Crimes
Slowmango
SODA
Sons of Zoku
The Empty Threats
FOLK (Presented by The Wheatsheaf Hotel)
Katie Pomery
Loren Kate
Naomi Keyte
Siberian Tiger
Tom West
HEAVY (Presented by Enigma)
Alt.
Dirty Pagans
Hidden Intent
NO NO NO NO NO
Terminal Zero
HIP HOP (Presented by The Gov)
DyspOra
East AV3
Laitisi Diesa
Outside Lines
We Move Like Giants
JAZZ (Presented by Elder Conservatorium)
Alex Taylor
Django Rowe
Er@ser Description
Nick Pennington & Angus Mason
The Boys Club
POP (Presented by Jive)
Ashton Fraser
Germein
Jess Day
MANE
The Montreals
PUNK (Presented by Three D Radio)
Bitchspawn
Chelsea Manor
Collateral Damage
The Lizards
Wing Defence
ROCK (Presented by Crown and Anchor)
Horror My Friend
Oscar the Wild
SEABASS
TOWNS
Venice Queens
SOUL/FUNK/R&B (Presented by Woodville Town Hall)
Elsy Wameyo
Isaac Thomas
Legs of Ivar
Leni
Wanderers
Points to note:
- Tuesday 3rd November – SAM AWARDS – Winners Announced
- Tickets via Moshtix, $40
- The event will be held at University of Adelaide’s Cloisters and Lawns alongside the UNI Bar. Moving the event from its usual seated dinner format, to a larger semi- outdoor one.
- 8000 + votes received for the People’s Choice Awards
- Judged by an all star panel of 15 national & local judges
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