FBi SMAC Awards winners announced
After declaring they would “probably punch you in the face” if you told them they would write a pop song when they accepted the FBi Sydney Music Arts & Culture (SMAC) Award for Best Song, The Preatures were back on stage at Carriageworks last night to accept the award for Record of the Year. The Sydney band’s debut LP Blue Planet Eyes was released last September and hit the Top 5 on the ARIA Chart.
The SMAC of the Year went to Laneway Festival co-founder Danny Rogers, while electro trio Seekae took out Best Song with Test & Recognise.
triple j favourite Montaigne, who signed to Wonderlick Entertainment last August, performed on the night, before taking out the SMAC for Next Big Thing.
See below for the full list of winners for 2014:
SMAC OF THE YEAR
Danny Rogers
RECORD OF THE YEAR
The Preatures – Blue Planet Eyes
NEXT BIG THING – presented by Rekorderlig Cider
Montaigne
BEST LIVE ACT – presented by Coopers
Donny Benet
BEST MUSIC EVENT
Newtown Festival
BEST SONG – presented by APRA AMCOS
Seekae – Test & Recognise
REMIX THE CITY
Wonderwalls
BEST ON STAGE
The Boat People
BEST ARTS PROGRAM – presented by Cake Wines
Giant Dwarf
BEST VISUAL ARTIST
Tony Albert
BEST EATS
The Stinking Bishops
FBi CLICK BEST PRODUCER
Basenji
Image Credit: Ken Leanfore