Barnett, #1 Dads, among winners at Independent Music Awards
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Courtney Barnett was on tour and stoppedin San Francisco last night when she dominated Australia’s Carlton Dry Independent Music Awards in Melbourne.
No longer a rising star, the ARIA Award winner took out four awards for Best Independent Artist, Best Independent Album (forSometimes I Sit And Think, And Sometimes I Just Sit), Best Independent Single (Depreston) and Best Independent Label (for her co-owned imprint Milk! Records).
In 2014 Barnett took out the coveted Best Independent Artist and Best Independent Single (Avant Gardener) Awards –the track she performed onThe Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallonin April last year.
Tour mainstay Seth Sentry took out Best Independent Hip Hop Album forStrange New Past.The trophie was presented by the Award’s 2014 winner Remi.
The Breakthrough Independent Artist Of The Year Award went to #1 Dads (aka Tom Iansek of Big Scary), on the back of his recordAbout Face,while the award forBest Independent Hard Rock, Heavy or Punk album went to King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, for their lauded LPI’m In Your Mind Fuzz.
A keynote speech was made by red Wiggle Murray Cook. According toNoise11, Cook advised artists to remain as independent as possible and hold on tight to their publishing rights.
Cook with Nova Breakfast announcer Dylan Lewis
Performers on the night includedJohn Butler Trio, Airling, Bad//Dreems, Dead Letter Circus and Harts.
Dead Letter Circus
2015 also marked 10 Years of Awards, the milestone was celebrated with a highlights reel looking back at past Awards.
AIR CEO, Dan Nevin said: “What a fantastic way to celebrate the 10th Awards and AIR’s 20th year. It’s so great to see the independent sector come together and pay tribute to the great work that is seeing our artists find local and international success.”
View all the winners below:
BEST INDEPENDENT ARTIST– PRESENTED BY CARLTON DRY
COURTNEY BARNETT
BEST INDEPENDENT ALBUM
COURTNEY BARNETT– SOMETIMES I SIT AND THINK, AND SOMETIMES I JUST SIT
BEST INDEPENDENT SINGLE OR EP– PRESENTED BY RDIO
COURTNEY BARNETT– DEPRESTON
BREAKTHROUGH INDEPENDENT ARTIST OF THE YEAR– PRESENTED BY PPCA
#1 DADS
BEST INDEPENDENT HIP HOP ALBUM
SETH SENTRY– STRANGE NEW PAST
BEST INDEPENDENT COUNTRY ALBUM
FRANK YAMMA– UNCLE
BEST INDEPENDENT BLUES AND ROOTS ALBUM
C.W. STONEKING– GON’ BOOGALOO
BEST INDEPENDENT HARD ROCK, HEAVY OR PUNK ALBUM
KING GIZZARD & THE LIZARD WIZARD– I’M IN YOUR MIND FUZZ
BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE/ELECTRONICA ALBUM
FLIGHT FACILITIES– DOWN TO EARTH
BEST INDEPENDENT DANCE, ELECTRONICA OR CLUB SINGLE
HAYDEN JAMES– SOMETHING ABOUT YOU
BEST INDEPENDENT JAZZ ALBUM
BARNEY MCALL– MOOROOLBARK
BEST INDEPENDENT CLASSICAL ALBUM
AUSTRALIAN BRANDENBURG ORCHESTRA– BRANDENBURG CELEBRATES
BEST INDEPENDENT LABEL
MILK! RECORDS
Photo Credit:Aleksandar Jason