Queensland Music Awards unveil $20k songwriting prize & 2019 judges panel

Queensland peak music association QMusic this morning unveiled the first details of the 2019 Queensland Music Awards.

The seventh edition of the awards stages at the Royal International Convention Centre at Brisbane Showgrounds on Tuesday, March 19 March.

Tickets will be available to the general public early next year.

Deadline for song and video entries for the awards is November 12.

Songwriters can enter their songs in a wide range of self-nominating categories to be eligible for the $20,000 Song of The Year prize.

Now in its second year, it was won in 2018 by Jeremy Neale, who was honoured with a plaque on Fortitude Valley’s Walk of Fame to commemorate the achievement.

See the official Queensland Music Awards website for a list of self-nominating categories, major awards, people’s choice and best selling acknowledgements.

Entries will be listened to by a wide range of music executives and artists.

They are:

Alethea Beetson – artistic director, Digi Youth Arts / First Nations Producer, BIGSOUND

Andrew Tuttle – team leader, national engagement, APRA AMCOS

Andy Irvine – general manager, GYROstream

Cecil Coleman – client relations, Native Tongue Music Publishing

Chloe Goodyear – head of programming, Woodfordia Inc

Clare Armstrong – journalist, Townsville Bulletin

Dameila Thompson – radio host, DJ

Dan Condon – music editor, Double J

Deb Suckling – SugarRush Music

Dom Miller – agent, New World Artists

Emma Jones – publicist/artist coordinator, Call and Response

Gareth Bryant – national music editor, scenestr

Georgie Luxton – CMC Rocks, marketing and communications, Chugg Entertainment

Georgina Marckwald – program manager/music director, Nova 106.9

Graham Ashton – director, Footstomp Music

Harry Young – A&R manager, Dew Process

Joe Alexander – director, Bedroom Suck Records

Joe Nemer – tour coordinator/tour manager, Illusive Presents

Jonathan Johnson – entertainment director, Comiskey Group

Julia Davis – founder & CEO, New World Artists

Julia Solomon – producer & contemporary music programmer, Bleach* Festival

Kate Mills – licencing manager, Native Tongue

Kimberly Galceran – head of touring, Bluesfest Touring

Kylie Southwell – arts producer, Woodfordia Inc

Lauren Baxter – Brisbane editorial assistant, The Music

Lars Brandle – Australia correspondent, Billboard

Liz Ansley – music coordinator, 4ZZZ

Mace Francis – artistic director/composer, Mace Francis Orchestra / WA Youth Jazz Orchestra

Maggie Collins – managing director, Morning Belle

Matthew Lynbury – Nightlife Music

Melissa Tonkin – venue booker/manager, The Gov

Natalie Lidgerwood – senior programmer & producer, HOTA Home of the Arts

Patty Preece – associate lecturer, CQ University

Paulie B – producer/musician, Yama-Nui Recording Studios

Rachel Jones-Williams – national promotions manager, Caroline Australia

Rusty Thorpe – marketing manager, Bluesfest

Sahara Herald Shepherd – tour director, Frontier Touring

Samantha Morris – director, Blank Gold Coast and GC Music Awards

Samuel J. Fell – freelance journalist, writer

Sarah Hamilton – operations manager, Ditto Music

Sarah Chipman – managing director/publicist, Title Track

Shayne Armstrong – writer/producer, Shayne Armstrong Creative, Armstrong + Krause Screenwriting Partnership

Simon Mula – artist development and booking coordinator, BEMAC

Siobhan Kranz – head of partnerships and campaign Strategy, Mushroom Group

Sky Kirkham – producer, ABC

Stephane Elmosnino – mastering engineer, se.audio

Steve Bell – music journalist and owner Sonic Sherpa Records

Tim Price – director, Collision Course

Tom Inglis – owner, HSF Artist Services

Trad Nathan – director, Crowbar/Hearts MGMT

Tyler Treves – founder/promoter, Moniker Promo

Tyler McLoughlan – director, The Sound Pound

Uppy Chatterjee – editor, Cool Accidents/ Warner Music Australia

Vanessa Picken – director, Comes With Fries

Zohar Spatz – festival director, Horizon Festival

The awards are presented by Royal International Convention Centre, Brisbane Showgrounds, Hutchinson Builders and Mountain Goat Beer.