Mark your calendars: The Age Music Victoria Awards, Face The Music set for Melbourne

Two Melbourne institutions, The Age Music Victoria Awards and the Face The Music conference and showcase, have announced their return dates this morning, with both forming part of Melbourne Music Week.

The awards celebrate their 12thyear at 170 Russell in the city on Wednesday November 22, with self-nominations applying to all categories this year following thesuccessful trial for the genre categories last year.

A panel of select industry figures will determine the nominees once all entries are compiled, and announce them on Friday October 13.

Entries or nominations are submitted via the website.

Says Peter Knight, Artistic Director of Australian Art Orchestra which won Best Jazz Album last year, “This recognition is so great.

“A lot of work goes into making an album and it’s wonderful for everyone involved to have those efforts celebrated.

‘We should nominate our work not only because there is a chance we might win but because these awards are also a measure of the musical richness that we have in Victoria.”

The deadline for submissions is Thursday August 31. Criteria dictates that at least 50% of an act has to have been living in Victoria for the past two years, and released an EP or album between October 1 2016 and August 31 2017.

The categories open for submissions are Best Regional Venue (under 50 gigs per year), Best Regional Venue (over 50 gigs per year), Best Venue (under 500 capacity), Best Venue (over 500 capacity) and Best Festival.

The genre categories are Best Blues Album, Best Country Album, Best Soul, Funk, R’n’B or Gospel Album, Best Jazz Album, Best Hip Hop Album, Best Electronic Act, Best Heavy Album, Best Indigenous Act, Best Global or Reggae Album, Best Folk or Roots Album and Best Experimental or Avant-Garde Act.

Limited ticket sales for the night at $30 + BF are via the websiteor phone 1300 724 867.

Face The Music returns for its 10thyear on Thursday November 23 and Friday 24, also as part of Melbourne Music Week.

This morning’s announcement revealed that coming weeks would reveal details on a new venue, as well as a new roster of workshops, keynotes and panels.

Tickets for the two days cost $140 with Earlybirds at $99 (from Moshtix) and 10% concession for members of APRA AMCOS, Music Victoria, AMIN, AAM and AIR.