Thursday 17 September 2009
APRA Silver Scroll Awards 2009: The Winners
Tonight, the music industry’s most prestigious songwriting prize was presented for the very first time in the Garden
City of Christchurch.
The APRA Silver Scroll was presented for the 44th time to:
James Milne & Luke Buda for the Lawrence Arabia song ‘Apple Pie Bed’
This peer voted Award is decided by APRA Members themselves, New Zealand’s songwriters and composers.
"This is beautiful pop music with an edge, songwriting genius, ‘Apple Pie Bed’ is a classic" says APRA NZ Director,
Anthony Healey; "another chapter of Christchurch's amazing musical history has been written”.
Tonight APRA in association with RIANZ proudly made another induction to the New Zealand Music Hall Of Fame – Hirini
Melbourne & Richard Nunns.
"Hirini Melbourne and Richard Nunns have left us with a treasure chest of songs and a musical tradition that could have
been lost. Their contribution to New Zealand is enormous and this is a fitting honour from the entire music community"
says APRA Writer Director Arthur Baysting.
The Australasian Performing Right Association is proud to confirm the following winners, announced this evening (17
Sept) at the invitation only event held at the Christchurch Town Hall.
“The Awards are a celebration of the richness and diversity of music made in New Zealand. We congratulate Ross Harris,
Rewi Spraggon and Riki Bennett for their remarkable work.”
ENDS