IMNZ Charts to May 10: Farewell to one of the greats

IMNZ Charts to May 10: Farewell to one of the greats

This week we mourn the loss of one of New Zealand's great composers; we share the winners of the Music Managers' Awards; and we present a NZ Music Month-sized bucketload of new releases and shows.

Week To Thursday, 7 May 2015
1 1 10 Six60 (2) Six60 Massive plat x1
2 3 3 Lucky Stars Don McGlashan Border/DRM
3 2 4 Drylands Mel Parsons CapeRoad/Border/DRM
4 - 1 Into Temptation Tainted Rhythm/DRM
5 5 43 We Rise Devilskin Rhythm/DRM plat x1
6 7 187 Six60 Six60 Massive plat x4
7 - 1 The Great Cybernetic Depression Princess Chelsea Lil'Chief/Rhythm/DRM
8 11 37 Evergreen Broods DrydenStreet gold x1
9 10 6 Saint John Divine SJD RoundTripMars
10 9 4 Queen At The Table Anika Moa Diamond&Kowhai/Rhythm/DRM
11 4 8 Citizen TrinityRoots Rhythm/DRM
12 17 4 Narcocorrido Head Like A Hole Rhythm/DRM
13 13 74 Songs For Bubbas Anika Moa Bubbs/Rhythm/DRM
14 - 1 The 9th Sam Hunt With David Kilgour And The Heavy Eights Rhythm/DRM
15 14 5 The Road Home Paper Cranes DRM
16 19 2 Reflection Rebecca Nelson Ode/DRM
17 - 288 Based On A True Story Fat Freddy's Drop Rhythm/DRM plat x9
18 16 32 Red Grey Blue Mel Parsons CapeRoad/Border/DRM
19 - 38 Science & Survival I Am Giant I Am Giant
20 15 11 Our New Life Above The Ground Avalanche City LTPS

The MMF New Zealand, Recorded Music New Zealand, APRA AMCOS, Neuw Denim and the New Zealand Music Commission are proud to announce the winners for the 2015 Music Managers Awards.

Artists and industry specialists alike have raised their glasses in toast to the endless contribution that managers make to the New Zealand music industry, and celebrating all those who took home awards this evening. Ashley Page took home the prestigious ‘Manager of the Year’ award for his work withBroods, Joel Little, and Jarryd James, a very-well deserved award for a manager who always goes above and beyond for his artists. There’s a really interesting interview with Ashley in the NZ Herald. ‘Breakthrough Manager of the Year’ was awarded to duoNick Dwyer and Dick Johnson for their work in raising the profile of their dance music project Weird Together. For the second year in a row, Scott Maclachlan has taken home the ‘International Achievement’ award, for his role in the continuing and unprecedented success of Lorde and Sol3 Mio. The prize for ‘Self Managed Artist’ was awarded to Andrew Spraggon for his project Sola Rosa; a 15-year labour of love. James Southgate has won the ‘Independent Tour’ award for the Devilskin ‘We Rise’ Album Release Tour. Awesome shows aren’t possible without awesome venues, and awards were also presented tonight to the Powerstation for ‘Best Large Venue’ for the third year running, and The Kings Arms for ‘Best Small Venue’. The ‘Industry Champion’ for 2015 was for the first time open to individuals and so was awarded to Brendan Smyth, music manager for NZ On Air. The MMF Mentoring Program provides opportunities for new artists to have one on one time with industry specialists, and the Achievement Award recognises the efforts of a member who utilises the resources provided by the program and shows great initiative. This year the ‘Achievement Award’ was presented to Katie Thompson who has demonstrated great promise in her work with Quirky Music, who provides holistic music management for a range of independent artists. The MMF wish to say thank you to all of their sponsors – and congratulations to all of tonight’s winners! www.mmf.co.nz

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