The INDY Music Awards

COMING SOON! THE INDY MUSIC AWARDS 2009
The INDY Music Awards uniquely celebrate, recognise, encourage and reward the hard work of festivals, live music venues, their promoters and the very best emerging artists they showcase and help develop, ensuring the grass roots of the UK music industry continues to thrive and prosper and produce the stars and talent of the future.
In 2008, 600 UK festivals, venues and promoters nominated over 700 emerging artists, with the awards reaching an estimated audience of 40 million via traditional media, the internet and the televised awards ceremony on Rockworld TV.
Many of the participating artists have gone on to be signed by management, agents and record labels (independent and major) and secured higher profile gigs including major festivals as a direct result of their involvement with The INDY Music Awards.
Now entering their third year The INDY Music Awards have established themselves as the industry standard for emerging talent and are the only awards scheme to be fully supported by major industry bodies including The Association of Independent Music (AIM) and The Musicians’ Union.
UK festivals, venues and promoters call for nominations will be made in January 2009.
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INDY MUSIC AWARDS WINNERS 2008
Best Female Solo Act
Dawn Kinnard
Nominated by Making It Live
Venue: The Rock Garden
Presented by The Lightyears
Best Male Solo Act
Vince Freeman
Nominated by The Winelight Club, Norwich
Presented by Joana and the Wolf
Best Electronica Act
You Love Her Coz She’s Dead
Nominated by The Queens Hotel, Weymouth
Presented by Rusty Egan (Visage, The Rich Kids)
Best Punk/Ska Act
Thee Vicars
Nominated by Bald Monkey Promotions
Venue: Studio 3 Norfolk
Presented by Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle (Buzzcocks)
Best Heavy Rock Act
Litmus
Nominated by The Underworld, Camden
Presented by Robin Goodridge (Bush, Spear of Destiny)
Best New Wave/Progressive Act
Molloy
Nominated by Broccoli Music
Venue: Clockwork, London
Presented by Marco Pirroni and Chris Constantinou
(Adam and the Ants, The Wolfmen)
Best Pop Act
Miss Pink Shoes
Nominated by FeedMe Music
Venue: The Jamm, Brixton
Nominated by The Jamm, Brixton
Presented by Andy Matthews (Album Chart Show)
Best Urban Act
THE IRS
Nominated by The Primrose, Leeds
Presentefd by Jacqui Powell-Swinburne (Dragonstorm Records)
Best Soul/Funk/Jazz Act
Vimala
Nominated by The Halo, London
Presener by Gary Crosby (Jazz Warriors)
Best Folk/Country/Blues Act
FELDSPAR
Nominated by London Unplugged
Venue: Viva Viva, Hornsey London
Presented by Calum McColl (Producer, Co-Founder Red Grape Records)
The Music Uncharted Best Indie Act
The Brent Flood
Nominated by Fierce Promotions
Venue: Solo Bar, Camden, London
Nominated by FeedMe Music
Venue: Dingwalls, London
Presented by Fruitbat (Carter and the USM)
Guitar Hero Best Rock Act
Little Fish
Nominated by Bull & Gate, London
Nominated by The Drawing Room, Chesham
Nominated by Cross Kings, London
Nominated by The Legendary Skittle Alley
Venue: The Stocks at The Crown & Thistle, Abingdon
Presented by James Walsh (Starsailor)
Gibson Guitar Best Alternative Act
The Penny Black Remedy
Nominated by Bloody Awful Poetry
Venue: The Enterprise, Camden, London
Presented by Mike Rutherford (Genesis, Mike and the Mechanics)
PRS Pub of the Year
Nambucca
Holloway Road, London
Presented by Feargal Sharkey
(The Undertones, Live Music Forum, British Music Rights)
PRS Bar of the Year
The Halo Bar
Battersea, London
Presented by Piers Hernu (Broadcaster and Journalist)
PRS Club of the Year
93 Feet East
Brick Lane, London
Presented by Steve Levine (Producer)
Virtual Festivals Festival of the Year
TRUCK Festival
Oxford
Steve Jenner (Virtual Festivals)
Promoter of the Year
Feedme Music
Presented by Nick Moore (Publicicst)
Fan of The Year
Nadege, Fan of Arny Suun
Presented by Richard Davis (Artrocker)
Peoples Choice Award
Vince Freeman
Nominated by The Winelight Club, Norwich
Presented by JChas Smash (Madness)
Inspiration Award
Buzzcocks
Presented by Ellis Rich (Chairman PRS)
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