APRA Silver Scroll finalists

29th July 2010

The finalists have been announced for NZ’s top notch songwriting award, the 2010 APRA Silver Scroll Award. From a list of 20 songs released earlier this month, the top five songwriters and composers were voted through by more than 7,500 APRA Members.

The finalists are,

A New Dialogue by Julia Deans

Autumn by Matthew Hope, Jonathan Pearce, Reuben Stephens and Alexander Freer (Artisan Guns)

Running Through The Fire (Storm) by Anika Moa

Say Goodbye by Ruban Nielson and Kody Nielson (Mint Chicks)

Young Blood by Aaron Short, Alisa Xayalith and Thom Powers (The Naked And Famous)

The winner of the prestigious award will be crowned at an invite only event on Wednesday 8 September at the Auckland Town Hall. On the awards night, unique renditions of the finalists’ works will be performed under the guidance of Music Director Karl Steven (Supergroove, The Drab Doo Riffs). Awards will also be presented for the Most Performed Works, The APRA Maioha Award, the SOUNZ Contemporary Award and an induction into the NZ Music Hall Of Fame.

The APRA Maioha Award finalists,

Jamie Greenslade with Sin City (feat. Awa) by maitreya

Ngatapa Black, Shane Taipari and Julian Wilcox with He Maimai Aroha by Miss Black

Ahorangi Winitana with Óku Máreikura by Ahorangi Winitana

SOUNZ Contemporary Award finalists,

Chris Gendall with Rudiments

Ross Harris with Violin Concerto No.1

Chris Cree Brown with Inner Bellow

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