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Liverpool GIT Awards Announces 2013 Judging Panel

• 7th Jan 2013

Influential journalists from two cornerstones of the UK music media have been confirmed to join the judging panel for Liverpool’s GIT (Getintothis) Award 2013.

BBC 6 Music presenter and son of the legendary John Peel, Tom Ravenscroft and the editor of rock & pop music bible Q Magazine, Liverpool-born Andrew Harrison will join the 12-strong judging panel.

The GIT Award, dubbed ‘the Scouse Mercury Prize’, launched its second annual outing in November after a hugely successful inaugural prize in 2012. Tom and Andrew join 10 other respected industry experts to decide a winner for this pioneering award in April next year.

Returning to judge The GIT Award are Matt Wilkinson, NME’s new music editor, Craig G Pennington, editor of Liverpool music magazine Bido Lito! and John Doran, editor of the music webzine The Quietus.

Other new judges for the GIT Award 2013 are David Lloyd, founder and editor of Liverpool culture blog Seven Streets, Clarry Mowforth, co-founder of Liverpool events and promotions company everisland, and Juice FM Deputy Programme Controller, Johnny Collins.

GIT Award organiser and Liverpool Echo journalist Peter Guy also takes a place on the 2013 judging panel, alongside Liverpool music promoter, Steve Miller, the man behind club night EVOL, and former music journalist Paul Rogers, who is head of content at Liverpool Football Club. Completing the judging line up is Yaw Owusu, music manager and chief executive of award-winning Liverpool youth culture company URBEATZ.

GIT Award organiser Peter Guy said: “I’m thrilled with the judging panel for the GIT Award 2013. They represent the cornerstones of music on a national scale while their brands are respected throughout the world. The diversity of the Merseyside-based judges shows how communal the GIT Award has become in Liverpool, while those judges based around the country shows how respected, and how serious the industry considers new Liverpool music to be. It’s shaping up to be a superb second year.“

Musicians, bands and creative types who would like to enter for this year’s prize are asked to send four tracks to mail or alternatively post to Peter Guy, The GIT Award, Liverpool Daily Post & ECHO, PO Box 48, Old Hall Street, Liverpool, L69 3EB.

Businesses who would like to get involved with the GIT Award can email mail for more information.