Taking place at Brixton Jamm on Sept 5th. The awards are to reward the best new music around the UK and to highlight the musical depth and diversity of the current underground and breaking UK music scene. From Jazz to Indie, from Pop to Folk, all categories will be made up of the very best underground talent in the UK and we fully expect some of the award winners to go on to achieve long and successful careers in the music industry.
Fans will be able to vote for nominated bands online, before a final
group artists per category will go forward for the awards night to be
voted for by the public.
Other award winners will be chosen by a group of music industry
professionals.
Co-hosted by Tony Wright (Terrorvision) and Tabby Callaghan ( X Factor),
amongst the list of invitee's will be producers and presenters from Radio 1,
Radio 2, XFM, BBC 6, Total Rock. As well as journalists and reviewers
from student to mainstream music magazines/ezines. The night will
also see an exclusive appearance from members of The Buzzcocks and
exclusive live performances on the night from The Levellers,
Stillman, Original Cast, Parka, Exile Parade, Logan, Archive of
Everything, The Lazarus Plot, Karim Fanous and many more.
Access All Areas New Music Awards want to get themselves firmly
established on the musical calendar for 2007 and for many years beyond with the long term aim being to secure national coverage of the event and more importantly the breath taking array of music talent in the UK.
Sponsors and supporters include Fatea, Glasswerk, Hackpen Records,
Hangmans Joke, Hype, Insider Guide, Pure Rawk, Record Collector, Rock Midgets, Room Thirteen, Skiddle, Solus, Tough Cookie, UK Music Search, Enable Music, BCB Radio and more TBC.
The full list of award categories are :
Best Folk Artist, Best Rock Band, Best Metal Band, Best Indie Band, Best Electronica Band, Best Album, Best single, Best Songwriting, Best riff/guitar solo, Best 3 piece band, Best use of instruments, Best Male, Best Female, Best female fronted band, Best video, Best photoshoot, Best Website, Best Myspace, Best New Band, Best Live Band, Best Venue, Best Jazz Band, Best Overseas act, Best Dance act, Best Punk Band, Best Singer/Songwriter, Best Independent Label and Best DJ.
To register your votes go to: link