Taite Music Prize

Taite Music Prize
Awarded for Best album from New Zealand
Sponsor PPNZ Music Licensing
Country New Zealand
Presented by Independent Music New Zealand
Reward $NZ10,000
First awarded 2010
Last awarded 2014
Official website http://www.indies.co.nz/taite-music-prize.html

The Taite Music Prize is an annual music prize awarded for the best album from New Zealand.

The prize is named after respected New Zealand music journalist and broadcaster Dylan Taite, who died in 2003. The Taite Music Prize was established in 2009 in his honour by Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ) in conjunction with the Taite family. The first prize was awarded in 2010.[1] The Taite takes its inspiration from successful international prizes such as the Mercury Prize in the UK and the Australian Music Prize.[2]

The award carries a cash prize of NZ$10,000 and sponsors' prizes. It is primarily sponsored by Recorded Music NZ (formerly known as PPNZ Music Licensing).[2] The award is judged on originality, creativity, and musicianship displayed on an album, rather than on sales or commercial factors.[1]

The prize shortlist is decided by a group of IMNZ members and 10 outside judges, including musicians, music journalists and music industry personnel. The prize winner is decided by a 10-person judging panel chosen by IMNZ.[3]

In 2013 a second award was added to the Taite Music Prize event. The Independent Music NZ Classic Record award honours a previously released album that is now considered a classic, and the award aims to "acknowledge New Zealand’s rich history of making fine albums that continue to inspire us and that also define who we are." Like the Taite Music Prize, it is selected by music media and music industry specialists. The inaugural recipient of the Classic Record award was the Gordons' 1981 album Gordons.[4]

History

In 2014, Lorde, the winner of the Taite Music Prize, asked that the $10,000 cash prize, studio time and other sponsors' prizes be split among the seven other nominees, saying, "I think everyone is kind of sick of me winning stuff at the moment and other people are in more in need of the funds and exposure right now."[5]

Winners and shortlisted nominees

Ladi6, winner of the 2011 prize.
Ruban Nielson of Unknown Mortal Orchestra, winner of the 2012 prize.
Lorde, winner of the 2014 prize.
Year Winner Shortlisted nominees Ref(s)
2010 Lawrence Arabia - Chant Darling [6]
2011 Ladi6 - The Liberation Of... [7]
2012 Unknown Mortal Orchestra – Unknown Mortal Orchestra [8]
2013 SJD – Elastic Wasteland
  • @Peace – @Peace
  • Aaradhna – Treble & Reverb
  • Collapsing Cities – Strangers Again
  • Home Brew – Home Brew
  • Lawrence Arabia – The Sparrow
  • OPOSSOM – Electric Hawaii
 [9][10]
2014 Lorde – Pure Heroine [11]
2015 Jakob – Sines
  • @peace – @peace and the Plutonian Noise Symphony
  • Aldous Harding – Aldous Harding
  • Delaney Davidson – Swim Down Low
  • Electric Wire Hustle – Love Can Prevail
  • Grayson Gilmour – Infinite Life!
  • Kimbra – The Golden Echo
  • Tiny Ruins – Brightly Painted One
  • Mulholland – Stop & Start Again
  • Tami Neilson – Dynamite!
 [12][13]

Independent Music NZ Classic Record award

Year Winner Album Label Year of release Ref(s)
2013 The Gordons Gordons Gordons 1981 [4]
2014 Various artists AK79 Ripper Records 1979 [14]
2015 Herbs What’s Be Happen? Warrior Records 1981 [15]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kara, Scott (19 December 2009). "Music prize honours journalist". NZ Herald. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Taite Music Prize". IMNZ. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  3. ↑ "Rules and Judging Criteria". IMNZ. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The Taite Music Prize: announcing the inaugural ‘Independent Music NZ Classic Record’ award". IMNZ. Retrieved 11 April 2013.
  5. ↑ "Taite Prize: Lorde giveth back". NZ Herald. 16 April 2014. Retrieved 16 April 2014.
  6. ↑ "Taite Music Prize 2010 Finalists". IMNZ. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  7. ↑ "The 2011 Taite Music Prize – Announcing the Finalists!". IMNZ. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  8. ↑ "The Taite Music Prize 2012: announcing the finalists". IMNZ. Retrieved 25 October 2012.
  9. ↑ "Taite Music Prize". IMNZ. Retrieved 28 March 2013.
  10. ↑ "SJD wins Taite Music Prize". MSN NZ. Retrieved 17 April 2013.
  11. ↑ "Taite Music Prize". IMNZ. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
  12. ↑ Yates, Siena (19 February 2015). "Taite Music Prize finalists announced". Stuff.co.nz (Fairfax). Retrieved 19 February 2015.
  13. ↑ Walters, Laura. "Jakob awarded Taite Music Prize". Stuff. Fairfax. Retrieved 15 April 2015.
  14. ↑ "The Taite Music Prize: announcing this year’s ‘Independent Music NZ Classic Record’ award". Independent Music NZ Inc. Independent Music NZ Inc. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
  15. ↑ "‘Independent Music NZ Classic Record’ Award Announced". Scoop. Taite Music Prize. Retrieved 8 April 2015.

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