Music Victoria Awards of 2017

The Music Victoria Awards of 2017 are the 12th Annual Music Victoria Awards and consist of a series of awards, presented on 22 November 2017.[2] For the first time this year, the Best Regional Venue award was separated into of over and under 50 gigs per year.

Music Victoria Awards of 2017
Date22 November 2017 (2017-11-22)
Venue170 Russell, Melbourne, Victoria
Hosted byChris Gill and Lyndelle Wilkinson[1]
Most awardsA.B. Original & King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard (3)

Music Victoria CEO, Patrick Donovan commended this year's impressive talent saying, "Congratulations to all of the winners and nominees. We are very proud that many of these winners haven't just made an impact in Australia over the last 12 months, but acts such as Jen Cloher, The Teskey Brothers, King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard and A.B. Original have been flying the Victorian flag overseas."[1]

Hall of Fame inductees

Outstanding Achievement Award

  • Zo Damage

Zo Damage is music photographer. Her 365 Day Live Music Photography Project and book The Damage Report whereby she photographed a band or more daily for a year, wrapping it up with a sold-out exhibition and book launch at Arts Centre Melbourne.[1]

Award nominees and winners

All genre Awards

Winners indicated in boldface, with other nominees in plain.[3][4]

Best Album Best Song
  • King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard – "Rattlesnake"
Best Male Best Female
Best Band Best Emerging Artist
Best Live Act Best Festival
Best Venue (Over 500 Capacity) Best Venue (Under 500 Capacity)
  • Corner Hotel, Richmond
    • 170 Russell
    • The Croxton Bandroom
    • Forum, Melbourne
    • Melbourne Recital Centre
  • The Tote, Collingwood
    • The Curtin
    • The Gasometer Hotel, Collingwood
    • The Old Bar
    • Howler
Best Regional Venue (Over 50 Gigs a Year) Best Regional Venue (Under 50 Gigs a Year)
  • Workers Club, Geelong
    • Baha, Rye
    • Barwon Club, Geelong
    • The Eastern Hotel, Ballarat
    • Karova Lounge, Ballarat
  • Theatre Royal, Castlemaine
    • The Bridge Hotel, Castlemaine
    • Meeniyan Town Hall, Meeniyan
    • Music On The Hill, Red Hill
    • Pier Bandroom, Frankston
Best Regional Act
  • Cosmic Psychos
    • Benny Walker
    • Coda Chroma
    • D.D Dumbo
    • Freya Josephine Hollick

Genre Specific Awards

Voted by a select industry panel

Best Blues Album Best Country Album
  • Fiona BoyesProfessin' the Blues
    • Benny & The Fly By Niters – Watch Yourself
    • Dan Dinnen – Keep on Stirrin' the Pot
    • Lloyd SpiegelThis Time Tomorrow
    • White Lightning – Mongrel Blood
  • Raised By Eagles – I Must Be Somewhere
    • Big Smoke – Time Is Golden
    • Freya Josephine Hollick – The Unceremonious Junking of Me
    • Matt Joe Gow – Seven Years
    • Small Town Romance – Small Town Romance
Best Soul, Funk, R'n'B and Gospel Album Best Jazz Album
Best Hip Hop Album Best Electronic Act
  • A.B. Original – Reclaim Australia
    • Birdz – Train of thought
    • Must Volkoff – Aquanaut
    • PezDon't Look Down
    • RemiDivas & Demons
Best Heavy Album Best Aboriginal Act
  • Divide and Dissolve – Basic
    • Batpiss – Rest in Piss
    • Clowns – Lucid Again
    • Dødknell – Hatred. Absolute
    • Mammoth Mammoth – Mount the Mountain
Best Global or Reggae Album Best Experimental/Avant-Garde Act
  • Lamine Sonko and the African Intelligence – Afro Empire
    • Amaru Tribe – Amaru Tribe
    • The Bombay Royale – Run Kitty Run
    • George Telek, David Bridie & Musicians of the Gunantuna – A Bit Na Ta
    • Papa Chango – The Lost Moon of Bellaris
  • Winter Sound School / Bridget Chappell
    • Byron Scullin
    • James Hullick
    • Miyuki Jokiranta
    • Nat Grant
Best Folk Roots Album
  • The Mae Trio – Take Care Take Cover
    • Jed Rowe – A Foreign Country
    • Jordie Lane and The Sleepers – Glassellland
    • Leah Senior – Pretty Faces
    • Sophie Koh – Book of Songs

References

  1. "The Age Music Victoria Winners 2017". amnplify. November 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  2. "The Age Music Victoria Awards 2017". eventfinda. 2017. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  3. "Previous Nominess". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  4. "Previous Winners". Music Victoria. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
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