APRA Music Awards of 2014
The Australian Performing Right Association Awards of 2014 are a series of related awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards of 2014 was the 32nd annual ceremony by the Australasian Performing Right Association and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society to award outstanding achievements in contemporary songwriting, composing and publishing. The ceremony was held on 23 June 2014 at the Brisbane City Hall, for the first time. The host for the ceremony was Brian Nankervis, adjudicator on SBS-TV's RocKwiz.
The Art Music Awards were distributed on 26 August at the Plaza Ballroom, Melbourne. These were provided by APRA, AMCOS and Australian Music Centre to recognise "artistic achievement and excellence within the field of Australia's art music industry." The Screen Music Awards were issued on 12 November by APRA, AMCOS and Australian Guild of Screen Composers, which "acknowledges excellence and innovation in the genre of screen composition".
On 28 May nominations for the APRA Music Awards were announced on multiple news sources, with Birds of Tokyo and Vance Joy being the most nominated artists with four each. A total of 13 awards were presented, with Lindy Morrison honoured by the Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music. Morrison is the National Welfare Coordinator of Support Act Limited – a music industry charity; previously she was on the board of Phonographic Performance Company of Australia for 20 years and, even earlier, a drummer for the Go-Betweens. Sia was presented with Songwriter of the Year for the second consecutive year – the first artist to ever do so. The APRA Music Awards ceremony highlights were broadcast on the MAX network on 9 July 2014.
Presenters
At the APRA Music Awards ceremony on 23 June 2014, aside from the host, Brian Nankervis, the presenters were Amanda Brown and Robert Forster as well as Kate Miller-Heidke.Performances
The APRA Music Awards ceremony showcased performances by:- Megan Washington
- Sheppard
- Colin Hay
- Gossling
- Kate Miller-Heidke
- Melody Pool
- Kirin J. Callinan
APRA Music Awards
Blues & Roots Work of the Year
| Title and/or artist | Writer | Publisher | Result |
| "Avenger" – The Bamboos | Lance Ferguson, Ella Thompson | Perfect Pitch Publishing Pty Ltd obo Full Thought Publishing | |
| "Get You out of Here" – Busby Marou | Thomas Busby, Jeremy Marou | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L | |
| "Luck" – Busby Marou | Thomas Busby, Don Walker | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L | |
| "Only One" – John Butler Trio | John Butler | Family Music Pty Ltd | |
| "Lygon Street Meltdown" – Melbourne Ska Orchestra | Nicky Bomba, Barry Deenick | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
Breakthrough Songwriter of the Year
| Title and/or artist | Writer | Publisher | Result |
| Jagwar Ma | Jono Ma, Gabriel Winterfield | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd | |
| Kylie Sackley | Kylie Sackley | Fable Music Pty Ltd obo Steel Wheels Music | |
| Louis Schoorl | Louis Schoorl | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd | |
| Hiatus Kaiyote | Paul Bender, Simon Mavin, Perrin Moss, Naomi Saalfield | ||
| Vance Joy | James Keogh | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing |
Country Work of the Year
| Title and/or artist | Writer | Publisher | Result |
| "I Learned the Hard Way" – Chelsea Basham | Chelsea Basham | ||
| "Flying with the King" – Lee Kernaghan | Colin Buchanan, Lee Kernaghan, Garth Porter | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd, Perfect Pitch Publishing Pty Ltd | |
| "Be with You Tonight" – O'Shea | Tim Nichols, Jay O’Shea, Mark O’Shea | J.Albert & Son Pty Limited | |
| "Thank You Angels" – O'Shea | Jay O’Shea, Mark O’Shea, Matthew Scullion | J.Albert & Son Pty Limited, Piney Range Publishing Pty Ltd | |
| "The Girl, the Bottle, the Memory" – The Wolfe Brothers | Nicholas Wolfe | Perfect Pitch Publishing Pty Ltd |
Dance Work of the Year
| Title and/or artist | Writer | Publisher | Result |
| "Alive" – Empire of the Sun | Steven Bach, Nick Littlemore, Peter Mayes, Jonathan Sloan, Luke Steele | Bach to Bach Music, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Solola Ltd, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Chenfeld Ltd, Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Downtown Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L | |
| "Holdin On" – Flume | Flume, Otis Redding | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Future Classic Pty Ltd and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Verse Music Group LLC, Essex Music Australia Pty Ltd obo Irving Music | |
| "Saved in a Bottle" – The Potbelleez | David Greene, Ilan Kidron, Erik Lewander, Jonathan Murphy | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo MCDJ Music, Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo The Kennel AB | |
| "Promises" – The Presets | Julian Hamilton, Kim Moyes | EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd | |
| "Bring It Back" – Will Sparks & Joel Fletcher | Will Sparks, Joel Fletcher | 120 Publishing Pty Ltd |
International Work of the Year
| Title and/or artist | Writer | Publisher | Result |
| "Blurred Lines" – Robin Thicke, T.I., and Pharrell Williams | Clifford Harris, Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams | Deyjah's Daddy Muzik, Universal/MCA Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo I Like 'Em Thicke Music, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd obo More Water from Nazareth Publishing | |
| "Can't Hold Us" – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton | Ben Haggerty, Ryan Lewis | Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Macklemore Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Ryan Lewis Publishing | |
| "Don't You Worry Child" – Swedish House Mafia | Axel Hedfors, Sebastian Ingrosso, Fragogiannis Josefsson, Martin Lindstrom, Michel Zitron | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Universal Music Publishing AB, Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Sony ATV Music Publishing Limited and Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo Universal Music Publishing AB, Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Lateral MGMT London Stockholm AB, Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Chrysalis Scandinavia AB | |
| "Let Her Go" – Passenger | Michael Rosenberg | Universal Music Publishing | |
| "Pompeii" – Bastille | Daniel Smith | Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd obo WWKD LTD |
Most Played Australian Work
| Title and/or artist | Writer | Publisher | Result |
| "Lanterns" – Birds of Tokyo | Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd | |
| "Let Me Down Easy" – Sheppard | Jay Bovino, Amy Sheppard, George Sheppard | ||
| "Resolution" – Matt Corby | Matt Corby, Dominic Salole | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Rights Management Ltd, Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo Heavy Sheet Music and Hanseatic Musikverlag GMBH & Co KG | |
| "Riptide" – Vance Joy | James Keogh | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing | |
| "You" – Nathaniel | Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Nathaniel Willemse | EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Sony/ATV Music Publ Allegro P/L |
Most Played Australia Work Overseas
| Title and/or artist | Writer | Publisher | Result |
| "Somebody That I Used To Know" – Gotye featuring Kimbra | Wally de Backer, Luiz Bonfá | J Albert and Son Pty Ltd obo Op Shop Songs Pty Ltd and Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L, Warner/Chappell Music Australia Pty Ltd |
Outstanding International Achievement Award
| Title and/or artist | Publisher | Result |
| Ella Yelich-O'Connor & Joel Little | Native Tongue Music Publishing/EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd |
Pop Work of the Year
| Title and/or artist | Writer | Publisher | Result |
| "Let Me Down Easy" – Sheppard | Jay Bovino, Amy Sheppard, George Sheppard | ||
| "Resolution" – Matt Corby | Matt Corby, Dominic Salole | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Rights Management Ltd, Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo Heavy Sheet Music and Hanseatic Musikverlag GMBH & Co KG | |
| "Riptide" – Vance Joy | James Keogh | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing | |
| "What You've Done to Me" – Samantha Jade | Tania Doko, Anthony Egizii, Jorgen Elofsson, David Musumeci | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Ted Company Pty, EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia obo Idas Songs | |
| "You" – Nathaniel | Anthony Egizii, David Musumeci, Nathaniel Willemse | EMI Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, Sony/ATV Music Publ Allegro P/L |
Rock Work of the Year
| Title and/or artist | Writer | Publisher | Result |
| "Battleships" – Bernard Fanning | Bernard Fanning | Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia | |
| "Lanterns" – Birds of Tokyo | Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd | |
| "Southern Sun" – Boy & Bear | Killian Gavin, Jonathon Hart, Timothy Hart, David Hosking | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L | |
| "Tell Me How It Ends" – Bernard Fanning | Bernard Fanning, Joey Waronker | Universal Music Publishing MGB Australia, Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Platinum Songs | |
| "When the Night Falls Quiet" – Birds of Tokyo | Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glen Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd |
Song of the Year
| Title and/or artist | Writer | Publisher | Result |
| "A Moat You Can Stand In" – The Drones | Stephen Hesketh, Fiona Kitchin, Gareth Liddiard, Dan Luscombe, Mike Noga | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd | |
| "Is This How You Feel" – The Preatures | Thomas Champion, Luke Davison, Isabella Manfredi, Jack Moffitt | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd | |
| "Lanterns" – Birds of Tokyo | Ian Berney, Ian Kenny, Glenn Sarangapany, Adam Spark, Adam Weston | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd | |
| "Resolution" – Matt Corby | Matt Corby, Dominic Salole | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo BMG Rights Management Ltd, Warner/Chappell Music Australia obo Heavy Sheet Music and Hanseatic Musikverlag GMBH & Co KG | |
| "Riptide" – Vance Joy | James Keogh | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing |
Songwriter of the Year
- Sia
Ted Albert Award for Outstanding Services to Australian Music
- Lindy Morrison
Urban Work of the Year
| Title and/or artist | Writer | Publisher | Result |
| "Act Your Age" – Bliss n Eso featuring Bluejuice | Alexander Burnett, Jamie Cibej, Jerry Craib, James Hauptmann, Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley, Jacob Stone, Stavros Yiannoukas | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo Ivy League Music Pty Ltd, Kobalt Music Publishing Australia P/L obo Bluejuice Music Group Pty Limited, Mushroom Music Pty Ltd | |
| "House of Dreams" – Bliss n Eso | M-Phazes, Max MacKinnon, Jonathan Notley | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd | |
| "On and On" – Illy | Illy, Jan Skubiszewski | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing, Mushroom Music Pty Ltd | |
| "Run Alone" – 360 | Kaelyn Behr, Matthew Colwell | Sony/ATV Music Publishing Australia P/L / Universal Music Publishing Pty Ltd | |
| "Youngbloods" – Illy | Illy, M-Phazes, Joel Birch, Troy Brady, Ryan Burt, Ahren Stringer | Mushroom Music Pty Ltd obo WAU Publishing, Mushroom Music Pty Ltd, Native Tongue Music Publishing |
Art Music Awards
Work of the Year – Instrumental
| Title | Composer | Performer | Result |
| Aerea | Mary Finsterer | Monash Art Ensemble | |
| Inferno | Elliott Gyger | Michael Kieran Harvey | |
| String Quartet No 2 | Matthew Hindson | Elias String Quartet | |
| String Quartet No 5 | Andrew Ford | Australian String Quartet |
Work of the Year – Jazz
| Title | Composer | Performer | Result |
| Everything Here Is Possible | Alister Spence, Myra Melford | Alister Spence and Myra Melford | |
| Happy | Quentin Angus | Quentin Angus, Alon Tayar, Bambam Rodriguez and Ari Hoenig | |
| Network of Lines | Tilman Robinson | Tilman Robinson, Peter Knight, Callum G’Froerer, Erikki Veltheim, Judith Hamann, Brett Thompson, Berish Bilander, Sam Zerna and Hugh Harvey | |
| Tall Tales | Paul Grabowsky | Monash Art Ensemble |
Work of the Year – Orchestral
| Title | Composer | Performer | Result |
| Compassion | Nigel Westlake, Lior Attar | Lior, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Nigel Westlake | |
| Golden Years | James Ledger | Margaret Blades, West Australian Symphony Orchestra, Otto Tausk | |
| Lake Ice: | Mary Finsterer | Kees Boersma, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Jessica Cottis | |
| The Last Days of Socrates | Brett Dean, Graeme Ellis | Peter Coleman-Wright, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Simone Young |
Work of the Year – Vocal or Choral
| Title | Composer / librettist | Performer | Result |
| From a Black Sky | Sandra France / Helen Nourse | The Street, David Kram | |
| Last Words | Andrew Ford / Tim Winton, Dorothy Porter, et al. | Jane Sheldon and the Seraphim Trio | |
| Moon: an Epic Song of Love | Gordon Hamilton / Venero Armanno | The Australian Voices, Gordon Hamilton | |
| The Pomegranate Cycle | Eve Klein | Eve Klein |
Performance of the Year
| Title | Composer / librettist | Performer | Result |
| Icy Disintegration | Annie Hsieh | Arcko Symphonic Ensemble, Timothy Phillips | |
| Lake Ice: | Mary Finsterer | Kees Boersma, Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Jessica Cottis | |
| The Last Days of Socrates | Brett Dean / Graeme Ellis | Peter Coleman-Wright, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Simone Young | |
| String Quartet No 2 | Matthew Hindson | Elias String Quartet |
Award for Excellence by an Individual
| Individual | Work | Result |
| Catherine Crock | The Hush Collection, Volumes 1-13 | |
| Carl Vine | Exemplary contribution to Musica Viva Australia in 2013 as Artistic Director, and to the wider arts and cultural industry | |
| David Montgomery | AMEB percussion project | |
| Kim Waldock | Contribution to music education in Australia |
Award for Excellence by an Organisation
| Organisation | Work | Result |
| Arcko Symphonic Ensemble | 2013 activities | |
| Australian Art Orchestra | Touring, community building, recording, creativity & leadership | |
| Chamber Made Opera | Commissioning & presenting cutting-edge chamber opera | |
| Frequency Oz for | 2013 activities |
Award for Excellence in Music Education
| Organisation / individual | Work | Result |
| Cathy Aggett | New Australian art songs for low voice | |
| Karen Carey | MLC School Opera House Concert 2013 plus a legacy of 25 years of concerts and commissions | |
| Topology | "Top Up" music education program | |
| West Australian Symphony Orchestra | 2013 education program |
Award for Excellence in a Regional Area
| Organisation / individual | Work | Result |
| Bogong Centre | Sound Culture, Bogong Electric | |
| Goulburn Regional Conservatorium | The Goulburn Oratorio |
Award for Excellence in Experimental Music
| Organisation / individual | Work | Result |
| Cat Hope | Drawn from Sound exhibition | |
| Ensemble Offspring with Oren Ambarchi and Martin Ng | Ligeti Morphed | |
| Eugene Ughetti, Robin Fox and Speak Percussion | Transducer | |
| Madeleine Flynn and Tim Humphrey & the City of Melbourne | 5 Short Blasts |
Award for Excellence in Jazz
| Organisation / individual | Work | Result |
| Alister Spence and Myra Melford | Everything Here Is Possible | |
| Andrea Keller | Creation, release and presentation of three contemporary jazz projects in 2013 | |
| Jonathan Zwartz | The Remembering and Forgetting of the Air | |
| The Street Theatre | Capital Jazz Project – a nine-day midwinter jazz festival |
Distinguished Services to Australian Music
| Organisation / individual | Result |
| Richard Gill |
Screen Music Awards
International Achievement Award
| Organisation / individual | Result |
| Adam Gock and Dinesh Wicks – The D.A's Office |
Feature Film Score of the Year
| Title | Composer | Result |
| Adoration | Christopher Gordon | |
| Healing | David Hirschfelder | |
| The Railway Man | David Hirschfelder | |
| Sororal | Christopher de Groot |
Best Music for an Advertisement
| Title | Composer | Result |
| Canon – "Seeing" | Ramesh Sathiah | |
| Replay – "Eco Warriors" | Alejandro Gomez Sánchez | |
| Tiger beer – "Charlie Ruedpokanon" Stuntman | Antony Partos, Matteo Zingales | |
| Tourism and Events Queensland – "Where Australia Shines" | Ryan Walsh |
Best Music for Children's Television
| Title | Composer | Result |
| Get Ace – Series 1 | Russell Thornton | |
| Ricky Edwards, Brett Aplin | ||
| Time Tremors – Series 1 | Benjamin Speed | |
| – "Space Bots" | Christopher Elves |
Best Music for a Documentary
| Title | Composer | Result |
| The Dancer from the Dance | Edward Primrose | |
| Fallout | Antony Partos | |
| I Am a Girl | John Gray | |
| Once My Mother | Cezary Skubiszewski |
Best Music for a Mini-Series or Telemovie
| Title | Composer | Result |
| The Broken Shore | Cezary Skubizewski | |
| The Killing Field | Basil Hogios, Caitlin Yeo | |
| The Outlaw Michael Howe | Roger Mason | |
| Parer’s War | Cezary Skubizewski |
Best Music for a Short Film
| Title | Composer | Result |
| Blood Pulls a Gun | Basil Hogios, Jack Moffitt | |
| The iMom | Haydn Walker | |
| Scission | Jonathan Dreyfus | |
| Where Do Lilacs Come From | Luke Howard |
Best Music for a Television Series or Serial
| Series or Serial | Episode title | Composer | Result |
| The Doctor Blake Mysteries | "Series 2 Episode 10: An Invincible Summer" | Dale Cornelius | |
| Rake | "Series 3 Episode 1" | David McCormack, Antony Partos, Michael Lira | |
| Redfern Now | "Series 2 Episode 3: Babe in Arms | Antony Partos | |
| Serangoon Road | "Episode 6" | Cezary Skubiszewski, Jan Skubiszewski |
Best Original Song Composed for the Screen
| Song title | Work | Composer | Result |
| "Don't Let Him Go" | Rake | David McCormack, Antony Partos | |
| "Giggle Galaxy" | Giggle and Hoot | Terry Mann | |
| "God Knows I Would" | ' 'The Moodys | Cameron Bruce | |
| "The Harvest & The Glory" | The Outlaw Michael Howe'' | Roger Mason |
Best Soundtrack Album
| Title | Composer | Result |
| Adoration | Christopher Gordon, Antony Partos | |
| The Broken Shore | Cezary Skubiszewski | |
| Healing | David Hirschfelder | |
| The Railway Man | David Hirschfelder |
Best Television Theme
| Title | Composer | Result |
| Fat Tony & Co. | Burkhard Dallwitz | |
| The Gods of Wheat Street | Jeff Lang | |
| Serangoon Road | Cezary Skubiszewski, Jan Skubiszewski | |
| Wentworth Series 2 | Richard Pleasance |
Most Performed Screen Composer – Australia
| Composer | Result |
| Adam Gock, Dinesh Wicks | |
| Jay Stewart | |
| Neil Sutherland | |
| Brenton White |
Most Performed Screen Composer – Overseas
| Composer | Result |
| Ricky Edwards | |
| Adam Gock, Dinesh Wicks | |
| Garry McDonald, Laurie Stone | |
| Neil Sutherland |