9th Johnny Dennis Music Awards Winners

The winners of the 9th JD Music Awards were announced on Wednesday, 11 June at an event at NSW Government House.The Australian Guild of Screen Composers would like to thank all who entered and congratulate the award recipients. (Photos: Trusteee Malcolm Harrison with one of the judges, Kamahl, and the winners)

10th Johnny Dennis Music Awards

Call for Entries

 

Entries are invited for the 10th Johnny Dennis Music Awards. There are three awards and each award carries a cash prize of $5,000 and entries close 30 April, 2009.

 

The categories are:

 

s       Best Popular Song Award Prize:            $5,000 cash 

s       Best Instrumental Award Prize:            $5,000 cash

s       Best Movie Theme Award Prize:            $5,000 cash

 

Entry Form (Please print off this page and use as entry form)

 

Title of Work: (please print)

Name of Composer/Nominator:

Composer:

Company: (if applicable)

Address:

Phone:

Email:

 

Category (please indicate):

s       Best Popular Song

s       Best Instrumental

s       Best Movie Theme

 

Please enclose:

s       Lyric sheet (for Song category)

s       CD (for Song and Instrumental categories)

s       CD, DVD or VHS (for Movie Theme Award)

s       Sentence outlining style of film (for Movie Theme Award)

Closing Date: Entries close 30 April, 2009.

 

Declaration by Person Making the Nomination

 

I, having read the conditions relating to the Johnny Dennis Music Awards, declare that I am eligible to receive the Award/s and that the music is original and has not been commercially released. I hereby nominate the work for consideration by the judges and agree to accept the decision of the Trustees, as final.

 

Name of Applicant:

Signature:

Date:

 

Entries to be sent to:

10th Johnny Dennis Music Awards, c/- Australian Guild of Screen Composers, PO Box 42, Potts Point  NSW  2011. Entries must be received by or postmarked 30 April, 2009

 

About Johnny Dennis

English-born and christened Dennis John Mole, Johnny Dennis migrated to Australia in the late 1940’s and got his first musical break on the late Jim “Woody” Wood’s talent search program on Melbourne 3AW playing and singing ‘Chattanooga Shoe Shine Boy’. Soon after he was band pianist for three years at the Ritz Hotel, St. Kilda, before moving to the Gold Coast where, this time doubling on electric organ, he was for more than three years the keyboard man at the Palm Lounge of the Grand Hotel, Coolangatta, with Art Luden as compere. A confirmed traveller, who enjoyed living out of a suitcase, Johnny spent time working in Melbourne and Sydney, as well as the USA, England and Scotland. Finally settling on the Gold Coast in 1989, he died suddenly from a heart attack on his way to a rehearsal — a trooper to the end, or, putting it with far more justice —the essential entertainer who loved an audience.

 

Guidelines for the 10th Johnny Dennis Music Awards

 

Object To assist composers of light music achieve appropriate recognition. Please note: as this is an encouragement award previous winners are not eligible to enter.

 

Definition Light music means music and musical compositions suitable for public performance of an entertaining and melodious nature and shall include dance music, show and film music and music suitable for public and private entertainment through the medium of radio, television and various forms of recording. It shall not include music of a primarily percussive nature where melody is dominated by rhythm or music of an operatic or light operatic nature. The music can have an international or exotic flavour.

 

Judging ‘Blind’ judging will be used so the judges will not know the identity of the entrant. On receipt, each entry will receive a number identifying the entrant.

s       On the CD or DVD do not write your name.

s       Only write the category and title of work on the CD being entered into Song and Instrumental categories.

s       For Movie Theme category only include title of film the music is composed for, plus a short sentence outlining the style of the film.

s       The name of the songwriter should not be identified on any lyric sheets.

s       Entrants not following these requirements will be automatically disqualified.

 

Best Popular Song and Best Instrumental Awards

s       Music must be original and not commercially released (limited release/self publishing is acceptable)

s       The work should be no longer than four (4) minutes.

s       Each entry must be accompanied by a separate entry form and CD.

s       CDs should be clearly marked indicating category and the title of the entry only.

s       Songs should be accompanied by three (3) copies of the lyric sheet.

 

Movie Theme Award

s       Music must be original and not commercially released.

s       The work should be no longer than four (4) minutes.

s       The theme can be written for a film in existence or a style of film i.e. comedy, action, drama etc. Please include a sentence outlining the style of film. Songs should not be submitted into this category.

s       Style/genre of film should be written on the CD.

 

General

s       Composers may enter all three (3) categories.

s       There is no charge for entry and composers are restricted to one (1) entry per category.

s       All categories will be judged by a panel that will include respected Australian musicians and industry personnel.

s       Entries must be received or postmarked 30 April, 2009.

 

Inquiries

Email: agsc@cia.com.au

 

10th JD Music Awards Rules & Regulations

s       The Trustees shall determine whether a composition falls within these guidelines and if a dispute arises the Trustees decision shall be final.The judging panel reserve the right to nominate any entry into another category if it deems that category more suitable.

s       Each category will have its own judging panel and no individual can win more than one category in one year.

s       All works submitted must be original.

s       Entries for song, instrumental and movie theme should be no longer than four (4) minutes. Should the entry be longer than four (4) minutes only the first four minutes will be judged.

s       Entries will be judged on the quality of the composition, not the recording or performance

s       The Johnny Dennis Music Awards are not responsible for late, lost or damaged, misdirected, postage due, stolen or misplaced entries.

s       No entries will be returned and receipt of entries will not be acknowledged. Entrants are advised to keep a copy of their entries.

s       If the judges are unable to make a choice between two or more entries, the Trustees reserve the right to award the prize to more than one entrant and divide the prize money between or among the winning entrants.

s       Recipients of awards are to be eligible, as defined by the Trust, to receive an award to encourage and assist them to receive appropriate recognition.

s       Entry is free and open to all.

s       Previous winners are not eligible to enter.

 

Trustees:  Mr MFW Harrison (Founding Trustee) & Perpetual Limited

Administered by the Australian Guild of Screen Composers

The Johnny Dennis Music Awards thank APRA for their kind support.