2012 Taite Music Prize

2012 Taite Music Prize
Awarded forThe best NZ album released in 2011
Sponsored byPPNZ Music Licensing
Date20 April, 2012
VenueQ Theatre, Auckland
CountryNew Zealand
EligibilityNew Zealand albums released in 2011
ActsLadi6 & Julien Dyne (DJ)
Reward$10,000
WinnerUnknown Mortal Orchestra (album), by Unknown Mortal Orchestra
Websiteindies.co.nz

The third annual Taite Music Prize was presented on 20 April at a ceremony in Auckland, organised by Independent Music New Zealand (IMNZ). The winner of the main award was Unknown Mortal Orchestra for their self-titled debut album.

The ceremony and its main award share the "Taite Music Prize" name. This award recognises New Zealand's best album of the previous year (2011), based on artistic merit, creativity, innovation and excellence. Commercial performance is specifically excluded.[1] The winner, Unknown Mortal Orchestra by Unknown Mortal Orchestra, was selected by a panel of ten judges.

Winner

Unknown Mortal Orchestra was a new project for former Mint Chick Ruban Nielson, and the winning album was its first. Now based in Portland, Oregon, he accepted the award via video and said he felt very appreciated. The prize included $10,000 from PPNZ Music Licensing, which he expected to spend on health insurance and making a new album.[2][3]

Judging panel member Hugh Sundae said the album was "exciting and fucking awesome".[4]

Nominations and finalists

After an open call for nominations that ran from December 2011, a record total of 87 albums were entered. This list went to a vote of all IMNZ members (plus 20 other industry experts), which found seven finalists who were announced in early March. In the award's third year, David Dallas became the first two-time finalist.[1][5]

2012 Taite Music Prize finalists[1]
ArtistAlbumLabelResult
The BatsFree All the MonstersFlying Nun RecordsNominated
BeastwarsBeastwarsDestroy RecordsNominated
David DallasThe Rose TintDirty RecordsNominated
Andrew KeoghanArctic Tales DivideBrave Beluga RecordsNominated
She's So RadIn CirclesRound Trip MarsNominated
Tiny RuinsSome Were Meant For The SeaSpunk RecordsNominated
Unknown Mortal OrchestraUnknown Mortal OrchestraSeeing RecordsWon

Judging panel

The judges of the 2012 Taite Music Prize were:[1]

Damian Vaughan of APRA was the designated "Judge Wrangler" and John Taite, son of the prize's namesake Dylan, was the "11th man". He was the only judge to be based overseas.[1]

Award ceremony

The Taite Music Prize ceremony was held on 20 April 2012 at The Loft in Q Theatre, Auckland. This was the third different venue in three years. Around 200 people attended, including 2011 Taite Music Prize winner Ladi6 who played a DJ set with Julien Dyne.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "The Taite Music Prize: Announcing the finalists!". Muzic.NZ. 5 March 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "Unknown Mortal Orchestra take out the Taite". New Zealand Herald. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  3. ↑ "UMO wins Taite Music Prize". Stuff. 20 April 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  4. 1 2 "The Taite Music Prize: announcing the Winner!". Muzic.NZ. 21 April 2012. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
  5. ↑ "Taite Music Prize calling for nominations". Stuff. 16 December 2011. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
This page is issued from Wikipedia. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.