South Australian Music Awards Explained

South Australian Music Awards
Presenter:Music SA
Country:Australia
Location:Adelaide, South Australia
Year: (as Fowler's Live Music Awards)
Year2:Current

The South Australian Music Awards, also known as SA Music Awards, commonly SAM Awards, formerly Fowler's Live Music Awards (FLMA), are annual awards that exist to recognise, promote and celebrate excellence in the South Australian contemporary music industry. They take place in Adelaide, South Australia every November. The venue has varied over the years.

History

The inaugural South Australian Music Awards took place in November 2015, after having been known as the Fowler's Live Music Awards (FLMA) from 2012 to 2014, when custodianship was handed to Music SA.[1] Fowler's Live (since 2018 and Lion Arts Factory) was a popular Adelaide live music venue. Major partners are the South Australian Government's Music Development Office (in the Department of Innovation & Skills[2]), The Music, Moshtix & Australian Hotels Association.[3] [4]

Eligibility and awards

Eligibility

All applicants must have commercially released the entered work between the eligible period of 1 August to 31 July (of the award year). All applicants must have at least 50% of their band members residing in South Australia or they must identify and promote themselves as being South Australian. All applicants should be registered with APRA AMCOS. All entered works must be original compositions.[5]

Award winners

People's choice awards are 100% voted for by the public via themusic.com.au. For the Industry and Major awards, a judging panel consisting of ten local and five national industry peers is selected each year. The panel includes a diverse range of gender, age and culture.[6]

2012–2014: Fowler's Live Music Awards

2012

The 2012 Fowler's Live Music Awards took place at Fowlers on 1 November 2012 to "recognise success and achievement over the past 12 months [and] celebrate the great diversity of original live music" in South Australia. 20 industry and five public voted awards were handed out.[7] The winners are listed below.[8]

Genre awards
People's Choice Awards

2013

The 2013 Fowler's Live Music Awards took place in November 2013. The winners are listed below.[8]

Genre awards
People's Choice Awards

2014

The 2014 Fowler's Live Music Awards took place on 13 November 2014. Organiser Peter Darwin said "It is humbling to see the level of support both within the industry and from the music loving public for the FLMA's. The event has become a great celebration, and well-deserved recognition for our quality artists!"[9] The winners are listed below.[8]

Genre awards
People's Choice Awards

2015–present: SAM Awards

2015

The 2015 South Australian Music Awards took place on 10 November 2015. The Ryan Freeman Live Music Award, created in honour of Ryan Freeman, a live music fan who died in 2009, was awarded to Kelly Menhennett who also received $4000 to assist her career. 2015 marks Music SA's inaugural custodianship of the rebranded awards.[10] The winners are listed below.[8]

Genre awards

2016

The 2016 South Australian Music Awards took place on 10 November 2016.[11] The winners are listed below.[8]

Genre awards
Public Voted Categories

2017

The 2017 South Australian Music Awards took place on 9 November 2017 at the Thebarton Theatre.[12] The winners are listed below.[8]

Genre awards
Public Voted Categories

2018

The 2018 South Australian Music Awards was hosted by Zan Rowe and took place at Thebarton Theatre on 8 November 2018.[13] The winners are listed below.[8]

Genre awards
Public Voted Categories

2019

The 2019 South Australian Music Awards took place in Bonython Hall at the University of Adelaide on 22 November 2019. Kelly Menhennett, Jimblah, Stellie, Jess Day, Horror My Friend and Electric Fields gave live performances. There were a few changes in 2019. The APRA/AMCOS Emily Burrows Award, instituted in 2001 in memory of Emily Burrows, a former APRA AMCOS membership representative and compliance officer and awarded to a South Australian artist or band,[14] was included in the ceremony. The "World Music" category was replaced with "Soul/Funk/RnB", and the "Best Engineer" category was split into "Best Live Engineer" and "Best Studio Engineer".[15] The winners are listed below.[8]

General Awards
People's Choice Awards

2020

The 2020 South Australian Music Awards took place on 3 November 2020 at UniBar Adelaide. The inaugural presentation of a new award, the Innovation Award, was presented by CityMag magazine.[16] The winners are listed below.[17] [18]

General Awards
People's Choice Awards

2021

The 2021 South Australian Music Awards took place on 18 November 2021 at the Old Adelaide Gaol.[19] [20] [18]

General Awards
Special Awards
People's Choice Awards

2022

No awards were held during this year.

2023

The 2023 South Australian Music Awards took place on 8 November 2023.[21]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: sam awards 2015 winners announced. Music SA. 10 August 2019 .
  2. Web site: Music Development Office. 27 August 2019.
  3. Web site: SA Music Awards. Home. 2019. 10 August 2019 .
  4. Web site: About. South Australian Music Awards . 29 March 2021.
  5. Web site: Eligibility. South Australian Music Awards . 29 March 2021.
  6. Web site: FAQ. South Australian Music Awards . 29 March 2021.
  7. Web site: The Beards, Lady Strangelove Win At New South Australian Music Awards. Tone Deaf. 2 November 2012. 29 March 2021.
  8. Web site: Past Winners . South Australian Music Awards . 29 March 2021.
  9. Web site: Winners 2014 Fowler's Live Music Awards. Music SA. 13 November 2014. 29 March 2021.
  10. Web site: SAM Awards 2015 Winners Announced. 11 November 2015. 29 March 2021.
  11. Web site: Winners Revealed At 2016 South Australian Music Awards. Scenestr. 11 November 2016. 29 March 2021.
  12. Web site: 2017 South Australian Music Awards Winners. Scenestr. 10 November 2017. 29 March 2021.
  13. Web site: 2018 SAM Awards Winners. Scenestr. 8 November 2018. 29 March 2021.
  14. Web site: Emily Burrows Award recipients hit WOMADelaide . APRA AMCOS. 9 March 2017. 30 November 2019.
  15. Web site: Who won what at the 2019 SAM Awards?. Citymag. Johnny. Von Einem. Pictures: Dave Court. 25 November 2019. 30 November 2019.
  16. Web site: Who won what at the 2020 South Australian Music Awards? . CityMag . Johnny . Von Einem. 5 November 2020 . 26 December 2020.
  17. Web site: 2020 Winners. South Australian Music Awards. 2020. 29 March 2021.
  18. Web site: About . South Australian Music Awards . 1 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220307021750/https://southaustralianmusicawards.com.au/about/ . 7 March 2022 . unfit . 12 March 2022.
  19. Web site: Nominations for the 2021 South Australian Music Awards are now open. The Music Network. 6 September 2021. 7 September 2021.
  20. Web site: South Australian Music Awards 2021 Winners. scenestr.com.au. 19 November 2021. 20 November 2021.
  21. Web site: South Australian Music Awards 2023 Winners . Scenestr. 8 November 2023. 11 November 2023.
  22. Web site: Paul Kelly Inducted Into SA Music Hall Of Fame. The Music. 9 November 2023. 11 November 2023.
  23. Web site: Smith . Matthew . Indigenous hip hop group Dem Mob dominates 2023 SA Music Awards . ABC News . 9 November 2023 . 10 November 2023.

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