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The New Zealand Music Managers Forum in association with NZ Music Commission, Recorded Music NZ and OneMusic are proud to announce the finalists for the 2016 Music Managers Awards.

To appoint a manager is one of the most important career decisions an artist will make. With the changing landscape of the music industry, music managers have never played a more important role than today. As well as shaping the career of the artist, and running their day-to-day business affairs, a music manager is now responsible for building and managing a range of activities, from crowd funding through to marketing.

The MMF Music Managers Awards celebrates the very best of those New Zealand music managers who support their artists every step of the way. The awards have become one of this country’s most respected music industry events, with attendance from managers, industry professionals and artists.

The MMF Music Managers Awards will be held at The Tuning Fork in Auckland on Wednesday 11 May.

The finalists for this year’s awards are:

Recorded Music NZ Manager of The Year

Alastair Burns (Marlon Williams, Julia Jacklin)

Ashley Page (Broods, Jarryd James, Joel Little, Alex Hope)

Scott Maclachlan (Sol3 Mio, Leisure, Thomston, Parson James)

Breakthrough Manager of The Year

Alastair Burns (Marlon Williams, Julia Jacklin)

Jaz Kapow (Bailey Wiley, Laughton Kora)

Mel Parsons (Mel Parsons)

NZ Music Commission International Achievement

Alastair Burns (Marlon Williams, Julia Jacklin)

Ashley Page (Broods, Jarryd James, Joel Little, Alex Hope)

Scott Maclachlan (Sol3 Mio, Leisure, Thomston, Parson James)

Self-Managed Artist of The Year

Mel Parsons (Mel Parsons)

Nick Atkinson (Hopetoun Brown)

Tami Neilson (Tami Neilson)

Best Independent Tour

James Southgate (Devilskin ‘Mountains and the Moon’ Tour)

Mel Parsons (‘Drylands’ Album Release Tour April/May 2015, Theatre Tour Oct/Nov 2015)

Teresa Patterson (I Am Giant ‘Kiss From A Ghost’ Album Release Tour)

OneMusic Best Small Venue

San Fran, Wellington

The Tuning Fork, Auckland

The Wine Cellar, Auckland

OneMusic Best Large Venue

Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch

The Powerstation, Auckland

The Studio, Auckland

The awards would not be possible without the support of our incredible sponsors, who recognise the key role that managers play in the success of New Zealand music. In 2016 the sponsors include:

• The NZ Music Commission
• Recorded Music NZ
• OneMusic

Background Information:

THE MMF NEW ZEALAND is part of International Music Managers’ Forum (IMMF), 

a worldwide community of music managers, with active organisations in the UK, 

Canada, France, Germany, Sweden, Netherlands, Finland, Denmark, Norway, 

Poland, United States, Australia, South Africa, Belgium, Italy and Ireland.  The NZ 

MMF offers professional development in the form of regular national seminars and 

mentoring sessions, as well as Music Industry networking opportunities for managers and bands to share and learn from the experiences of others, and an avenue through which common problems and areas of concern can be discussed.

As a member of the MMF (NZ) you join a community with some of the countries leading music managers who look after artists such as Sol3 Mio, The Naked and Famous, Dave Dobbyn, Brooke Fraser, Tomorrow People, Devilskin, Tiki Taane, and many more.  For more information visit us at www.mmf.co.nz

OneMusic is a joint initiative between APRA and Recorded Music NZ (previously known as PPNZ Music Licensing). We exist to simplify the music licensing process, offering a single music licence that covers both the copyright in the music (owned by the songwriter) and the recording (owned by the record company/artist). OneMusic licence offers a range of licence options to suit every way you use music. www.onemusicnz.com

THE NEW ZEALAND MUSIC COMMISSION is a non-profit organisation that promotes music from New Zealand and supports the growth of NZ owned music businesses. Music Commission initiatives include NZ Music Month, the Musicians and Bands Mentoring in Schools Programmes and the music export scheme Outward Sound. www.nzmusic.org.nz

RECORDED MUSIC NZ is the industry representation and licensing organisation for recording artists and their labels. It owns and presents the Vodafone NZ Music Awards, publishes the Official NZ Top40 Charts and supports educational projects within the music industry through its Music Grants programme. The licensing team provides collective broadcast and online licensing services, with public performance licensing administered through a joint initiative with APRA called OneMusic.  The ProMusic NZ division promotes and protects the interests of artists and labels across the New Zealand recording industry. www.recordedmusic.co.nz