- Jack Awards
The Jack Awards are a set of popularly-voted
Australia n music awards, sponsored byTennessee whiskey companyJack Daniel's . The awards were conceived by Damien Wilson, former creative director of Peer Group Media to create a national platform that rewarded all areas of Australian live music, from bands to venues, tour art to guitarists and drummers rather than recorded releases.The nominees for each of the awards are selected by a panel of over 60 judges from the music industry including publishers, label A&R, promoters, radio DJs, music media and managers nationally.
The awards are based on an online voting system. Voters, or "punters" as they are called Fact|date=February 2007 by the organisers, vote over the internet or by
SMS for their favourite musicians, bands, live venues, photographers, tour artwork and the Gentleman Jack award for services to Australian live music.The Jack Awards began in 2004, and are broadcast on pay TV channel [Channel V|Channel [V] Australia] .
2007 Awards
The fourth annual Jack Awards ceremony was held on
May 15 2007 at Luna Park in Sydney.The ceremony was hosted by Jabba (Channel V) (ex- [Channel V|Channel [V] Australia] VJ), and presenters included Melanie Greensmith (founder of
Wheels and Doll Baby ), Mark McEntee (Divinyls ),Erin McNaught (Miss Australia 2006),Merrick and Rosso andRonnie Johns . The crowd were treated to live performances from Airbourne,Beasts of Bourbon ,Mercy Arms ,You Am I (who performed a tribute toBilly Thorpe ),Howling Bells andAngry Anderson 's All Star Jam (which included members ofYou Am I ,The Divinyls ,Grinspoon andThe Sleepy Jackson ).The winners of the Jack Awards 2007 are as followed:
* Best Live Band:Wolfmother
* Best Male Performer:Daniel Johns (Silverchair )
* Best Female Performer:Katy Steele
* Best Lead Guitarist:Chris Cheney (The Living End )
* Best Bass Guitarist (Ian Rile Award):Andy Kent (You Am I )
* Best Drummer:Ben Gilles (Silverchair )
* Best Live Newcomer:Red Riders
* Best Dressed:Katy Steele (Little Birdy )
* Best International Touring Act: :Foo Fighters
* Best Tour Art:Big Day Out 2006 (James Bellesini,Best Live Venue:
*NSW: The Gaelic Club
*ACT: The Basement
*SA: Governor Hindmarsh Hotel
*VIC: Palace Nightclub
*QLD: The Zoo
*WA: Amplifier BarGentleman Jack Award:
Michael Gundinski 2006 Awards
The third Jack Awards ceremony was held on
20 June 2006 atStar City Casino in Sydney.The ceremony was hosted by
Jabba (Channel V) , and presenters included Mark Evans (ofAC/DC ),Yumi Stynes (from Channel [V] ),Kim Moyes (ofThe Presets ),Ian Moss (ofCold Chisel ), Rosso (ofMerrick and Rosso ),Lara Bingle and Ken West (promoter of theBig Day Out festival). Featured live performances fromVan She ,Ratcat ,The Hard-Ons andThe Mess Hall .Over 120,000 votes were cast. [Zugna, Daniel: [http://www.undercover.com.au/news/2006/jun06/20060622_jackawards.html Jack Awards Winners Announced] , Undercover.com.au,
June 22 2006 ]The winners for 2006 were as follows:
* Best band -The Living End
* Best male -Chris Cheney (The Living End)
* Best female -Sarah Blasko
* Best lead guitar - Pat Davern (Grinspoon )
* Best bass guitar -Chris Ross (Wolfmother )
* Best drummer -Andy Strachan (The Living End )
* Best newcomer - Faker
* Best tour art - James Bellisini forGrinspoon
* Best rock photographer -Tony Mott
* Best live TV appearance -The Living End on the Channel V Bus, MelbourneBest Venues:
* NSW - The Annandale
* QLD - The Zoo
* VIC - The Corner Hotel
* SA -Thebarton Theatre
* ACT - The Green Room
* WA - Amplifier BarGentleman Jack Award: Michael Chugg (promoter)
2005 awards
The second Jack Awards ceremony was held on
10 May 2005 at the Seymour Theatre in Sydney.The ceremony was hosted by
Jabba (Channel V) , and included live performances fromDallas Crane ,You Am I , andTex Perkins & The Dark Horses. [ [http://www.theblurb.com.au/Issue43/MusicAwards.htm Much awarded] , "The Blurb", 2004.]The winners for 2005 were as follows:
*Best Band –Eskimo Joe
*Best Male –Phil Jamieson (Grinspoon )
*Best Female –Katy Steele (Little Birdy )
*Best Lead Guitar –Chris Cheney (The Living End )
*Best Bass Guitar –Scott Owen (The Living End)
*Best Drummer – Mark ‘Kram’ Maher (Spiderbait )
*Best Newcomer –Missy Higgins
*Best Tour Art –Powderfinger , The Revolution
*Best Rock Photographer –Tony Mott
*Best Live TV Appearance –Grinspoon at the Rugby League Grand FinalBest Venues:
*NSW –Enmore Theatre
*QLD – The Zoo
*VIC – The Palace
*SA – Jade Monkey
*ACT – The Green Room
*WA – MetroGentleman Jack Award: The
Homebake Festival2004 awards
The first Jack Awards ceremony was held on
8 June 2004 at theCity Recital Hall in Sydney.The ceremony was hosted by
Jabba (Channel V) , and presenters includedTommy Lee (ofMötley Crüe ),Glenn A. Baker , Sarah McLeod,Chris Joannou (ofSilverchair ), andYumi Stynes (from Channel [V] ). Featuring live performances fromEskimo Joe ,The Living End , andSpiderbait . [ [http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2004/06/08/1086460293233.html Jack Award winners] , "The Age ",9 June 2004 .]The winners for 2004 were as follows:
*Best Band –Powderfinger
*Best Male – John Butler
*Best Female –Sarah McLeod (The Superjesus )
*Best Lead Guitar –Chris Cheney (The Living End )
*Best Bass Guitar –Scott Owen (The Living End)
*Best Drummer – Jon Coghill (Powderfinger)
*Best Newcomer – Jet
*Best Tour Art – James Bellisini for theBig Day Out
*Best Rock Photographer – Christopher Morris
*Best Live TV Appearance – Powderfinger on "Rove Live"Best Venues:
*NSW – The Metro
*QLD – The Zoo
*VIC –Esplanade Hotel
*SA – UniBar
*ACT – The Green Room
*WA – Amplifier BarGentleman Jack Award: Ken West and Vivien Lees (the
Big Day Out )Biggest Winners
Only 3 artists have won more than one award so far.
The Living End - 8 Awards; winning 4 in 2006 (the most yet), 2 in 2005 (jointly winning the most with Grinspoon), and 2 in 2004.Powderfinger - 4 Awards; 3 won in 2004 (the most that year), and 1 in 2005.Grinspoon - 4 Awards; 2 won in 2006, and 2 won in 2005 (jointly winning the most in 2005 with The Living End).References
External links
* [http://www.thejackawards.com The Official Jack Awards Site]
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