Representatives from all corners of the Liverpool music scene gathered at Hangar 34 to celebrate themselves.
Paint Me In Colour surely made some new fans at the Sound Music Awards. Photo by: Isak Broenseth.
What: Sound Music Awards
Where: Hangar 34, Liverpool
When: Thursday 3rd November 2022
‘’A lot of blood, sweat and tears has gone into this project over the past eleven months, the verge of giving up at one point; it’s thanks to the dedication and hard work from the team behind the scenes that this was possible’’, said Founder and Event Director Tom Woolman.
He was a happy man after the first ever edition of The Sound Music Awards in Liverpool. Artists, producers, photographers, and many others were praised when prizes were handed out in various categories.
In addition to this, live performances from local bands and artists spiced up the evening. Brandon Tew was the first with his piano and silky-smooth voice, followed by the band Paint Me In Colour who shook the stage with a masterful pop rock performance.
Two prizes for Jamie Webster
Rock band Waiting Till Marriage continued the night with an energetic live set, before Liverpool girl Zuzu and her band ended with a longer and impressive performance. She was also nominated to be the artist of the year, but Jamie Webster snapped the award instead. Unfortunately, Webster was on tour an was unable to attend the awards. A short video of him saying ‘’thank you’’ was all the audience got to see from him this evening.
Zuzu got the longest time on stage. With her band she definitely made the most of it. Photo by: Isak Broenseth.
Webster also won the award for best music video for ‘’This Place’’, which is a hymn to Liverpool. The same video was played as his second win was made official.
Waiting Till Marriage played their socks off at the awards. ''We are Waiting Till Marriage'', they shouted from the stage. Sadly nobody in the crowd had the guts to shout back: ''No, we're not''. Photo by: Isak Broenseth.
What’s on for next year?
The Awards were held at Hangar 34 in the Baltic Triangle. Event Director Tom Woolman had this to say about the show:
‘’We’ve achieved our vision of bringing the music community together to celebrate the enduring, creative, and legacy-making music scene that we have in Liverpool’’.
The Kairos accepting their award. They won the prize for ''Rising act of the year''. Photo by: Isak Broenseth.
According to Woolman they’re up for something even bigger next year for the second edition of the awards.
Lots of praise for each other
The Liverpool music scene seems to be a healthy place to start for up-and-coming artists. One by one, the artists that accepted their awards came with praise to the others that did not win it.
The indie rockers of The Cheap Thrills won ‘’band of the year’’, and went as far as to say that Hushtones, Crawlers and Red Rum Club were robbed of their award in their acceptance speech. The Kairos won the prize for ‘’rising act of the year’’ and made this statement from the stage:
‘’There is not a bad band or artist in this room right now. Liverpool is full of great music, so thank you very much’’.
Alex Young hosted the awards. Photo by: Isak Broenseth.
Overview of the awards:
Band of the year: The Cheap Thrills
Artist of the year: Jamie Webster
Rising act of the year: The Kairos
Song of the year: ‘’I Can’t Drive’’ by Crawlers
Music video of the year: ‘’This Place’’ by Jamie Webster
Music venue of the year: The Jacaranda Club
Producer of the year: Ben Harper
Promoter of the year: Liverpool Acoustic
Photographer of the year: Lucy McLachlan
Music business of the year: Jacaranda Record Store
Media outlet of the year: Liverpool Live Radio
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