VOTING FOR INAUGURAL AIM INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS NOW OPEN!

 

The inaugural AIM Independent Music Awards, taking place on Thursday 10th November at Floridita in London, will recognise and celebrate the artists, labels, companies and individuals at the heart of the thriving independent music sector.

Music fans are invited to vote now for three of the awards to be bestowed on the evening: Best Independent Festival, Best Live Act and an Indie Champion. In the week since voting launched, an astounding 10,000 votes have already been placed.

Indie Champion

The Indie Champion award is an award for someone who demonstrates unwavering support for the independent community. AIM (Association of Independent Music) members were invited to nominate individuals and the following shortlist are nominees who have all tirelessly supported the sector, going above and beyond to spread, promote and champion independent music.

• Craig Charles (6 Music)

• Gilles Peterson (Radio 1/club DJ)

• Huw Stephens (Radio 1)
• Jeff Smith (Radio 2 & 6 Music Head of Music)
• Jen Long (BBC Introducing)

• John Doran & Luke Turner (The Quietus)

• John Leckie (record producer)
• John Robb (Louder than War)

• Lisa Meyer & Jenny Moore (Capsule/Supersonic Festival)

• Marc Riley (6 Music)

• Nathan Clark (Brudenell Social Club)

• Richard Thane (The Line of Best Fit)

• Tom Robinson (6 Music)

• Tony McDonagh (Manilla PR)

Voting now open at http://www.musicindie.com/awards/indiechampion

Best Live Act (in association with The Fly)

For the best live act signed to an independent label. Nominees are:



Amon Tobin

Beardyman

Bo Ningen

Bring Me The Horizon

Enter Shikari
Explosions in the Sky
Frank Turner

Frankie & The Heartstrings

Friendly Fires
F**ked Up 

Grinderman

Josh T Pearson

Ladytron

Les Savy Fav 

The Blackout
The Computers

The Walkmen
tUnE-yArDs

Warpaint

We Are The Ocean




Voting now open at http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/news/top-news-stories/10684/aim-awards-2011-best-live-act

Golden Welly Award for Best Independent Festival (in association with Virtual Festivals)

Recognising the UK's best independent festival in association with AIF (Association of Independent Festivals). Nominees are:

• Bearded Theory
• Belladrum

• Camp Bestival

• Creamfields
• End of the Road

• Grassroots
• Secret Garden Party

• Summer Sundae
• Y Not Festival

Voting now open at  http://www.virtualfestivals.com/latest/news/11567.

All voters are entered into competition to win a pair of guest tickets to the winning festival.



The public voting for these three awards will close on Friday 30th September 2011.


For more information on the AIM Independent Music Awards:

www.musicindie.com/awards
www.twitter.com/AIMAwards 

www.facebook.com/AIMIndependentMusicAwards

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