FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE RELEASE INFO ABOUT THIS YEAR’S SCION / POLARIS SURPRISE SPLIT 7” AND GOLDEN TICKET
TORONTO, ON – Thursday, September 5, 2013.
Today Steve Jordan, Founder and Executive Director of the Polaris Music Prize, announced details about this year’s Scion / Polaris surprise split 7”. Starting September 14th, the limited vinyl will be given out for free with the purchase of a short listed album from the participating retailers below. A total of 500 have been pressed for both Canada and the UK. There will also be a draw at each Canadian retail location on September 14th with the winner receiving a prize pack of all this year’s 7” vinyl
Surprise 7” artist listing: Tegan and Sara / A Tribe Called Red (orange vinyl) Zaki Ibrahim / Whitehorse (white vinyl) Purity Ring / Colin Stetson (purple vinyl) Metric / Young Galaxy (blue vinyl) METZ (yellow vinyl)
It was also announced that 5 Golden Tickets will be included in random 7” packages in Ontario. Golden Tickets are good for two entries to the Polaris Music Prize Gala, September 23rd at The Carlu in Toronto. To redeem the ticket, email [email protected] with your ticket number and name. This ticket does not include travel to the Gala or lodging. It must be presented at the door with photo ID to match the claimant. Winners must be over 19 years of age.
The Scion Sessions ‘Guess The Polaris Music Prize’ contest is also in full swing. Correctly guess the winner of the 2013 Polaris Music Prize for a chance to win a two year lease on a 2014 Scion tC. Entries are at www.scionsessions.ca.
For the first time ever, the public will be able to attend the gala and a select few tickets remain on sale through ticketfly.com.
Participating Polaris Surprise 7” Retailers:
UK/Europe: Avalanche – Edinburgh, UK Concerto – 6 locations – The Netherlands Resident – Brighton, UK Rough Trade East – London, UK Spillers – Cardiff, UK Wah Wah – Barcelona, Spain
Canada: CD Warehouse – Ottawa (3 locations) Compact Music – Ottawa (2 locations) Dr Disc – Hamilton Sonic Boom – Toronto Soundscapes – Toronto Red Cat – Vancouver Ditch – Victoria Mikcrate – Kelowna Phonopolis – Montreal Frequences – Montreal Aux 33 Tours - Montreal HMV Megastore – Montreal Sillons Le Disquaire – Quebec City Blackbyrd – Edmonton Listen - Edmonton Vinyl Diner – Saskatoon Fred’s – St. John’s Blueprint – Lethbridge Music Trader – Winnipeg HMV – Toronto Other select HMV locations All 14 Sunrise locations
The Polaris Music Prize awards $30,000 to the artist who creates the Canadian Album of the Year. Judged solely on artistic merit, without consideration of genre or record sales, the prize’s past winners have included Feist (2012), Arcade Fire (2011), Karkwa (2010), Fucked Up (2009), Caribou (2008), Patrick Watson (2007), and Final Fantasy (Owen Pallett) (2006). The Gala event will be aired live on Aux.tv and SiriusXM channels (The Verge XM ch. 173 and The Iceberg Sirius ch. 161) beginning at 8pm ET.
For Short List album graphics, artist pics and bios visit: polarismusicprize.ca/media username: media / password: m3d1a
About the Polaris Music Prize
The Polaris Music Prize is a not-for-profit organization that annually honours, celebrates and rewards creativity and diversity in Canadian recorded music by recognizing, then marketing the albums of the highest artistic integrity, without regard to musical genre, professional affiliation, or sales history, as judged by a panel of selected music critics. www.polarismusicprize.ca/ @polarisprize
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Media Contacts:
Polaris Music Prize media: Joanne Setterington Indoor Recess (416) 884-4119 [email protected]
Polaris Music Prize media (Quebec): Magali Ould (514) 994-6295 [email protected]