5TH ANNUAL AWARDS 20TH OCTOBER 2020

The Director of the NLMAs, Larry Heath, would like to send his thanks to everyone who has helped make this night possible. In particular The Triffid, our home for the Gala, as well as:

The NLMAs Board...

Andrew Tuttle (APRA AMCOS, QLD) Damian Cunningham (Elastic Entertainment, VIC) Fred Leone (Butchulla Song Man, QLD) (Musician, QLD) Mark Smith (MusicNT, NT) Michelle Padovan (QMusic, QLD) Mike Harris (WAM, WA) Ngaiire (Musician, NSW) Ruth O’Brien (Artist & Disability Advocate, ACT) Sian Walden (Little Acorn Music, SA)

...and all the team & volunteers!

With a particular mention to our event manager Helen Nash, who has been working with us since we started. And for the invaluable assistance of Adrian Szabo on admin, Filipe Franzoni on video, Mick Rad & Tara Wise on voiceovers, Michael Katsavos on socials and Daniel Johnson on copy.

And of course a big thanks to all our sponsors & judges.

#NLMAs Digital Program

- Welcome from Larry Heath & Mark Smith - Performance: Grace Barbé - Live Instrumentalist & Drummer of the Year - Live Bassist & Guitarist of the Year - Special Achievement Award: ALMBC - Performance: The Beamish Brothers - Best Live Act in QLD & NSW - Musician Making a Difference Live Award - Best Live Act in the ACT & VIC - Special Achievement Award: Isol-Aid - Performance: Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys - Special Achievement Award: MDCH - Best Live Photographer & Journalist - Best International Tour - Special Achievement Award: Listen Up Music - Performance: Slag Queens - Best Live Act in SA, TAS, NT & WA - Venue Tribute by Ngaiire - Performance: Tyrone Noonan - Special Achievement Award: Support Act - Best Live Event, Voice and Act - Performance: STATE & TERRITORY AWARDS PUBLIC VOTED

LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR: QLD Presented by City Council

Jaguar Jonze LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR: VIC Presented by SYN Miiesha Violent Soho Alice Ivy WAAX Cable Ties Ceres LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR: NSW Kira Puru Presented by 2SER Sampa The Great

Caitlin Harnett & The Pony Boys LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR: SA DMA’s Presented by Three D Radio Lime Cordiale Ngaiire Bad//Dreems Ruby Fields Bromham Lonelyspeck My Chérie West Thebarton STATE & TERRITORY AWARDS PUBLIC VOTED

LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR: NT Presented by Foldback Media N.T.

Caiti Baker LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR: TAS Kuya James Presented by Edge Radio 99.3FM Mambali Stevie Jean A. Swayze and the Ghosts Serina Pech Chase City EWAH & The Vision of Paradise LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR: ACT Meres Presented by BMA Slag Queens

Aya Yves LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR: WA Citizen Kay Presented by Dailymotion Hope Wilkins Kirklandd Great Gable Witchskull Stella Donnelly Sly Withers Southern River Band Your Girl Pho BEST LIVE EVENT IN AUSTRALIA Presented by Panhead Custom Ales

BIGSOUND St Jerome’s Laneway Festival WOMADelaide Woodford Folk Festival Yours & Owls Festival

LIVE PHOTOGRAPHER Presented by Red Octopus

Adrian Thomson Jess Gleeson Lauren Connelly Michelle Grace Hunder Tashi Hall

LIVE MUSIC JOURNALIST Presented by The Music Network

Hayden Davies Jules LeFevre Kate Hennessy Poppy Reid Sosefina Fuamoli MUSICIANSHIP

LIVE INSTRUMENTALIST OF THE YEAR “THE SHEDDY” Kirsty Tickle (Party Dozen) LIVE DRUMMER OF THE YEAR Silentjay (Sampa The Great) Toby Chew Lee (, The Veronicas) G-Flip Warren Ellis (Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, Lindy Morrison (Alex The Astronaut) Dirty Three) Talya Valenti (Stella Donnelly, Bolt Gun) Zoe Davis () Tim Commandeur (Tkay Maidza, PNAU) Tom Bloomfield (WAAX) LIVE BASSIST OF THE YEAR LIVE GUITARIST OF THE YEAR Fiona Kitschin (Tropical Fuck Storm) Presented by Jameson Grace Barbé Jennifer Aslett (Stella Donnelly) Bec Goring (Gordi, Alexander Biggs, Joe Russo (Rolling Blackouts Coastal Fever) Merpire) Luke Henery (Violent Soho)) James Tidswell (Violent Soho) Oscar Dawson (Holy Holy) Stu Mackenzie (King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard) BEST INTERNATIONAL TOUR Presented by Oztix

Elton John (Chugg & AEG) Orville Peck (Live Nation & Secret Sounds) Sleaford Mods (Handsome Tours) (Secret Sounds) TOOL (Frontier Touring)

LIVE VOICE OF THE YEAR

Montaigne Ngaiire Sampa The Great Stella Donnelly Zaachariaha Fielding ()

LIVE ACT OF THE YEAR

Ball Park Music Genesis Owusu Sampa The Great Tropical Fuck Storm WAAX SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD WINNERS

Isol-Aid Support Act Stephen Wade (ALMBC) Listen Up Music and the Melbourne Digital Concert Hall MUSICIANS MAKING A DIFFERENCE LIVE AWARD NOMINEES

E^ST L-Fresh the Lion Guy Sebastian Mushroom Vision (The Sound on ABC)