Awards & Prizes

Gibson Best New Band

Public voted & judged award

In association with Gibson. 3 guitars from the ‘Gibson USA’ range provided by Gibson*. Plus live slot at Gaymers Camden Crawl, weekend festival tickets for full band, £100 cash and case of Gaymers Cider. More »

* Prize is limited to no more than one of each model from the Gibson USA range and specifically excludes The Dusk Tiger and the Les Paul Supreme.

Gibson Guitar is the world’s premier manufacturer of quality instruments and leader in music technology with over 120 years experience. Gibson Guitar, headquartered in Nashville, Tennessee is known worldwide for delivering unrivalled prestige, quality, innovation and playability in every instrument produced.

Gibson Guitar’s many famous guitar models include the Gibson Les Paul, Gibson SG, Gibson Flying-V, Gibson J-45, Gibson Hummingbird, Gibson ES-335 and the Gibson Robot guitar. The 1959 Gibson Les Paul Standard recently marked its 50th Anniversary as the world’s most iconic guitar, played by legendary artists such as Jimmy Page, Slash, Sir Paul McCartney, Noel Gallagher, Peter Green and U2’s The Edge to name a few. The Gibson Dusk Tiger self tuning guitar represents the most significant advance in electric guitar design and innovation in over 70 years. For more information on Gibson Guitar please visit www.gibson.com

Shure Best New Solo Artist

Public voted & judged award

In association with Shure. Top of the range Shure vocal microphone, plus live slot at Gaymers Camden Crawl, weekend festival tickets for artist, £100 cash and case of Gaymers Cider. More »

With a history of over 80 years, Shure has turned a passion for making great microphones into an obsession. From classics like the iconic Elvis mic - the 55SH, which symbolises the spirit of a whole generation to today’s most popular microphone in the world, the SM58. Shure can be seen on every stage from Glastonbury to SXSW. www.shure.co.uk

Koko Best Live Act

Public voted & judged award

In association with KOKO. Live slot at Club NME Friday 4th June provided by Koko. Plus live slot at Gaymers Camden Crawl, weekend festival tickets for full band, £100 cash and case of Gaymers Cider. More »

KOKO began life as The Camden Theatre and was opened on Boxing Day 1900, in 1983 the Camden Palace was born holding court to the leading figures of The New Romantic scene and in the process hosting the earliest gigs of those Nutty boys of Camden Town – Madness. The Camden Palace closed in February 2004 in much need of someone to put some love and care into a refurbishment – and this is where KOKO came in. www.koko.uk.com

Strongroom Best Song

Judged award

In association with Strongroom Studios. Two days recording and mastering one song provided by Strongroom Studios. Plus live slot at Gaymers Camden Crawl, weekend festival tickets for full band, £100 cash and case of Gaymers Cider. More »

From a single studio in a run-down warehouse in the early 80s, Strongroom has grown into a world-class recording and mix complex featuring four major recording studios, eight programming rooms, three 5.1 mix rooms. Recent artists who have recorded at Strongroom include Florence and the Machines, Esser, Placebo, Glasvegas, Eric Clapton, We Are Scientists, Little Boots, Late of the Pier, Marina and the Diamonds, Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds and many more. www.strongroom.com

Key Production DIY Award

Judged award

In association with Key Production and The Exchange. 500 vinyl 7”s manufactured provided by Key Production and one track mastered at The Exchange. Plus live slot at Gaymers Camden Crawl, weekend festival tickets for full band, £100 cash and case of Gaymers Cider. More »

Key Production are a Camden based music manufacturing broker, handling all types of audio/visual media and packaging, from vinyl/CD/DVDs to merchandise. They have pressed everything from No.1s to sought after limited edition vinyl, and count some of Britain’s coolest artists and labels amongst their customers. Key Production also own and operate the successful Backstage Pass website, that features, reviews and highlights the best of the British independent music scene, drawing on it’s unique relationships with Key’s customers. www.keyproduction.co.uk

The Exchange is a long established CD and Vinyl mastering studio serving the music industry for more than twenty years. It is renowned for its exceptional quality and big open sound. The philosophy behind our work is to maintain a simple, direct and clean signal path so that none of the original recording is destroyed. All three mastering rooms feature hard wired analogue and digital processors connected by pure silver cables and specialised connectors. www.exchangemastering.co.uk

Best Visual Impact

Judged award

In association with Pete Cranston Photography. Location photo shoot in London provided by top music photographer. Plus live slot at Gaymers Camden Crawl, weekend festival tickets for full band, £100 cash and case of Gaymers Cider. More »

Pete Cranston is a UK-based portrait photographer. His work within the entertainment industry has been diverse and extensive; clients include Universal Music, Sky and the BBC. Specialising in intimate and challenging portraiture, he is highly regarded by musicians for his uncommon use of location and creative lighting. www.petecranston.com

3Angrymen Innovation Award

Judged award

In association with 3angrymen. Video shoot for one song provided by director Brendan Cleaves and 3angrymen Productions. Plus live slot at Gaymers Camden Crawl, weekend festival tickets for full band, £100 cash and case of Gaymers Cider. More »

3angrymen Productions grew out of a desire to make things better, online video in particular. We’ve been making stuff out of our HQ in west London for just over three years, including ads, music videos, documentaries and short films. www.3angrymen.com

Backstreet People’s Choice Award

Public voted only

In association with Backstreet International. 50 artist t-shirts and free online shop provided by Backstreet. Plus live slot at Gaymers Camden Crawl, weekend festival tickets for full band, £100 cash and case of Gaymers Cider. More »

Backstreet Intl Merchandise is proud to be associated with the ETA’s. Whether you are an emerging talent looking for a straight supply deal or an established artist wanting a worldwide service Backstreet can take care of all your merchandise requirements. Design, production, accounting, staff, eCommerce, retail and sub-licensing all available. Please contact .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) for further information. www.backstreetmerch.com