2006 APRA Silver Scroll Awards

2006 APRA Silver Scroll Awards
Awarded for Excellence in New Zealand songwriting
Date September 20, 2006 (2006-09-20)
Location Auckland Town Hall, Auckland
Country New Zealand
Presented by APRA New Zealand
Host Marcus Lush
Official website apra-amcos.co.nz/apra-awards.aspx

The 2006 APRA Silver Scroll Awards were held on Wednesday 20 September 2006 at the Auckland Town Hall, celebrating excellence in New Zealand songwriting. The Silver Scroll Award was presented to Don McGlashan for his song "Bathe In the River", originally performed by the Mt Raskil Preservation Society for the soundtrack of the New Zealand film No. 2. This was the final year where winners were selected by genre-specific panels of judges.[1]

Silver Scroll Award

The Silver Scroll Award celebrates outstanding achievement in songwriting of original New Zealand pop music.[2] The evening's music performances were produced by composers Victoria Kelly and Joost Langeveld. Each of the nominated songs were covered in a new style by another artist.[3]

Songwriter(s) Act Song
Don McGlashan Mt Raskil Preservation Society "Bathe In the River"
Dann Hume, Jon Hume, Peter Hume Evermore "Running"
James Milne Lawrence Arabia and The Reduction Agents "The Pool"
Don McGlashan Don McGlashan "Miracle Sun"
Anika Moa Anika Moa "Stolen Hill"

Other awards

Four other awards were presented at the Silver Scroll Awards: APRA Maioha Award (for excellence in contemporary Maori music), SOUNZ Contemporary Award (for creativity and inspiration in classical composition) and two awards acknowledging songs with the most radio and television play in New Zealand and overseas.[3]

APRA Maioha Award

Songwriter(s) Act Song
Richard Bennett "E Hine" Richard Bennett
Ngatai Huata "Matariki" Ngatai Huata
Mahinarangi Tocker and Rihitapuwae Tocker "Taku Kotiro" Mahinarangi Tocker and Rihitapuwae Tocker

SOUNZ Contemporary Award

Songwriter(s) Song
Ross Harris "Symphony No. 2 for mezzo soprano and orchestra"
Eve de Castro-Robinson "Releasing the Angel"
Dylan Lardelli "Tumbu"

Most Performed Works

Award Songwriter(s) Act Song
Most Performed Work in New Zealand James Reid The Feelers "Stand Up"
Most Performed Work in Overseas Neil Finn Crowded House "Don't Dream It's Over"

APRA song awards

Outside of the Silver Scroll Awards, APRA presented two genre awards in 2006. The APRA Best Pacific Song was presented at the Pacific Music Awards and the APRA Best Country Music Song was presented at the New Zealand Country Music Awards.[4]

Award Songwriter(s) Act Song
APRA Best Pacific Song Demetrius Savelio Savage "Swing"
APRA Best Country Music Song Jools Topp Topp Twins "Tamworth"

References

  1. ↑ "APRA announces 2006 Silver Scroll awards". NZ Musician. Archived from the original on 2013-07-13. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Don McGlashan wins Silver Scroll Award". muzic.net.nz. Archived from the original on 2013-07-13. Retrieved 5 July 2013.
  3. 1 2 "2006 APRA Silver Scroll, Maioha and SOUNZ Awards Finalists Announced". NZ Musician. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
  4. ↑ "APRA SONG AWARDS". APRA-AMCOS. Retrieved 25 May 2013.
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