{"id":70356,"date":"2016-05-26T09:40:19","date_gmt":"2016-05-26T09:40:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/?p=70356"},"modified":"2016-05-27T11:12:02","modified_gmt":"2016-05-27T11:12:02","slug":"indie50-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wonderlandmagazine.com\/2016\/05\/26\/indie50-award\/","title":{"rendered":"INDIE50 Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"

As we discover the INDIE50 awards, one of its judges shows\u00a0us\u00a0the\u00a0<\/em>new artists you\u00a0need to know about.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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It’s a given that we\u00a0all love live music, but do you ever spare a thought to everyone that makes it happen around, below, and behind the scenes? Enter\u00a0INDIE50: a new grassroots music award from online ticketing brand WeGotTickets that looks to champion the individuals propping up the UK\u2019s live music circuit. Whether it’s celebrating\u00a0promoters, zine writers, venue owners, sound engineers\u00a0or\u00a0photographers, the award was created to shine a light on some of the characters that may be lurking in the shadows\u00a0of the live circuit (not in a creepy way, obviously).<\/p>\n

Nominations for\u00a0the award are\u00a0open to the public until 31st May, before an expert panel whittles it down to the final 50. The panel boasts\u00a0industry heavyweights and insiders, including 6 Music\u00a0presenter Tom Ravenscroft,\u00a0Stephen Bass – owner of Moshi Moshi Records, Kevin Moore\u00a0the GM at the Great Escape, and Jason Edwards\u00a0– agent at Coda to the likes of Grimes, Years & Years.<\/p>\n

Indie50 judge and co-founder of trail blazing UK indie label Moshi Moshi Records, Stephen Bass has overseen the release of early singles by the likes of\u00a0Florence & The Machine,\u00a0Disclosure,\u00a0Hot Chip,\u00a0Bloc Party,\u00a0and Kate Nash,\u00a0making his label one of UK music’s most active tastemakers of the last 15 years.\u00a0On top of this he’s somehow found time to manage\u00a0Metronomy’s\u00a0career, who have a new LP due this summer – the appropriately named Summer 08. Oh, and he’s\u00a0done Wonderland\u00a0<\/em>the honour of\u00a0compiling us a list of\u00a0artists that we should\u00a0be looking\u00a0out for this year: guys with great records out (or on the way) as well as\u00a0careers just beginning to develop. So, tune in and get voting <\/a>for your live music hero<\/a>!<\/p>\n

Moses Boyd<\/strong><\/p>\n