The 2007 Jagermeister AIR Awards will include performances from Blue King Brown, Urthboy, the Ben Winkleman Trio and British India.
The Air Awards are for independent acts from independent labels.To qualify for the awards, artists must release their music through labels that are not only Australian owned independent companies but are also distributed through an Australian owned distribution company.
This excludes acts like Missy Higgins, Powderfinger, Wolfmother and Silverchair who are released by independent labels but distributed by the multinational labels.
The Air Awards will be held on December 10 at The Toff in Town, Melbourne.
The nominees for the 2007 Jagermesiter AIR Awards are:
Best Performing Independent Album
Sneaky Sound System - Sneaky Sound System (Whack Records / MGM)
Stand Up - Blue King Brown (Roots Level / MGM)
Grand National -The John Butler Trio (Jarrah Records / MGM)
Day One - Birds Of Tokyo (Egg Records / MGM)
The Hard Road Restrung - Hilltop Hoods (Obese Records)
Vessels - Wolf & Cub (Dot Dash / Inertia Music)
Best Performing Independent Single /EP
Funky Tonight - The John Butler Trio (Jarrah Records / MGM)
Pictures - Sneaky Sound System (Whack Records / MGM)
80 In The Shade - The Cops (Inertia Music)
UFO - Sneaky Sound System (Whack Records / MGM)
I Love It - Sneaky Sound System (Whack Records / MGM)
Can't Touch It - Ricki-Lee (Public Opinion / Shock)
Best Independent Artist
Sneaky Sound System (Whack Records / MGM)
The John Butler Trio (Jarrah Records / MGM)
Hilltop Hoods (Obese Records)
Gotye (Samples n' Seconds / Creative Vibes)
Wolf & Cub (Dot Dash / Inertia Music)
Most Outstanding New Independent Artist
Birds Of Tokyo (Egg Records / MGM)
Muph & Plutonic (Obese Records)
Macromantics (Remote Control / Inertia Music)
British India (Flashpoint / Shock)
Toni Collette and the Finish (Hoola Hoop / MGM)
Urthboy (Elefant Traks / Inertia Music)
Best Independent Blues & Roots Release
Give Signs - Ash Grunwald (Delta Grooves / Shock)
Stand Up - Blue King Brown (Roots Level / MGM)
King Hokumi! - C.W. Stoneking (Low Transit Industries / Inertia Music)
Grand National - The John Butler Trio (Jarrah Records / MGM)
Ziggurats - The Beautiful Girls (Die Boredom! / MGM)
Best Independent Dance / Electronic Release
The Hard Road Restrung - Hilltop Hoods (Obese Records)
The Signal - Urthboy (Elefant Traks / Inertia Music)
Mixed Blood - Gotye (Samples n' Seconds / Creative Vibes)
Midnight Juggernauts - Dystopia (Siberia / Inertia Music)
Sneaky Sound System - Sneaky Sound System (Whack Records / MGM)
Best Country Release
Walks of Life - Gina Jeffreys (Independent / MGM)
Higher Ground - Tania Kernaghan (Independent / Shock)
Restoration - Paul Costa (Independent / Shock )
The Mile - Amber Lawrence (Independent / MRA)
Best Jazz Release
Now To The Future - Fourplay (Smart Pussy Records / MGM)
The Headlight Serenade - Triosk (Independent / Inertia Music)
Greg Meyer - Greg Meyer (Swingworks Music / MGM)
The Spanish Tinge - Ben Winkleman Trio (Jazzhead / MGM)
