SUNSHINE COAST MUSIC AWARDS •

An artistic award, which acknowledges excellence in vocals or instrumentation of an individual Sunshine Coast musician.

Judges are looking for an individual musician who has worked as a musician or vocalist and produced, recorded or performed music, either as a permanent member of a band, a session musician or a solo artist during the eligibility period.

This musician will have demonstrated exceptional mastery and technical proficiency in their chosen field, and will be recognised and respected by other artists and their specific industry or genre as being an outstanding vocalist or player

READ THE GUIDELINES >

NOMINATE FOR MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

Nomination form submissions will only be accepted from the nominee themselves (artist, band, venue etc) or their manager, publicist or agent.

If you would like your favourite artist, venue or punter to win you can click here to invite them to nominate

DO YOU KNOW SOMEBODY WHO DESERVES TO WIN? INVITE THEM TO NOMINATE IN JUST A FEW CLICKS!

SEND AN INVITATION >

Sorry, nominations are now closed.

ARTIST INFO

FIRST NAME

LAST NAME

TITLE (IF PREFERRED)

PHONE NUMBER

MY CONNECTION TO THE SUNSHINE COAST MUSIC SCENE IS:

LINKS & ASSETS

LINKS TO YOUR SOCIAL MEDIA ACCOUNTS (INSTAGRAM, FACEBOOK, TIKTOK ETC)*

LINKS TO YOUR ONLINE MUSIC (SPOTIFY, SOUNDCLOUD ETC)*

PLEASE UPLOAD TWO HIGH-QUALITY PRESS SHOTS THAT CAN BE USED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

LINK TO A CURRENT BIOGRAPHY (150 WORDS MAX) THAT CAN BE USED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE.

WHY YOU SHOULD WIN THE AWARD

PLEASE PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF MASTERY AND TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY, WITH DETAILS OF YOUR EXPERIENCE IN YOUR CHOSEN INSTRUMENT/S OR VOCALS.

(200 WORDS MAX)

PLEASE PROVIDE EVIDENCE OF MASTERY AND TECHNICAL PROFICIENCY, WITH DETAILS OF YOUR EXPERIENCE IN YOUR CHOSEN INSTRUMENT/S OR VOCALS.

TELL US ABOUT YOUR CAREER PROGRESSION. THIS MIGHT INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OR ACHIEVEMENTS AND MILESTONES THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY PERFORMANCE RELATED

(200 WORDS MAX)

TELL US ABOUT YOUR CAREER PROGRESSION. THIS MIGHT INCLUDE PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT OR ACHIEVEMENTS AND MILESTONES THAT ARE NOT SPECIFICALLY PERFORMANCE RELATED

LIST THE BANDS, RECORDINGS, PERFORMANCES, INSTITUTIONS OR PRODUCTIONS YOU WERE ENGAGED WITH DURING THE ELIGIBILITY PERIOD

(200 WORDS MAX)

LIST THE BANDS, RECORDINGS, PERFORMANCES, INSTITUTIONS OR PRODUCTIONS YOU WERE ENGAGED WITH DURING THE ELIGIBILITY PERIOD

TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROFESSIONAL PROFILE AND THE REPUTATION YOU HAVE BUILT WITH OTHER ARTISTS, BOOKERS AND YOUR WIDER INDUSTRY OR GENRE

(200 WORDS MAX)

TELL US ABOUT YOUR PROFESSIONAL PROFILE AND THE REPUTATION YOU HAVE BUILT WITH OTHER ARTISTS, BOOKERS AND YOUR WIDER INDUSTRY OR GENRE (200WORDS MAX)

IF YOU WERE TO WIN, WHICH SONG WOULD YOU LIKE TO BE PLAYED ALONGSIDE THE ANNOUNCEMENT? THIS SONG MAY ALSO BE ADDED TO A SUNSHINE COAST MUSIC INDUSTRY COLLECTIVE PLAYLIST.

WINNER ANNOUNCEMENT SONG

WAS A.I. USED IN THE CREATION OF YOUR WORK?

READ THE ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA HERE BEFORE YOU SUBMIT.

Was A.I. used in the creation of your work?

Yes, A.I. was used

No, A.I. was not used

JOIN US AT THE AWARDS

JUNE 7 AT THE SHED, PALMVIEW

TICKETS ON SALE NOW

SUNSHINE COAST MUSIC AWARDS 2026

MUSICIAN OF THE YEAR

NOMINATIONS CLOSE MARCH 20