| APRA Music Awards of 1985 | |
|---|---|
| Date | 1985 |
| Website | apra-amcos |
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 1985 (generally known as APRA Awards ) are a series of awards held in 1985. The APRA Music Awards were presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS).
The APRA Music Awards in Australia are annual awards to celebrate excellence in contemporary music, which honour the skills of member composers, songwriters and publishers who have achieved outstanding success in sales and airplay performance.
The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) is a not-for-profit copyright collective representing Australian and New Zealander composers, lyricists, and music publishers. The association's head offices are located in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, with branch offices in Auckland, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth. APRA is a member of the International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC).
The Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) is a copyright collective representing Australian and New Zealand music publishers since 1979. It is the sole mechanical rights organisation (MRO) in Australasia responsible for licensing out musical works to third parties and distributing mechanical royalties to its members, who are writers and publishers of music.
Only winners are noted [1]
| Award | Winner |
|---|---|
| Special Award | "Down Under" (Colin Hay, Ron Strykert) by Men at Work |
| Corroboree (John Antill) by National Theatre Ballet | |
| "The Other Guy" (Graham Goble) by Little River Band | |
| "Our Love Is on the Faultline" (Reece Kirk) by Crystal Gayle | |
| Most Performed Australasian Music for Film | Phar Lap (Bruce Rowland) by Bruce Rowland |
| Most Performed Australasian Country Work | "Give Me a Home Among the Gumtrees" (Robert Brown, Walter Johnson) by Captain Rock, Bullamakanka |
| Most Performed Australasian Popular Work | "Come Said the Boy" (Eric McCusker) by Mondo Rock |
| Most Performed Australasian Serious Work | Piano Concerto (Peter Sculthorpe) |
| Most Performed Australasian Jazz Work | "One Moment" (Judy Bailey) by Judy Bailey |
| Most Performed Overseas Work | "Islands in the Stream" (Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb) by Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton |
Caitlin Yeo is an Australian musician and film composer, whose credits include the feature film Jucy (2010) and All My Friends Are Leaving Brisbane (2007). She recently completed the score for The Rocket. Yeo is a graduate of the Australian Film Television and Radio School and Sydney University. Her work has won a number of awards including 2007 APRA AGSC Screen Music Award for Best Music for a Documentary and 2011 APRA Professional Development Award and received nominations in 2008, 2010 and 2012. She also teaches composition and film music theory at The Australian Institute of Music.
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The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 2017 are a series of related awards which include the APRA Music Awards, Art Music Awards, and Screen Music Awards. The APRA Music Awards of 2017 was the 35th annual ceremony by the Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS) to award outstanding achievements in contemporary songwriting, composing and publishing. The ceremony was held on 3 April 2017 at the International Convention Centre Sydney. The host for the ceremony was Julia Zemiro, presenter on SBS-TV's RocKwiz.
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The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 1995 are a series of awards held in May 1995. The APRA Music Awards were presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS).
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 1994 are a series of awards held in 1994. The APRA Music Awards were presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS).
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 1992 are a series of awards held in 1992. The APRA Music Awards were presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS).
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 1990 are a series of awards held in 1990. The APRA Music Awards were presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS).
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 1989-1990 are a series of awards held in May 1991. The APRA Music Awards were presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS). APRA-AMCOS changed the timing of their awards ceremony from May to the previous November and hence a special presentation for 1989/90 recipients was made at the 1991 ceremony. The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 1989 are a series of awards held in May 1989 at the Hilton Hotel, Sydney; and are shown in the second table below.
The Australasian Performing Right Association Awards of 1988 are a series of awards held in 1988. The APRA Music Awards were presented by Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) and the Australasian Mechanical Copyright Owners Society (AMCOS).