New Categories Added to 2014 Music+Sound Awards

New Categories Added to 2014 Music+Sound Awards




Industry figureheads have, for a third year running, come together to produce the pioneering Music+Sound Awards, celebrating creative excellence in music and sound design in the media.

In addition to the ‘Best Sound Design’, ‘Best Original Composition’ and ‘Best Sync / Use of Existing Music’ awards, three new advertising categories have been added to 2014’s Awards:

AGENCY OF THE YEAR
To be awarded to the advertising agency that has shown consistent creative excellence in its use of music and sound during the past 12 months.

USE OF PRODUCTION MUSIC IN ADVERTISING
For the best use of production music in an advertising campaign for any medium.

BEST BRAND AND BAND PARTNERSHIP
For recognising and successfully exploiting the synergy between a brand and a band or artist to enhance and better communicate an advertising campaign.

Jury member, Nils Leonard, Chief Creative Officer at Grey London, has this to say, “Music & Sound have never played such a vital role, not just in communications but also in culture.  As a result the Music & Sound awards have grown into a truly important event in the creative calendar.” He adds, “The Music & Sound awards are about rewarding the talent that really understand this very special discipline, and I’m chuffed as a juror to be able to hold aloft the people pushing us all forwards.”

The entry window will close on 30 November, 2013 and entry details and competition rules can be found on the awards site, www.masawards.com. £5 from every entry will be donated to The Music+Sound Awards’ charity partner, Nordoff Robbins, to help support the incredible work they do.

Nominees for the third Music+Sound Awards will be announced at the beginning of February 2014, and winning entries will be honoured and showcased at a ceremony on 27th February 2014, in London.

The global branch of the programme, The International Music+Sound Awards, is open for entries worldwide simultaneously, with all submissions into the UK competition automatically being entered, free of charge.

Sponsors of the Music+Sound Awards 2014 include Soho Music, The Works Music, Wave Studios, The Jungle Group, Factory Studios, SIREN, Universal Publishing, Imagem, Scramble, The Sync Agency, 750MPH, Grand Central Studios, Leland Music, PRS For Music and Universal Production Music.


·      Entry window opens will close on 30 November, 2013.

·      Entries can be made at www.masawards.com

·      Entry costs £130 + VAT per entry per category or £105 + VAT with an eligible discount.  Prices include a £5 donation to Nordoff Robbins.

·      Work needs to have been broadcast, published or released between 1 November, 2012 and 30 November, 2013.

·      The Music+Sound Awards will be held on 27 February, 2014.

·     The International Music+Sound Awards, the global branch of the programme, launches simultaneously, open to entries worldwide with all submissions into the UK competition automatically being entered, free of charge.

·      Winners for this international part of the competition are announced in June 2014, shortly before a celebratory party in Cannes, during the week of the Lions Festival.


The Music+Sound Awards are the world’s first and only awards programme to recognise and celebrate the indispensable role and outstanding contribution that music and sound design play in the world of visual media.

Aimed at professionals working in advertising, film, television (branding and programming) and gaming, the awards are open to anyone who is or has been involved in the creation, composition, sourcing, licensing, briefing and / or production of music and sound design for any visual media broadcast or released in the UK.

The awards categories have been created to include the widest possible use of music and sound in visual media. They invite entries from television and cinema commercials, non-broadcast or viral advertising, branding and title sequence, feature and short films, television programmes and computer games.  Each of these areas will be judged for: best original composition, best sound design and best sync/use of existing music.


For more information or images please contact


Emma Maguire – emma@masawards.com - 020 3012 0234

Published 14 November, 2013