Guy Garvey, Claire Martin and Annette Barrett are among the names announced as recipients for The British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors’ (BASCA) 45th Gold Badge Awards.
Taking place at The Savoy in London on Friday 19 October, the ceremony aims to recognise and celebrate outstanding contributions to the creative community from individuals in the music industry.
The ceremony will be presented by broadcaster Janice Long, who herself was a Gold Badge Award Recipient in 2016, alongside The Kinks frontman Ray Davies.
BASCA’s Gold Badge Awards is sponsored by PPL and PRS for Music this year and will acknowledge contributions to the worlds of jazz, classical, film, television and theatre music alongside songwriting.
Now in its 45th iteration, the Gold Badge Awards was created by BASCA in 1974 and has since presented more than 500 awards.
Crispin Hunt, chair of BASCA said, ‘The Gold Badge Awards always provide a fantastic opportunity and platform to recognise those who have achieved excellence in their chosen fields whilst contributing to the betterment of the wider musical community. This year’s list of recipients is full of inspiring individuals who we are honoured to celebrate.’
Recipients of the award are as follows:
Annette Barrett, highly respected music publisher and Managing Director of Reservoir/Reverb Music.
Martyn Brabbins, acclaimed conductor and Music Director of the English National Opera.
Jackie Davidson, multi-faceted, award-winning music entrepreneur and manager. This award is presented in association with PRS for Music.
Chris Difford, Grammy nominated and double Ivor Novello Award winning lyricist, Squeeze co-founder and solo artist.
Guy Fletcher OBE, Ivor Novello Award winning songwriter and former Chairman of BASCA and PRS.
Guy Garvey, lead singer and lyricist of elbow, renowned DJ for 6 Music and solo artist. This award is presented in association with PPL.
Claire Martin OBE, critically acclaimed jazz singer and broadcaster.
Sarah Rodgers, composer who has dedicated herself to championing music creators.
Matthew Scott, composer, arranger, producer and former Head of Music at the National Theatre.
Scott Stroman, inspirational conductor, composer, trombonist and singer in a uniquely broad range of musical styles.
Nick Wollage, respected and sought-after engineer working across a diverse collection of projects from major Hollywood film scores to individual artists.
Tickets for the ceremony are on sale now.
Taking place at The Savoy in London on Friday 19 October, the ceremony aims to recognise and celebrate outstanding contributions to the creative community from individuals in the music industry.
The ceremony will be presented by broadcaster Janice Long, who herself was a Gold Badge Award Recipient in 2016, alongside The Kinks frontman Ray Davies.
BASCA’s Gold Badge Awards is sponsored by PPL and PRS for Music this year and will acknowledge contributions to the worlds of jazz, classical, film, television and theatre music alongside songwriting.
Now in its 45th iteration, the Gold Badge Awards was created by BASCA in 1974 and has since presented more than 500 awards.
Crispin Hunt, chair of BASCA said, ‘The Gold Badge Awards always provide a fantastic opportunity and platform to recognise those who have achieved excellence in their chosen fields whilst contributing to the betterment of the wider musical community. This year’s list of recipients is full of inspiring individuals who we are honoured to celebrate.’
Recipients of the award are as follows:
Annette Barrett, highly respected music publisher and Managing Director of Reservoir/Reverb Music.
Martyn Brabbins, acclaimed conductor and Music Director of the English National Opera.
Jackie Davidson, multi-faceted, award-winning music entrepreneur and manager. This award is presented in association with PRS for Music.
Chris Difford, Grammy nominated and double Ivor Novello Award winning lyricist, Squeeze co-founder and solo artist.
Guy Fletcher OBE, Ivor Novello Award winning songwriter and former Chairman of BASCA and PRS.
Guy Garvey, lead singer and lyricist of elbow, renowned DJ for 6 Music and solo artist. This award is presented in association with PPL.
Claire Martin OBE, critically acclaimed jazz singer and broadcaster.
Sarah Rodgers, composer who has dedicated herself to championing music creators.
Matthew Scott, composer, arranger, producer and former Head of Music at the National Theatre.
Scott Stroman, inspirational conductor, composer, trombonist and singer in a uniquely broad range of musical styles.
Nick Wollage, respected and sought-after engineer working across a diverse collection of projects from major Hollywood film scores to individual artists.
Tickets for the ceremony are on sale now.
