Qwartz Awards
| Qwartz Electronic Music Awards | |
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 Qwartz Music Awards
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| Date | March 29, 2012 |
| Location | 104,Paris (2012) |
| Country | France |
| Presented by | Alexandre Grauer |
| First awarded | 2005 |
| Last awarded | current |
| Website | http://www.qwartz.fr/ |
The Qwartz Electronic Music Awards recognize new and electronic music with awards and grants in music and technologies categories. An annual event takes place in Paris. The Qwartz Awards are presided by the pioneer Pierre Henry. Besides the awards, Qwartz organizes an International New and Electronic Music Market, concerts, parties and conferences. The Qwartz Awards recognize all aspects of contemporary art : music, audiovisual works and graphics, instruments, technological innovations, festivals, medias and new media arts. Pierre Henry, Derrick May, Laurie Anderson, Mathhew Herbert, Björk, Wolfgang Voigt, Otavio Henrique Soares Brandao, Ake Parmerud, Henri Pousseur, Can, Klaus Schulze, Lionel Marchetti in particular have already been awarded with a Qwartz d'Honneur.
Selections are made by juries who select blind, without knowing the names of the artists or labels. After the juries nominate several releases or tracks in the different categories, Internet users are invited to listen to the nominated works and then vote for the prize-winners.
Paris - La Machine du Moulin Rouge Under the chairmanship of de Jean-François Zygel (Président of the Jury) et Richard Pinhas (Président d'Honneur)
Paris - 104 Under the chairmanship of Robert Henke / Monolake and Arnaud Rebotini as Juries' President
Paris - La Cigale & Le Trianon Under the chairmanship of Alva Noto and with Matali Crasset and Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr as Juries' Presidents
Paris - Le Palais Brongiart Under the chairmanship of Gudrun Gut and with Alejandro Jodorowsky as Jury's President
Paris- Le Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione
Chairmanship: Taylor Deupree
Paris- Le Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione
Présidence d'Honneur: Robin Rimbaud aka Scanner
Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes / Pueblo Nuevo / 3 CDs /press1 /press2
Paris- Le Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione
Paris- Le Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione
Paris - Le Cabaret Sauvage
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