THE AWARDS
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A newly launched celebration of everyday sound (not music) in all its forms presented by The Museum Of Sound in partnership with The New BBC Radiophonic Workshop and others. It is a UK-based awards ceremony this year but submissions are encouraged from around the world.
The awards aim to highlight the rapidly-expanding international community of sound professionals and enthusiasts.
There will be an awards ceremony in 2021.
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JUDGES
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Alannah Chance - Reduced Listening
Bernie Krause - Wild Sanctuary
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Cheryl Tipp - The British Library
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Chris Watson - Natural History
Sound Recordist
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Rana Eid - db Studios
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Tony Gayle - The Audio Cartel
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Trevor Cox - Professor of Acoustic
Engineering
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Matthew Herbert - Chair of Judges
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THE MUSEUM OF SOUND
CATEGORIES
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Sound of the Year
A sound that has been the most extraordinary, revealing, pleasurable or surprising in the past 12 months. It could be a publicly occurring sound, or something nobody has heard before
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Worst Sound
A sound that should never have been made or that should have been designed better
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Best Naturally Occurring Sound
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A sound that occurs without human input and was captured in the last 12 months
Best Artificial Sound
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A sound created or manipulated to sound like something it isn't
Disappearing Sound
A sound that is unlikely to be heard in the future, but that is worth saving
Best Sound in a TV Show, Film or Game
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An excellent individual sound created or recorded for a TV show, film or game that was released in the last 12 months
Best Field Sound Recordist
Someone who has shown excellence in capturing interesting sounds outside of a recording studio this year
Best Studio Sound Recordist
Someone who has shown excellence in capturing or creating interesting sounds in a recording studio this year
Sound Innovator
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An individual, team or company who have done particularly interesting work this year with sound
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Best Sound Tool
A bit of technology or tool that has made capturing sound particularly enjoyable and was released this year
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Best Listener
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An award to recognise someone, something or somewhere that is a good listener
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RULES
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All sounds must have been heard, recorded or created between 1st December 2019 and 1st December 2020
You can enter as many sounds as you like in as many categories
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You can nominate yourself, your team or someone else in the relevant categories.
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You should always credit the sound recordist where known
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We’re not as interested in musical instruments or voices.
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A recording is not mandatory but the judges need to be able to experience it somehow.
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Anyone over the age of 16, living anywhere in the world can enter.
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All submissions must be in by 18.00hrs on the 28th February 2021.
SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED