2010 Nominee Q+A: Amber Lawrence
| 2010-10-01 10:30 | Written By:
Australian singer-songwriter Amber Lawrence [pictured right] is nominated for Best Country Album at this year's Jagermeister Independent Music Awards for her LP When It All Comes Down. The music video for her track 'Women Like Me' is embedded above.
Ahead of this year's awards night - more details on that at the bottom of this post - we briefly caught up with Amber to talk independent music.
What's your favourite musical moment of 2010 so far, Amber?
I'm still waiting... the Caboolture Urban Muster was good fun though!
Favourite song of 2010 so far by an Australian artist?
Ami Williamson’s re-recording of her Dad’s (John Williamson) song ‘Truckie's Wife’ - she’s made a trucking song sound so so beautiful.
What does being independent mean to you?
It means working very hard, spending lots of money and believing in yourself!
What's the biggest challenge you face as an independent musician?
Getting mainstream recognition and finding the money to do big things!
Conversely, what's the best thing about being independent?
Being able to make decisions and action them straight away – do what you want when you want!
As a musician, what would you ultimately like to be known and remembered for?
Writing songs that make people happy and make them feel something! And putting on a good live show.
What's the best thing about being associated with AIR and the Jagermeister Independent Music Awards?
These days so many artists are independent, so it really is a great thing to be nominated for the AIR awards. They have cred!
Finally, who do you think is going to win your category this year? Who deserves runner-up?
I think Kasey Chambers will win...and well, hopefully I’m runner up, cause that’s still pretty cool!
Thanks for your time, Amber! For more info on Amber Lawrence, visit her website.
The 5th Annual Jagermeister Independent Music Awards are held at The Forum Theatre, Melbourne on Friday October 1st, 2010, featuring live performances from British India, Cloud Control, The Amity Affliction, M-Phazes, Sally Seltmann and Joe Chindamo. Doors open at 8:00pm; tickets are $29+BF and available now via Ticketmaster.
For more info on AIR and Australian independent music, visit http://www.ausindies.com.au/
