Emir Hindic, Kristoffer Uthaug and Mathias Humlen have been awarded TONO's EDVARD Prize 2019 in the Popular Music category for the Sushi x Kobe album "Døden lever lengst".
/ 09/08/2019 / Willy Martinsen– This is really fun. We didn't expect it, and it's amazing that we've managed it. We're very proud, said the three winners when they were awarded the prize immediately after the concert at the Øya Festival in Oslo on August 8th.
The EDVARD Prize is awarded annually by TONO in five categories to composers and lyricists who have created musical works of particularly high quality in the previous year. A highly qualified professional jury selects the winners, who receive kr 50,000 as well as a trophy and a diploma, both designed by artist Magne Furuholmen.
"Døden lever lengst" is an energetic, lively and aggressive album. It bubbles with creativity and musical ideas, but at the same time stands firm with a clear and unified identity. In an era where the pop industry is characterized by single songs, streamlining and songwriting camps, it is refreshing to hear a band that thinks holistically and in album format. Without focusing on singles or radio, they manage to reach a wide audience and sell out Rockefeller. Sushi x Kobe proves that you can still go far with a clear vision and a good idea. Musically, the album has a clear hip-hop anchor, but at the same time explores the moods and soundscape of the techno club. The result stands on its own two feet, and has personality beyond traditional genre conventions. It sounds dark and dangerous. The listener is not stroked by the hair, but is still drawn in.
TONO has awarded the EDVARD Prize since 1998:
– It is an important part of TONO's work to highlight that music has value. With the EDVARD Prize, we highlight some of the most beautiful music that was created in the previous year. With this, we want to honor not only individual authors, but also to create awareness about the important work that composers, lyricists and songwriters do, says TONO's communications manager, Willy Martinsen.
Sushi x Kobe were nominated for the award along with Hilma Nikolaisen for the album Mjusic and Emilie Nicolas for the album Tranquile Emilie.
The jury for the EDVARD Prize 2019 consists of Torgny Amdam (NOPA), Kate Havnevik (NOPA), Peter Edwards (NKF), Kristin Norderval (NKF), Ellen Brekken (Independent), Ole Børud (Independent), Jan Stefan Bengtsson (Music Publishers) and jury chair Stine Lieng (Music Publishers).
The EDVARD Prize is named after Edvard Grieg, and is a prize that TONO has awarded annually since 1998. The prize is awarded to authors who have created musical works and lyrics of high artistic quality. With the prize, TONO wants to increase attention to Norwegian composers and lyricists, and to increase Norwegians' understanding of, and knowledge of, newly written Norwegian music. The winner's music or lyrics must have been premiered or published in the previous year, but emphasis is also placed on the author's other production. The prize consists of kr 50,000,-, as well as a trophy and a diploma designed by Magne Furuholem.
Read more about the EDVARD Prize here:
https://www.tono.no/om-tono/priser-og-stipender/edvardprisen-tonos-formidlerpris/
About TONO:
TONO is a non-profit cooperative, founded in 1928, owned and managed by its members: composers, songwriters, lyricists and music publishers. TONO manages performance rights for musical works in Norway and collects remuneration for their public performance. TONO currently represents approximately 32,000 Norwegian composers, lyricists and music publishers. Through reciprocal representation agreements with similar companies in other countries, TONO manages the rights of nearly 3 million authors in Norwegian territory. As a non-profit enterprise, TONO's results are passed on to the copyright holders of performed works. TONO thus facilitates the use of music in society, while at the same time providing authors with a basis for continuously creating new musical works. In 2018, TONO's turnover was NOK 707,3 million.
For more information:
Willy Martinsen, communications manager at TONO, willy.martinsen@tono.no, mobile 909 65 254