Scandinavian Alternative Music Awards
The Scandinavian Alternative Music Awards (SAMA), originally Swedish Electronic Music Awards (SEMA), was the largest Swedish music festival for electronic music . The music prize, awarded from 1998 to 2007, is regarded as the Grammis of the Swedish synth music scene.
history
The festival was founded in 1998 and took place regularly in Gothenburg until 2007 . Its founding went hand in hand with the increasing popularity of Swedish synth-pop and electro-rock bands such as Covenant , Cat Rapes Dog and Saft . The founder and main person in charge of the festival was record producer Fredrik Rundqvist. Originally, SEMA was intended as a Swedish award for electronic music. In the following years, however, it spread across Scandinavia and, as SAMA, also opened up to other musical styles. The name was changed in 2003. During its 10-year history, over 50 winners have been selected in various categories. The tenth and final festival took place on April 6, 2007 in Trädgår'n in Gothenburg .
Award winners
(Selection)
- "Best Song" category
- 1998: Ditt namn i min mun - juice
- 2004: His morning promenade - Slagsmålsklubben
- 2005: Plastic World - Colony 5
- "Best Album" category
- 1998: Europe - Covenant
- 2004: Universal poplab - Universal poplab
- 2005: You and me Against the World - Apoptygma Berzerk
- "Best Artist" category
- 1998: Covenant
- 2004: Slagsmålsklubben
- 2005: Alice in Videoland
- "Best club / festival" category
- 2004: Arvikafestivalen
- 2005: Arvikafestivalen
- "Best Newcomer" category
- 1998: Sista mannen på jorden
Individual evidence
- ↑ Article by Daniela Vorndran on www.reflectionsofdarkness.com from April 24, 2006 (accessed March 12, 2012)
- ↑ Article by Farid Mädjé on www.revolver.nu ( Memento of the original dated December 7, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. dated September 23, 1999 (accessed March 12, 2012)
- ↑ Article in Aftonbladet on www.aftonbladet.se of April 3, 2007 (accessed March 12, 2012)
- ↑ List of the winners 2005 and 2006 published in the music magazine "Reflections of Darkness" (accessed on March 12, 2012)
- ↑ List of SEMA award winners 1998 on www.releasemagazine.net (accessed on March 12, 2012)
