Husky Gawenda of Husky is one of eight songwriters to win an APRA Professional Development Award.
Husky Gawenda of the band Husky - Photo By Ros O'Gorman
The Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA) has today announced the recipients of the 2013 Professional Development Awards, who have each just received a prize package worth $30,000 to help boost their careers along.
The 2013 APRA PDA recipients are:
POPULAR CONTEMPORARY – Husky Gawenda, Georgi Kay and Thomas Calder
COUNTRY – Morgan Evans
ABORIGINAL TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER – Leah Flanagan
JAZZ – Matthew Sheens
FILM & TELEVISION – Joe Twist
CLASSICAL – Alexander Garsden
Amali Ward has received the STEPHEN SCHWARTZ SONGWRITING AWARD presented in conjunction with UTAS (University of Tasmania) and APRA. She receives a development grant worth $10,000.
