Smokefree Pacifica Beats 2012 - Winners

September 19th 2012
The Smokefree Pacifica Beats finalists played off in Raye Freedman Centre, Epsom Auckland on Saturday night after 
being selected from regional finals around the country with Zkabby Jams from Edgewater College taking the first prize

The Smokefree Pacifica Beats finalists played off in Raye Freedman Centre, Epsom Auckland on Saturday night after 
being selected from regional finals around the country with Zkabby Jams from Edgewater College taking the first prize of a NZOAir music video grant worth $5000, a NZOA music recording grant worth $5000 and $3000 worth of musical equipment from MusicWorks.

The 2012 winners are:

1st Place - Zkabby Jams from Edgewater College
2nd Place - Stella & Georgia from Rotorua Lakes HS

YPT Stage Image Award - Zkabby Jams
APRA Songwriters Award - Stella & Georgia
Smokefree Mana Wahine Award - Stella & Georgia
MAINZ Musicianship Award - Eliza Benge
Te Taura Whiri Native Language Award - Stella & Georgia
Smokefree Best Vocals Award - Revived Rhythm


Acts that have come through previous 
Smokefree Pacifica Beats include Nesian Mystik, Adeaze, and chart 
climbing R'n'B singer Ria.

Smokefree Pacifica Beats is run by the Youth performance Trust to 
encourage young people to create and perform original, contemporary 
music that reflects the unique cultural identity of Aotearoa New 
Zealand.

 

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