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The best of York 2021/22
The best of York 2021/22
SPECIAL AWARD WINNERS
YES I CAN AWARD
Eden Sach
YES I CAN AWARD
Eden Sach
Despite facing some challenges with personal and performance confidence, Eden set out this year to make sure they pushed themselves to play as many live gigs as they could, to collaborate with a wider range of students and to write, record and release a single, all of which have been achieved. With a very distinctive vocal style, Eden has navigated their way with confidence by facing social media head on and engaging on TikTok and Instagram with resilience in the face of much negativity, whilst remaining positive and motivated, including speaking out about their anxiety online. Eden's first single - 10 Sheds - has been successfully promoted with over 26k streams on Spotify, plus with interest from local radio and a steadily increasing fan base, they have more than achieved their goal and targets for this year. Phenomenally well done, Eden!
YORK MUSIC AWARDS
BEST BAND
Drowned Fish
BEST BAND
Drowned Fish
Drowned Fish came together at the start of this academic year and quickly developed a live performance full of energy with a strong punk ethos, which has already gained them a good local following and a number of gigs. Currently about to release their first single, Butch, the band are working now on promotion and marketing.
BEST SOLO ARTIST(S)
Tankin / Tremtendo
BEST SOLO ARTIST(S)
Tankin / Tremtendo
Two solo artists for York this year, Tankin (Harry Barron) and Tremtendo (Tobias Alphonse-Yewdall). Both have worked quietly and consistently on an impressive catalogue of work, successfully forging collaborative partnerships and developing their own skills. They have independently written and produced a collection of outstanding compositions, with ongoing online success and continuing promotional development and industry interest.
BEST PRODUCER
Dan Sephton
BEST PRODUCER
Dan Sephton
A well deserving winner of the ACC National Producer award as well, Dan has worked consistently throughout the last 2 years to develop engineering skills and has supported the recording and production of work by a number of peers/students. He is an immensely professional, trustworthy, patient and calm collaborator, who is also a talented multi instrumentalist and performer himself. Recently produced singles:
BEST SONG/
COMPOSITION
Veej - Not Good for the Soul
BEST SONG/
COMPOSITION
Veej - Not Good for the Soul
Veej (Vicki Graham) - Not Good for the Soul is a well crafted song which positively showcases Vicki's lyrical and composition skills alongside a confident and controlled vocal delivery. With over 17k streams on Spotify and repeat play on local radio's BBC Introducing, the single is a successful introduction to Vicki's music, which she describes as 'an escape, a place where I have the freedom to share my emotions and be my most vulnerable self'.
YORK EDUCATION AWARDS
MUSIC
STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Dan Sephton
MUSIC
STUDENT OF THE YEAR
Dan Sephton
Throughout his 3 years at ACC York, Dan has been a quietly supportive and encouraging member of the student team. With an excellent record of attendance and engagement, supported by consistently high standards of achievement, Dan has successfully completed L3 and L4 courses. In addition, he has been an absolute rock of support to his fellow students, providing collaborative back up during periods of lockdown and developing his skills as producer to support the release of current singles as well as providing instrumental and vocal support for live and recorded performance. An extremely talented multi instrumentalist, with a strong work ethic and community focused approach, Dan's charitable projects also showcase his generosity of spirit and enthusiasm - nominated by all tutors, this is a very well deserved award and we wish Dan all the very best of success for the future .
MUSIC
PROGRESS AWARD
Alicia Martin
MUSIC
PROGRESS AWARD
Alicia Martin
Alicia has maintained an excellent record of attendance and engagement this year, participated in all projects, volunteered as assistant live sound engineer at gigs and is always on hand to support and encourage peers. Skills in engineering, production and academic research have been consistently high and Alicia has worked hard to develop these, improving grades and utilising practical skills to open up new opportunities. Alicia is now hoping to release new music and developing marketing and promotional skills to launch this project - wishing her all success!
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