Finalists Announced For Technical Category of 2014 NZ Music Awards

The finalists have been announced for the Technical Awards as part of the 2014 Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards. The technical awards recognise people behind the scenes that pour blood, sweat and tears into locally released music, including producers, engineers and visual artists. Here are this year's finalists...

Best Producer
Joel Little for Lorde – Pure Heroine
Thomas Healy for Tiny Ruins – Brightly Painted One
Thom Powers for The Naked and Famous – Rolling Waves

Best Engineer
Doug Jane for Kiri Te Kanawa – Waiata
Hayden Taylor for Blacklistt – Blacklistt
Joel Little for Lorde – Pure Heroine

Best Album Cover
Anna Taylor and Ken Clark for Liam Finn – The Nihilist
Henrietta Harris for Grayson Gilmour – Infinite Life!
Robert Wallace for Automatic – Ladi6

The winners of the Technical Awards are revealed at VNZMA Finalists Announcement on Thursday 16th October at The Pullman, Auckland.

The line-up for this year’s NZ On Air Critics’ Choice Showcase will be announced at this event as well as the New Zealand Herald Legacy Award recipient, who will be inducted into the New Zealand Music Hall of Fame.