Tan wins again
It was something of a dream scenario for both Western Australia and women at the Ditmar Awards ceremony of the 50th National Science Fiction Convention, held in Perth over Easter. Of the 11 awards, the only male to get a Guernsey was Shaun Tan for Best Artwork, for The Lost Thing. Since it had already won an Academy Award, it was a sitter for that award from the word go.
Best Novel was Tansy Rayner Roberts' Power and Majesty, a luxurious fantasy from an author who is really hitting her stride, and she also gained the William Atheling Jr Award for criticism with The Modern Woman's Guide to Classic Who.
Alisa Krasnostein was the big winner on numbers, though, winning Best Collected work for Sprawl, Best Fan Publication, with Tansy Rayner Roberts and Alexandra Pierce, for Galactic Suburbia Podcast, Best Achievement, with Kathryn Linge, Rachel Holkner, Alexandra Pierce, Tansy Rayner Roberts and Tehani Wessely for Snapshot 2010. Her Twelfth Planet Press publication, Sprawl, also published the winner of the Short Story Award, All the Love in the World, by Cat Sparks, which tied with She Said, by Kirstyn McDermott. In addition to these, Krasnostein also published the Best Novelette, Thoria Dyer's The Company Articles of Edward Teach. Dyer also won the Best New Talent Award. Alisa Krasnostein is also the executive director of Australian Speculative Fiction in Focus, for which Alexandra Pierce won the Best Fan Writer Award. All these are based in Western Australia, except for the Kirstyn McDermott story. Amanda Rainey won the Best Fan Artist Award for her design of the Swancon 36 logo, which local convention hosted this 50th National Convention.
In all, of the 11awards, nine went to West Australians, if we can still count Shaun Tan as a Sandgroper. Ten of the 11 awards went to women, so it's major applause to the females in speculative fiction and, in particular, to Alisa Krasnostein, whose Twelfth Planet Press and offshoots gained at least six awards. It's surprising that she found the time, since she was also the convenor of the convention.
Krasnostein also featured prominently in Western Australia's own Tin Duck Awards, winning Best Professional Production for Sprawl, which also gained the best Professional Art Award for Amanda Rainey's cover design. Pete Kempshall's Best Written, Short Form story, Signature Walk, was also published in Sprawl. Galactic Suburbia, with the same crew as for the Ditmars, won the Fan Production award, while Amanda Rainey tied with Christina Lorenz for the Fan Art award. Tehani Wessely took out the Fan Written award for her reviews in Australian Speculative Fiction in Focus. The only award which was not in some way associated with Twelfth Planet was the well-deserved award for Best Written, Long Form, which went to Juliet Marillier for Seer of Sevenwaters, published by Roc. The special award of the Marge Hughes 'Mumfan' Award was deservedly presented to Susan Ackerman.
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Her Twelfth Planet Press publication, Sprawl, also published the winner of the Short Story Award, All the Love in the World, by Cat Sparks, which tied with She Said, by Kirstyn McDermott. In addition to these, Krasnostein also published the Best
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There were some who came before me, and totally paved the way, like Nick Argon, Matty g, Joe Nice, Dave q. I think Nick Argon might have been the first person to even play my attempts at the genre. What freaks me out now is seeing how rapid Dubstep has grown around the world. I remember the days when there was maybe 10 or 20 people in all of Los Angeles who even knew what the word was.
As a kind of follow up question, do you feel that the dubstep market is oversaturated, or is it just a matter of the listener digging deep for great music?
Dubstep is oversaturated, along with every other genre of electronic / pop music. The quality control is at an all time low in all genres. It was only a matter of time, that we would see technology become cheaper and production software would become more accessible to the masses. In turn, that would change the way the music was created and interpreted. On the otherhand, it has provided an outlet for thousands of producers to experiment with different styles to come up with the next genre. Its almost a double edged sword. Im gonna just stay away from this question.
What was it like for you to play Coachella this year? I know you’ve dropped sets at plenty of festivals in the past, but was your set in Indio any more exciting than usual? How did you prepare?
Coachella was a dream come true for me. I have been to the festival multiple times, and aside from Christmas, and EDC, its the most exciting time of the year. I had so much fun playing the show, and it was really cool to see Usher, Korn, and Danny Devito all gettin hype to my set.
How has the internet, and more specifically social networks, blogs, music websites etc. helped you in getting your music out there? Do you feel that there are drawbacks to all of the instant access listeners are exposed to, or is it a good thing?
I love the internet. It’s awesome! Any way to spread your name out there is a good look in my opinion. So whether it be blog, website, facebook, soundcloud. I’m all for it.
How do you see the bass genres evolving? Will dubstep remain prominent, or are other styles starting to take hold? Is it all about being loud, the bass and grime or are melodies and intricate soundscapes more important? A combination?
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