THE BALLARAT INDEPENDENT MUSIC AWARDS 1998
REALPLAYER HIGHLIGHTS

The Ballarat Independent Music Awards seek to recognize and encourage musical talent, songwriting and performance.

The 1998 BIMA were held on Mon Dec 21st, and were broadcast live on The Internet. The awards night featured live acoustic music from a number of local performers, THE EPICURE TRIO, PADDY O'DRISCOLL, MICK TREMBATH, PATRICK McCABE and TERRY BYRNE, and was hosted by Lenny Hyatt from The Dead Salesmen. The 7 major award presentations were made, and below, you will see some of the artists nominated for this year's awards, as well as the winners, and their speeches. ! BIMA Live Recorded Highlight (RealPlayer format) of performances from this year's awards, are below.
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Mick Trembath

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Epicure Trio

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Patrick McCabe

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Paddy O'Driscoll

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The Ballarat Independent Music Awards categories and winners:

BIMA - Best New Band 1998

WINNER
WORMHOLE

WORMHOLE Wins! - Fast 24kbs Clip

FIASCO * WORMHOLE * JONAH * BLIND * KAVORKA * GERTRUDE * VITAMIN K * ARGO * BRAVE GRAIN * MONDO PEST
* CLIFFY DAVIS G.T.B * WITICISM * SAGACITY

BIMA - Best Metal Band 1998

WINNER
NO IDEA

NO IDEA Wins! - Fast 24kbs Clip

NO IDEA * WAR * MONDO PEST * THRESHOLD * KAVORKA * STIGMA * CELAFAIN VAIN

BIMA - Best Electronic Act 1998

WINNER
IMMACULATA

IMMACULATA Wins! - Fast 24kbs Clip

VITAMIN K * IMMACULATA * ROLLER BOY * UNCLE PHESTER * KRIYASHAKTI * DJ BLINKY

BIMA - Best Acoustic Act 1998

WINNER
TWO O'CLOCK SHADOWS

THE TWO O'CLOCK SHADOWS Win! - Fast 24kbs Clip

PATRICK McCABE * SHARON KLUZEK * PADDY O'DRISCOLL * TERRY BYRNE * EPICURE TRIO * BUTLER DID IT * SALESMEN DUO * TERRY BYRNE * 2 O'CLOCK SHADOWS

BIMA - Best Non-Ballarat Band 1998

WINNER
LUXEDO / THE BEDRIDDEN


N.I.L. * PENCILNECK * BZARK * THERMAL .. * THE RECTIFIERS * TOOTHFAERIES * THE MABELS * LUXEDO * SPOILS *
THE BEDRIDDEN * THE LUCKSMITHS

BIMA - Band of The Year 1998

WINNER
THE DEAD SALESMEN

THE DEAD SALESMEN Win! - Fast 24kbs Clip

THE DEAD SALESMEN * EPICURE * IMMACULATA * INSECT GIRL * THE NULTYS * THE RYE CATCHERS * WORMHOLE * UNCLE PHESTER * FIASCO * GERTRUDE * VITAMIN K * NO IDEA * THE FAT THING * 2 O'CLOCK SHADOWS

BIMA - Gig of The Year 1998

WINNER
THE FAT THING - Last Gig

THE FAT THING Win! - Fast 24kbs Clip

*'Did Someone Here Say Ballarat' CD Launch
* THE FAT THING's LAST SHOW
*JONSEN ENGINE/VITAMIN K
* BYRNE BAND/HANK WILLIAMS PUPPET SHOW
* BEER AND SKATALS/PAT BATH'S CITY EXPRESS (good friday)
* GOTH BALL (hot gossip)
* 'NETSTOCK' Broadcast - THE DEADSALESMEN DUO/THE BEDRIDDEN - JONAH/INSECT GIRL
* MASQUERADE BALL
* SIMPLETONS/RUCK ROVER
*BZARK/WORMHOLE
* PERVERTS AND DEVIATES BALL
* STOP JABILUKA BENEFIT
* MERRICK AND ROSSO
* WAR/DREADNOUGHT/BEANFLIPPER
* VARIETY 6 PACK CD LAUNCH
* INSECT GIRL CD LAUNCH

The Ballarat Independent Music Awards Hall Of Fame inductees! 1998

Inducted
GARTH HORSEFIELD
THE FAT THING

These people have made substantial contributions over recent years to the Ballarat music scene and have been inducted into the BIMA Hall Of Fame this year. This category was chosen by the BIMA Committee.

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