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The Qwartz Electronic Music Awards recognize new and
electronic music Electronic music is a genre of music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments, or circuitry-based music technology in its creation. It includes both music made using electronic and electromechanical means ( electroac ...
with awards and grants in music and technologies categories. An annual event takes place in Paris. The Qwartz Awards are presided by the pioneer Pierre Henry. Besides the awards, Qwartz organizes an International New and Electronic Music Market, concerts, parties and conferences. The Qwartz Awards recognize all aspects of contemporary art : music, audiovisual works and graphics, instruments, technological innovations, festivals, medias and new media arts. Pierre Henry, Derrick May, Laurie Anderson, Mathhew Herbert, Björk, Wolfgang Voigt, Otavio Henrique Soares Brandao, Ake Parmerud, Henri Pousseur, Can, Klaus Schulze, Lionel Marchetti in particular have already been awarded with a Qwartz d'Honneur.


Jury procedure

Selections are made by juries who select blind, without knowing the names of the artists or labels. After the juries nominate several releases or tracks in the different categories, Internet users are invited to listen to the nominated works and then vote for the prize-winners.


The awards categories

;Awarded by the Juries *Album *Experimentation/Research *Discovery *Compilation *Track *Dancefloor *Artwork and Packaging *New Media Arts (no longer awarded) *Artist *Label ;Awarded by management/honour committee *Qwartz d’Honneur *Qwartz Pierre Schaeffer *Qwartz Max Mathews (technological innovation) ;Awarded by management/honour committee from 2015 Qwartz 10th years anniversary *Qwartz du Génie Musical *Qwartz de l'Innovation Musicale


2013

(Paris - La Machine du Moulin Rouge) *Chairmanship:
Jean-François Zygel Jean-François Zygel (born 23 November 1960) is a French pianist, improviser, composer and improvisation teacher for piano at the Conservatoire de Paris. Born in Paris, he is also known for his work in introducing classical music on television a ...
(President of the Jury) *Président d'Honneur: Richard Pinhas *Official Jury: Christophe Bourseiller, Nicolas Dufourcq, Bruno Letort, Laurent Tran Van Lieu, Thomas Valentin. *Professional Jury: Alix Clément, Manon Deruytere, Fabrice Fassnacht, Kevin Ringeval, Perrine Vincent. ;Awards *Qwartz d'Honneur: Derrick May *Album: Sentimental Favourites LP de Andrew Pekler ekorder*Expérimentation: 1-Bell Fantasia de Junya Oikawa KM2-Oval DNA de Oval – hitkatapult*Discovery: lucen de afarOne arlrecords*Track: Lente dépression de Arne Vinzon okidoki*Qwartz Max Matthews: Le Dyskograf


2012

(Paris - 104) *Chairmanship: Robert Henke / *Juries' President : Monolake &
Arnaud Rebotini Arnaud Rebotini is a French musician. He is a member of the band Black Strobe, which released their debut album ''Burn Your Own Church'' in 2007. He has previously been a member of the death metal band Post Mortum, which later became Swamp. In ...
*Official Jury: Nicolas Dufourcq, Olaf Hund, David Jisse, Atau Tanaka. *Professional Jury: Sébastien Auger, Xavier Ehretsmann, Sixto Fernando, Thomas Régnault, Tommy Vaudecrane, Christophe Vix-Gras. ;Awards *Album, Kilimanjaro by Superpitcher ermany
Kompakt Kompakt (Labelcode: LC 12012) is a Cologne-based electronic music independent record label and vinyl/CD distributor, owned by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer (musician), Michael Mayer and Jürgen Paape. They specialize in microhouse and minimal t ...
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– No label *Discovery, Life on Titan by John Heckle nited Kingdom- Mathematics Recordings
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*Track, Dernière minute by Andy Moor nited Kingdomand Anne-James Chaton
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in Transfer/1 Departures - Unsounds etherlands*Dancefloor, Glass by Incite ermanyin Dare to Dance – Hands productions ermany*Artwork/Packaging, Marc-Antoine Beaufils
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for Semelles de fondation - Bloc Thyristors
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/ Bimbo Tower
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*Qwartz d'Honneur,
Morton Subotnick Morton Subotnick (born April 14, 1933) is an American composer of electronic music, best known for his 1967 composition '' Silver Apples of the Moon'', the first electronic work commissioned by a record company, Nonesuch. He was one of the foun ...
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*Qwartz Pierre Schaeffer,
Francis Dhomont Francis Dhomont (born 2 November 1926) is a French composer of electroacoustic / acousmatic music. Biography Born in Paris, Dhomont studied composition under Ginette Waldmeier, Charles Koechlin and Nadia Boulanger. In 1963 he decided to dedic ...
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*Qwartz Max Mathews, Hopman Sound Transfer
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*New Media Arts, Sound in Process : Lights contacts by Scenocosme ( Grégory Lasserre & Anaïs met den Ancxt)
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Alexandre Navarro Alexandre Navarro is guitarist, sound maker and independent producer from Bordeaux and now living in Paris. Considered as "french master minimalist composer" He studied electroacoustic music, concrete music and electronic music at Conservatoire ...
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Panayiotis Kokoras Panayiotis Kokoras ( el, Παναγιώτης Κόκορας; born 1974, Ptolemaida) is a Greek composer and computer music innovator. Kokoras's sound compositions use timbre as the main element of form. His concept of "holophony" describes his ...
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* Sébastien Lavoie
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* Yannick Franck
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2011

(Paris, La Cigale & Le Trianon) *Chairmanship: Alva Noto *Juries: Presidents: Matali Crasset & Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr *Official Jury: Matali Crasset (President), Gilles Berquet, Mïrka Lugosi, Didier Varrod. *Professional Jury: Alexis Alyskewicz & Aurore Menu, Yannick Blay, Frédéric Malki, Eric Mattson, Thomas Meinecke, Erik Minkkinen, Edouard Rostand, Christine Webster. *New Media Arts Jury: Pierre Cornette de Saint-Cyr (President), Gilles Alvarez, Charles Carcopino, Régine Debatty, Benoît Guérinault, Anne Roquigny, Gerfried Stocker, Alain Thibaut. ;Awards *Album: Doll Divider by
Olivia Louvel Olivia Louvel is a French-born British composer and artist whose work is presented in the form of sound recordings, sound art installations, video art, and live performances. She won an Ivor Novello Award in Sound Art at The Ivors Classical Awa ...
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- Optical Sound
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*Experimentation/Research: Antichamber by
Yannis Kyriakides Yannis Kyriakides (Greek: Γιάννης Κυριακίδης, born 1 August 1969) is a composer of contemporary classical music, and sound art. His music explores new forms and hybrids of media, synthesizing disparate sound sources and highlighti ...
yprus- Unsounds etherlands *Discovery - Peste by Sturqen ortugal-
Kvitnu Kvitnu is a Ukrainian label A label (as distinct from signage) is a piece of paper, plastic film, cloth, metal, or other material affixed to a container or product, on which is written or printed information or symbols about the product or ...
kraine *Compilation, ''A Man and A Machine 2'' by Le Son du Maquis
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*Track, Fine Mouche by Khan (feat. Brigitte Fontaine) ermany– I’m a single Records ermany *Dancefloor, ''The Beat of the Heart'' by Daniel Meteo ermanyin Working Class,
Shitkatapult Shitkatapult is a German record label which focuses on electronic music, spanning both IDM and techno. The label was founded by Marco Haas (T. Raumschmiere) and Marcus Stotz in 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the ...
ermany *Artwork/Packaging, Loafnest (Andrew Lange + Michael S. Carlson)
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for Fever Dream by MAP *Artist, Sturqen ortugal *Label,
Kvitnu Kvitnu is a Ukrainian label A label (as distinct from signage) is a piece of paper, plastic film, cloth, metal, or other material affixed to a container or product, on which is written or printed information or symbols about the product or ...
kraine *New Media Arts, Dust by Herman Kolgen
anada Anada (russian: Анада; av, АнгӀада) is a rural locality (a selo) in Khidibsky Selsoviet, Tlyaratinsky District, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The population was 49 as of 2010. Geography Anada is located 19 km north of Tlyarata ...
/ Special Mention to Deshérence by ANTIVJ
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*Qwartzd'Honneur,
Matthew Herbert Matthew Herbert (born 1972), also known as Herbert, Doctor Rockit, Radio Boy, Mr. Vertigo, Transformer, and Wishmountain, is a British electronic musician. He often takes sounds from everyday items to produce electronic music. Career Mat ...
nited Kingdom *Qwartz Pierre Schaeffer,
Eliane Radigue Eliane can refer to: Éliane * Éliane a French feminine given name ** Éliane, the name for Hill A1 in the 1954 battle of Dien Bien Phu taken by Colonel General Nguyễn Hữu An * Pierre Éliane (1955), French singer and Carmelite friar Eliane I ...
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*Qwartz Max Mathews, Harpe MIDI Camac
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*Qwartz, Special - Christine Groult by KM Pantin
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2010

(Paris, Le Palais Brongiart) *Chairmanship:
Gudrun Gut Gudrun Gut (born 20 May 1957) is a German electronic musician, DJ, presenter, music producer and founder of the Monika Enterprise. She grew up in the Lüneburger Heide and moved to West Berlin in 1975, where she studied visual arts at the Hoc ...
*Jury's President: Alejandro Jodorowsky *Official Jury: Christophe, Bernard Parmegiani, Patrice Renson *Professional Jury: Jocelyne Auzende, Alain Brohard, David Chauveau, Marek Choloniewski, Jean-Marc Clogenson, Hubert Michel, Damien Moreno, Kevin Ringeval, Remco Schuurbiers ;Awards *Album: Fedayi Pacha - From the Oriental School of dub ammerbass*Experimentation/Research: Hughes Germain - Esprit de sel olume-Collectif / Césaré *Discovery: Cercueil - Shoo Straight Shout ptical Sound *Compilation: ''
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Plays Staubgold: Rauschgold'' ( Staubgold) *Anthology: Francisco López - Through the Looking-Glass (
KAIROS Kairos ( grc, καιρός) is an ancient Greek word meaning 'the right, critical, or opportune moment'. In modern Greek, ''kairos'' also means 'weather' or 'time'. It is one of two words that the ancient Greeks had for 'time'; the other bei ...
) *Track: Fractional - Tansw extrait de Still Life
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*Dancefloor: Daniela La Luz - Elle Routine extrait de Musik Non Stop Uno yncopated Musik *Artwork/Packaging: Mounir Jatoum (La Commissure) - Split d’Arnaud Rivière & Antoine Chessex e Petit Mignon *New Media Art: Kurt Hentschläger *Artist: Arnaud Rebotini *Label:
Shitkatapult Shitkatapult is a German record label which focuses on electronic music, spanning both IDM and techno. The label was founded by Marco Haas (T. Raumschmiere) and Marcus Stotz in 1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the ...
*Qwartz Max Mathews: Olivier Sens - logiciel Usine *Qwartz Pierre Schaeffer:
François Bayle François Bayle (born 27 April 1932, in Toamasina, Madagascar) is a composer of Electronic Music, Musique concrète. He coined the term ''Acousmatic Music''. Career In the 1950s he studied with Olivier Messiaen, Pierre Schaeffer and Karlheinz S ...
*Qwartz of Honneur: Laurie Anderson


2009

(Paris, Le Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione) *Chairmanship:
Taylor Deupree Taylor Deupree (born April 30, 1971), is an American electronic musician, photographer, graphic designer and mastering engineer. He is most known for the founding of the 12k, 12k record label, along with his work as a member of Prototype 909, and ...
*Album: krill.minima / urlaub auf balkonien / Thinner Netlabel *Experimental/Research: Lionel Marchetti / Adèle et Hadrien: Le Livre des Vacances / Optical Sound *Discover: Pirata / Minimental / The Arrogance of Simplicity / Pueblo Nuevo Netlabel *Artwork & Packaging: skoltz_kolgen for Silent Room / ARCADI / Optical Sound *Video: skoltz_kolgen for Silent Room / ARCADI / Optical Sound *Track: Stefan Mallmann / Chicken and Wings in Interlude Ep / Night Drive Music *Dance-Floor: Apparat / "Fractales (Apparat Ibiza Version)" on ''Things To Be Frickled'' (2008) *Compilation: Autumn Leaves / Gruenrekorder *Artist: Lionel Marchetti *Label:
Kompakt Kompakt (Labelcode: LC 12012) is a Cologne-based electronic music independent record label and vinyl/CD distributor, owned by Wolfgang Voigt, Michael Mayer (musician), Michael Mayer and Jürgen Paape. They specialize in microhouse and minimal t ...
*Qwartz d'honneur: Wolfgang Voigt *Qwartz dierre Schaeffer:
Åke Parmerud Åke Parmerud (born 24 July 1953) is a Swedish composer, musician, and multimedia artist noted for his acoustic and electronic works, which have been performed mostly in Europe, Mexico, and Canada. He is also noted for the design of stage and acous ...
, Roger Cochini *Qwartz Max Mathews: Bert Schiettecatte / AudioCubes Percussa (Belgium) *Web:
Kenneth Goldsmith Kenneth Goldsmith (born 1961) is an American poetry, poet and critic. He is the founding editor of UbuWeb and since 2020 is the ongoing artist-in-residence at the Center for Programs in Contemporary Writing (CPCW) at the University of Pennsylvani ...
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UbuWeb UbuWeb is a web-based educational resource for avant-garde material available on the internet, founded in 1996 by poet Kenneth Goldsmith. It offers visual, concrete and sound poetry, expanding to include film and sound art mp3 archives. Philosop ...
*Press: Tony Herrington for the magazine The Wire *Digital Arts: Maurice Benayoun


2008

(Paris, Le Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione) *Présidence d'Honneur: Robin Rimbaud aka Scanner *Album: Edith Progue / Timeline / Mille Plateaux *Experimental/Research: Laurent ChambertLaurent Chambert
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The Penelopes The Penelopes (or ) are a French indie pop/Electronic music, electronic band from Paris, consisting of Axel Basquiat and Vincent T. They have recently relocated to London. Though the band is a duo (Axel being the composer, singer and bass player ...
/ The Arrogance of Simplicity / Citizen Records *Artist: LR & RadioMentale *Artwork & Packaging:
Jon Wozencroft Jon Wozencroft (born 1 June 1958, in Epsom, England) is a graphic designer, author and instructor. Wozencroft founded Touch Music, Touch, an independent multimedia publishing company. Between 1982 and 1986 Touch "released around 15 products, conce ...
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Jacob Kirkegaard Jacob Kirkegaard is a sound artist born in 1975 in Denmark. In early 2006 he graduated at the Academy of Arts and the Media in Cologne, Germany. Jacob is exploring sound in art with a scientific approach. Jacob Kirkegaard's sound works focus on i ...
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Micro Audio Waves Micros Audio Waves are a Portuguese band. Micro Audio Waves, originally a duo formed by Flak (the guitar player from Rádio Macau) and C. Morgado (electronic instruments), they formed in 2000, and began by developing compositions with a minimal ...
in odd size baggage / Magic Music *Dance-Floor: Cocotte / Teenage Bad Girl in Cocotte / Citizen Records *Compilation: 50 AÑOS (1956–2006) de Musica Electroacustica en Chile, Consejo Nacional de la Cultura y las Artes / Pueblo Nuevo / 3 CDs /press1 /press2 *Label: Citizen Records (France) *Hybrid: Naphtaline, Ez3kiel,
Jarring Effects Jarring Effects is a French musical label based in Lyon, south-east of France. Jarring Effects encourages musicians to be independent, produce the music themselves, be creative and to make music they enjoy rather than trying to make it commercial ...
*Event: Les Nuits Electroniques de L’Ososphère (Strasbourg, France) *Qwartz d'honneur:
Blixa Bargeld Blixa Bargeld (born Christian Emmerich, 12 January 1959) is a German musician who has been the lead singer of the band Einstürzende Neubauten since its formation in 1980. Bargeld was also a founding member of the Australian rock band Nick Cave a ...
*Qwartz Pierre Schaeffer : Jean-Claude Risset, Beatriz Ferreyra,
Max Mathews Max Vernon Mathews (November 13, 1926 in Columbus, Nebraska, USA – April 21, 2011 in San Francisco, CA, USA) was a pioneer of computer music. Biography Mathews studied electrical engineering at the California Institute of Technology and the Ma ...


2007

(Paris, Le Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione) *Track: The Ukrainians / Bryce Kushnier / Intr-version (Canada) *Album: Dovetail / Coloma / Klein Records (Great Britain) *Discover: The correct use of pets / Hypo & Edh / Active Suspension (France) *Dance-Floor: Ripple effect / 20for7 / Chocoflash (Australia) *Experimental/Research: Shaper of form / Dani Joss / Poeta Negra (Greece) *Compilation: Bip_Hop generation vol.8 / Bip-hop (France) *Clip: Under the bridge / Baiyon / Brain Escape Sandwich / Rec-Catchpulse(Shinsuke Yamaji) (Japan) and SchnittMenge / Spenza / Stephan Bolch (Germany) *Artwork & Packaging: Olivier Weber for Zombiparti ! de Kid Chocolat - Poor Records (Switzerland) *Artist: Coloma *Label: Staubgold (Germany) *Hybrid: Rodolphe Von Gombergh. RVG (France) *Event: Synch (Greece) and Nuits Sonores (Lyon, France) *Max Mathews: FM3 Buddha Machine (China/USA) *Robert Moog: Haliaetus (France) *Qwartz d'honneur:
Björk Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct three-octave vocal range and eccentric persona, she has de ...
*Qwartz Pierre Schaeffer:
Henri Pousseur Henri Léon Marie-Thérèse Pousseur (23 June 1929 – 6 March 2009) was a Belgian classical composer, teacher, and music theorist. Biography Pousseur was born in Malmedy and studied at the Academies of Music in Liège and in Brussels from 1947 to ...
(Belgium) and Otavio Soares Brandão(Brazil)


2006

(Paris, Le Cirque d'Hiver Bouglione) *Track: Sofa / Motel *** / Dazzle and Delight (France) *Album: No Waves /
Micro Audio Waves Micros Audio Waves are a Portuguese band. Micro Audio Waves, originally a duo formed by Flak (the guitar player from Rádio Macau) and C. Morgado (electronic instruments), they formed in 2000, and began by developing compositions with a minimal ...
/ N Records (Portugal) *Discover: Scatter Scards / Andrey Kiritchenko / Minusn Netlabel (Ukraine) and 2 / Leonard de Leonard / Leonizer Records (France) *Dance-Floor: No fun (OK Cowboy) /
Vitalic Pascal Arbez-Nicolas (; born 18 May 1976), better known by his stage name Vitalic (), is a French electronic music producer. History His first singles were released in 1996 and 1997, but were confined to underground electronic music scene. H ...
/ Citizen Records (France) *Experimental/Research: Zap Meemees / Satanicpornocultshop / Sonore (Japan) *Compilation: Fax collaborations & remixes / Static Discos (Mexico) *Clip:: Fully Connected / Marco Madruga & Daniela Krts *Artwork & Packaging: Nicola Bork for "Mimetic Dancing" de Mimetic – Hands (Germany) *Promising artist: Murcof (Mexico) *Label: Tomlab (Germany) *Live Act:
Felix Kubin Felix Kubin (born Felix Knoth; 1969 in Hamburg), is an electronic musician, composer, curator, sound and radio artist. He runs the record label Gagarin Records. Life Kubin began his musical career at the age of eight with piano and electronic ...
(Germany) *DJ Producer: Helius Zhamiq *Hybrid: Mladafronta DVD – Parametric (France) *Arrangement & Composition: Vitalic (France) *Vinyl: "Vista le Vie" de A futuristic family film –
F Communications F Communications, also known as FCom, was a French record label based in Paris. It was founded in 1994 by Eric Morand and Laurent Garnier. It produces dance and electronic music by artists like Avril, Garnier, and Mr. Oizo amongst many others. ...
(France) *Event: Dis-patch Beograd *Qwartz d'honneur:
Pierre Henry Henry at his home (January 2008) Pierre Georges Albert François Henry (; 9 December 1927 – 5 July 2017) was a French composer and pioneer of musique concrète. Biography Henry was born in Paris, France, and began experimenting at the age of ...
(France),
Klaus Schulze Klaus Schulze (4 August 1947 – 26 April 2022) was a German electronic music pioneer, composer and musician. He also used the alias Richard Wahnfried and was a member of the Krautrock bands Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel, and The Cosmic Jokers ...
(Germany),
Can Can may refer to: Containers * Aluminum can * Drink can * Oil can * Steel and tin cans * Trash can * Petrol can * Metal can (disambiguation) Music * Can (band), West Germany, 1968 ** ''Can'' (album), 1979 * Can (South Korean band) Other * C ...
(Germany) *Qwartz Pierre Schaeffer:
Bernard Parmegiani Bernard Parmegiani (27 October 1927 − 21 November 2013) was a French composer best known for his electronic or acousmatic music. Biography Between 1957 and 1961 he studied mime with Jacques Lecoq, a period he later regarded as important to his ...


2005

(Paris, Le Cabaret Sauvage) *Qwartz d'honneur: Pierre Schaeffer *Album: Welcome Tourist / B.Fleischmann / Morr Music (Germany-Austria) *Discover: The Exchange / Alix / Les Disques Sérieux/Nocturne (France) *Track: Escal in The Exchange / Alix / Les Disques Sérieux/Nocturne (France) *Vinyl: A heart & two stars / Music A.M / Quatermass (Germany-Belgium) *Compilation: Maximas Texturas / Discos Konfort (Mexico) *Remix & Reprise: High again in Tribute To Remixes / Brain Damage / Dub Wiser - Hammerbass (France) *Clip: Hey Bonus ! - Octet / Camille Henrot / Diamond Traxx/Metronomic (France) *Artwork & Packaging: January / Taylor Deupree / Photographe & Uison Design / Spekk (Japan) *Composer/Arrangement:
Uwe Schmidt Uwe H. Schmidt (born 27 August 1968), also known as Atom™, Atom Heart, or Señor Coconut, is a German composer, musician and producer of electronic music. He is often regarded as the father of electrolatino, electrogospel, and aciton musi ...
(Germany) *Live: Dzihan and Kamien - Crouch Records (Yugoslavia-Switzerland) *Label: Poeta Negra (Greece) *Artist: Coloma - Ware Records (Germany/England) *DJ Producer: Automat - Sounds Around Records (France) *Autoproduction: Des hauts & des bas / Lou / Ici (Londres-France) *Hybrid: Cocoon, Optical Sound (France) *Max Mathews: TUB X, Rémi Dury (France) *Robert Moog:
Live Live may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Films * ''Live!'' (2007 film), 2007 American film * ''Live'' (2014 film), a 2014 Japanese film *'' ''Live'' (Apocalyptica DVD) Music *Live (band), American alternative rock band * List of albums ...
oftware Ableton *Event: Festival MUTEK, Québec, Canada


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Qwartz Electronic Music Awards official website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Qwartz Electronic Music Awards French music awards Awards established in 2005