Music students win national awards

Brisbane Water Secondary College students have taken out half of the awards in the recent National Kool Skools competition.

The college received 24 nominations for 16 categories at the recent awards night, where students also got to perform.

From these nominations, the students won eight of the 16 categories.

Last term, senior music students from the college travelled to Sydney to record a CD of their own music for the competition.

Eighteen students worked from 10am to 3am recording the CD, filming a video clip and designing the CD cover over a three-day period.

This CD and video were then entered into the National Kool Skools competition.

Winners included Megan Purcell, Mitchell Clews, and Billy Burgess for Best Ballad (Triangle), Amy Price, Mitchell Clews, Jaryd Wise, Tyler Bennison, and Cameron Vadala for Best Cover Song (Gone), Chris Hull for Best Cover Art for the CD, Tessa Nuku for composing Best Pop/Rock Track (Empty), Tessa Nuku, Ellie Plummer, and James Luke for Best Pop/Rock Band and Beau Rankin, and Megan Purcell for Best Hip Hop/Programmed Track (Nightmares and Dreams).

Overall winners included Max Harwood for Best Male Vocal and Tyler Bennison, Mitchell Clews, and Billy Burgess as "Cloud City" for Best Mainstream Rock Track (Shut Me Down).

"This has been another outstanding performance by the college music department and students who have made a name for themselves and the college over the four years of the contest," said college principal Mr Pat Lewis.

"Through this competition, the college has established itself as an outstanding school for the development to the highest level of musical talent."

The award winning CD, Pleasant Memories and Fond Regrets, is available for sale from the music departments or office on both campuses of the college for $10.

Press release, November 9 Pat Lewis, Brisbane Water Secondary College