Much in the same way that we had a bit of fun hunting down some 2012 Polaris Music Prize Long List <a href = 'https://polarismusicprize.ca/article/418/2012-polaris-long-list-fast-facts/'>fast facts</a>, we also decided to do a bit of nerding out about the <a href = 'https://polarismusicprize.ca/article/435/the-2012-polaris-music-prize-short-list-is-here/'>recently-announced</a> Short List.
So we've compiled some fast facts about the Polaris Music Prize 2012 Short List:
The 2012 Polaris Short List was announced today (July 17) at The Drake Hotel in Toronto, ON.
Polaris Founder and Executive Director Steve Jordan was pretty excited about the List.
"Our jury is showing an ever growing passion and dedication to reviewing, discussing and advocating their selections. This has resulted in a Short List of records that are musically focused, intense and in some cases highly personal. The process of selecting a winner should prove to be an invigorating challenge for our Grand Jury."
Les gens chez AUX ont réuni quelques anciens champions du Prix de musique Polaris, des membres du jury, des animateurs, des directeurs et d’autres personnes diverses et leur ont demandé de parler de leur expérience avec le Polaris. Comme vous le constaterez, il y a eu des aventures assez étranges depuis les débuts du Polaris. […]
The folks at <a href = 'https://www.aux.tv/'>AUX </a>rounded up former Polaris Music Prize champions, jurors, hosts, directors and folks we'll just call "miscellaneous" and asked them to talk about their Polaris experiences.
As it turns out, there've been some strange adventures along the way.
When we <a href = 'https://polarismusicprize.ca/article/416/the-2012-polaris-music-prize-long-list-is-here/'>announced</a> the 40 albums that made the 2012 Polaris Music Prize Long List back on June 14 we had no idea of the deep emotional attachment we’d develop for them.
It actually hurts us in our hearts a little bit to know that in four days time on July 17 the 2012 Short List will be announced in Toronto and 30 of these records will never be talked about or loved by anyone else ever again. Ever.
OK, maybe not ever. In fact, we suspect a lot of people will still love them.
Just not as much as the 10 records that make the Short List.
So let’s all take a deep breath and fixate on some small something-or-other that made each of these albums special:
The Polaris universe is experiencing a slight rebranding in part because of our affection for alliteration.
Kicking off officially on July 16 in Vancouver, we're proud to announce the introduction of <strong>Polaris Profiles</strong>. Think of them as Polaris Salons minus much of the “salon†part and a bit more music from a specific artist.
Presented by RDIO, the first of these Polaris Profiles will feature 2012 Polaris Music Prize Long Listed artist <strong>Kathryn Calder</strong> performing songs from her nominated album “Bright And Vivid†and discussing the album's chances of winning the ‘12 Prize with this evening's host, Mike Devlin of the <a href = 'https://www.timescolonist.com/index.html'>Victoria Times Colonist</a>.
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