Roisin Murphy and mastering engineer Mandy Parnell are on the judging panel.
The PRS Foundation and The New BBC Radiophonic Workshop have announced a new awards initiative to celebrate women innovating in the fields of sound and music.
The awards are named after BBC Radiophonic Workshop co-founder Daphne Oram and “hope to build on her legacy.”
Roisin Murphy and mastering engineer Mandy Parnell – who has previously worked on Jamie xx’s In Colour and Aphex Twin’s Syro – will head up the judging panel for the awards, along with representatives from The New BBC Radiophonic Workshop, PRS Foundation and The Daphne Oram Foundation.
Two winners will receive bursaries of £1000 each and six winners will receive bursaries of £500.
The awards ceremony will take place on Saturday June 3 at the Turner Contemporary Margate as part of Canterbury Christchurch University’s Oscillate Festival.
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