Orange backs Prog gongs

Orange Amplification is continuing its brand profiling activity, as the main sponsor of this year’s Progressive Music Awards. 

The awards return to the Underglobe venue, situated below Shakespeare’s Globe Theatre, on Thursday 3rd September 2015 and will be hosted by TV Presenter Matthew Wright.

Amongst the many award nominees are a number of notable Orange Ambassadors. Included in the Limelight category for up and coming bands are The Heights; Leicestershire  instrumentalists, Maybeshewill and Bend Sinister.

Up for the Vanguard Award (previously Breakthrough Artist) are Northern Irish band And So I Watch You From Afar, thoughtful Icelandic rockers Sólstafir and previous Limelight nominees Purson. 

Nominated for the Anthem award is former Oceansize front man and Biffy Clyro touring guitarist, Mike Vennart for Operate from The Demon Joker. Finally, in the Storm Thorgerson Grand Design Award, which marks the best box sets available are Rush and bass player Geddy Lee for R40. The set includes every live DVD release so far, housed in a hardback book.

“We have been involved with the Annual Progressive Music Awards since the beginning”,said Orange marketing director Charlie Cooper. “It is great to be involved in a such a prestigious award ceremony.”

For more about the 2015 Progressive Music awards go here