TRUE CHIP TILL DEATH • The 2009 TCTD Awards

Now entering its second year, the True Chip Till Death awards celebrates the best artist and innovators in the world of chip music and it’s related disciplines. This is your chance to let TCTD staff know who you feel rose above the fray and really represented the best our community has to offer.

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Awards furnished by the awesome NBsCloset

2009 Nominees (winners in italics)

Best Visual Artist

Best Demo

Andropolis by Booze Design & Instinct (Commodore 64)
Cernit Trandafir by Dead Hackers Society (Atari STe)
Syntax Infinity by Tulou & Traktor (MSX2)
Future 1999 by PwP (Commodore VIC-20)
VIA by Neurotypical (Acorn BBC Micro)

Defender of the Chip

Best Live Performer

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Best Label

Best Hardware

Best Software

Best Live Visuals

The C-Men
Entter
NOCARRIER
Paris Treantafeles
Dan Winckler

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Best Track

The J. Arthur Keens Band – Catfish Lagoon
Bit Shifter – Easy Prey
Mr. Spastic – FXLP
Dr. Von Pnok – Brain Swap
Chibi-Tech – A–nie Rabu Damon. (It’s A–nie Love.)

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Best Release

Bud Melvin – Popular Music / Self Released
Bondage Fairies – Cheap Italian Wine / LoboTom
Alex Mauer – Vegavox2 / Pause
V/A – Blip Festival 2008: 32 Live Recordings / 8bitpeoples and 2playerproductions
c-jeff – electric / Pause

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Artist of the Year

Hally

Lifetime Acheivement

Johan Kotlinski