MEDIA
Norwegian Bluesnews Magazine appeared in 1997. Their September 2024 issue marked their number one hundred and thirty-six issue. Norwegian Bluesnews comes out 5 times a year and every issue has approximately 100 pages. The magazine covers national and
international news, feature stories and album reviews. The magazine has an impressive number of eight thousand and five hundred subscribers. A group of devoted staff make this incredible adventure possible. For their non-top work to
spread the blues in Scandinavia for almost thirty years
the Winner in MEDIA category is Norwegian BLUESNEWS MAGAZINE represented by its editor-in-chief MR. RUNE ENDAL
PRODUCTION
In 1981, CrossCut Records was founded by Detlev Hoegen. A blues enthusiast himself, his goal was to promote the blues in Europe. The mail order department started in July of the same year. The first LP releases were re-issues of hard-to-find albums by
Otis Spann, Freddie King, Papa George Lightfoot or Eddie Boyd. In 1984, he started recording and producing artists like Charlie Musselwhite, The Nighthawks, Jimmy Rogers, Ronnie Earl and many more. From 1989 to the early 2000s, CrossCut
distributed the California ‘Blue Rock’It’ label in Europe. Before selling the mail order department to Bear Family Records in 2004 where he works now, CrossCut stocked more than eight thousand different blues titles and shipped to
several thousand collectors all over the world. Today, he is still running the label. Josh Smith and Shawn Pittman are two of the popular blues acts on CrossCut. Most recent 2022 additions include Franck Goldwasser from California
and Paris, and The Bluesanovas, a young retro-style band from Germany. For the continuous and endless work to release, produce and sell an amazing collection of blues recordings, which has helped to make blues popular in Europe,
the Winner in PRODUCTION category is Mr. DETLEV HOEGEN, owner of CrossCut Records in GERMANY
PROMOTION
This person’s dedication by organizing a blues festival in a small town in the north for many years with a fantastic line up year after year is outstanding. Visiting this 4-day festival is a magical experience where location, culture and history form
a perfect environment for meetings between artists and audience. The festival presents top European and international blues musicians each year. Last year he also received the award as “enthusiast of the Year” in his city for his work
with the festival. His work with the festival has meant a lot to strengthen the European blues scene today and in addition to arranging this wonderful festival, he is also a dedicated blues musician. For his impressive work with Hell
Blues Festival in Norway,
the winner in the PROMOTION category goes to Mr. KJELL-INGE BROVOLD, general director of Hell Blues Festival in Norway!
This person’s dedication by organizing a blues festival in a small town in the north for many years with a fantastic line up year after year is outstanding. Visiting this 4-day festival is a magical experience where location, culture and history form
a perfect environment for meetings between artists and audience. The festival presents top European and international blues musicians each year. Last year he also received the award as “enthusiast of the Year” in his city for his work
with the festival. His work with the festival has meant a lot to strengthen the European blues scene today and in addition to arranging this wonderful festival, he is also a dedicated blues musician. For his impressive work with Hell
Blues Festival in Norway,
the winner in the PROMOTION category goes to Mr. KJELL-INGE BROVOLD, general director of Hell Blues Festival in Norway!
