ECMA Announce 2016 Award Nominees!
- aspiringdesigns
- Jan 27, 2016
- 6 min read
The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) is excited to return to Sydney for 2016 Eastlink East Coast Music Week (ECMW) and is thrilled to announce the2016 East Coast Music Award nominees. Hey Rosetta! leads the pack with seven nominations, while Jenn Grant follows closely with six. Amelia Curran andFortunate Ones earn five nominations, and Mo Kenney and Ryan Hemswortheach garner four. The 2016 East Coast Music Award nominees are as follows: 2016 MUSIC AWARD NOMINEES Aboriginal Artist of the Year City Natives - Voltron Kam Speech - EST1996 Pillorikput Inuit - Inuktitut Arias for All Seasons Tristan Grant - TG-17 Album of the Year Ben Caplan - Birds With Broken Wings (Producer: Josh “Socalled” Dolgin) Fortunate Ones - The Bliss (Producer: Daniel Ledwell) Hey Rosetta! - Second Sight (Producer: Marcus Paquin) Jenn Grant - Compostela (Producer: Daniel Ledwell) Mo Kenney - In My Dreams (Producer: Joel Plaskett) Blues Recording of the Year The Carson Downey Band - Catch Me If You Can Ced Marty & Dave - To Our 3% Dan Doiron - Stand Back I Don't Know How Loud This Thing Gets John Campbelljohn - Chin Up The Matt Landry Band - Are You Ever Gonna Go? The Bucky Adams Memorial Award (formerly African-Canadian Recording of the Year) Ced Marty & Dave - To Our 3% Chelsea Amber - Introducing Chelsea Amber Marcell Symonds - Just A Closer Walk Samm Splash - The Breakup EP Classical Composition of the Year Anthony Genge - "Eastern Passage" Derek Charke - "Wired and Wound" Dinuk Wijeratne - "Two Pop Songs on Antique Poems" Jérôme Blais - "(Un)forgotten Voices" Martin Kutnowski - "Peter Emberley's Dream" Classical Recording of the Year Duo Concertante - Mendelssohn and MacDonald Double Concertos The Sanctuary Trio - Estuary Saint John String Quartet - Montage Symphony Nova Scotia - The How and Why of Memory Xara Choral Theatre Ensemble - Here On These Branches Country Recording of the Year The BackYard Devils - Honky Tonk Heartbreaker Pretty Archie - North End Sky Quentin Reddy - Diamond In the Rough Tim Chaisson - Lost In Light Whitney Rose - Heartbreaker of the Year Dance Recording of the Year Ben Rama - Intuition FWLR - Killer Lady Lonely Kid - For My Friends Neon Dreams - The Last of Us PINEO & LOEB - Soul Clap Electronic Recording of the Year Aqua Alta - Dreamsphere ChessClub - ChessClub Elephant Skeletons - Vol III Ryan Hemsworth - Alone For the First Time Scientists of Sound - Electric Is The Night Francophone Recording of the Year Joannie Benoit - Pot Mason Joey Robin Haché - Repaver l'âme Maxime McGraw - Changer d'air Raphaël Butler - J'feel comme une machine Ronald Bourgeois - Viens avec moi Folk Recording of the Year Amelia Curran - They Promised You Mercy Ben Caplan - Birds With Broken Wings Jenn Grant - Compostela Gabrielle Papillon - The Tempest of Old Old Man Luedecke - Domestic Eccentric Gospel Recording of the Year Glenn Vincent Breen - Waiting Informants - Ezekiel Josh Lake - 40cm of Funk Kelley Mooney - Still Marcell Symonds - Just A Closer Walk Group Recording of the Year Coyote - Proof of Life Fortunate Ones - The Bliss Gypsophilia - Night Swimming Hey Rosetta! - Second Sight Rain Over St. Ambrose - Still Waking Up Jazz Recording of the Year Gypsophilia - Night Swimming Jerry Granelli - What I Hear Now Kirk MacDonald - Vista Obscura Matt MacDougall - Boy Goes to City Ouroboros - Ouroboros Loud Recording of the Year Cabbages & Kings - Cabbages & Kings Chaos Theory - We Are Disaster Dumpster Mummy - TRENCHFOOT Kilmore - City Lights Shades of Sorrow - Ascension Pop Recording of the Year Alana Yorke - Dream Magic Brianna Gosse - AERA Christina Martin - It'll Be Alright Coyote - Proof of Life SORREY - Thick As Thieves Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year City Natives - Voltron Fortunato - Unseen Armada Ghettosocks - We're Going to Drink A Lot of Wine This Year, Boys. 2 Quake Matthews - Rap Music Wordburglar - Rapplicable Skills Rising Star Recording of the Year Alana Yorke - Dream Magic Brianna Gosse - AERA Coyote - Proof of Life Fortunate Ones - The Bliss Kat McLevey - Evergrown Rock Recording of the Year Hey Rosetta! - Second Sight Jerry Stamp - Rogue Doubt Racoon Bandit - Close Your Eyes Rain Over St. Ambrose - Still Waking Up The Stanfields - Modem Operandi Roots/Traditional Group Recording of the Year Ben Miller & Anita MacDonald - A Day at the Lake Danny Boudreau - DANNY PARTY The East Pointers - Secret Victory The Ennis Sisters - Stages Vishtèn - Terre Rouge Solo Recording of the Year Amelia Curran - They Promised You Mercy Gabrielle Papillon - The Tempest of Old Jenn Grant - Compostela Mo Kenney - In My Dreams Ryan Hemsworth - Alone For the First Time Song of the Year Amelia Curran - "Somebody Somewhere" (Producer: Michael Philip Wojewoda) Ben Caplan - "Birds With Broken Wings" (Producer: Josh “Socalled” Dolgin) Christina Martin - "It'll Be Alright" (Producer: Dale Murray) Fortunate Ones - "The Bliss" (Producer: Daniel Ledwell) Hey Rosetta! - "Soft Offering (For the Oft Suffering)" (Producer: Marcus Paquin) Songwriter of the Year Andrew James O'Brien/Catherine Allan (Fortunate Ones) Amelia Curran Chris Luedecke (Old Man Luedecke) Jenn Grant Tim Baker (Hey Rosetta!) Traditional Instrumental Recording of the Year Aaron Collis & Duane Andrews - The Mallard Cottage Sessions DOC - DesRoches Ouellette Chaisson Jeff Jodrey - Carnival Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - One Nuallan - The EP 2016 FANS' CHOICE AWARDS
Fans' Choice Entertainer of the Year Amelia Curran Christina Martin Hey Rosetta! In-Flight Safety Jenn Grant Joel Plaskett Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy The Once Ryan Hemsworth Tim Chaisson Fans' Choice Video of the Year David Myles - "Santa Never Brings Me A Banjo" (Director: Murray Bain) Everglow - "Feel Your Heart" (Director: Devin Sooley) Hey Rosetta! - "Soft Offering (For The Oft Suffering)" (Director: Mark Bennett) In-Flight Safety - "Animals" (Director: Drew Lightfoot) Jenn Grant - "Bring Me A Rose" (Director: Jason Levangie) Mo Kenney - "Telephones" (Director: Nathan Boey) Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy - "The Chase" (Director: Keith Holding) The Once - "We Are All Running" (Director: Bryan Dos Reis) Raphaël Butler - "Harley 1970" (Directors: Patrick Gauvin & Mathieu Laprise) Ria Mae - "Clothes Off" (Director: Jason Levangie) Tomato/Tomato - "Toss It All Away" (Director: Jordan Mattie)
2016 INDUSTRY AWARDS Company of the Year Forward Music Group Rocking Horse Road Productions Sonic Concerts Sound of Pop Spincount Event of the Year Cavendish Beach Music Festival Celtic Colours International Festival Halifax Jazz Festival New Glasgow Jubilee PEI Mutual Festival of Small Halls Graphic/Media Artist of the Year Abracazebra Productions Deep Hollow Print Glen Leck MANCHU - Mark Young Design Richard Lann Live Sound Engineer of the Year Devin Farrell Georgia Richards John Ellingbo Kyle McDonald Management/Manager of the Year Andree Gracie Bruce Morel/Music Marketing International Inc. Kilbride Music Forward Music Group Sonic Entertainment Group Media Outlet of the Year CKDU 88.1FM The Coast: Halifax's Weekly Down East Country with George Canyon East Coast Countdown The Overcast: Newfoundland's Alternative Newspaper Media Person of the Year Adria Young James Bennett Paul-Émile Comeau Ryan McNutt Tom Bedell Producer of the Year Dale Murray Jamie Foulds Joel Plaskett Mike "Sheppy" Shepherd Scott Ferguson Studio Engineer of the Year Daniel Ledwell Jamie Foulds Jon Matthews Mike "Sheppy" Shepherd Scott Hammond Studio of the Year The Blue Room Lakewind Sound Studios New Scotland Yard Studio The Sonic Temple Soundpark Studios Venue of the Year The Carleton Music Bar & Grill Glasgow Square Theatre Harmony House Theatre The Mack (Confederation Centre) Plan b Lounge Video of the Year Christina Martin - "Take Me Back In A Dream" (Director: Jason Levangie) David Myles - "Santa Never Brings Me A Banjo" (Director: Murray Bain) Mo Kenney - "Telephones" (Director: Nathan Boey) Ria Mae - "Clothes Off" (Director: Jason Levangie) Ryan Hemsworth - "Snow In Newark" (Director: Martin C. Pariseau)
"We are thrilled to announce this year's East Coast Music Awards nominees, which once again demonstrates the incredible musical talent coming out of our region right now," says Andy McLean, ECMA Executive Director. "Adding to the excitement is the first round of East Coast Music Week (ECMW) showcasing acts, which features both upcoming and established musicians, as well as the diverse styles and sounds that the East Coast is known for. With a wide array of events happening at iconic venues throughout Sydney, and our Industry Conference taking place at the Membertou Trade & Convention Centre, the 28th edition of ECMW will truly be a memorable event!" For more information on the ECMA Music Week please visit http://www.ecma.com/
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