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Thursday, December 11, 2008

ECMA 2009 MUSIC AWARD NOMINEES

DVD of the Year
Squid - SQUID: The Evolution (Directors: Ryan Fraser, Mark Jamieson, Daniel St. Pierre, Ian MacMillan)
The Northern Ramblers - The Northern Ramblers, "Sideways" (Directors: Jimmie Inch & Ian McInnis)
Wes Jagoe - Live at the Pitt Upstairs (Director: Greg Hemmings)

Colemans Entertainer of the Year
Chris Colepaugh
Dave Gunning
David Myles
Jill Barber
Joel Plaskett Emergency

The Grenfell College, Memorial University Female Solo Recording of the Year
Christina Martin - Two Hearts
Jill Barber - Chances
Norma MacDonald - The Forest for the Trees
Tanya Davis - Gorgeous Morning
Tara Oram - Chasing the Sun

Group Recording of the Year presented by Western Petroleum
Hey Rosetta! - Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart and on through your blood)
Hot Toddy - Trio
Matt Mays & El Torpedo - Terminal Romance
Troy MacGillivray & Shane Cook - When Here Meets There
Vishtèn - Vishtèn Live

Konica Minolta Male Solo Recording of the Year
Dave Carroll - Perfect Blue
David Myles - On The Line
Duane Andrews - Raindrops
Gordie Sampson - For The Few And Far Between
Matt Andersen - Something In Between
Max MacDonald - Songs of Home

FACTOR Recording of the Year
Damhnait Doyle - Lights Down Low
Gordie Sampson - For The Few And Far Between
Hey Rosetta! - Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart and on through your blood)
Jill Barber - Chances
Matt Mays & El Torpedo - Terminal Romance

CBC Galaxie Rising Star Recording of the Year
Chad Hatcher - Tunnels & Pathways
Chris Picco - Ferris Wheel
JD Clarke - Satisfied
Meaghan Blanchard - Changing Things
The Tom Fun Orchestra - You Will Land with a Thud

Vibe Creative Group Single of the Year
Age of Daze - Afflicted
Gordie Sampson - We Are Young And So Is The Night
Joel Plaskett Emergency - Face of the Earth
Jon Mullane - Make Your Move
Matt Mays & El Torpedo - Tall Trees

SOCAN Songwriter of the Year
Asif Illyas - "U Dream" (performed by MIR)
Christina Martin - "Two Hearts" (performed by Christina Martin)
Gordie Sampson (with J. Smith & JT Harding) - "We Are Young and So Is The Night" (performed by Gordie Sampson)
Matt Mays - "Terminal Romance" (performed by Matt Mays & El Torpedo)
Tim Baker - "New Goodbye" (performed by Hey Rosetta!)

Star Style Creative Works Video of the Year
Chad Hatcher - Do It All Again (Director: Harv)
Drumlin - Stormy Weather Boys (Director: Joel Mackenzie)
Rebekah Higgs - Parables (Director: Tim McDonough and Raised by Media)
Tara Oram - Fly Girl (Director: Stephen Scott)
The Tom Fun Orchestra - Watchmaker (Director: Christopher Ball)
Wintersleep - Weighty Ghost (Director: Sean Wainsteim)

Newcap Radio Alternative Recording of the Year
Grand Theft Bus - Made Upwards
Hey Rosetta! - Into Your Lungs (and around in your heart and on through your blood)
Mardeen - Read Less Minds
Sleepless Nights - Turn Into Vapour
The Tom Fun Orchestra - You Will Land with a Thud

Bluegrass Recording of the Year
Blue Horizon Bluegrass Band - No Stoppin' Now
Paul Hébert - Les Pauvres Riches
Roxeen Roberts - Red Handed
The Grass Mountain Hobos - The Grass Mountain Hobos
Spinney Brothers - Going Home

Blues Recording of the Year
Hot Toddy - Trio
Keith Hallett - Bear With Me
Matt Andersen - Something In Between
Terry Whalen - The Devil's Fireplace

Children's Recording of the Year
Donna & Andy - Blue Skies and Pirates
Eleanor McCain - Bundle of Joy
Maria Alley - Nature's Lullaby
Rik Barron - Shine
Scotty and the Stars - Here We Go!

Classical Recording of the Year
Choeur Neil-Michaud - Le Chœur Neil-Michaud interprète : La Deuxième Messe en sol majeur pour les sociétés de chorales Charles Gounod et Autres chants sacrés
David Chafe & Christopher Bowman - Over Hill and Valley
Jasper Wood - A Child's Cry from Izieu - Oskar Morawetz complete works for violin and piano
Patricia Creighton, flute & Peter Allen, piano - Wind Song
Trio: Bonnell, Bottazzini and Green - Souvenirs: Chamber Music for Horn Flute and Piano

Country Recording of the Year
Chris LeBlanc - Too Much Nothin'
JD Clarke - Satisfied
Rob Russell - Turnin' Heads
Ryan Cook - Hot Times
Tara Oram - Chasing the Sun

Folk Recording of the Year
David Myles - On The Line
Max MacDonald - Songs of Home
Meaghan Blanchard - Changing Things
Steven Bowers - Homing
Teresa Ennis - Space

Instrumental Recording of the Year
Bill Brennan - Solo Piano 2
Duane Andrews - Raindrops
Kendra MacGillivray - Love O' The Isles

Jazz Recording of the Year
Jill Barber - Chances
Mark Duggan - Diggin' Duggan
Mary Barry - Red Eye Tonight
Patrick Boyle - Still No Word
Shan Arsenault - Below Sea Level

Loud Recording of the Year
Gallactus - Nine Mile Woods
Holophonic Porno - Obsession
Iron Giant - Creator of Scars
Shelter With Thieves - A Dark Chapter in the Human Experiment

Newcap Radio Pop Recording of the Year
Aaron MacDonald - John Prine's Advice
Christina Martin - Two Hearts
Damhnait Doyle - Lights Down Low
Dave Carroll - Perfect Blue
Gordie Sampson - For The Few And Far Between
Ian Foster - Room in the City
MIR - OK2Go!

Sirius Satellite Radio Rock Recording of the Year
Age of Daze - Hollywood Ending
Battery Point - A Kick in the Blood
Matt Mays & El Torpedo - Terminal Romance
Pat Deighan & The Orb Weavers - In A Fever In A Dream
Terri Lynn Eddy Band - Tonight

Roots / Traditional Solo Recording of the Year
Brenda Stubbert - Endless Memories
Colette Cheverie - Hours Before Dawn
Dominique Dupuis - Bourrasque
Jason Roach - Jason Roach
Neil McDaniel - 10 Years Too Late

Roots / Traditional Group Recording of the Year presented by Central Dairies
Bette & Wallet - Voici. Bette & Wallet
Lazy Jacks - Watercolour Windows
La Famille Arseneault - Un Bouilli Acadien
Troy MacGillivray & Shane Cook - When Here Meets There
Vishtèn - Vishtèn Live

World Recording of the Year
Dr. Zoo - Southern African Field Studies
Idlers - Corner
Ryan Leblanc - Against The Grain

Newcap Radio Aboriginal Recording of the Year
Gary Sappier - Wanted
MO3 - Phyllis Grant - Up Risin'
The Flummies - This is the Life for Me

CBC Galaxie Francophone Recording of the Year
Bette & Wallet - Voici. Bette & Wallet
Kevin McIntyre - Le monde est truqué
Mike Parker - Mon p'tit paradis
Paul Hébert - Les Pauvres Riches
Ronald Bourgeois - J'ai trouvé dans une chanson

Gospel Recording of the Year
4Given - Fountain of Life
Hugh Toner - Jane Robichaud - Angels and Light
Julia Gannon - No place like here
Life Support - Roar of Heaven
The Burkes - The Reason We Sing

Rap / Hip-Hop Single Track Recording of the Year
Hotbox (feat. Spesh K & Y-Rush) - The Main Event
Joe Buck - No More
Mic Boyd - Guess Who's Back
Mischif - The Motto
Mixre - Spit That Murder

ECMA 2009 INDUSTRY AWARD NOMINEES 
NOMINATIONS POUR LES PRIX DE L'INDUSTRIE DE L'AMCE

2009     Broadcast of the Year / Émission de l'année 
CapeBreton Christmas Daddies Telethon (CB) 
East Coast Countdown (NS) East Coast Road Trip (NS) 
Route 104-Q104 (NS)
That East Coast Show (NS)   

Event of the Year / Événement de l'année
Festival of Small Halls (PE) 
Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival (NB) 
Libertango (NS) Riverfest 2008 (NS)
The Indian River Festival (PE)     

Graphic Designer of the Year / Artiste graphique de l'année 
Cheryl Smith - OutFront Productions Inc. (CB) 
CHR!S SM!TH - funkfactor (NS)
evul design (NS) 
Jessica Rhaye Design (NB) 
Shehab Illyas ( NS)
Sheppy/Blazed Media Designs (CB)   

Independent Company of the Year / Compagnie indépendante de l'année             
Company House Records Inc. (CB) 
MMS Atlantic (NL)
Music Marketing International Inc "MMII" (NS) 
Sonic Entertainment Group (NS) 
SONG HUT Digital Media Distribution Service (NS)     

CARAS Industry Professional of the Year / Professionnel(le) de l'industrie de l'année
Bruce Morel (NS)
Darren Gallop (CB)
Fred Lavery (CB)
Lynn Daigle (NB)
Robert Buck (NL)   

Live Sound Technician of the Year / Technicien(ne) de l'année      
Carl Gosine (NS) Dennis Field (NS)
Stéphane Déraspe (NS)     

Delta Hotels Manager of the Year / Gérant(e) de l'année 
Bruce Morel (NS) 
Darren Gallop (CB) 
James Steel (NB) 
Jason Burns (NS) 
Jeff Liberty (NB)     

Media Person of the Year / Personnalité médiatique de l'année
Doug Gallant (PE)
Jimmie Inch (NS) 
Marc Xavier LeBlanc   (NB) 
Tom Bedell (NS)     

Photographer of the Year / Photographe de l'année             
CHR!S SM!TH - funkfactor (NS) 
kelly clark fotography (NS) 
Marc Xavier LeBlanc / Studiograph (NB)
Sarah DeVenne (NS) 
Shehab Illyas Photography (NS)              

FACTOR Radio Station of the Year - Major Market / Station radiophonique de l'année - petit marché 
Q104 Halifax (NS) 
XL96 Moncton (NB) 
Z103.5 The Beat of Halifax (CKHZ-FM) (NS)   

FACTOR Radio Station of the Year - Small Market / Station radiophonique de l'année - grand marché    
CKEC - East Coast FM 94.1 (NS)
CKOA-FM The Coast 89.7 CapeBreton (CB)
Seaside FM (NS)

Record Company / Distributor / Independent Label of the Year /
Maison de disques /Distributeur ou distributrice / Label indépendant de l'année
Company House Records Inc. (CB)
Forward Music Group (NB)
Halflife Records (NS)
Sonic Records (NS)
Warner Music Canada (NS)

Retailer of the Year / Détaillant de l'année
Back Alley Music, Charlottetown (PE)
CD Plus (NS)
Taz Records, Halifax (NS)


Studio of the Year / Studio de l'année
Big GreySound Studio (PE)
Denmark Productions Recording Studio (NS)
Guernsey Cove Parlour Productions (   PE)
Lakewind Sound Studios (CB)
The Sonic Temple (NS)

Studio Engineer of the Year / Ingénieur(e) de studio de l'année
Dennis Field (NS)
Jon Matthews (PE)
Mike "Sheppy" Shepherd (CB)
Stéphane Déraspe (NS)


Venue of the Year / Salle/Scène de l'année
Membertou Trade & Convention Centre (CB)
St. Mary's Church, Indian River (PE)
The Fredericton Playhouse (NB)
The Guild, Charlottetown (PE)

Website of the Year / Site Web de l'année
www.bette-wallet.com (NS)
www.dav-net.com (NL)
www.gordiesampson.com (CB)
www.jessicarhaye.com (NB)
www.kimberleyfraser.com (CB)

ECMA 2009 Conference
'A New World' in the Business of Music

Schedule Now Available On-line ecma.ca

(Corner Brook NL) - The East Coast Music Association is thrilled to bring some of the best and brightest from the national and international music business community to ECMA 2009 in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador for four days of seminars, forums, master classes, showcases and meetings as part of the 2009 East Coast Music Awards, Festival and Conference, from February 26th - March 1st.

The ECMA 2009 Conference and International Program has much to offer artists, managers and businesses looking for key business development opportunities within the music industry. Led by a star studded line-up of national and international panelists and guest speakers, the 2009 Conference will feature a diverse range of professional development sessions, including Export Training Workshops, Show & Tell 5 - Minute Pitch Sessions, Live Performance Coaching Sessions and a Keynote Address by Canadian music industry icon, Terry McBride.

Conference highlights include an excellent array of seminars and workshops covering a broad range of topics, from Cyber PR, to Digital Distribution, DIY, and the popular Music Managers Forum. Songwriting will be a large focus of the conference as an entire day is dedicated to composing for film and television; co-writing songs; accessing Music City - Nashville and publishing and song plugging. This is an amazing opportunity for songwriters to hone their craft and connect with some of the movers and shakers in the business.

The 2009 International Program will see talent buyers from the United States, Europe and Australia meet face to face with export-ready artists and companies in international One-on-One business meetings. Featured sessions include a Case Study on Australia, US Immigration & Beyond, International Touring and working in foreign markets.

The "Show and Tell 5-Minute Pitch "is a new opportunity to access international and national buyers at ECMA, said Shelley Nordstrom, Export Manager. These pre-scheduled, 5-minute, live performance pitching sessions are designed for export-ready artists to present and showcase their music to an exclusive audience of industry buyers.
Paired with the international One-on-One Business meetings, the 'Pitch' session offers unprecedented access to industry buyers".

Tom Jackson, President of Tom Jackson Productions, is back and once again will bring his Live Performance Coaching Workshop to the ECMA Conference. In front of a live audience, Jackson will critique on-stage with East Coast artists, coaching on performance techniques and best ways to connect with audiences. This is a world class opportunity to work with Jackson or see him in action.

ECMA and the Atlantic Film Festival partnership program, Music & Image will bring together buyers and supervisors from the film and television industry to explore opportunities for today's musician in the new global marketplace. Music & Image and the Guild of Canadian Film Composers are pleased to present a composing master class designed to expose Atlantic Canadian composers to the realities of creating music for film and television.

A complete list of ECMA 2009 conference events, including times, dates and locations, can be found at www.ecma.com.

The 2009 East Coast Music Awards, Festival & Conference has received financial support from the Government of Canada through ACOA and Service Canada, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador through the Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, and the City of Corner Brook. The East Coast Music Association would also like to acknowledge the financial support of FACTOR and the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund) and of Canada's private radio broadcasters.