ECMA Industry Award Winners Recognized for Their Valuable Work
Monday, March 02, 2009
(Corner Brook, NL) - The 2009 East Coast Music Industry Awards were presented this morning at the FACTOR Industry Awards Brunch held at the Pepsi Studio in Corner Brook, NL. The Industry Awards recognize individuals and companies that work tirelessly behind the scenes to build, support and promote the East Coast music industry.
The 2009 East Coast Music Industry Award winners are:
Broadcast of the Year sponsored by Supertemp: East Coast Countdown
Event of the Year sponsored by Provincial Airlines: Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival
Graphic Designer of the Year sponsored by Volkswagen Canada: CHR!S SM!TH - funkfactor
Independent Company of the Year: Sonic Entertainment Group
Industry Professional of the Year sponsored by CARAS: Fred Lavery
Live Sound Technician of the Year sponsored by World Vision Artist Associates Program: Carl Gosine
Manager of the Year sponsored by Delta Hotels Atlantic: Darren Gallop
Media Person of the Year sponsored by ECMA 2010 Cape Breton: Jimmie Inch
Photographer of the Year sponsored by Marine Atlantic: CHR!S SM!TH - funkfactor
FACTOR Radio Station of the Year - Major Market: Q104 Halifax
FACTOR Radio Station of the Year - Small Market: CKEC - East Coast FM 94.1
Record Company/Distributor/Independent Label of the Year sponsored by City Chrysler: Warner Music Canada
Retailer of the Year sponsored by Village Music/Gary Bennett Music: CD Plus
Studio of the Year: The Sonic Temple
Studio Engineer of the Year sponsored by OIART: Mike "Sheppy" Shepherd
Venue of the Year sponsored by National Car Rental: The Fredericton Playhouse
Website of the Year sponsored by 101.3 - The Bounce: www.dav-net.com , designer Jud Haynes
Each year, the ECMA board of directors chooses an individual, group or organization that has made a significant impact on the welfare of the music industry in Atlantic Canada to receive the prestigious FACTOR Industry Builder Award. This award recognizes the recipient's genuine contributions made not simply for personal gain but for the greater development of the East Coast music industry. This year, the board is pleased to announce Corner Brook's Lloyd Bartlett as the recipient of this prestigious award.
The Musician's Achievement Award recognizes a sideman/session musician who exemplifies professionalism and quality musicianship on recordings and/or live performances of East Coast music, and deserves to be recognized for his or her cumulative contributions. The Board of Directors of the ECMA determines the recipient of this award annually. This year's recipient is Newfoundland legend Sandy Morris.
The Atlantic Lottery Volunteer of the Year Award, chosen by the local event committee, was presented to Tina Dolter, who chaired the ECMA Arts & Cultural Linkages Committee (ACLC). A first of its kind for the East Coast Music Association, the ACLC put a true Corner Brook cultural feel on this year's East Coast Music Awards, Festival & Conference. The committee worked to promote the ECMAs in a unique way, through a variety of art "happenings" which took place the months leading up to and during the ECMA Festival & Conference.
In addition, five individuals were awarded Stompin' Tom Awards. These awards are presented annually to one individual or group from each of the ECMA's five regions (Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, Newfoundland & Labrador, Cape Breton and mainland Nova Scotia). Stompin' Tom, one of Canada's best-known musicians, was presented with the Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award in 1993. He accepted the award on the condition that he could return it and requested that an award be created to honour those who have made a long-term contribution to the East Coast music industry, paving the way for the many successful artists of today. A committee of Atlantic Canadian folklorists, in consultation with the ECMA board of directors, determines the recipients.
This year's Stompin' Tom Award recipients are:
Narcisse Gautreau: Prince Edward Island
Mark Hill: New Brunswick
Ray Walsh: Newfoundland & Labrador
Joyce Seamone: Mainland Nova Scotia
Donald Angus Beaton: Cape Breton
The Industry Awards Brunch is sponsored by FACTOR (Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings) and was hosted this year by Newfoundland's own Phil Churchill.
A complete list of ECMA winners is available online at www.ecma.com.
ECMA 2009 caps off a four-day extravaganza of multi-genre musical performances, conference events and workshops tonight with its Music Awards Gala. Performances by Hey Rosetta!, Jill Barber, Rawlins Cross, Tara Oram and many others are expected, and talented winners in a variety of categories will be announced. This year's East Coast Music Awards Show is hosted by CBC Radio's Jian Ghomeshi and Newfoundland artist Damnhait Doyle, and will be held at the Pepsi Centre in Corner Brook, NL.
This year's show will return to the airwaves, with CBC Television to broadcast the evening gala live (at 8:30 p.m. NT, 8 p.m. AT and 7 p.m. ET) on its digital channel, Bold, as well as a live stream online at cbc.ca/eastcoastmusic. The main CBC-TV network will carry the awards at 11 p.m. (in all time zones, 11:30pm in NL).
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.
For more information contact:
B.J. Grechuk, The Joseph Scott Entertainment Agency
bj@josephscott.ca
