MEDIA ADVISORY
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
2009 WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS
LIST OF NOMINEES
(Brandon, MB - July 14, 2009) The Western Canadian Music Alliance is pleased to announce its nominees for the 2009 Western Canadian Music Awards.
ARTISTIC AWARD NOMINEES
Aboriginal Recording of the Year
Billy Joe Green - First Law of the Land - "If Broken Return To Maker" (MB)
Eagle and Hawk – Sirensong (MB)
Inez – Singsoulgirl (BC)
Tanya Tagaq – Auk (NWT)
Team Rezofficial - The World (And Everything In It) (AB)
Blues Recording of the Year
Agnostic Mountain Gospel Choir - Ten Thousand (AB)
Amos Garrett - Get Way Back - A Tribute to Percy Mayfield (AB)
Big Dave McLean - Acoustic Blues-Got 'Em From the Bottom (MB)
John Lee Sanders - Bucket Full of Blues (BC)
The Twisters - Come Out Swingin' (BC)
Children's Recording of the Year
Alphabet Soup - You're It! (MB)
Bobs and Lolo - Action Packed (BC)
LuLu et le Matou - Faites de la Musique! (MB)
LuLu and the TomCat - Fossil Rock (MB)
Will Stroet - My Backyard (BC)
Contemporary Christian/Gospel Recording of the Year
Corey Doak - No Sudden Movements (BC)
Sandon - Freedom's Last Lost Mile (SK)
Steve Bell - Devotion (MB)
Tuesday Bloom - Tuesday Bloom (MB)
Tripmeter - The End of Everything We Are (SK)
Classical Composition of the Year
Alain Perron - Northern Highlights I: Soir d'hiver (SK)
Gareth L. Cook - A Miner's Song (SK)
Jeffrey Ryan - String Quartet No. 3 "sonata distorta" (BC)
Piotr Grella-Mozejko - The Secret Garden String Quartet No 2 (AB)
Sid Robinovitch –Rodas Recordada (MB)
T. Patrick Carrabre - A Hammer For Your Thoughts (MB)
Classical Recording of the Year
Alexander Tselyakov - Sonata Album (MB)
Sarah Hagen - Glass House Dancing (BC)
Sid Robinovitch – Sefarad (MB)
Stephen Chatman - Due East (BC)
Trio Accord - Goldberg Variations (BC)
Windrose Trio - Path Of Contact (AB)
Country Recording of the Year
Aaron Pritchett – Thankful (BC)
Doc Walker - Beautiful Life (MB)
George Canyon - What I Do (BC+AB)
The Higgins - Real Thing (BC)
The Road Hammers - The Road Hammers II (AB)
Francophone Recording of the Year
Allez Ouest – Hybride (AB)
Daniel ROA - Le nombirl du monde (MB)
Francois Tremblay - Prophete de Malheur (SK)
Joel Lavoie - La récolte (AB)
Saint-Pierre – 42 (BC)
Independent Album of the Year
Hot Panda - Volcano… Bloody Volcano (AB)
Library Voices - Hunting Ghosts (and other collected shorts) (SK)
The Sheepdogs - The Sheepdogs' Big Stand (SK)
Shout Out Out Out Out - Reintegration Time (AB)
The Waking Eyes - Holding On To Whatever It Is (MB)
Instrumental Recording of the Year
Don Alder - Not A Planet (BC)
Joel Fafard - Three Hens Escape Oblivion (BC/SK)
Steve Dawson - Telescope (BC)
The Marc Atkinson Trio - The Marc Atkinson Trio IV (BC)
UCalgary String Quartet - Far Behind I Left My Country (AB)
Jazz Recording of the Year
Jerrold Dubyk - The Maverick (AB)
Mark Dejong - The Unknown (SK)
The Brenan Brothers - The Throw Down (AB)
The October Trio - Looks Like It's Going To Snow (BC)
The Peggy Lee Band - New Code (BC)
Rubim de Toledo - The River (AB)
Pop Recording of the Year
Carly Rae Jepsen - Tug Of War (BC)
Hey Ocean - It's Easier to be Somebody Else (BC)
JP Hoe -The Dear John Letters (MB)
Marianas Trench - Masterpiece Theatre (BC)
Record of the Week Club - Record of the Week Club (MB)
The Awkward Stage - Slimming Mirrors, Flattering Lights (BC)
Rap and Hip Hop
Grand Analog - Touch Your Toes (MB)
Dragon Fli Empire – Redefine (AB)
Moka Only - Carrots and Eggs (BC)
Sweatshop Union - Water Street (BC)
The Mavericks Team - Election Year (AB)
Rock Recording of the Year
54-40 - Northern Soul (BC
Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane (AB)
The Pack A.D. - Funeral Mix Tape (BC)
Theory of a Deadman - Scars and Souvenirs (BC)
The Waking Eyes - Holding On To Whatever It Is (MB)
Roots Duo/Group Recording of the Year
Chic Gamine - Chic Gamine (MB)
Oh My Darling - Oh My Darling (MB)
Scott Nolan - Receiver/Reflector (MB)
The Deep Dark Woods - Winter Hours (SK)
The Duhks - Fast Paced world (MB)
Roots Solo Recording of the Year
Dan Mangan – Roboteering (BC)
Geoff Berner - Klezmer Mongrels (BC)
Ndidi Onukwulu - The Contradictor (BC)
Romi Mayes - Achin In Yer Bones (MB)
Steve Dawson - Waiting For The Lights To Come Up (BC)
Songwriter of the Year
Chad VanGaalen - Soft Airplane (AB)
JP Hoe - The Dear John Letters (MB)
Romi Mayes - Achin In Yer Bones (MB)
Scott Nolan - Receiver/Reflector (MB)
The Duhks - Fast Paced World (MB)
Urban Recording of the Year
Ishq Bector - DAKKU DADDY (MB)
Krystle Dos Santos - Krystle Dos Santos (AB)
Paramedic - Love, Doubt and Soul (AB)
Skavenjah - One More Night With You (SK)
Souls In Rhythm – Funklore (AB)
World Recording of the Year
Delhi 2 Dublin - Delhi 2 Dublin (BC)
eclecTrip - …a musical journey (AB)
Fito Garcia - Mi bajo Rumbero (BC)
Kalabai - Hopaks and Baniaks (AB)
Tanya Tagaq – Auk (NWT)
Agency of the Year
Magnum Opus Management
Paquin Entertainment Group
PM Gigs Inc.
S.L. Feldman and Associates
Best Album Design
Derek Bachman for "One More Night with You Live" by Skavenjah
Jared Robinson for "Freedom’s Last Lost Mile" by Sandon
Laura Prpich for "A Field Guide to…" by the Lazy MKs
Mark Dutton for "Yellowhead to Yellowstone and Other Love Stories" by Ian Tyson
Michael Sanders for "Paperboy" by TRU-SERVA
Engineer of the Year
Barry Allen
Mike Petkau
Rob Smith
Shawn Pierce
Sheldon Zaharko
Independent Record Label of the Year
Arbor Records Ltd.
Black Hen Music
Chronograph Records Ltd.
Mint Records
Stony Plain Records
Live Music Venue of The Year
Amigos Cantina
Casino Regina Show Lounge
Horowitz Theatre
The Commodore Ballroom
The Starlite Room
Manager of the Year
Bruce Allen
Gilles Paquin
Glen Willows
Jason Smith
Terry McBride
Multi Media
Chad VanGaalen video: Molten Light
Fresh IE and Jayson Lapeyre video: Crystal PSA
Jolene Higgins video: In the Middle of Nowhere
Mitch Barany video: City of Noise
Gilles Paquin DVD: A Multi-Media Life; Buffy Sainte-Marie
Producer of the Year
Dave Genn and Neil Osborne
JJ Voss
Shawn Pierce, Chris Gestrin, Coco Love Alcorn
Steve Dawson
Vince Ditrich
Talent Buyer of the Year
Brent Oliver – Foundation Concerts
Chris Frayer – The Winnipeg Folk Festival
Harvey Cohen - The Union Ltd.
Nhaelan McMillan - The Union Ltd
Terry Wickham – The Edmonton Folk Music Festival
Hall of Fame
Loreena McKennitt
Heritage Award
Robert Turner
Industry Builder Award
Gilles Paquin - Paquin Entertainment Group
International Achievement
TBA
For more information, visit www.westerncanadianmusicawards.ca or contact:
Lisa Saunders, 2009 WCMA Publicist
Sound Strategy Music
204.799-4641
lisa@soundstrategy.ca
www.soundstrategymusic.ca
