SOCAN 101 Speaker: Terry O’Brien – SOCAN Wednesday February 27th, 2008 5:30pm – 7pm @ the Music BC office #530 -425 Carrall St, Vancouver, BC
This Workshop is full. Anyone who is not pre-registered will be turned away at the door.
Date: 02/27/2008
Doors Open: 5:30pm
Location:Music BC office
Ticket Price: FREE for Music BC members, $25 for non-members
Contact: Music BC
URL: http://www.musicbc.org/lineup/feb2708.cfm
Music BC, the Vancouver Juno Awards Host Organization, has been working hard with the Vancouver Host Committee, the Mayor’s office, and the Province of BC, to bring this star-studded event to Vancouver. AND WE GOT IT!
UPDATE:
Music BC is now accepting applications for the 2009 Juno Awards Volunteer Coordinator/Administrative Assistant. Click here for the Job Description (PDF) – Please apply by Friday August, 1, 2008 by emailing info@musicbc.org.
No phone calls or faxes please.
Thursday, July 31, 2008 – (Edmonton) The Western Canadian Music Awards (WCMAs) are flying into Edmonton. The WCMAs present an incredible opportunity to be a part of the western Canadian music community – which features some of the world’s most talented artists. Don’t miss this chance to meet the next wave of artists and the industry behind them. Music Industry professionals from across Canada and around the world will be converging in Edmonton for three amazing days of music and networking.
The WCMAs consist of an interactive three-day music Industry CONFERENCE, a three-day, multi-genre MUSIC FESTIVAL and two AWARDS SHOWS – the INDUSTRY AWARDS, to honour people behind the scenes and the WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS honouring the outstanding achievements of the regions’ recording artists.
The 6th Annual Western Canadian Music Awards will be held in Edmonton, AB – October 16th to October 19th, 2008, and promises to be an exciting event of national and international significance. Centrally located and close to all the festival venues The Coast Edmonton Plaza will be the host hotel, with all conference activities and the Industry Awards taking place there.
The Western Canadian Music Awards Gala will be held on Sunday, October 19th, 2008. Twenty-one awards will be handed out, celebrating the depth and talent of our western artists.
The WCMA Festival will feature 100 of western Canada’s best new artists representing a diverse range of genres including: urban, blues, country, and rock. The WCMA Festival will take place at top music venues in downtown Edmonton.
As in past years, the WCMA awards will be an online and publicly voted process. The WCMA web site will also provide details about the event, including nominee and festival performer lists, band bios, photos and more.
With the ever-growing ranks of national and international successes, now more than at any time before, it is an advantage to be a part of the western Canadian music scene!
For media inquiries, please contact:
Aimée Hill, publicist, 780-289-6395
And the nominees for the 2008 Western Canadian Music Awards are…
Artistic Awards
Outstanding Blues Recording
John Lee Sanders – Doc Goes Hollywood (BC)
Kenny “Blues Boss Wayne” – Can’t Stop Now (BC)
Little Miss Higgins – Junction City (SK)
Mud Dog – River of my Soul (BC)
The Perpetrators – Tow Truck (MB)
Outstanding Children’s Recording
Art Napoleon – Mocikan: Songs for Learning Cree (BC)
Bob King – It’s All About Attitude (SK)
Fred Penner – Where In The World (MB)
Googol Power – Crazy 4 Math (BC)
The Kerplunks – The Kerplunks (BC)
Outstanding Christian/Gospel Recording
Fresh I.E. – LockJaw (MB)
Jon Bauer – Surround (AB)
Jon Buller – the Hymn Project (BC)
Steve Bell – The Symphony Sessions (MB)
Tripmeter – Wide World Crashing (SK)
Outstanding Classical Composition
Anthony Genge – String Quartet (Anthony Genge) (BC)
Claude Kenneson – Flight (Dreamscape) (AB)
Elizabeth Raum – Dark Thoughts (How Bodies Make Ecstatic Marks) (SK)
Michael Horwood – Three Interludes (Masterworks of the New Era Vol. 10) (AB)
Vincent Ho – String Quartet No. 1 (Vincent Ho) (MB)
Outstanding Classical Recording
David Harding, Phillip Bush & Jonathan Crow – Brahms (BC)
Jasper Wood – A Child’s Cry from Izieu (BC)
Michael Horwood – Suite and Serious (AB)
Shauna Rolston – Dreamscape (AB)
Tiresias – Delicate Fires (BC)
Outstanding Country Recording
Aaron Lines – Moments that Matter (AB)
Gord Bamford – Honkytonks and Heartaches (AB)
Hey Romeo – Hey Romeo (AB)
Jo Hikk – Ride (AB)
Paul Brandt – Risk (AB)
Enregistrement francophone exceptionnel / Outstanding Francophone Recording
Ariane Mahryke Lemire – Double Entendre (AB)
Coulée – La belle tremblière (MB)
Josée Allard – La Sirene (BC)
Kraink – Après la grande guerre (MB)
Les Cireux d’Semelles – Le bel accent (SK)
Outstanding Instrumental Recording
Bob Evans – 4 on 6 (SK)
Inhabitants – The Furniture Moves Underneath (BC)
Jaime RT – SPARK (BC)
Jin Zhang – Tracing (BC)
Rabnett 5 – Leopardism (BC)
Outstanding Jazz Recording
Altered Laws – Metaphora (BC)
Greg Lowe – Guitar and Bass Sessions (MB)
Hutchinson Andrew Trio – Music Box (AB)
Ian McDougall Big Band – No Passport Required (BC)
Saul Berson Quartet – Intricacy (BC)
Outstanding Pop Recording
Elise Estrada – Elise Estrada (BC)
James Murdoch Band – In Transit (AB)
Jason Plumb and the Willing – Beauty In This World (SK)
Laurell – Fears Aside (BC)
The Liptonians – The Liptonians (MB)
Outstanding Rock Recording
Maybe Smith – Animals & Architects (SK)
Social Code – Social Code (AB)
State of Shock – Life, Love & Lies (BC)
The Evaporators – Gassy Jack and Other Tales (BC)
The Weakerthans – Reunion Tour (MB)
Outstanding Roots Recording ~ Duo/Group
Compadres – Buddy, Where You Been? (AB/MB)
Outlaw Social – Dry Bones (BC)
The Deep Dark Woods – Hang Me, Oh Hang Me (SK)
The Sojourners – Hold On (BC)
Twilight Hotel – Highway Prayer (MB)
Outstanding Roots Recording ~ Solo
Cara Luft – The Light Fantastic (MB)
Carolyn Mark – Nothing Is Free (BC)
Corb Lund – Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! (AB)
Mark Berube and the Patriotic Few – What the river gave the boat (BC)
Wyckham Porteus – 3AM BC
Outstanding Urban Recording
GreenTaRA – Global Baby (BC)
Moka Only – Vermillion (BC)
Moka Only & Def 3 – Dog River (BC/SK)
Souljah Fyah – Truth Will Reveal (AB)
Touch & Nato – Intelligent Design (AB)
Outstanding World Recording of the Year
Alex Cuba – Agua Del Pozo (BC)
Celso Machado – Jogo da Vida (BC)
Mariam Matossian – In the Light (BC)
Neil Golden – It’s a Journey (BC)
Rumba Calzada – 2007 Raphael Geronimo’s Rumba Calzada Album 4 (BC)
Outstanding Independent Album Award
Corb Lund – Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! (AB)
Immaculate Machine – Immaculate Machine’s Fables (BC)
Jeremy Fisher – Goodbye Blue Monday (BC)
The Perpetrators – Tow Truck (MB)
The Weakerthans – Reunion Tour (MB)
Songwriter(s) of the Year
Aaron Lines – Moments that Matter (AB)
Corb Lund – Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! (AB)
Jeremy Fisher – Goodbye Blue Monday (BC)
Social Code – Social Code (AB)
The Weakerthans – Reunion Tour (MB)
Video of the Year
I Wanna Be In The Calvary – Corb Lund (AB)
Transportation – James Murdoch Band (AB)
Cigarette – Jeremy Fisher (BC)
Civil Twilight – The Weakerthans (MB)
Viva la Vinyl – Twilight Hotel (MB)
Hall of Fame Inductees
Senator Tommy Banks
Spirit of the West
Agency of the Year
Graffitti Music SK
Magnum Opus Management YT
Paquin Entertainment MB
PM Gigs Inc. AB
S.L. Feldman & Assoc. BC
Best Album Design
Glen Erickson (Township – The Wheat Pool) AB
Jeff Sylvester (Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! – Corb Lund) AB
Jeff Sylvester (When We Were Spies – Ann Vriend) AB
Michael Dangelmaier (The Gift, A Tribute to Ian Tyson AB
Nick Perreault (In Transit – James Murdoch) AB
Engineer of the Year
Bart McKay SK
Dan Canfield SK
Johnny Gasparic AB
Mike Fraser BC
Shawn Pierce MB
Independent Record Label of the Year
Black Hen Music BC
Boompa Records BC
Mint Records BC
Nettwerk Music Group BC
Rockstar Music Corp. BC
Stony Plain Records AB
Live Music Venue of the Year
Amigos Cantina SK
Starlite Room AB
The Commodore Ballroom BC
The Yale Hotel BC
West End Cultural Centre MB
Manager of the Year
Allen Moy BC
Bruce Allen BC
Chris Burke-Gaffney MB
Gilles Paquin MB
Louis O’Reilly SK
Terry McBride BC
Producer of the Year
Brandon Friesen MB
Danny Patton AB
David J. Taylor SK
Jack Shapira MB
Steve Dawson BC
Vince Ditrich BC
Talent Buyer of the Year
Dominic Lloyd, West End Cultural Centre MB
Erik Hoffman BC
Gilles Paquin, Paquin Entertainment MB
Ian Low, Live Nation Canada BC
Nhaelan McMillan, The Union AB
Pat McGannon, PM Gigs AB
Western Canadian Music Awards
Participating Festival Venues
| AXIS CAFÉ’S METRO ROOM | STARLITE ROOM |
| FILTHY MCNASTY’S | TEDDY’S |
| FOUR ROOMS | THE ARTERY |
| HALO | THE BLACK DOG FREEHOUSE |
| JEKYLL & HYDE | THE PAWN SHOT |
| McDOUGALL UNITED CHURCH | THE URBAN LOUNGE |
| OIL CITY ROADHOUSE | VELVET UNDERGROUND |
| ON THE ROCKS |
Western Canadian Music Awards 2008 – Edmonton, AB
Event Schedule
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Thursday, October 16 12:00PM – 8:00PM 5:00PM – 7:00PM 9:00PM –2:00AM |
Conference Registration Welcome Reception International Festival Showcases |
2nd Floor, Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel Enterprise Square, 10230 Jasper Ave. Various Festival Venues |
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Friday, October 17 9:00AM – 8:00PM 10:00AM – 4:30PM 1:00PM – 4:30PM 3:00PM – 4:30PM 9:00PM – 2:00AM 2:00AM – LATE |
Conference Registration Career Day Conference Sessions Opening Keynote – TBD Festival Showcases Late Night Jam |
2nd Floor, Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel Various Festival Venues TBD |
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Saturday, October 18 9:00AM – 8:00PM 10:30AM – 12:30PM 1:00PM – 4:30PM 6:00PM – 2:00AM 2:00AM – LATE |
Conference Registration Industry Awards Brunch/Keynote Conference Sessions Festival Showcases Late Night Jam |
Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel Various Festival Venues TBD |
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Sunday, October 19 9:00AM – 3:00PM 11:00PM – 2:15PM 3:00PM – 4:30PM 7:30PM 10:00PM 12:00AM – LATE |
Conference Registration Conference Sessions SOCAN Songs & Stories Western Canadian Music Awards Post Awards Reception Late Night Jam |
Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel TBD Coast Edmonton Plaza Hotel TBD |
** Schedule is subject to change
Western Canadian Music Awards Funding Partners and Sponsors
2008
Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR)
Trade Routes (Department of Canadian Heritage)
Astral Media Radio
Galaxie – The Continuous Music Service
Pattison Broadcast Group
SOCAN
Big Rock Breweries
Contributing Partner
Alberta Foundation for the Arts
Alberta Lottery Fund
City of Edmonton
EPCOR
Industry Images
Manitoba Film and Sound
OIART
SOCAN Foundation
Songwriters Association of Canada
Media Partners
Canwest Media
CBC Radio 1, 2 & 3
CBC Television
Edmonton Journal
SEE Magazine (Edmonton)
Participating Members
Music Yukon
Manitoba Audio Recording Industry Association
Saskatchewan Recording Industry Association
Alberta Music
Music BC
Government Funding
Province of British Columbia
Province of Alberta
Province of Saskatchewan
Province of Manitoba
Yukon Territory
Government of Canada
