Running up to East Coast Music Week, March 6-10, the ECMA has unveiled the nominees for its industry awards, and there are a few names familiar to Newfoundland music fans.
Designer Jud Haynes is in the running for Graphic/Media Artist of the Year, as is St. John's-born multi-ECMA winner CHR!S SM!TH.
Downtown icon Fred's Records is up for Music Merchant of the Year, Mark Neary for Producer of the Year and Dean Stairs is in the running for Studio Engineer of the Year.
The winners will be announced at the MindSea Industry Awards Brunch, presented by FACTOR, on Saturday, March 9 at 10am in Delta Halifax's Baronet Room. The winner of the music award for Producer of the Year will also be named during the brunch. Here is the complete nominees list:
Event of the Year
Festival of Small Halls
Halifax Pop Explosion
Indian River Festival
New Glasgow Riverfront Jubilee
Riverfest
Graphic/Media Artist of the Year
CHR!S SM!TH
Darcy Campbell
Jud Haynes
Mark Young
Scott Blackburn
Live Sound Engineer of the Year
Danny Thomas
David Hillier
Georgia Richards
Jon Cornwall
Steven “Snickers” Smith
Management/Manager of the Year
Brookes Diamond
GroundSwell Music
Heather Gibson
Jason Burns
Louis Thomas
Media Outlet of the Year
Atlantic Airwaves (CBC)
CBC Mainstreet
East Coast Countdown (Syndicated)
Meet The Music With Jason MacDonald (The Coast 98.7)
The Hawk 101.5
Media Person of the Year
Blaine Morrison
Candy Palmater
Doug Gallant
Jeff Liberty
Jimmie Inch
Music Merchant of the Year
Fred's Records
Malkin Music / Cyber PR
Marcato Digital Solutions
Sound of Pop
SpinCount
Studio Engineer of the Year
Dean Stairs
Diego Medina
Erien Eady-Ward
Jamie Foulds
Mike "Sheppy" Shepherd
Studio of the Year
Lakewind Sound Studios
Soundpark Studios
Studio FMP
The Old Confidence Lodge
Wee House of Music
Venue of the Year
St. Mary's Church
The Carleton Music Bar & Grill
The Company House
The Red Shoe Pub
Trailside Cafe' & Inn
Producer of the Year
Colin Buchanan
Daniel Ledwell
Jeff Reilly
Mark Neary
Natalie MacMaster
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