ECMA Announces Nominees & Showcasing Artists
On January 26th the East Coast Music Association (ECMA) announced the 2016 nominees as well as a partial list of showcasing artists. See below for a full list of PEI artists recognized! Congratulations from all of us at Music PEI!
MUSIC AWARD NOMINEES
Tim Chaisson – Country Recording of the Year
Lonely Kid – Dance Recording of the Year
Kelley Mooney – Gospel Recording of the Year
Coyote – Group of the Year, Pop Recording of the Year, Rising Star Recording of the Year
SORREY – Pop Recording of the Year
Racoon Bandit – Rock Recording of the Year
The East Pointers – Roots Traditional Group Recording of the Year
Visht̬n РRoots Traditional Group Recording of the Year
DOC – DesRoches Ouellette Chaisson – Traditional Instrumental Recording of the Year
Tim Chaisson – Fan’s Choice Entertainer of the Year – VOTE HERE
Cavendish Beach Music Festival – Event of the Year
PEI Mutual Festival of Small Halls – Event of the Year
Jon Matthews – Studio Engineer of the Year
Harmony House Theatre – Venue of the Year
The Mack (Confederation Centre) – Venue of the Year
INITIAL SHOWCASING ARTISTS
In addition to its award nominations, ECMA also unveiled an initial list of showcasing artists who will perform in Sydney during Eastlink East Coast Music Week 2016. The first round of artists includes:
RBC Breakout Stage
Andrew Waite & The Firm
SORREY
Rising Star Stage
Dylan Menzie
Bluebird North
Dylan Menzie
Songwriters’ Circle
Tim Chaisson
Export Buyers Stage
Coyote
Other performing artists include
DOC
Lonely Kid
Racoon Bandit
The East Pointers
Special mention to the following artists who still call PEI home! Congratulations!
Jenn Grant
Daniel Ledwell
Whitney Rose
