SaskMusic congratulates the Saskatchewan nominees for the 2015 Western Canadian Music Awards. The 13th annual Breakout West and the Western Canadian Music Awards will be held September 17-20, 2015 in Victoria BC. The festival, gala and conference will run concurrently with the Rifflandia Festival, bringing together strengths of both events in hosting some of the best in western Canadian talent, increasing opportunities for artists, and networking with industry representatives from many different markets.
The Industry Awards Brunch will be presented on Saturday, September 19 at 10am at the Delta Victoria Ocean Pointe Hotel Resort & Spa, and the Artistic Awards Gala will be presented on Sunday, September 20 at 9pm from the McPherson Theatre, Victoria. This is the first time the WCMAs are being hosted in Victoria. The four-day event encompasses a three-day music conference, a multi-genre music festival, and the two award shows. BreakOut West will have many more exciting announcements in the coming months, including the festival line-up, Hall of Fame inductee announcement, conference information, award show performers and much more!
Membership voting - for members of the Western Canadian Music Alliance associations SaskMusic, MusicBC, Alberta Music, Manitoba Music, Music NWT and Music Yukon - begins at 7am CST on May 6, 2015. Winners are determined through a combination of member votes and a juried process.
SaskMusic congratulates all of the nominees and anticipates a great event in Victoria.
2015 SASKATCHEWAN WCMA NOMINEES
ELECTRONIC/DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Economics - The Wastes
FRANCOPHONE RECORDING OF THE YEAR presented by Musicaction
Annette - Papillon amiral
Annette was nominated in this category in 2011 for “J’peux pas demander mieux“
INDEPENDENT ALBUM OF THE YEAR presented by Stingray
Close Talker - Flux (www.closetalker.ca)
INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Glen Gillis - SaxSpectrum 2
- JJ Guy & Gordon Stobbe - Twin Fiddles
METAL/HARD MUSIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR
- Altars of Grief - This Shameful Burden
- Shooting Guns - WolfCop Soundtrack
- Sparky - #Humanimation
RAP/HIP-HOP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Def3 - Wildlif3
Def3 was nominated in this category in 2010 for Def3 & Factor’s “Drumbo”, and for a 2008 Outstanding Urban Recording WCMA for Moka Only & Def3’s “Dog River”
ROCK RECORDING OF THE YEAR presented by Radio Starmaker
Close Talker – Flux
Close Talker was also nominated in this category in 2014 for their album “Timbers.”
WORLD RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Andino Suns - It's Time to Rise (www.andinosuns.com)
ALBUM DESIGN OF THE YEAR
Hal Schrenk/Hal Schrenk Graphic Design - Daniel Koulack & Karrnnel Sawitsky, Fiddle & Banjo: Tunes from the North, Songs from the South
Hal won a 2000 Prairie Music Award (a precursor to the Western Canadian Music Awards) in this category for his work on Michel Marchildon's "Changer De Peau."
LIVE MUSIC VENUE OF THE YEAR, presented by Music Canada Live
Amigos Cantina (Saskatoon)
Amigos was also nominated in this category in 2008 and 2009.
Also, congratulations to former Saskatchewanite Andrea Menard on her nomination for Aboriginal Recording of the Year for “Lift,” and to BC’s Nathan Boey, nominated in Video of the Year for his work on Close Talker’s "Heads".
Good luck to all the nominees!
