Chad Brownlee to Host the 27th Annual SCMA Awards!

Chad Brownlee to Host the 27th Annual SCMA Awards!

by SaskMusic

March 24, 2016 in SaskMusic News

The Saskatchewan Country Music Awards (SCMA) and the Country Music Association of Saskatoon (CMAS) are thrilled to announce award-winning artist Chad Brownlee will be the host and keynote interview of the 2016 SCMA Awards Weekend and Country Music Festival, April 22-24 in Saskatoon.

An award-winning singer, songwriter, philanthropist and former NHL draft pick, country music artist Brownlee (MDM Recordings Inc./Universal Music Canada) is by definition a renaissance man. With over a billion radio impressions to date, his singles have rapidly climbed the country music charts, with multiple singles cracking the national Top 10, including his current single “Hearts on Fire”. Throughout his career, Brownlee has received critical acclaim and numerous accolades including a highly coveted 2013 JUNO nomination for Country Album of the Year; consecutive Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA®) Award™ Male Artist of the Year nominations (2012, 2013); and the CCMA® 2011 Rising Star Award. Brownlee has completed numerous high-profile concert tours including “Your Town Throwdown” with Deric Ruttan and Jason Blaine, and headlined the “When the Lights Go Down” tour, joined by label mates (2014 and 2015) CCMA® Female Vocalist of the Year Jess Moskaluke, and CCMA® award winning Bobby Wills.  He will continue to tour throughout 2016, and release his new album, Hearts On Fire, on April 29, 2016.   

Brownlee will host and perform on the SCMA Gala Awards Show on Saturday, April 23, 7pm at TCU Place. Other show performers include Lisa Moen, Aven Grace & Barbara Leavins, Wyatt, Codie Prevost & Jess Moskaluke.

Brownlee, accompanied by Mike Denney (MDM Records), will be the keynote interview of the event, Saturday April 23, 1:30pm at TCU Place, presented by SaskMusic and the SCMA. Brownlee and Denney will provide insight on the path to national success as an artist, maintaining focus in the music business, and building your own music industry support team.

Weekend passes for the full weekend, as well as individual event tickets, are available online at www.picatic.com/SCMAawards. Purchase your tickets before April 9 for early bird pricing. All events are open to the public as well as the music industry.

Additional information about the SCMA Awards weekend can be found at www.scma.sk.ca. 

The SCMA thanks SaskMusic for their sponsorship of the awards show and keynote interview, as well as event sponsors Adesa Auctions, The Ramada Hotel Saskatoon, TCU Place, many others.

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For more information contact Bev Hallett, SCMA Host Committee, at 306-545-0008 or bhallett@sasktel.net.

 

About the SCMA
The Saskatchewan Country Music Association is a non-profit organization, dedicated to the promotion, development and enhancement of all aspects of Saskatchewan country music at the local, national and international level. The SCMA endeavors to create venues for the promotion of Saskatchewan country artists through hosting its own events, such as the annual SCMA Awards, and involvement in events hosted by other organizations.

About SaskMusic
SaskMusic is a non-profit association that stimulates growth and development in the commercial music industry of Saskatchewan through leadership, promotion, training, advocacy and partnership. We offer programming including artist consultations, workshops, marketing, artist listings, export assistance, networking opportunities and much more. Our artists and music professionals hail from across our province, and work in pretty much every genre you can imagine. We are a source of information and resources for both the public, and the music industry.

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