Nominees for the 2024 Western Canadian Music Awards were recently announced. Former Six Nations & Brantford resident, Logan Staats is up for two awards: Indigenous Artist of the Year & Songwriter of the Year.
Indigenous Artist of the Year
- Logan Staats (formerly from Brantford) BC
Links: Logan Staats, More Logan Staats Stories, Video above courtesy of L Staats - Celeigh Cardinal - AB
- FONTINE - MB
- Garret T. Willie - BC
- PIQSIQ - BC
Songwriter(s) of the Year
- Logan Staats (formerly from Brantford) "A Light In The Attic"- BC
- Alexa Dirks, Matt Peters and Matthew Schellenberg - Begonia "Butterfly" - MB
- Liam Duncan - Boy Golden "For Jimmy" - MB
- Celeigh Cardinal, Dave & Joey Landreth "Light of the Moon" - MB
- William Prince - "Stand In The Joy" - MB
Audio Engineering Award
- Andy Schichter - Park Sound Studio - BC
- David Ziehr - Echoplant Sound - BC
- Neil Cooke-Dallin - Burning Rainbow Studio - BC
- Ryan Worsley - Echoplant Sound - BC
- Steve Bays - Trophy Club Mgmt - BC
Blues Artist of the Year
- Blue Moon Marquee - BC
- Brandon Isaak - BC
- Garret T. Willie - BC
- Kinjo & Young - AB
- Paul Black - BC
BreakOut Artist of the Year
- Boy Golden - MB
- Field Guide - MB
- Miesha and The Spanks – AB
- Slow Leaves - MB
- William Prince - MB
Children’s Artist of the Year
- Al Simmons - MB
- Micah! - MB
- Mom Bop - BC
- Seeka Sings - AB
- The Zing Zangs - BC
Classical Artist or Ensemble of the Year
- Allegra Chamber Orchestra - BC
- Emily Carr String Quartet - BC
- Suzie LeBlanc - BC
- UltraViolet - AB
- Vancouver Symphony Orchestra - BC
Classical Composer of the Year
- Dorothy Chang - Fifteen feet Closer to the Sky "All That Glitters" - BC
- Emilie Cecilia LeBel - field studies "and the higher leaves of the trees seemed to shimmer in the last of the sunlight's lingering touch of them" - AB
- Farshid Samandari - Light of Lights "Light of Lights" - BC
- Jeffrey Ryan - A Left Coast "Everything Already Lost" - BC
- Vincent Ho - Cheng² Duo "Horizon Images" - AB
Community Excellence Award
- Community Arts Mentorship Program (CAMP) - SK
- Good + Plenty Arts Collective - MB
- National Music Centre - AB
- West End Cultural Centre - MB
- Women in Music Canada - MB
Country Artist of the Year
- Corb Lund - AB
- Don Amero - MB
- Kalsey Kulyk - AB
- Nice Horse - AB
- The Prairie States - AB
Electronic & Dance Artist of the Year
- Kelland - BC
- Rose Motion - BC
- Ruby Singh - BC
- RUMPUS - BC
- Talltale - AB
Excellence in Visual Design
- Bronwin Parks - Feisty Creative - BC
- Keenan Gregory – Kidpixel - AB
- Mark Mushet - Mark Mushet Photography - BC
- Megan Kwan - Super Sensitive Studios - BC
- Roberta Landreth - MB
Francophone Artist of the Year
- Alexis Normand - SK
- Beau Nectar -SK
- Fire & Smoke - MB
- Missy D - BC
- Suzie LeBlanc - BC
Global Artist of the Year
- Jocelyn Pettit -BC
- Notas de 4 - AB
- Rooky Kamiz - SK
- Rubim de Toledo - AB
- Rumba Calzada - BC
Impact in Artist Development
- Birthday Cake Media - MB
- Misfit Music MGMT - MB
- National Music Centre - AB
- Paquin Artists Agency - MB
- West End Cultural Centre - MB
Impact in Live Music
- King Eddy - AB
- Midnight Agency - BC
- National Music Centre - AB
- Paquin Artists Agency - MB
- West End Cultural Centre - MB
Impact in Music Marketing
- All Good Promotion & Marketing - AB
- Birthday Cake Media - MB
- National Music Centre - AB
- Phase Management Inc. - BC
- West End Cultural Centre - MB
Instrumental Artist of the Year
- Apollo Suns - MB
- Jocelyn Pettit & Ellen Gira - BC
- Merrie Klazek - BC
- Rubim de Toledo - AB
- West of Mabou - SK
Jazz Artist of the Year
- Angela Verbrugge – BC
- Aretha Tillotson - AB
- Audrey Ochoa - AB
- Daniel Hersog Jazz Orchestra - BC
- Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra - MB
Metal & Hard Music Artist of the Year
- Fall of Earth - AB
- FKA Rayne - BC
- KEN mode - MB
- LOOK ALIVE - AB
- Red Cain - AB
Pop Artist of the Year
- Haley Blais - BC
- Josh Sahunta - AB
- Kayla Williams - AB
- Kuzi Cee - AB
- Michaela Slinger - BC
Producer of the Year
- Andy Schichter - Park Sound Studio - BC
- Lana Winterhalt - MB
- Liam Moes & Shane Stephenson - BC
- Ryan Dahle - BC
- Ryan Worsley - Echoplant Sound - BC
R&B Artist of the Year
- Emerald Osagie - BC
- JJ Adrian - BC
- NADUH - BC
- Sadé Awele - BC
- ZADA - BC
Rap & Hip Hop Artist of the Year
- Arlo Maverick - AB
- Junk & Massiah - BC
- Mouraine - AB
- Super Duty Tough Work - MB
- Terell Safadi - BC
Recording of the Year
- Ariel Posen - MB
- Begonia - MB
- Boy Golden - MB
- Michael Kaeshammer - BC
- William Prince - MB
Rock Artist of the Year
- Ariel Posen - MB
- Kris Ulrich - MB
- Miesha and The Spanks - AB
- Shred Kelly - BC
- Whale and the Wolf - AB
Roots Artist of the Year
- Celeigh Cardinal - AB
- FONTINE - MB
- Jake Vaadeland - SK
- The Dead South - SK
- William Prince - MB
Spiritual Artist of the Year
- Anastasya Lea - BC
- Brian Doerksen - BC
- Cynthia Lok - BC
- Marika Siewert - BC
- Stirling John - AB
Video Director of the Year
- Amy Mantyka - Beau Nectar "Two Lips" - SK
- Jay Lawrance - Miesha and The Spanks "Unconditional Love In Hi-Fi" - AB
- Peter Kominek - VISSIA "Doorway" - AB
- Sandy Rossignol - Blue Moon Marquee "Hound Dog On a Chain" - BC
- Steve Bays - The Matinee "Cut to Pieces" - BC
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