Monday, July 15, 2019

GOOD LUCK! Local 2019 Canadian Country Music Award Nominees


Many local areas are filled with hometown pride as some of their own were nominated for the 2019 CCMA Awards. You can watch the ceremony on Global TV where it'll be broadcast live from Calgary, AB on Sept. 8 at 9 p.m.

Peter Walker, the director for Hamilton's CHKX-FM is nominated for Music Director of the Year.

Burlington's Tebey is one of three local acts vying for Album of the Year and Producer of the Year with his co-producer Danick Dupelle.



Links: TebeyMore Tebey StoriesVideo above courtesy of Tebey

St. Catharines Country superstar Tim Hicks is also up for Album of the Year as well as Entertainer of the Year, Male Artist of the Year and the Fan's Choice Award. His bandmate Rob Wells, also from St. Catharines, received a nod for Drummer of the Year.



Links: Tim HicksMore Tim Hicks StoriesLindsay EllMore Lindsay Ell StoriesVideo above courtesy of Tim Hicks


Cambridge duo the Reklaws have four nods to their credit: Album of the Year, Group or Duo of the Year, Video of the Year and the Fan's Choice Award. Another Cambridge boy, Rich DaSilva was nominated for Drummer of the Year.



Links: ReklawsMore Reklaws StoriesVideo above courtesy of The Reklaws



Links: Rich DaSilvaMore Rich DaSilva StoriesLeah DanielsVideo above courtesy of Rich DaSilva

Ben Knechtel, who directed videos for Tim Hicks and the Reklaws is up for Video Director of the Year.

Brantford's Linsey Beckett earned a nod for Fiddle Player of the Year. Also from Brantford, Doug Johnson is up for steel Guitar Player of the Year.



Links: Linsey Beckett, South Mountain, Video above courtesy of rwhmoto



Links: Doug Johnson, Muir Family Band, Video above courtesy of angussss10

Down Waterloo way, member of the Western Swing Authority are getting a lot of recognition.  Shane Guse is nominated for Specialty Instrument Player of the Year. Paul Chapman is up for Guitarist of the Year and Jason Barry's Barrytone Studios is in the running for Recording Studio of the Year.



Links: Western Swing AuthorityMore WSA StoriesVideo above courtesy of Ranch Radio

Here's a complete list of nominees.

Album
Drummer
Entertainer
  • Tim Hicks
  • Paul Brandt
  • Dean Brody
  • Brett Kissel
  • Dallas Smith
Fan's Choice
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  • Tim Hicks
  • The Reklaws
  • Gord Bamford
  • Paul Brandt
  • Dean Brody
  • Hunter Brothers
  • James Barker Band
  • Brett Kissel
  • Dallas Smith
  • Guylaine Tanguay
Fiddle Player
  • Linsey Beckett
  • Tyler Beckett
  • Denis Dufresne
  • Mike Sanyshyn
  • Tyler Vollrath
Group or Duo
  • The Reklaws
  • High Valley
  • Hunter Brothers
  • James Barker Band
  • The Washboard Union
Guitar Player
  • Paul Chapman
  • Ryan Davidson
  • Matt McKay
  • Darren Savard
  • Geoff Torrn
Male Artist
  • Tim Hicks
  • Paul Brandt
  • Dean Brody
  • Brett Kissel
  • Dallas Smith
Music Director (Large Market)
  • Peter Walker - CJKX-FM/CHKX-FM - Oshawa, ON/Hamilton, ON
  • Steph Hansen - CISN-FM/CKRY-FM - Edmonton, AB/Calgary, AB
  • A.J. Keller - CFCW - Edmonton, AB
  • Amanda Kingsland - CKBY-FM - Ottawa, ON
  • Rebecca Lafrance - CKKL-FM - Ottawa, ON
Recording Studio
  • Barrytone Studios - St. Clements, ON
  • Bart McKay Productions - Saskatoon, SK
  • MCC Recording Studio - Calgary, AB
  • OCL Studios - Chestemere, AB
  • Revolution Recording - Toronto, ON
Record Producer
  • Danick Dupelle, Tebey / Single: Who's Gonna Love You (Tebey)
  • Jeff Dalziel /Album: Juliet (Dan Davidson) 
  • Adam Gregory, Bart McKay / Album: Perfect World (Adam Gregory)
  • Mitch Merrett, F. Reid Shippen / Album: Black Mountain Whiskey Rebellion (Black Mountain Whiskey Rebellion)
  • Joey Moi, Dave Cohen /Album: The Fall (Dallas Smith)
Specialty Instrument Player
  • Shane Guse
  • David Barber
  • Denis Dufresne
  • Mitch Jay
  • Connor Riddell
Steel Guitar Player
Video
  • Feels Like That - The Reklaws
  • Camouflage - Jess Moskaluke
  • Criminal - Lindsay Ell
  • Somebody’s Daughter - Tenille Townes
  • Walls Come Down - Meghan Patrick
Video Director
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Bass Player
  • Kirby Barber
  • Lisa Dodd
  • Curtis Ebner
  • Doug Elash
  • Justin Kudding
Booking Agency
  • The Feldman Agency
  • Invictus Entertainment Group
  • Paquin Artists Agency
  • Sakamoto Agency
  • United Talent Agency
Country Club
  • Cook County Saloon – Edmonton, AB
  • OK Corral and Cabaret – Kelowna, BC
  • Ranchman's Cookhouse and Dancehall – Calgary, AB
  • Rock 'N' Horse Saloon – Toronto, ON
Country Festival, Fair or Exhibition
  • Big Valley Jamboree – Camrose, AB
  • Boots And Hearts Music Festival - Oro-Medonte, ON
  • Calgary Stampede – Calgary, AB
  • Cavendish Beach Music Festival – Cavendish, PE
  • Havelock Country Jamboree – Havelock, ON
Country Music Program or Special
  • CBC q Live At The Grand Ole Opry - CBCq
  • The Dungarees Christmas Special - Rogers Media and The Dungarees
  • Girl Power Hour - Rogers Media
  • Jess Moskaluke's A Small Town Christmas - MDM Recordings Inc.
  • Paul McGuire’s Country Countdown - ole TV
Creative Directors
  • Design Team: Bronwin Parks / Album: All In, Artist Merchandise (Chris Buck Band) 
  • Design Team: Alee, Photography: Uryelle Dimailig /Single: Don't Make Me Miss You (Alee)  
  • Design Team: Buckspring Inc., Photography: Andrik Langfield, Tanner Wendell Stewart, Jonathan Taylor Sweet, Paul Tellefsen / Albums: The Journey YYC Vol. 1, The Journey BNA Vol. 2, The Journey YYC-BNA Deluxe Volume / Single: Bittersweet feat. Lindsay Ell; Tour Graphics: The Journey Tour (Paul Brandt)
  • Design Team: Bronwin Parks / Album: Sides, Single: Danger Danger, Artist Merchandise (KIRA)
  • Design Team: Scotty Kipfer, Photography: Brad Kelly / Taking My Time (Scotty Kipfer)
Female Artists
  • Lindsay Ell
  • Jess Moskaluke
  • Meghan Patrick
  • Guylaine Tanguay
  • Tenille Townes
Industry Person
  • Steve Coady - Vice President, Radio Promotions - Warner Music Canada  
  • Mike Denney – President - MDM Recordings Inc.
  • Brianne Deslippe - Vice President of Promotion/General Manager - Canada - Big Loud Records  
  • Ron Kitchener - President, CEO - RGK Entertainment Group Inc.
  • Shannon McNevan - Director of AnR - Universal Music Canada
Interactive Artist/Group
  • Lindsay Ell
  • Aaron Goodvin
  • James Barker Band
  • Brett Kissel
  • Nice Horse
Keyboard Player
  • Mike Little
  • Bart McKay
  • Brendan Waters
Management Company
  • Big Loud Management
  • Cache Entertainment
  • Invictus Entertainment Group
  • MDM Artist Management Services
  • Starseed Entertainment
Music Director (Medium/Small Market)
  • Shilo Bellis - CJXL-FM - Moncton, NB
  • Paul Ferguson - CHCQ-FM - Belleville, ON
  • Luca James - CKGY-FM - Red Deer, AB
  • Cory Noel - CKLJ/CKVG - Olds, AB/Vegreville, AB
Music Publishing Company
  • BMG Rights Management Canada
  • ole
  • Royalty Records Publishing
  • Sony/ATV Music Publishing
  • Warner/Chappell Music Canada
Record Company
  • MDM Recordings Inc.
  • Open Road Recordings
  • Sony Music Entertainment (Canada) Inc.
  • Universal Music Canada
  • Warner Music Canada
Retailer
  • Amazon Music
  • Apple Music
  • Spotify Canada Inc.
Rising Star
  • Shawn Austin
  • Jade Eagleson
  • Eric Ethridge
  • JoJo Mason
  • Sons Of Daughters
Roots Album
  • Black Mountain Whiskey Rebellion - Black Mountain Whiskey Rebellion
  • Both Ways - Donovan Woods
  • Heart Of Glass - Jessica Mitchell
  • Juliet - Dan Davidson
  • What We're Made Of - The Washboard Union
Single
  • Criminal - Lindsay Ell
  • Dive Bar - Gord Bamford
  • Good Together - James Barker Band
  • Somebody's Daughter - Tenille Townes
  • Walls Come Down - Meghan Patrick
Songwriters of the Year
  • Brett Kissel, Seth Mosley, Brad Rempel -  Cecilia (Brett Kissel)
  • Gord Bamford, Bart Butler, Brice Long - Down (Gord Bamford)
  • James Barker, Todd Clark, Gavin Slate, Travis Wood - Keep It Simple (James Barker Band)
  • Corey Crowder, Jess Moskaluke, Jared Mullins - Save Some Of That Whiskey (Jess Moskaluke)
  • Barry Dean, Luke Laird, Tenille Townes - Somebody’s Daughter (Tenille Townes)
Talent Buyer or Promoter
  • Paul Biro - Sakamoto Agency
  • Jim Cressman - Invictus Entertainment Group
  • Adam Oppenheim - Stampede Entertainment Inc.
  • Lisa Zechmeister - Republic Live
Blast from the Past: Last Year's Winners
    Links: Canadian Country Music AssociationMore CCMA Stories

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