'Hug a Bassist' Day Videos with Carrie Clarke

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'Hug a Drummer' Day Videos ft Robin Pirson

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Video above courtesy of Mule Spinner Live Studio

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GOOD LUCK! Local Canadian Country Music Award Nominees!

The 2018 Canadian Country Music Award nominations were unveiled recently and a number of local luminaries have been given the nod. Here's hoping a few of them will be taking home the hardware on September 9, 2018. The icing on the cake is that this year, the incredible event will be hosted by Hamilton!

Hammertown's own Chris Altmann is up for Steel Guitar Player of the Year. Peter Walker, the music director's for Hamilton's CHKX-FM was nominated for Music Director of the Year (Large Market).



Links: New Rebel Westerners, Chris Altmann, More Chris Altmann Stories, Video above courtesy of Vesna Trkulja-Stevens

In the neighbouring city of Burlington, hometown boy Tebey is in the running for Record Producer of the Year for the work on his own album, Love a Girl.



Links: Tebey, More Tebey Stories, Video above courtesy of Tebey

Down the road apiece, there's St. Catharines country superstar Tim Hicks, who's up for the Fans' Choice Award. Gavin Michael Booth, the director of his video Slide Over is nominated for Video Director of the Year. The group behind his Loud single is in the running for Creative Team of the Year.



Links: Tim Hicks, More Tim Hicks Stories, Video above courtesy of TimHicksVEVO

Other area nominees include Cambridge drummer Rich DaSilva (Drummer of the Year), two members of Waterloo's Western Swing Authority: Shane Guse (Special Instrument Player of the Year) Paul Chapman (Guitar Player of the Year) plus Barrytone Studios from St. Clements, ON (Recording Studio of the Year)



Links: Mac Shepherd, Rich DaSilva, More Rich DaSilva Stories, Video above courtesy of Rich DaSilva

Here's the complete list of nominees.

Steel Guitar Player

• Chris Altmann
• John Ellis
• Mitch Jay
• Doug Johnson
• Mark Whitehead

Music Director (Large Market)

• Peter Walker (CHKX-FM (Hamilton), CJKX-FM, Oshawa)
• Larry Donohue (CFCW, Edmonton)
• Steph Hansen (CKRY-FM/CISN-FM, Calgary/Edmonton)
• Amanda Kingsland (CKBY-FM, Ottawa)

Record Producer(s) 

• Danick Dupelle, Tebey (Tebey: Love A Girl)
• Gord Bamford, Phil O’Donnell (Gord Bamford: Neon Smoke)
• Spencer Cheyne, Brett Kissel, Justin Kudding, Bart McKay, Matt McKay, Luke Wooten (Brett Kissel: We Were That Song)
• Dan Swinimer (David James: Downtown Kids)
• Jeff Dalziel (Washboard Union: What We’re Made Of)

Fans' Choice Award

• Tim Hicks
• Gord Bamford
• James Barker Band
• Dean Brody
• Chad Brownlee
• High Valley
• Brett Kissel
• Jess Moskaluke
• Dallas Smith
• Shania Twain

Creative Team

• Tim Hicks: Loud (single)
• Rory Gardiner: Be You (album)
• Bobby Wills: In Comes The Night (album)
• Jess Moskaluke: Past The Past (album)
• The Road Hammers: The Squeeze (album)

Video Director

• Gavin Michael Booth
• Tim Hicks: Slide Over
• Hunter Brothers: Born and Raised, Those Were The Nights
• Scotty James: Sombrero
• River Town Saints: You Get To Me
• Stephano Barberis
• Meghan Patrick: The Bad Guy
• Shirley Gnome: Coming Clean
• Jade Mya: Dirt Covered Rhinestone
• Johnny Reid: Heart Of A Woman
• Jesse Mast: Hold The Line
• Chad Brownlee: Might As Well Be Me, Out Of The Blue
• Gord Bamford: Neon Smoke
• Dallas Smith: Sky Stays This Blue
• JoJo Mason: Something To Wrap My Heart
• Washboard Union: What We’re Made Of
• Ben Knechtel
• James Barker Band: Chills
• Jess Moskaluke: Drive Me Away
• The Reklaws: Hometown Kids
• Travis Nesbitt
• The Dungarees: Anywhere With You, Ring The Bells
• Dan Davidson: Say We Did
• Washboard Union: Shine
• Joel Stewart
• Paul Brandt: All About Her
• Bobby Wills: In Comes The Night
• Jess Moskaluke: Kill Your Love, Past The Past

Drummer

• Rich DaSilva
• Matthew Atkins
• Ben Bradley
• Flavio Cirillo (Dallas Smith)
• Chad Melchert

Special Instrument Player

• Shane Guse (Western Swing Authority) (mandolin)
• David Barber (banjo)
• Denis Dufresne (banjo)
• Mitch Jay (dobro)
• Connor Riddell (banjo) (Brett Kissel)

Guitar Player

• Paul Chapman (Western Swing Authority)
• Derek Cave
• Matt McKay
• Darren Savard (Dallas Smith)
• Geoff Tom

Recording Studio

• Barrytone Studios, St. Clements, Ont.
• Bark McKay Productions, Saskatoon, Sask.
• MCC Recording Studio, Calgary
• OCL Studios, Chestermire, Alta.
• Revolution Recording, Toronto

Album

• Meghan Patrick: Country Music Made Me Do It
• Jess Moskaluke: Past the Past
• Lindsay Ell: The Project
• Brett Kissel: We Were That Song
• Washboard Union: What We’re Made Of

Single

• James Barker Band: Chills
• Aaron Goodvin: Lonely Drum
• Jess Moskaluke: Past the Past
• Meghan Patrick: Country Music Made Me Do It
• Dallas Smith: Side Effects

Female Artist

• Lindsay Ell
• Madeline Merlo
• Jess Moskaluke
• Meghan Patrick
• Shania Twain

Male Artist

• Gord Bamford
• Chad Brownlee
• Brett Kissel
• Dallas Smith
• Bobby Wills

Group or Duo

• James Barker Band
• High Valley
• Hunter Brothers
• Reklaws
• Washboard Union

Video

• Brett Kissel: We Were That Song
• Jess Moskaluke: Drive Me Away
• Meghan Patrick: The Bad Guy
• Reklaws: Hometown Kids
• Dallas Smith: Sky Stays This Blue

Roots Artist or Group

• The Lovelocks
• Jessica Mitchell
• Lindi Ortega
• Washboard Union
• Donovan Woods

Rising Star

• Dan Davidson
• Aaron Goodvin
• Hunter Brothers
• Leaving Thomas
• Reklaws

Interactive Artist 

• Tenille Arts
• Hunter Brothers
• Brett Kissel
• Leaving Thomas
• Nice Horse

Songwriter(s) 

• James Barker Band: It's Working (co-written by Gavin Slate, Travis Wood)
• Dean Brody: 8th Day (co-written by Matt Rovey)
• Aaron Goodvin: Lonely Drum (co-written by Alexander Black, Cathy Gravitt)
• Jess Moskaluke: Drive Me Away (co-written by Zach Abend, Corey Crowder)
• Meghan Patrick: Country Music Made Me Do It (co-written by Dan Isbell, Jeremy Stover)

Bass Player

• Kirby Barber (High Bar Gang)
• Chris Byrne (The Road Hammers)
• Lisa Dodd
• Justin Kudding
• Travis Switzer

Fiddle Player

• Denis Dufresne
• Ali Raney
• Mike Sanyshyn
• Tyler Vollrath
• Mark Whitehead

Keyboard Player

• Scott Galloway
• Mike Little
• Bart McKay
• Dale Wallace
• Brendan Waters

Music Director (Medium/Small Market)

• Shilo Bellis (CJXL-FM, Moncton)
• Jenn Dalen (CKGY-FM, Red Deer, AB)
• Paul Ferguson (CHCQ-FM, Belleville, ON)
• Cal Gratton (CJVR-FM, Melfort, Sask.)
• Cory Noel (CKFM-FM, Olds, AB)

Booking Agency

• APA Agency
• The Feldman Agency
• Invictus Entertainment Group
• Sakamoto Agency
• United Talent Agency

Country Club

• Cook County Saloon, Edmonton
• The Dakota Tavern, Toronto
• Gabby’s Country Cabaret, Langley, BC
• Ranchman's Cookhouse and Dancehall, Calgary
• The Roxy, Vancouver, BC

Country Festival, Fair or Exhibition

• Boots and Hearts Music Festival, Oro-Medonte, Ont.
• Big Valley Jamboree, Camrose, Alta.
• Calgary Stampede, Calgary
• Cavendish Beach Music Festival, Cavendish, P.E.I.
• Rockin' River Country MusicFest, Merritt, B.C.

Country Music Program or Special

• Canadian Coast To Coast 
• The Casey Clarke Country Countdown
• The Casey Clarke Show
• The Dungarees Christmas Special
• Jess Moskaluke: Home Movie

Management Company

• Big Loud Management LLC.
• Invictus Entertainment Group
• MDM Artist Management Services
• RGK Entertainment Group Inc.
• Starseed Entertainment Inc.

Music Publishing Company

• ole
• Royalty Music Publishing Inc.
• Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada
• Universal Music Publishing Canada
• Warner/Chappell Music Canada

Record Company

• MDM Recordings Inc.
• ole red dot
• Open Road Recordings Inc.
• Universal Music Canada
• Warner Music Canada

Industry Person

• Steve Coady, Warner Music Canada
• Jim Cressman, Invictus Entertainment Group
• Mike Denney, MDM Recordings Inc.
• Shannon McNevan, Universal Music Canada
• Robert Ott, ole

Retailer

• Apple Canada
• Spotify Canada Inc.
• Sunrise Records

Talent Buyer or Promoter

• Paul Biro, Sakamoto Agency
• Jim Cressman, Invictus Entertainment Group
• Emmanuel Patterson, Live Nation Entertainment
• Julia Rambeau, MRG Group
• Denise Ross, Live Nation Entertainment

Links: Canadian Country Music Association, More CCMA Stories

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