Awards
SUBMISSIONS for BreakOut West 2012 OPEN FEBRUARY 13, 2012!
Want to be considered for a Western Canadian Music Award?
Want to play the BreakOut West Festival?
Submissions for:
- BreakOut West 2012 Festival
- 2012 Western Canadian Music Awards
- 2012 Western Canadian Music Industry Awards
open MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2012 @ 11 a.m. CST and will close FRIDAY, MARCH 30, 2012 @11:00 p.m. CST.
See all revised 2012 Festival Guidelines, Industry Award Guidelines & Categories and Artistic Awards Guidelines & Categories!
Don’t miss out on your chance to be a part of BreakOut West 2012 in Regina, SK from September 27th – 30th!
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Congratulations to the
2011 Western Canadian Music Award Winners
The awards were handed out Sunday the 23rd of October at the awards gala at the Yukon Arts Centre in Whitehorse; and the winners are!
The 2011 Western Canadian Music Award Winners
Artistic Awards
Outstanding Aboriginal Recording ~ Don Amero ~ Long Way Home
Outstanding Blues Recording ~ Little Miss Higgins ~ Across The Plains
Outstanding Children’s Recording ~ The Kerplunks ~ Number 3
Outstanding Classical Composition ~ Marcus Goddard ~ Allaqi
Outstanding Classical Recording ~ Peter Hannan ~ Rethink Forever
Outstanding Contemporary Christian/Gospel Recording ~ The Sojourners ~ The Sojourners
Outstanding Country Recording ~ Ridley Bent ~ Rabbit On My Wheel
Outstanding Francophone Recording ~ Raphaël Freynet ~ Le monde à voir
Outstanding Independent Album ~ Del Barber ~ Love Songs For The Last Twenty
Outstanding Instrumental Recording ~ Five Alarm Funk ~ Anything is Possible
Outstanding Jazz Recording ~ Night Crawlers with The Big Band Sound ~ Down In The Bottom
Outstanding Pop Recording ~ Imaginary Cities ~ Temporary Resident
Outstanding Rap/Hip-Hop Recording ~ Sweatshop Union ~ The Bill Murray EP
Outstanding Rock Recording ~ The Sheepdogs ~ Learn & Burn
Outstanding Roots Dou/Group Recording ~ The Wailin’ Jennys ~ Bright Morning Stars
Outstanding Roots Solo Recording ~ Del Barber ~ Love Songs For The last Twenty
Outstanding Songwriter ~Romi Mayes ~ Ball and Chain
Outstanding Urban Recording ~ Souljah Fyah ~ I Wish
Outstanding World Recording ~ Trio Bembe ~ Oh my soul
Industry Awards
Agency of the Year ~ Paquin Entertainment Group
Best Album Design ~ Jolene Higgins ~ Across The Plains
Engineer of the Year ~ Cameron Loeppky
Independent Record Label of the Year ~ Head In The Sand
Live Music Venue of the Year ~ West End Cultural Centre
Manager of the Year ~ Gilles Paquin ~ Paquin Entertainment Group
Multi-Media Award ~ Christine Fellows ~ Reliquary/Reliquaire
Producer of the Year ~ Arun Chaturvedi
Talent Buyer of the Year ~ Chris Frayer ~ Winnipeg Folk Festival