2015 Western Canadian Music Award Winners:
Aboriginal Recording of the Year presented by APTN
Tanya Tagaq - Animism - MB
Blues Recording of the Year
The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer - A Real Fine Mess - BC
Children's Recording of the Year presented by Bolen Books *TIE*
Fred Penner - Where In The World - MB
Raffi - Love Bug - BC
Classical Composition of the Year presented by Canadian Music Centre
Cobalt - Jocelyn Morlock - BC
Classical Recording of the Year
Ysaÿe Sonatas For Solo Violin - Karl Stobbe - MB
Country Recording of the Year presented by CCMA
Ridley Bent - Wildcard - MB
Electronic/Dance Recording of the Year presented by UnionElectronic
Kiesza - Hideaway - AB
Francophone Recording of the Year presented by Musicaction
Annette - Papillon Amiral - SK
Independent Album of the Year presented by Stingray Music
The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer - A Real Fine Mess - BC
Instrumental Recording of the Year
Five Alarm Funk - Abandon Earth - BC
Jazz Recording of the Year
Jill Barber - Fool's Gold - BC
Metal/HardMusic Recording of the Year
Shooting Guns - WolfCop Soundtrack - SK
Pop Recording of the Year presented by Rifflandia
BESTiE - No Bad Days - BC
Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year
Def3 - Wildlif3 - SK
Rock Recording of the Year presented by Radio Starmaker
36? - where do we go from here? - AB
Roots Duo/Group Recording of the Year
Twin Peaks - Trouble - BC
Roots Solo Recording of the Year
Sarah MacDougall - Grand Canyon - YT
Songwriter(s) of the Year presented by SOCAN
Dan Mangan, Gordon Grdina, Kenton Loewen, John Walsh "Vessel" - Dan Mangan + Blacksmith From the Album Club Meds - BC
Spiritual Recording of the Year
Tanya Tagaq - Animism - MB
Urban Recording of the Year
Dawn Pemberton - Say Somethin' -BC
World Recording of the Year
Tanya Tagaq - Animism – MB
2015 Western Canadian Music Industry Awards Winners:
Agency of the Year
Paquin Artists Agency - MB
Album Design of the Year
Roberta Hansen - Steve Bell - Pilgrimage - MB
Engineer of the Year presented by the Ontario Institute of Audio Recording Technology
Ryan Worsley/Echoplant Sound - Dear Rouge, Van Damsel, Greg Drummond, Little India, Derrival, Red Vienna, Windmills - BC
Independent Record Label of the Year
Mint Records - BC
Live Music Venue of the Year presented by Music Canada Live
West End Cultural Centre - MB
Manager of the Year presented by Music Managers Forum
Gilles Paquin - Paquin Entertainment Group - MB
Producer of the Year presented by Yigeda Lighting and ABT Innovations
Jesse Zubot - Tanya Tagaq - The Sands - BC
Talent Buyer of the Year
Atomique Productions Ltd. - BC
Video of the Year presented by MuchFACT
Sage McBride and Dylan Siggers - "Sing to the Night Album" From The Album Sing to the Night By Shred Kelly - BC
2015 Hall of Fame
NoMeansNo - BC