ecma 2009 corner brook nominees announced

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http://www.ecma.com/news.asp?section=19&id=36

ecma 2009 corner brook nominees announced
Thursday, December 11, 2008 Media Release

For Immediate Release
Thursday, December 11, 2008

Gordie Sampson and Matt Mays & El Torpedo Lead the Pack with Five East  
Coast Music Award Nominations
Hey Rosetta! and Jill Barber Receive Four Nominations Each

(Corner Brook, NL) ? The East Coast Music Association announced the  
2009 Music Award nominees today at the Pepsi Centre in Corner Brook.  
Leading the list with five ECMA nominations each is Gordie Sampson and  
Matt Mays & El Torpedo.

Following closely with four nominations each is Hey Rosetta! and Jill  
Barber while Christina Martin, David Myles, Tara Oram and The Tom Fun  
Orchestra each pick up three nominations.

An amazing 16 artists received two nomination nods apiece: Age of  
Daze, Bette & Wallet, Chad Hatcher, Damhnait Doyle, Dave Carroll,  
Duane Andrews, Hot Toddy, JD Clarke, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Matt  
Andersen, Max MacDonald, Meaghan Blanchard, MIR, Paul Hébert, Troy  
MacGillivray & Shane Cook, and Vishtèn.
For a complete list of nominees, see the attached backgrounder.

?The 2009 East Coast Music Award nominees truly reflect the vibrant  
musical diversity among East Coast artists, from well-established and  
popular bands and musicians to fresh new faces and sounds.? said Wade  
Pinhorn, chair of the East Coast Music Association. The East Coast  
Music Awards continue to be a celebration of the region?s immense  
wealth of talent, once again bringing East Coast music into a national  
and international spotlight.?

Award nominees are chosen by juries of industry professionals from all  
five regions of the East Coast Music Association: Newfoundland &  
Labrador, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, mainland Nova Scotia  
and Cape Breton Island. Voting ballots will be sent to all eligible  
members of the East Coast Music Association, who will vote on the  
award winners.

Tickets for all Molson Canadian ECMAFest Shows, and the Music Awards  
Gala on Sunday March 1, are now on sale via Ticketpro, 1-888-311-9090  
or www.ticketpro.ca and at various on-site locations in Corner Brook  
including Colemans Food Center (Caribou Rd.), the Pepsi Centre Box  
Office and the Arts & Culture Centre Box Office.

Just in time for Christmas, these tickets and packages make great  
stocking stuffers!

The 2009 East Coast Music Awards, Festival & Conference will take  
place in Corner Brook from February 26th to March 1st. It is an annual  
festival and music industry conference organized by the East Coast  
Music Association whose mandate is to foster, promote and celebrate  
East Coast music locally and globally.

The 2009 East Coast Music Awards, Festival & Conference has received  
financial support from the Government of Canada through ACOA and  
Service Canada, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador through the  
Department of Tourism, Culture and Recreation, and the City of Corner  
Brook. The East Coast Music Association would also like to acknowledge  
the financial support of FACTOR and the Government of Canada through  
the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund) and of  
Canada?s private radio broadcasters.

For full category/nominee details: http://www.ecma.com/news.asp?section=&id=35

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