East Coast Music Awards Announce Full List Of 2018 Winners

Tonight, the 2018 ECMAs came to a close in Halifax and the final round of awards was handed out. Among this year’s winners are Mo Kenney, Measha Brueggergosman, Rose Cousins, Kevin Davison, and Daniel Ledwell. 

It’s been amazing to celebrate our event in Halifax, the city where the ECMAs all began 30 years ago. Congratulations to all of this week’s winners and nominees, and thank you to all of the incredible artists who’ve performed throughout the week,” remarked Andy McLean, ECMA Executive Director, in closing.

I also want to thank everyone who helped make this event a resounding success, including our staff, board, volunteers, local committee, delegates, sponsors, partners, venues, hotels and the community of Halifax who have been so welcoming and enthusiastic these past five days. We can’t wait to come back!

Here is the complete list of 2018 East Coast Music Award winners:

Album of the Year:
Rose Cousins – Natural Conclusion (Producer: Joe Henry)

Blues Recording of the Year:
Tie! Mike Biggar – Go All In and Matt Minglewood – Fly Like Desperados

Bucky Adams Memorial Award:
Measha Brueggergosman

Classical Composition of the Year:
Andrew Staniland – “The River Within Us”

Classical Recording of the Year:
Duo Concertante – Incarnation

Country Recording of the Year:
Makayla Lynn – On A Dare and a Prayer

Dance Recording of the Year:
CRaymak – Play With Fire ft Neon Dreams

Electronic Recording of the Year:
PINEO & LOEB – LIFEBLOOD

Fans’ Choice Entertainer of the Year:
Matt Minglewood

Fans’ Choice Video of the Year:
KINLEY – “Microphone” (Director: Jenna MacMillan)

Folk Recording of the Year:
Rose Cousins – Natural Conclusion

Francophone Recording of the Year:
Jacques Jacobus – Le retour de Jacobus

Group Recording of the Year:
Les Païens – Carte noire

Gospel Recording of the Year:
Measha Brueggergosman – Songs of Freedom

Indigenous Artist of the Year:
City Natives

Instrumental Recording of the Year:
Rosie MacKenzie – Atlantic

Jazz Recording of the Year:
Paul Tynan and Aaron Lington – Bicoastal Collective: Chapter 5

Loud Recording of the Year:
ZAUM – Eidolon

Pop Recording of the Year:
Jenn Grant – Paradise

Rap/Hip Hop Recording:
Quake Matthews – Celebrate the Struggle

Rising Star Recording of the Year:
KINLEY – Letters Never Sent

Rock Recording of the Year:
Jessie Brown – Keeping Appearances

Roots/Traditional Recording of the Year:
Còig – Rove

Song of the Year:
Rose Cousins – “Grace” (Producer: Joe Henry)

Solo Recording of the Year:
Mo Kenney – The Details

Songwriter of the Year:
Joel Plaskett

INDUSTRY AWARDS

Company of the Year:
SpinCount

Event of the Year:
Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival

Graphic / Media Artist of the Year:
Jud Haynes

Live Sound Engineer of the Year:
Stephen “Snickers” Smith

Management / Manager of the Year:
Sonic Entertainment Group

Media Outlet of the Year:
Halifax Is Burning

Media Person of the Year:
Hillary Windsor

Producer of the Year:
Daniel Ledwell

Studio Engineer of the Year:
Jamie Foulds

Studio of the Year:
New Scotland Yard

Venue of the Year:
The Carleton Music Bar & Grill

Video of the Year:
Kevin Davison – “When Those Sirens Are Gone”

HONORARY AWARDS

Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction:
Allister MacGillivray for “Song for the Mira”

Directors’ Special Achievement Award:
Sloan
Kevin Macmichael

Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award:
Lynn Horne

Industry Builder Award:
Louis Thomas

Musicians’ Achievement Award:
Geoff Arsenault

Stompin’ Tom Awards:
James McQuaid (MCJ) and Richard Gray (Cool G) (NS)
Jon Rehder (PEI)
Liz Solo (NL)
Gordie Tufts (NB)
Winston “Scotty” Fitzgerald (CB)

On behalf of the ECMA Board of Directors, I want to thank you for your dedication to ensuring that the 2018 ECMAs was a successful and productive event. An undertaking of this magnitude would be impossible to carry out without contributions from all areas of the Halifax community,” says Dean Stairs, Chair of the ECMA Board.

Last but by no means least, thank you to the city and people of Halifax and the Halifax Regional Municipality. We are grateful to be able to celebrate our 30th anniversary in the city where it all began, thank you Halifax!

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