Music Nova Scotia Music and Industry Award Winners

November 8, 2009 Halifax, NS - Joel Plaskett took home four Music Nova Scotia Awards at Molson Canadian Nova Scotia Music Week for his hit release "Three". Plaskett won for Pop/Rock Artist/Group Recording during the Music and Industry Awards brunch and scored three more at the Gala Awards Show including Album of the Year, Male Artist Recording and SOCAN Songwriter of the Year. The Stanfields also won big during the evening ceremonies, taking home the Group Recording and New Artist/Group Recording awards for their self titled EP.

Bruce Guthro and Jimmy Flynn hosted Molson Canadian Nova Scotia Music Week's largest awards show to date with performances by Joel Plaskett, Classified, Brian Borcherdt, Grand Dérangement, In-Flight Safety, The Tom Fun Orchestra, Charlie A'Court, Dave Carroll, winners of the Yarmouth Exhibition Battle of the Bands The Hold Up and Celtic fiddlers Dawn and Margie Beaton, Anna Ludlow, Colin Grant, Chrissy Crowley and Gillian Boucher. The Gala Awards Show took place at the Yarmouth Mariners Centre from 8:00pm until almost midnight on Sunday, November 8.

Music fans chose Charlie A'Court as the winner of the Bell Aliant Entertainer of the Year. This was the second year that Bell Aliant partnered with Music Nova Scotia to allow the public to choose the Entertainer of the Year online, with more than 2500 votes coming from around the world. The final two awards handed out at the Gala Awards Show went to Jenn Grant for Female Artist Recording for her album "Echoes" and to Dave Carroll for Video of the Year for his YouTube video sensation "United Breaks Guitars".

The bulk of the awards were given out at the Music and Industry Awards brunch at the Rodd Grand Yarmouth on Sunday, November 8. Guests enjoyed a catered brunch and performances by Andrew Hunter and Kim Wempe. Brian Doherty, President of Music Nova Scotia hosted the event. Carroll also won for Digital Artist of the Year and Dale Murray, another multiple award winner, took home a music award for Musician of the Year and an industry award for Producer of the Year.
Presented at the Music Nova Scotia Gala Awards Show:

Bell Aliant Entertainer of the Year: Charlie A'Court
Album of the Year: Joel Plaskett - Three
Female Artist Recording: Jenn Grant - Echoes
Male Artist Recording: Joel Plaskett - Three
Group Recording: The Stanfields - The Stanfields
New Artist/Group Recording of the Year: The Stanfields - The Stanfields
SOCAN Songwriter of the Year: Joel Plaskett - Three
Video of the Year: Dave Carroll - United Breaks Guitars

Presented at the Music Nova Scotia Music and Industry Awards:

Aboriginal Artist/Group Recording: Forever - Reborn
Alternative Artist/Group Recording: In-Flight Safety - We Are An Empire, My Dear
Blues Artist/Group Recording: Garrett Mason - Love & Sound
Classical Recording: Rhapsody Quintet - Rhapsody by Request
Country/Bluegrass Artist/Group Recording: The Strangeboys - Shoot First
DJ of the Year: Ghettosocks
Folk Artist/Group Recording: Kim Wempe - Where I Need To Be
Hip Hop Recording: Classified - Self Explanatory
Inspirational Artist/Group Recording: The Burkes - The Reason We Sing
Jazz/Electro Acoustic Artist/Group Recording: Gypsophilia - Sa-ba-da-OW!
Loud Artist Recording: Shelter With Thieves - Confessions of a Toxic Generation
Musician of the Year: Dale Murray
Pop/Rock Artist/Group Recording: Joel Plaskett - Three
Traditional/Roots Recording: Gillian Boucher - Elemental
DVD of the Year: Drum! - Drum! Live DVD
Digital Artist of the Year: Dave Carroll
Booking Agent of the Year: Troy Arseneault - The Seahorse Tavern
Company of the Year: Sonic Entertainment Group
Corporate Sponsor of the Year: Molson Canadian
Educator of the Year: Waye Mason
Event of the Year: Halifax Pop Explosion
Industry Professional of the Year: Craig Mercer
Manager of the Year: Brookes Diamond
Media Professional of the Year: Stephen Cooke
Producer of the Year: Dale Murray
Production Company of the Year: Sound Systems Plus
Promoter of the Year: Sonic Concerts
Publicist of the Year: Matt Charlton
Radio Program of the Year: East Coast Countdown
Recording Studio of the Year: The Sonic Temple
Studio Engineer of the Year: Andrew Watt
Technician of the Year: Carl Gosine
Venue of the Year: The Carleton Music Bar and Grill
Visual Artist of the Year: Chr!s Sm!th
Volunteer of the Year: Pam Samson