East Coast Music Association
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The East Coast Music Association is a non-profit association that hosts an annual awards ceremony based in Atlantic Canada for music appreciation on the East Coast of Canada. Since its beginning in 1989 when it was launched as the Maritime Music Awards by Halifax music industry promoter Rob Cohn, it has grown from the original five categories (Album of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Male Artist of the Year, Song of the Year, and Video of the Year) to over 25 categories in music and over 10 in industry.
[edit] ECMA History
From humble beginnings many years ago in a Halifax bar, the East Coast Music Awards and Conference has grown to become the premier music event in Atlantic Canada, and one of the top events of its kind on the continent.
In recent years, the East Coast Music Awards and Conference has showcased the music of Atlantic Canada, bringing it to millions of record buyers in a two-hour national broadcast on CBC Television. And the ECMA's have marketed Atlantic Canadian music to the world, by inviting members of the international music industry to the annual conference.
[edit] 2010 Conference and Music Awards Gala
Cape Breton, NS will house the 2010 event. Hosts/Broadcast details, nominees, and showcasing performers to be announced at a later date.
[edit] 2009 Conference and Music Awards Gala
The city of Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador hosted the 2009 ECMA Awards Conference and Awards Gala. Newfoundland songstress Damhnait Doyle and Jian Ghomeshi of CBC Radio One's 'Q' paired up to host a great evening of music.
The East Coast Music Awards returned to CBC Television in 2009. Fans of East Coast Music can catch the star-studded spectacular on the internet at cbc.ca/eastcoastmusic.
The stellar line-up of artists for this year's East Coast Music Awards showcases Atlantic Canada's emerging talent to the country, including Hey Rosetta!, Jill Barber, Tara Oram, Christina Martin, Meaghan Blanchard, RADIO-RADIO, MIR, David Myles, Ryan LeBlanc, and Troy MacGillivray. The ECMA Awards Show also features the reunion of quintessential East Coast Celtic-rockers, Rawlins Cross.
[edit] 2008 Conference and Music Awards Gala
ECMA 2008 was held in Fredericton, New Brunswick from February 7-10. Throughout the event, various venues played host to the East Coast's finest artists. The music awards gala was held at the Aitken Centre, and Steven Page from the Barenaked Ladies hosted the entire event (coining the term, Barenaked East Coast Music). Unlike previous years the event was not televised, and instead, a TV special was broadcast with chosen scenes (venues, award show, various hotel antics).
[edit] 2007 Conference and Music Awards Gala
Halifax, Nova Scotia once again hosted ECMA, one year early, as a result of a request to flip from Fredericton, New Brunswick. The Halifax event, introduced as The East Coast Music Awards, Festival and Conference, measures as a major industry and financial success. An amazing and insightful 4 day conference, with record attendance, wonderful venues and technical (Sound and Lights), and an ever growing international program with over 50 international music industry delegates. With 500 hotel rooms in two adjoining Delta hotels, there was a great festival atmosphere in the hotels and adjoining malls. The 2007 award show was regarded by many as one of the best ever. The show marks the recent passing of East Coast legends John Allan Cameron, Dutchie Mason and Denny Doherty. ECMAfest brought the downtown to life with many official and partnered stages.
[edit] 2006 Conference and Music Awards Gala
ECMA returned to Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island in 2006. Charlottetown has been a laboratory from which such experiments as RadioECMA, Soundwaves and the 72 Hour Jam have sprung. For the first time ever, 2006 organizers decided to have a gala dinner industry awards ceremony on Saturday night. The controversial Trailer Park Boys hosted a great award show at the Civic Centre, proving many skeptics wrong and the organization right on the mark. A major highlight of 2006 was that a festival was created within the Delta Prince Edward host hotel. The music, business and networking went virtually around the clock.
[edit] 2005 Conference and Music Awards Gala
ECMA 2005 in Sydney, Cape Breton, was a great success. The event helped to kick off the opening of two new, multi-million dollar facilities in Sydney. For both the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre and the Sydney Marine Terminal, ECMA was the first major event to use their facilities, and offered a great opportunity to introduce them to the community and the international industry delegates attending the conference. Throughout the event there were great examples of innovation shown. The conference was taken to a new level with very popular sessions, a vibrant international program (50+ delegates) and great partnering with Cape Breton University. Overall, ECMA is moving towards a master class format, presenting classes this year in songwriting, export readiness and musical scoring for gaming and television. The success of the Soundwaves was built upon with the creation of a brand new program, Sound-off, which animated schools across Cape Breton to select the best band in their school and advance them to regionals and a final competition.
[edit] 2004 Conference and Music Awards Gala
ECMA 2004 in St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador saw international delegates from and join the international delegation. A strategic partnership was developed with the Atlantic Film Festival and film and TV elements were introduced to the ECMA conference. A number of east coast recording artists are negotiating contracts for national licensing and distribution deals. The ECMA Songwriter’s Circle is broadcast live across the country on CBC Radio and across Atlantic Canada on CBC Television.
[edit] 2003 Conference and Music Awards Gala
ECMA 2003 in Halifax, NS brought the conference back to where it all began 15 years before, and to celebrate this anniversary - the entire city came alive with music and was transformed into a City of Stages, celebrating all genres of music. It was a resounding success, having played host to over 2000 delegates. The Soundwaves Program brought music to over 30,000 young ears in schools throughout the region, and corporate sponsorship and support for ECMA reached new heights. Halifax celebrated Urban Music with an Urban Music Series featuring Hip-Hop, R&B and the Black Vibes concert. ECMA 2003 brought international bookings to several East Coast artists from its International delegate program of and European music industry professionals.
[edit] 2002 Conference and Music Awards Gala
Saint John, New Brunswick hosted ECMA 2002. The competitive bid process in New Brunswick sparks community involvement and leads to over 2200 delegates in attendance. Saint John brings new initiatives: the wildly popular Roots Room for acoustic performances, the UniSon bilingual concert, and the Bluegrass stage that attracts an estimated 5,000 fans. In addition to the national CBC Television broadcast of the Awards show, the MuchMusic ECMA Rock stage gets a prime time special on Much, and CBC radio's Definitely Not The Opera broadcasts live from the main showcase stage.
[edit] 2001 Conference and Music Awards Gala
Charlottetown attracted more than 1,700 delegates and fashions an event that highlights the diversity of the East Coast music scene. Emerging and established artists come together in a barrage of new showcases, including the debut of the Jazz/Classical Concert Series. The event fosters renewed interest in the formation of the P.E.I. Music Awards and creates “Soundwaves,” a program that sees musicians visiting schools throughout the province, and hospitals, businesses and churches in Charlottetown. The Ennis Sisters sign with Warner Music and the ECMA Award Show receives another Gemini Award for Best Music, Variety Program or Series.
[edit] 2000 Conference and Music Awards Gala
Sydney, Nova Scotia, hosted a grass-roots event that pushes its organizational and infrastructure capacities to the limit. A economically successful event paves the way for the ECMA to regain a sound financial footing – and it commemorates the influence of Cape Breton’s Celtic Music family, including the late John Morris Rankin. Showcases abound, and events like Radio FreECMA and the Continuous Jam ignite industry attention. The Awards Show receives a Gemini Award for Best Music, Variety Program or Series.
[edit] Awards and nominations
The Awards have been dominated by several groups/artists over the years. The top ten by wins and then nominations are as follows:
- Great Big Sea - 20 wins, 32 nominations
- Lennie Gallant - 15 wins, 37 nominations
- Natalie MacMaster - 15 wins, 35 nominations
- Gordie Sampson - 12 wins, 23 nominations
- The Rankin Family - 10 wins, 29 nominations
- Rita MacNeil - 10 wins, 26 nominations
- Bruce Guthro - 9 wins, 19 nominations
- J. P. Cormier - 9 wins, 19 nominations
- George Canyon - 8 wins, 15 nominations
- Crush - 7 wins, 12 nominations
