Alt-pop duo Frank Kadillac and Adrian Morris, collectively known as Neon Dreams, were among the Halifax-based winners at this year’s East Coast Music Awards (ECMA), taking home the trophy for album of the year for their recording, Love Child Baby Dolphin.
Other local artists who took home trophies during the 36th celebration of the best music from across the region include Jenn Grant, who took home awards for both song (Judy) and songwriter of the year. At the same time, alt-pop musician Rich Aucoin won the electronic recording category for the second year in a row.
Halifax area winners also included Charlie A’Court (blues recording), Cloverdale (dance recording), Orchid’s Curse (loud recording), KAYO (R&B/soul recording), The Bombadils (rising star recording), and Good Dear Good (rock recording).
A complete list of winners follows:
African Canadian Artist of the Year
Maggie Andrew
Album of the Year
Neon Dreams – Love Child Baby Dolphin
Blues Recording of the Year
Charlie A’Court – International Roots & Blues Kitchen Party
Children’s Entertainer of the Year
The Swinging Belles
Choral Recording of the Year
Luminos Ensemble – In the Crystalline Vault of Heaven
Classical Composer of The Year
Andrew Staniland – Blackwood Sketches
Classical Recording of the Year
Bill Brennan – Kaleidoscope – Music for Mallet Instruments
Contemporary Roots Recording of the Year
The East Pointers – Safe In Sound
Country Recording of the Year
Jason Benoit – Time Traveller the album
Dance Recording of the Year
Cloverdale – Up To No Good
Electronic Recording of the Year
Rich Aucoin – Space
Folk Recording of the Year
Tim Baker – The Festival
Francophone Recording of the Year
Julie Aubé – Contentement
Fusion Recording of the Year
Gina Burgess – Anuri
Global Music Recording of the Year
Cuerpos – En Dos Partes
Group Recording of the Year
The East Pointers – Safe In Sound
Indigenous Artist of the Year
Morgan Toney
Instrumental Recording of the Year
Flying Pooka! – Flying Pooka! The Ecstasy of Becoming
Jazz Recording of the Year
Paul Tynan – Bicoastal Collective; Chapter 6
Loud Recording of the Year
Orchid’s Curse – The Decay
Pop Recording of the Year
The East Pointers – Safe In Sound
R&B / Soul Recording of the Year
KAYO – Trip
Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year
City Natives – Still Chief’n
Rising Star Recording of the Year
The Bombadils – Tell Me I’m Not Dreaming
Rock Recording of the Year
Good Dear Good – Arrival
Roots/Traditional Recording of the Year
Morgan Toney – Resilience
Solo Recording of the Year
Tim Baker – The Festival
Song of the Year
Jenn Grant – “Judy”
Songwriter of the Year
Jenn Grant
TD Fans’ Choice Entertainer of the Year
Derina Harvey Band
TD Fans’ Choice Video of the Year
2nd Generation – “Kina’mu” (Director: Matthew Ingraham)
Event of the Year
Halifax Jazz Festival
Innovator of the Year
Lindsay Connolly
Artist Management of The Year
Derrick Sturge – Pharos Music Inc.
Audio Engineer of The Year
Jamie Foulds
Media Person Of The Year
Katie Kelly and Zach Snow (tied)
Producer Of The Year
Corey LeRue
Venue of the Year
The Carleton
Video Director of the Year
Brothers Boyd
Visual Artist of the Year
Heidi-Lyn O’Connor – East Track Mind
Director’s Special Achievement Award
Bruce Guthro
Bucky Adams Memorial Award
Scott Parsons
Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award
Denis Parker
Industry Builder Award
John Poirier
Musician’s Achievement Award
Deryl Gallant
Stompin’ Tom Awards
Pamela Morgan
Ian Alistair Gosbee
Stephen Muise
Zachary Atkinson
Kerri Wynne Macleod