News: 2013 Vancouver Island Music Awards Nominees

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Vancouver Island Music AwardsThe nominees for the 2013 Vancouver Island Music Awards were announced this afternoon at a press conference at Larsen Music this afternoon. Below is a list of this year’s nominees. In the days to come this post will be update with links to the artists websites/facebook pages so you can explore their music

The Awards Ceremony will be held at St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church in downtown Victoria on Sunday April 28, 2013.

Tickets for the event are on sale now. Info on how to purchase them can be found at islandmusicawards.wordpress.com

Ticket Pricing
February 22 – March 1, 2013: $20 adults/$15 students & seniors
March 2 – April 15, 2013: $23 adults/$18 students & seniors
April 16 – 28, 2013: $25 adults/$20 students & seniors

Here is the nominee press conference in its entirety. My apologies for the shot at the beginning. the presser was held a small room.

2013 Nominees:

Island Producer of the Year
Eric Hogg- Soma Sound
Zak Cohen- Woodshop Studios
Adam Sutherland- Infinity Studios
Sam Weber- Infinity Studios
Joby Baker- Baker Studios
Adrian Dolan- Baker Studios
Rick Salt & George Millar- Lois Lane Studios

Island Song of the Year
WoodsmenFor Keeps
Spaceport UnionFueled by Consequence
Geoff Howe- Daytime Carolina
Isobel TriggerDust and Bones
Doug FolkinsMan of The Hour
Riley SmithWide Awake
Bowler- Story
Hazen SageDivine
Kyle TrueloveThe Swell
Towers & TreesWe’re Not Islands

Island Live Act of the Year
Brodie Dawson
Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra
Kytami
Coco Jaffro
Skellig

Island Music Video of the Year
Qristina & Quinn BachandRed Rocking Chair
Annie BeckerBeez Kneez
Michael Wood BandEnd of the World
VersaLove-In-Idleness
Trent FreemanHot Spot for a Hobo
The GhostbirdsLove is a Con

Island Youth Artist of the Year
North Town
Teagan Johnston
Braeden Marshall
Quinn Bachand
Keisja Cox
Sophia
Fintan O’Brien
Michael Wood
Phoenix Lazarre

Island Children’s Entertainer of the Year
Rick Scott
The Kerplunks

Island Gospel Album/EP of the Year
Worship Victoria– Kingdom Come
Adore– Bread & Water
Luke Stones- Be Our Light
Sandy Lockhart- Where I Belong

Island Instrumental or Experimental Album of the Year
The Glass Tables- Lodge No. 1
Trent Freeman– Rock Paper Scissors
Brad Prevedoros, Niel Golden, & Greg Joy- Three Worlds

BC-Wide Hip Hop Album or EP of the Year
Immaculate– Here and After (from Vancouver)
iLL-Tone– Hope? (from Vancouver)
Warriors of the Infinite– An I For an I (from Victoria)

Island Roots Album or EP of the Year
Qristina & Quinn Bachand– Family
Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra– Follow My Lead, Lead me to Follow
Sean Hogan– Phoenix
The Irish Rovers– Drunken Sailor
The Sweet Lowdown– May
The Hokum Steamers– Doing the Cater Street Shimmy
West My Friend– Place
Carli & Julie Kennedy– Small Town Stories
Luke Blu Guthrie– Routes & Blu

Island Pop/Rock Album or EP of the Year
HelloseptemberReverb Junkie Girl
The Grass TracksCarnival
The Royal CanadiansLonely Whale
Plastic Toy SoldiersBurning Bridges
Wil– Heart of Mine
Steph Macpherson– Bells & Whistles
Solipsis- Twilight Horizon
AiVia- The Band, The Demos
Man Made LakeMurky Waters
Towers & TreesBroken Record

Island Vocalist of the Year
Caroline Spence
Amy Cunningham
Annie Becker
Jillian Reece
Sean Hogan
Wil

Island Songwriter of the Year
Kendall Patrick
Steph Macpherson
Annie Becker
Chris Ho
David Sinclair
David Essig

Island Artist of the Year
Sean Hogan
Steph Macpherson
Chris Ho
Annie Becker
Qristina & Quinn Bachand
Tequila Mockingbird Orchestra
The Sweet Lowdown

BC-Wide Artist of the Year
Mike Luno Band (Vancouver)
Twin Peaks (Fort St. John)
Natalia Pardalis (Vancouver)
Steph Macpherson (Victoria)
Sean Hogan (Campbell River)
The Sweet Lowdown (Victoria)