The nominees for the 2014 Western Canadian Music Awards have been released. Nominees with Victoria Connections include Northcote, Quinn Bachand (Brishen), recording engineer Joby Baker, and Atomique Productions. Other Vancouver Island nominees include David Gogo and Helen Austin.
The winners will be announced at the Western Canadian Music Awards Gala in Winnipeg Sunday October 5, 2014.
Below are the categories for nominees with Victoria connections.
For a complete list of WCMA nominees, CLICK HERE.
Independent Album of the Year
Del Barber – Prairieography (MB)
Northcote – Northcote (BC)
Royal Canoe – Today We’re Believers (MB)
Said The Whale – hawaiii (BC)
Shad – Flying Colours (BC)
Instrumental Recording of the Year
Les Finnigan – The Brave Dog (BC)
Quinn Bachand – Brishen (BC)
Sinistrio – The Perfect Human (AB)
Steve Dawson – Rattlesnake Cage (BC)
The Fretless – The Fretless (BC)
Engineer of the Year
Cam Leoppky – Greg MacPherson, Sweet Alibi, Federal Lights, Slow Leaves, Les Jupes (MB)
Joby Baker – The Fretless, Quinn Bachand, Toni Childs, Moody Amiri (BC)
Russell Broom – Kaley Bird, Trinity Bradshaw, Anita Athavale, Jonathan Li (AB)
Soren Lonnqvist & Sheldon Zaharko – Dave Hartney, Ridley Bent, Chris Ronald, Brad Darrid (BC)
Tom Dobrzanski – Said The Whale, We Are The City (BC)
Talent Buyer of the Year
Atomique Productions Ltd. (BC)
Chris Frayer – Winnipeg Folk Festival (MB)
David Schellenberg – Union Sound Hall (MB)
Jason Hooper – West End Cultural Centre (MB)
Marc Thususka – The Gate (AB)
