The Western Canadian Music Awards gala awards show was held in Calgary, Alberta at BreakOut West on Sunday October 6, 2013. A number of current and former Victoria based artists were nominated for awards. We’re happy to inform you that there were some Victoria winners!
Congratulations to Victoria’s “violinist extremist” Kytami for winning Electronic/Dance Recording of The Year for her self-titled record, Jon and Roy for Roots Duo/Group Recording of The Year for ‘Let It Go’, and Alex Cuba for World Recording of The Year for ‘Ruido En El Sistema’. Also, congrats to UVic alumni Hannah Georgas for winning Pop Recording of The Year.
Below is a complete list of Artist and Industry winners.
Artistic categories
Aboriginal Recording of the Year: Don Amero — Heart On My Sleeve
Blues Recording of the Year: Jack Semple — In the Blue Light
Children’s Recording of the Year: Rick Scott The Great Gazzoon — A Tall Tale With Tunes And Turbulence
Classical Composition of the Year: John Oliver — Forging Utopia
Classical Recording of the Year: Jason Cullimore — Cinematic Symphony and Gamescores
Country Recording of the Year: Gord Bamford — Is It Friday Yet?
Electronic/Dance Recording of the Year: Kytami — Kytami
Francophone Recording of the Year: Jill Barber — Chansons
Independent Album of the Year: Rah Rah — The Poet’s Dead
Instrumental Recording of the Year: Mahogany Frog — SENNA
Jazz Recording of the Year: Erin Propp & Larry Roy — Courage, My Love
Metal/HardMusic Recording of the Year: KEN mode — Entrench
Pop Recording of the Year: Hannah Georgas — Hannah Georgas
Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year: Madchild — Dope Sick
Rock Recording of the Year: The Sheepdogs — The Sheepdogs
Roots Duo/Group Recording of the Year: Jon and Roy — Let It Go
Roots Solo Recording of the Year: Del Barber — Headwaters
Songwriter(s) of the Year: The Sheepdogs — Ewan Currie
Spiritual Recording of the Year: Steve Bell — Keening For the Dawn
Urban Recording of the Year: DiRTY RADiO — Cassette
World Recording of the Year: Alex Cuba — Ruido En El Sistema
Industry categories
Agency of the Year: Paquin Entertainment Group
Album Design Of The Year: Wool on Wolves
Engineer of the Year: Johnny Gasparic
Independent Record Label: Royalty Records
Live Music Venue of the Year: Commodore Ballroom
Manager of the Year: Gilles Paquin
Producer of the Year: Andy Shauf
Talent Buyer of the Year: Derek Bachman
Video Of The Year: Procter Bros Industries — Nothing’s Gonna Harm
