ECMA E-News - SpinCount Featured Artist of the week - Dwight Deon

SPINCOUNT Featured Artist of the Week
DWIGHT D'EON

There's nothing predictable about DWIGHT DEON. Dwight's powerful voice and hard driving rock and roll sound explode from the speakers and continuously surprise and reward the listener. Anthems for the Restless is an unforgettable collection of songs that is the culmination of a compelling personal and musical journey.

At the end of the summer of 2007, Dwight d'Eon had become a household name to millions of people across Canada. The top 4 finalist on CTV's Canadian Idol had reached a high point in his musical career and proven his worth against thousands of other young singers to secure his rank amongst the alumni of Idol's elite.

He regrouped with his former band mates: Aran Hill (bass), Q(drums) and Adam Driscoll (violin), and moved into Sound Market Studios in Halifax. They began the initial tracking for Anthems for the Restless in December of 2007. D'Eon, a graduate of the recording arts program, undertook engineering, mixing and producing the album, assisted by Terry Pulliam (Sloan, Buck 65) acting as co-producer.

So turn up the Volume get ready to be blown away by DWIGHT DEON and Anthems for the Restless.

www.DwightDeon.com

ECMA E-News - SpinCount Featured Artist of the week - David Myles

SPINCOUNT Featured Artist of the Week
DAVID MYLES

Setting out to make his fourth album,Turn Time Off, David Myles knew he was ready to try something a little different. His earlier releases, Things Have Changed (2006) and On The Line (2008) had already established his reputation as a versatile, genre-bending artist with a knack for effortlessly straddling jazz, blues, folk and pop styles. Produced by acclaimed Nova Scotia musician Joel Plaskett, Turn Time Off is a smooth, soul-infused pop record that pays tribute to crooners and lovers alike.

A gifted and spirited songwriter, Myles was a winner in the 2009 International Songwriting Competition where he was judged by the likes of Tom Waits and Brian Wilson. He was also recently named to represent New Brunswick (his home province) in the Great Canadian Song Quest competition on CBC Radio. His last album, On the Line, won Folk Recording of the Year at the 2009 East Coast Music Awards, where he was also nominated as Male Artist of the Year and Entertainer of the Year. Myles was also won the Folk/Roots Recording of the Year for Music Nova Scotia in 2007.

Turn Time Off is a trifecta of excellent writing, beautiful melodies and strong hooks.

- Ottawa Express / The Hour.ca

Each song on the album is a unique amalgamation of emotive melodies atop gentle organs and complex finger picking.

-Spill Magazine

www.DavidMyles.com

ECMA E-News - SpinCount Featured Artist of the week - Kevin Davison

SPINCOUNT Featured Artist of the Week
KEVIN DAVISON

KevinDavison is a Country Music Artist from Nova Scotia with a new CD called "Just the Beginning", recorded with Producer J.R. Vautour in Nashville Tennessee. His second single "Only You" has just been released to radio and will continue to win this Valley Boy fans throughout the East Coast and beyond. Kevin made a huge impression singing the National Anthem during the Brier in Halifax in March 2010, and is playing a long list of festivals this year, sharing the stage with the likes of Paul Brandt, Doc Walker, Jason McCoy, Jason Blaine, Crystal Shawanda,and Gord Bamford. Coming up on June 13th, Kevin will be opening for Nashville Hit Makers Little Texas - known for such hits as 'What Might Have Been', "God Blessed Texas", and "Kick a Little", when they make a stop at Moncton's Rockin Rodeo.

Article on Kevin in Chronicle Herald: http://thechronicleherald.ca/ArtsLife/1184543.html

Ticket info: www.rockin-rodeo.com)

www.kevindavison.ca

New ECMA Member Partner - SpinCount

New ECMA Member Partner - SpinCount
via ECMA/SpinCount
ECMA is thrilled to announce that SpinCount is now an official ECMA Member Partner. Included in this partnership is a discount of services by SpinCount to all ECMA Members (10%).

A brief description of SpinCount:

"SpinCount is a full service radio Promotions Company based in Nova Scotia, Canada - we digitally release music via DMDS and then follow up and promote to radio. We use Mediabase (Music Information Systems) to monitor our client's progress at radio. Services include local, regional and nationwide radio campaigns, radio promotions for tour support, and many other innovative products developed and offered only by SpinCount. Each radio campaign is unique, beginning with the selection of radio stations handpicked to maximize results. We work very closely with our clients to customize each campaign for each release. By combining electronic distribution and promotions under one roof, SpinCount can tailor services to the specific song and to the specific goals of the artist. This approach recognizes the individual voice of each artist and makes radio promotions available to every budget."

For more information, please visit http://spincount.ca!

ECMA E-News - SpinCount Featured Artist of the Week - AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

SPINCOUNT Featured Artist of the Week
AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL

Lunenburg sensation, Air Traffic Control, continues to make waves across Canada with their debut release, "Time Comes."

Alan Cross, the influential host of "The Ongoing History of New Music" will feature the song today on Toronto's The Edge and across the Corus Radio broadcasting network! The song was also showcased on his Explore Music website,"Five Songs You Gotta Hear Today," -- "You absolutely, positively need to hear "Time Comes."Check it out here: http://www.exploremusic.com/explore-music-radio/2010-05-11/Five-Songs-You-Gotta-Hear-Today-for-May-11-2010

Air Traffic Control's CD release will be June 1st at the SeaHorse Tavern in Halifax - http://www.myspace.com/bandairtrafficcontrol,

Music PEI 2010 - Awards Week Workshops

SpinCount is thrilled to be a part of the Ninth Annual Music PEI Week & Awards Gala presented by Molson Canadian!

On Saturday, January 23, 2010, join us in Charlottetown for:

Sound Bytes of The Round Table – “Be Media Savvy” at The Guild

• Featuring Grant Lawrence (CBC Radio3), Will Strickland (UMAC), Andrew King (Canadian Musician Magazine), Kimberly Sinclair (SpinCount)
• Workshop runs from 1:30pm to 3:00pm
• $25 non-members, Members Free

For more information, visit Music PEI - Music Awards 2010

SpinCount nominated for an 2010 ECMA for Independent Company of the Year!

SpinCount nominated for an 2010 ECMA for Independent Company of the Year!

We are super excited, and look forward to the ECMA's in Sydney in March 2010.

Thanks to everyone for your continued support of East Coast Music!!!

SpinCount congratulates our clients for ECMA nominations:

Coco Love Alcorn,
Kim Wempe,
Alert the Medic,
Andrew Hunter & The Gatherers,
Carleton Stone Drives the Big Wheel

Female Solo Recording of the Year / Enregistrement de l’année – artiste solo féminine

Coco Love Alcorn (NS) - Joyful
Kim Wempe (NS) – Where I Need to Be

Rising Star Recording of the Year / Enregistrement de l’année – Étoiles de demain
Kim Wempe (NS) – Where I Need To Be

Vibe Creative Group Single of the Year / Chanson de l'année

Alert the Medic (NS) – Atlas

Sirius Satellite Radio Rock Recording of the Year / Enregistrement rock de l’année

Alert the Medic (NS) – We, The Weapon
Andrew Hunter & The Gatherers (NS) – Andrew Hunter & The Gatherers
Carleton Stone Drives The Big Wheel (CB) – Carleton Stone Drives The Big Wheel