SpinCount is proud to Sponsor the Battle to Warped Tour II

The Vans Warped Tour, Music Nova Scotia, and Halifax Pop Explosion present Battle to Warped Tour II

Win Three Dates on the World’s Largest Touring Festival

December 16, 2010 Halifax, Nova Scotia – Music Nova Scotia and the Halifax Pop Explosion are thrilled to present an opportunity for one band to perform in front of tens of thousands of screaming fans on The Vans Warped Tour 2011. For the second year in a row, Battle to Warped Tour will give 15 bands the chance to claim one victory: three dates on the world’s largest touring festival. For Battle to Warped Tour II, the grand prize ante has been upped with the addition of a showcase at Halifax Pop Explosion 2011 and a showcase at Molson Canadian Nova Scotia Music Week 2011.

“Battle to Warped Tour 2 is a perfect example of the work Music Nova Scotia does to build relationships that result in significant opportunities for our members,” says Scott Long, Executive Director for Music Nova Scotia. “Jonny Stevens and I met the tour’s founder Kevin Lyman at Canadian Music Week in 2009 and here we are presenting the battle for a second year in a row. It is not only a testament to the work that is done on behalf of Music Nova Scotia members but it is more importantly a testament to the artistic quality and professionalism of the Music Nova Scotia members. To have the largest touring and most recognizable brand name festival in the world seek out an artist from Nova Scotia is a good sign that we can roll with the best in the world.”

Members of Music Nova Scotia are encouraged to submit to Battle to Warped Tour II, which takes place at The Seahorse Tavern and consists of three preliminary rounds and one final round. For each battle, a diverse panel of influential industry professionals will select a finalist to move onto the last round, where three finalists and two wildcards will compete for the grand prize. The preliminary rounds take place on January 18, January 25, February 1, and the final battle will be on February 8.

“Halifax Pop Explosion Association is thrilled to be able to help bring this amazing opportunity to our scene and help shine the spotlight on our community,” says Jonny Stevens, Executive Director for Halifax Pop Explosion. “We are all music fans and grew up playing in bands so to be able to give a shot to a band that wasn't available to us years ago is beyond exciting.”

All current members of Music Nova Scotia are eligible to submit for this opportunity and those considered hardcore, post-hardcore, pop punk, metalcore., hip hop, indie rock, garage, rockabilly, ska and other "youth" based musical acts are highly encouraged to submit.

Please visit http://www.musicnovascotia.ca/warped to fill out the online application and review contest rules. Music Nova Scotia will be accepting applications until January 5th, 2011 at 5pm.

Music Nova Scotia and Halifax Pop Explosion are proud to partner with Live 105, The Coast, Rockopolis, SpinCount, Echo Chamber, and Codapop for Battle to Warped Tour II.

ECMA / SpinCount Presents: Members Night Andy Brown Video!

Dear ECMA Members: On October 2nd, 2010, ECMA & SpinCount held a member's night at the Seahorse Tavern in Halifax, Nova Scotia to showcase our first round of four acts from across the regions of Atlantic Canada. Andy Brown, Tim Chaisson & Morning Fold, Telfer, and Alert the Medic all put on an incredible show for a packed house - and we had a great team filming each set! The team @ Said Productions set out to develop a profile video for the event in its entirety, as well as separate instalments for each performing artist. First up, and delivered right to you is Andy Brown. On January 15th, February 15th, and March 15th, we'll release another video from the show. Click the link below to be directed to our YouTube Page - and check out what we've been scheming! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tt9sO34mW10

The Flatliners Ontario Tour!

The Flatliners are touring Ontario - Dates are below.

You can watch the video here - "Monumental"

DEC.10.2010 - Ottawa, ON @ Maverick’s
DEC.11.2010 - Montreal, QC @ Underworld
DEC.12.2010 - TBA (QC)
DEC.13.2010 - Peterborough, ON @ The Red Dog
DEC.14.2010 - Barrie, ON @ The Mansion
DEC.15.2010 - Kitchener, ON @ The Schwaben
DEC.16.2010 - Hamilton, ON @ The Casbah
DEC.17.2010 - Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s (19+)
DEC.18.2010 - London, ON @ Call The Office
DEC.19.2010 - Toronto, ON @ Sneaky Dee’s (All-Ages)

SpinCount, Codapop, MSM, Propeller & Music for Good proudly Sponsor the Annual MSM X-Mas Bash for FEED NOVA SCOTIA!

MSM Annual Christmas Bash for Feed Nova Scotia

Join us for Great music for a Great cause at the MSM Annual X-Mas Bash December 15th at The Seahorse - All proceeds go to Feed Nova Scotia!

Wednesday, December 15th at The Seahorse Tavern, SpinCount, Codapop, Propeller & Music For Good are hosting the Annual Musicians Supporting Musicians X-Mas Bash!

Suggested cover: Donations and non perishable food items

We'll have a 50/50 draw, prizes & giveaways!

PLUS, Performances by:

Chloe Jones
Peter Hubley of Broken Ohms
Laura Merrimen
Damien Alexander
Andrew Hunter and the Gatherers
Wheeler
Cas and the Novas
Stone Mary
Silvergun

The Seahorse Tavern
Wednesday Dec.15th
Doors :9pm
Cost : Free
For more details, please visit the event on facebook

Thank you all for your continued support - All proceeds go to FEED NOVA SCOTIA!

ECMA E-News - SpinCount Featured Artist of the Week - STONE MARY

SPINCOUNT ARTIST OF THE WEEK: STONE MARY

Stone Mary's undeniable rough 'n tough brand of rock 'n roll is what gets people in the door, but what keeps them is their gritty rhythms and intoxicating vocal performance. Christine Campbell fronts the band with glorifying confidence and swagger. She wraps audiences around her finger with her voice and drops their jaws with her breath-taking guitar solos. With influences among the band varying from Led Zeppelin and The Black Crowes, to Queen and Guns 'N Roses, Stone Mary pays homage to their forefathers while maintaining a sound that is soulfully their own.

Originally a three piece, the founding members of Stone Mary, Christine Campbell (vocals and guitar), Brad Stevens (bass) and Dave Lidstone (drums), all grew up in different small towns on Prince Edward Island before meeting up in Halifax, Nova Scotia. There they quickly brought their original mix of rock, blues and funk to the streets before adding a fourth member in Alex MacDonald of Nova Scotia (guitar and vocals) to help round out their sonic onslaught of rock!

With a grooving rhythm section, searing guitar solos and a vocal performance that leaves you begging for more, Stone Mary wants to bring their brand of rock to a venue near you!

Christine Campbell - Guitar and Vocals
Alex MacDonald - Guitar and Vocals
Brad Stevens - Bass
Matt Johnson - Drums

Please visit www.stonemary.com for more info

ECMA E-News - SpinCount Featured Artist of the Week - THREE SHEET

SPINCOUNT ARTIST OF THE WEEK: THREE SHEET

…three microphones and two guitars (bass, electric), all beatbox percussion, funky rhythms and potent lyrics. Born through kitchen jams with wooden spoons for drumsticks, beatboxing, freestyling and improvised guitar playing, it didn’t take Three Sheet long before they started making noise around the Maritimes. From a collection of five musicians comes 100% organically grown hip hop that was literally, and lyrically, born to make you move. With roots in Funk, Lyricism, Lounge and Beatbox, Three Sheet offer a unique blend of “neo-soul, funk, and organic live hip hop” that will change the room’s mood in a moments time. All packed into a powerhouse live performance this is a fresh take on traditional Hip Hop and very different than the norm now!

As we slip into Canadian winter Three Sheet is ready to turn the next page in Sheet history and set on making a bit more noise with their newest release 'Sheet Music - Volume One'. Including the new songs, Stand Still, Stamina and Three Dollar Billz, ‘Volume One’ is the first in a series of three song singles releases set to launch over the next several months and is an exciting prelude to the band's second full-length album 'Sheet Music’ planned for Spring 2011. These first three singles follow up Three Sheet’s 2009 debut album 'In Circulation', and together these could potentially be the first ALL and only BEATBOX percussive albums, with no drums, samples or loops, and all live instrumentation and vocalization. 'In Circulation' is an impressive first release and early in 2010 received an East Coast Music Award nomination for ‘Hip Hop Recording of the Year’ and this November has just won both ‘Hip Hop Recording’ and ‘New Artist/Group Recording of the Year’ at the Nova Scotia Music Awards.

Their fan’s response has been both a source of inspiration and propulsion for the band over the past year and the feeling that this music seems 100% fresh has certainly been made clear! The release of the ‘Sheet Music - Volume One’ signals the beginning of the next chapter for Three Sheet so stay in-tune for lots of exciting new releases and Canadian touring early in 2011. They’re ready to show the masses and their motto for 2011 seems simple and clear, it’s more.

“Three Sheet’s originality grasped my attention right away. The passion and conviction in their music is phenomenal. I think they’re the best band to come out of Halifax in eons!” Peter Baylis, E&C, Halifax

Three Sheet are kicking off their tour TONIGHT at The Paragon Theatre in Halifax - for tour dates & more info on Three Sheet, please visit:

http://www.threesheet.com/

Thank you dropcards.com!

ECMA & SPINCOUNT THANK YOU: DROPCARDS.com

ECMA & SpinCount want to throw a huge thank you out to the sponsor of a recent free promotions service being offered to our members. Dropcards have provided an incredible platform to market our member's incredible music talent in quick and far reaching means. ECMA & SpinCount have been distributing the latest dropcards to various events/festivals across the East Coast, and already the cards are being redeemed across Canada and the US. For more details on how you can take part in these dropcards, please contact aaron@ecma.com!

For more information on dropcards, please visit dropcards.com!