CONGRATS to our clients who were awarded FIVE 2011 Music Nova Scotia Awards!


@MylesDavid

Male Artist Recording of the Year - David Myles – Live at the Carleton

Folk Recording of the Year - David Myles – Live at the Carleton


@StoneMary
Loud Recording of the Year - Stone Mary – Hellbound Gypsy Train


@slowcoaster

Group Recording of the Year - Slowcoaster – The Darkest Of Discos


@threesheet

Bell Aliant Entertainer of the Year - Three Sheet



Thank you to The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, for your support of The @Gordie_Sampson Songcamp Songcircle and to the amazing performers:

Breagh MacKinnon,

Dave Sampson,

Dylan Guthro,

Natalie Lynn,

Mo Kenney,

Molly Thomason

And to Carleton Stone & Steven MacDougall for hosting.



Amazing #nsmw in #Yarmouth this year! Big thanks to @musicnovascotia for putting on the best festival & conference yet and to the town of Yarmouth for their amazing hospitality and support. Congrats to ALL showcasing artists, award winners & nominees and we’ll see you next year in Liverpool!

Join us during Nova Scotia Music Week in Yarmouth as Music Nova Scotia & SpinCount present: The Gordie Sampson Songcamp Song Circle.

Hosted by Steven MacDougall, performers will be:

Carleton Stone

Mo Kenney

Molly Thomason

Dylan Guthro

Breagh MacKinnon

Natalie Lynn

This is an All Ages event, no admission charge

Friday, November 4, 2011

5pm - 7pm

The Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Yarmouth - 341 Main Street, Yarmouth, NS

facebook event is HERE

In August 2010, the Gordie Sampson Songcamp was launched in Ingonish Cape Breton. Songcamp was conceived as a way for Gordie to share some of the experiences and insights he’s gleaned from his years as a successful songwriter with promising young Nova Scotia writers. For four very intense days, Gordie and Steve MacDougall lead co-writing sessions that result in dozens of great songs. Songcamp closes with a community concert where songs written during camp are performed for the public. In August 2011 Songcamp celebrated its first birthday with 6 returning writers from 2010 and 6 new writers. The group wrote over 30 songs together.


The Gordie Sampson Songcamp Circle at NS Music Week will be hosted by Steve MacDougall and will feature performances by 2010 and 2011 Songcampers including Carleton Stone, Molly Thomason, Mo Kenney, Breagh MacKinnon, Natalie Lynn and Dylan Guthro.


The Gordie Sampson Songcamp is supported by the Dept of Communities, Culture and Heritage-Province of Nova Scotia, Music Nova Scotia and SOCAN.

SpinCount & Clients nominated for a total of 23 NSMW Awards!

 

Congratulations to ALL of this years NSMW Nominees - what an amazing year it's been!  SpinCount would like to thank the committee and congratulate our clients who garnered a total of 21 NSMW nominations, and also to thank the membership for SpinCount's two nominations for  "Publicist of the Year" and "Industry Professional of the Year" to company founder Kimberly Sinclair, making this the third consecutive year for this nomination.

We would like to extend a special congratulations to our Industry partners & friends, who are so supportive of Nova Scotia Artists & musicians.  We are proud to have partnered with nominees:  Little River Folk, Riverfest, Codapop and Broken Chord Promotions, and would like to congratulate and thank all the Industry nominees.

 

21 Nominations for our clients are as follows:

 

Country & Bluegrass Recording of the Year:

Aselin Debison for "Homeward Bound"

 

Digital Artist of the Year:

Christina Martin

Keith Mullins

Three Sheet

 

Bell Aliant Entertainer of the Year

David Myles

Three Sheet

 

Female Artist Recording of the Year

Molly Thomason

 

Folk Recording of the Year

David Myles  "Live at the Carleton"

Molly Thomason "Beauty Queen"

Christina Martin "I Can Too"

 

Group Recording of the Year

Three Sheet "Sheet Music"

Slowcoaster "The Darkest of Discos"

 

Loud Recording of the Year

Stone Mary

 

Male Artist Recording of the Year

David Myles

 

Musician of the Year

Keith Mullins

 

Recording of the Year

David Myles "Live at the Carleton"

Slowcoaster "The Darkest of Discos"

 

Rock Recording of the Year

Stone Mary "Hellbound Gypsy Train"

Slowcoaster "The Darkest of Discos"

Jay Smith "Jay Smith"

 

Traditional / Roots Recording of the Year

Pogey "Full Speed Ahead"

 

Thanks again to this year's NSMW Artist & Industry Nominees, to the MNS membership and nominations committee & most of all to the fans - we're looking forward to seeing everyone again in Yarmouth!

For a complete list of Nominees for 2011 Nova Scotia Music Week click HERE:  

Grammy winner Gordie Sampson releases "Hurricane Jane" to Canadian Radio!

Gordie Sampson's song writing credits are a who's who of the Nashville music scene, including hits for George Canyon, Carrie Underwood ("Jesus Take the Wheel" for which he earned a Grammy), Keith Urban, Martina McBride and others literally too numerous to catalogue. Stepping again in front of the mic, Gordie has released "Hurricane Jane" from his new Country CD "Almost Beautiful."

An internationally known Canadian songwriter singing his own words in his own voice, it doesn't get better than this. "Hurricane Jane" is available now on DMDS or listen via soundcloud.

Discover more about Gordie here: http://gordiesampson.com/

Joel Plaskett's "Jimmie's Still Jimmie" 7" Vinyl Single Rolls Across Canada!

Joel Plaskett's "Jimmie's Still Jimmie" tsunami is sweeping across Canada, currently topping national rock charts in Canada! (Week of June 13, song is #29 on Active Rock & climbing.) Thanks to Q104, LiVE 105 (Halifax); The Fox (Fredericton); Iceberg 151; SiriusSatellite Radio; The Peak (Vancouver) plus many more, for supporting the track, and you can. listen and download on itunes: here


Check out Plaskett's latest CD, EMERGENCYs, false alarms, shipwrecks, castaways, fragile creatures, special features, demons and demonstrations (or simply, EMERGENCYs), on MapleMusic, which is "a collection of rarities, covers, demos, B-sides, and unreleased songs dating back to 1999 and his final days with Thrush Hermit, plus new material recorded after THREE." (Reviewed here, on herohill)


... when you look at the career of Halifax song writer and National treasure, Joel Plaskett, the numbers are a bit mind blowing. (Hero Hill Blog www.herohill.com/2011/06/deeper-into-music-joel-plaskett.htm);


Joel Plaskett achieved the very rare distinction of reaching one million plays on CBC Radio 3... his previous album THREE (2009) gave him his first Juno Award... after several nominations. These laurels – and his many ECMAs confirm the Halifax singer/songwriter as a major Canadian artist...(Mark Rheaume, CBC Radio 3, Music Matters Vol. # 11-20)


Listen on soundcloud below:


Joel Plaskett - "Jimmie's Still Jimmie" by SpinCount


Joel Plaskett's Jimmie's Still Jimmie" is part of the 7" Vinyl Single Series on New Scotland Records.


Gretzky and Kurri, Bird and Mchale, me and a bag of Babybel...there have been some amazing duos over the years. The world has just been introduced to another with pairing of Joel Plaskett and Shotgun Jimmie for the Jimmie's Still Jimmie / That's Not Joel 7".


The scenerio plays out like this: JP and SJ team up to lay down some yin and yang rockers at the Scotland Yard. Joel rolls out the woes of traveling while unraveling on, "Jimmie's Still Jimmie." Shotgun consoles him with his mighty thoughtful flip side, "That's Not Joel." Post-Modern Lovers doing Clash City covers where good humour hovers. Maritime brothers.


The Jimmie's Still Jimmie / That's Not Joel split 7" is available now on New Scotland Records.


links:
New Scotland Records: http://newscotlandrecords.com/
Joel Plaskett: http://www.joelplaskett.com/

Slowcoaster LIVE performance video for "BYO Life" recorded at the Paragon Theatre, Halifax, Nova Scotia, April 29, 2011

Slowcoaster - BYO Life from Music Nova Scotia on Vimeo.

SpinCount releases Slowcoaster's latest single "BYO Life" Nationally to Radio!

May 2011, Halifax, NS:  Slowcoaster has released their new single "B.Y.O. Life," from their award winning album "The Darkest of Discos." "B.Y.O. Life" follows up on the success of the band's hit single, " The Darkest of Discos," which has topped Canadian Rock charts for six months now.  In addition to its runaway success on the charts, "The Darkest of Discos" inspired a witty and  intricate video that has had more than 15,000 YouTube hits to date (watch it HERE).

"The Darkest of Discos" also helped the band to an ECMA for "Alternative Rock Recording of the Year"  in Charlottetown last month.  Slowcoaster's experience in Charlottetown during East Coast Music Week is documented in a short film, "Slowcoaster 2011 ECMAs" which offers fans exactly what they have been demanding - more Slowcoaster! 

As long-time and new fans know, the band has a deep bench of unforgettable songs.  Now all of Canada can hear the latest from Slowcoaster, "B.Y.O.Life," hits radio stations Nationally this week, promoted by SpinCount.

For more information, please visit www.slowcoaster.ca