Crank It Up! -- Canadian Music East Coast Style at Plan B Moncton

ECMA and Spincount, with Broken Chord Promotions, present CRANK IT UP! Canadian Music, East Coast Style -- Celebrating new and emerging artists from the Maritime provinces and getting everyone warmed up for East Coast Music Week, which takes place in Moncton, New Brunswick, April 11-15.

 

Mark your calendar for Crank It Up! showcasing Halifax's Gloryhound fresh off a hot tour with Deep Purple, Moncton's very own Phil Flowers, PEI's up and coming Indie Rock band,
Coyote, and from Newfoundland, Chris Kirby.

 

Show takes place February 25th 

plan B, 212 George St, Moncton, NB.

Doors open at 9pm, music starts at 10:30pm

Hosted by CBC NB's Bob Mersereau

For more show info, please contact Plan B @ 1-506-384-2019

 

“Gloryhound’s sound is packed with testosterone, loud guitars, and hard-rock crunch, and AC/DC-Zeppelin-inflected tunes that unleash some serious speaker-shredding mojo.” - Exclaim! Black-leather-cool and plenty of swagger, these guys show how it’s done. The band has rocked its hit single "Electric Dusk" to the top of the Billboard Canada charts and warmed up the East Coast this winter touring with the legendary Deep Purple.

 

Coyote is from Charlottetown, and is made up of five friends that play uplifting rock together. They've played extensively over the past year, sharing the stage with acts such as Rich Aucoin, Library Voices, Paper Lions, and The Junction. They have finished recording their debut EP entitled Tracks, to be released in early March.

 

Armed with resolution and an acoustic guitar, Phil Flowers makes music that reflects the anxieties of existence and the integrity of true art.   His debut album, People People, earned him three Music New-Brunswick Awards, including best Anglophone recording, best Rock recording and Male Solo recording of the year.  Under the heavy influence of North-American folk music, blues, and jazz, Flowers creates a perfect atmosphere for his fiercely imagist lyrics about social heartache and deception.

Chris Kirby rocks his unique style of East Coast R&B, drawing from the sounds of New Orleans, Motown, and from the rich tradition of Newfoundland storytelling. Uniquely described as a cross between Stevie Wonder’s soul and Jamiroquai’s funk, Kirby delivers a fun,
high-energy live performance, and his funky grooves spread throughout crowds like wildfire.

 

The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) is a regional collaboration of people in the music industry of Atlantic Canada.  We are a registered non-profit association dedicated to the music of Atlantic Canada.

Membership is open to all individuals working in any sector of the music industry or those who support the music industry. Membership includes musicians, artists, agents, managers, record companies, studios, media, related corporation and retailers.  The ECMA currently has 1000 members.

 

The primary activity of the ECMA is the annual Awards, Festival & Conference. This event attracts industry professionals, talent buyers, media and record labels from around the globe.There is no better time to hone your networking skills and develop new contacts than at this annual event.

 

Since its inception in 1989, the ECMA Event has become a national and international event. The components of this event have evolved to become the most comprehensive and exciting event in Atlantic Canada.

 

 

LINKS:

 

Facebook event:  https://www.facebook.com/events/275792605819471/

 

Gloryhound: http://www.gloryhoundband.com/

Coyote:  https://www.facebook.com/wearecoyote?sk=wall

Phil Flowers: http://www.reverbnation.com/philflowers

Chris Kirby: http://www.chriskirbyonline.com/music.php

 

ECMA: http://ecma.com/

SpinCount: http://spincount.ca/

Broken Chord Promotions: http://www.brokenchord.ca/

Honoured to be part of the Brown Bag Lunch N Learn series February 21st @ the Lunenburg Public Library!  

Join us, Kimberly & Kevin Sinclair of SpinCount Music & Promotions, Tuesday, February 21st at the Lunenburg Library as part of the "Brown Bag Lunch N Learn" Series! 

We'll be there from noon to 1pm at the library on Pelham in Lunenburg to discuss music promotions, the business of music and the impact it has on Culture & Tourism in Nova Scotia.

Looking forward to seeing you there!

For more information on tomorrow & the "Brown Bag Lunch N Learn" Series, please visit:  http://www.southshorepubliclibraries.ca/

For more information on SpinCount, please review below or visit:  www.spincount.ca

Music PEI - SpinCount Touring Artist of the Year Awarded to Tim Chaisson and Morning Fold!

SpinCount congratulates Tim Chaisson and Morning Fold, winner of the 2012 SpinCount Touring Artist of the Year Award.  This award recognizes achievement in regional, national and international touring by a Prince Edward Island artist or group.  The award was presented at the Music PEI Week Gala Awards Show at the Confederation Centre of the Arts in Charlottetown, PEI.


“We are very honoured to win the Music PEI / Spincount Touring Artist of the Year award,” said Tim Chaisson, “and look forward to working with Kevin and Kimberly again in 2012!”


“We’re very grateful for our part in presenting this award to PEI touring artists,” said SpinCount founder Kimberly Sinclair. “A tour takes an enormous amount of dedication, hard work and money.  Every year, PEI musicians take their gear and songs on the road – and the island finds an audience far beyond its shores.  SpinCount is honoured to sponsor an award that recognizes the challenges and triumphs of touring bands and artists, and the contribution touring makes to Canadian culture by taking the music to the grass roots.”


Based in Nova Scotia, SpinCount is an ECMA award-winning music promotion company, providing publicity, radio tours, and radio tracking in order to raise artist’s profile, sales, and attendance at shows. The winner of the Touring Artist of the Year receives a National radio tour & campaign exclusively from SpinCount.


Tim Chaisson is a performer/songwriter who is currently working on the follow up album to the successful “Broken Hearted Beat”. 2011 was a year of strong touring with shows from Newfoundland to British Columbia and a successful solo tour of Australia.  He is pleased to accept the inaugural Touring Artist of the Year and looks forward to the next national tour in support of the first single from the new album due out in early summer.


Congratulations to all nominees and thanks again to Music PEI for another incredible Music PEI Week!
Links:
Music PEI 2012 Awards Week Recap: http://www.musicpei.com/news/article.php?newsid=158
Tim Chaisson and Morning Fold: http://www.timchaisson.com/

"You're Mine" - First Song from Scrappy Happiness by The Joel Plaskett Emergency!

The Joel Plaskett Emergency - Rock n Roll in Record Time!

For those who wondered how Plaskett could follow-up the success of his triple record, Three -- Scrappy Happiness is the answer. While Three was ambitious, Scrappy Happiness is both ambitious and innovative.  

Plaskett and The Emergency will record and digitally release a song a week for 10 weeks – all the while, documenting the process with vlogs, blogs and tweets. Two weeks after they’re finished, The Joel Plaskett Emergency will head out to begin a Canadian tour.

Back in the day, radio was a huge part of this quick turnaround . . . so listen every Thursday for a NEW song.  It's Rock and Roll in Record Time!

"Here it is, hot off the tape machine at my recording studio... over to you"

LISTEN HERE:  http://radio3.cbc.ca/#/blogs/2012/1/Joel-Plasketts-Scrappy-Happiness-Track-One----Youre-Mine

itunes:  http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/youre-mine-single/id493308876?ls=1

About Scrappy Happiness...

From his start in high school band, Thrush Hermit, through his solo work and records with The Emergency, to his current project, Scrappy Happiness, Joel Plaskett has always found a way to expand his musical horizons and to challenge himself and his audiences. 

For those who wondered how Plaskett could follow-up the success of his triple record, Three -- Scrappy Happiness is the answer. While Three was ambitious, Scrappy Happiness is both ambitious and innovative. The project harkens back to a time when music went from studio to radio to audience in an immediate way - without months of calculation and set up. Plaskett and The Emergency will record and digitally release a song a week for 10 weeks – all the while, documenting the process with vlogs, blogs and tweets. Two weeks after they’re finished, The Joel Plaskett Emergency will head out to begin a Canadian tour.

But recording and touring his own music is only one of Plaskett’s passions. In 2008, he launched a new label, New Scotland Records, and has already released albums by Steve Poltz, Al Tuck, Peter Elkas and Emergency drummer Dave Marsh. Plaskett has also just finished producing a New Scotland Records 7" vinyl single series, which includes artists, such as Jeremy Fisher, Shotgun Jimmie and Ana Egge. In 2010, Plaskett compiled and released the Thrush Hermit Box Set (Complete Recordings) to coincide with a sold-out Hermit reunion tour. He is also an award-winning producer with recent credits that include David Myles Turn Time Off and Sarah Slean’s Land from her new double-disc release Land & Sea. 

Whether, scrappy or polished, The Seahorse Tavern or Massey Hall, happiness for Joel Plaskett is a life making music. 

Joel Plaskett:  http://www.joelplaskett.com/

Gloryhound "Electric Dusk" jumps onto Charts Nationally!

(December 7, 2011) Halifax rockers Gloryhound have reason to celebrate as their current single “Electric Dusk,” is getting attention from radio across Canada.
 

Track is # 20 this morning on the MediaBase Active Rock Canada, and was added this week to:

CIKR, K-Rock 105.7 in Kingston, ON, 

CHKY, LiVE 105 in Halifax and 

Galaxie Satellite  Radio (Rock Alternative) 

with a feature spin on CKGE, The Rock in Toronto

Early support for “Electric Dusk” has come from stations across Canada, including:

·         CFRQ The Q Halifax;
·         CKLZ Power 104 Kelowna; and
·         CFXY 105 FM The Fox Fredericton
·         with features from:
·         The Verge;
·         CKHY Live 105 Halifax;
·         CFJB Rock 95 Barrie;
·         and CFXY Fredericton.

The Dec 2nd edition of “Artist’s Spotlight - Nielson Music Canadian Update” says this is the band to watch:    “… brought up on a heavy diet of classic rock and bands like the Ramones and Stooges. After gaining a strong local following since 2006, they played a number of showcases which led to their signing with the Agency Group. They have opened for bands like Down With Webster and Thornley.”(http://tinyurl.com/7gqugqn)

The song also made the BDSRadio.com “Canada Rock New and Active” listing (http://www.milkmanunlimited.com/bds.htm#rock) as spins at radio push the song onto the charts.

Bands are often described as “Hard-working” —  Gloryhound works hard and delivers. The song is heating up on radio and is bringing them some well-deserved attention.

“Electric Dusk” is from the band’s EP by the same name.  SpinCount is proud to represent Gloryhound to radio and to have supported the band early in its career, and congratulates Gloryhound and the entire team for a job well done.

Continued thanks to radio and to fans for their support!

Links: 
Gloryhound: http://www.gloryhoundband.com

“Electric Dusk” on NHL Network “Play of the Week” : http://video.nhl.com/videocenter/console?id=131159

“Electric Dusk” Official Video http://www.youtube.com/user/gloryhoundmusic

SpinCount:  www.spincount.ca

Radio Contact:
Kimberly Sinclair |  SpinCount
@spincount

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.