SpinCount & Clients honored by 31 ECMA Nominations!

SpinCount is proud to work with some of the finest talent on the East Coast and the world. Congratulations to our clients past and present who tallied up 29 ECMA 2011 nominations including: David Myles (5); Christina Martin (4); Slowcoaster (4); Thom Swift (3); Chris Colepaugh & The Cosmic Crew (2); Tim Chaisson and Morning Fold (2); Air Traffic Control; Alert the Medic; Chris Kirby; Dwight Deon; Gloryhound; Ian Sherwood; Kevin Davison; Pogey; and The Jimmy Swift Band.

Congratulations as well to showcasing artists, including SpinCount clients Three Sheet (NS); Andy Brown (NB); Jay Smith (NS); Thom Swift (NS); Ian Sherwood (NS); David Myles (NB); Christina Martin (NS); The Olympic Symphonium (NB); Chris Kirby (NL); Arrows in the Air (PE); Remedy (NS); and David Myles (NB).

29 Artist nominations plus SpinCount's two for Independent Company of the Year & Industry Professional of the Year, bring the grand total to 31 Nominations!

Best of luck to ALL Nominees & Showcasing Artists - looking forward to Charlottetown!

SpinCount @ Music PEI Week January 2011!

Music PEI Week & Tenth Annual Awards Gala

During the week of January 14th to 22nd, 2010, Music PEI will host its Music Week & 10th Annual Awards Gala. This year Music PEI is pleased to announce that K-Rock 105.5 and Ocean 100 have taken on the role of title sponsor for the gala event. Building upon last year’s success, Music Week will be replete with showcases, workshops and an art show, culminating with the Awards Gala on Saturday, January 22nd.

Art for Music
Art for Music kicks off Music Week beginning on January 14th at The Guild and running through January 23rd. It will feature the 2011 Music PEI Visual Artist of the Year Award nominees and other works by local music photographers, artists and graphic designers. The presentation of Visual Artist of the Year Award took place on January 14th and was awarded to Mike MacDougall.

Music PEI Members Night
Monday, January 17th
Hunter's Ale House. Doors open at 8:00 pm
Featuring PEI Music Trivia, and a performance by Tim Chaisson and Tian Wigmore, followed by Open Mic.

Music Mosaic
Wednesday, January 19th
Le Centre Belle-Alliance, Summerside / 8:00 pm / $15.00
Featuring performances by Paper Lions, Cosán, Katie McGarry, and Fayo.
Sponsored by Le Centre belle-Alliance and La Fédération culturelle de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard.

» Buy Tickets Online

S.A.C. Bluebird North Songwriter's Concert
Presented by The Guardian and the Songwriters Association of Canada
Thursday, January 20th
Harmony House Theatre, Hunter River / 8:00pm / $15.00
This show is SOLD OUT!
Hosted by Dean McTaggart.
Featuring performances by Dean McTaggart and the 2011 Songwriter of the Year nominees: Dennis Ellsworth (Haunted Hearts), Meaghan Blanchard, John Connolly, Jeremy Gaudet (Boxer the Horse), Devin Casario (and The Illusion). Special performance by 2010 Music PEI Songwriter of the Year, Catherine MacLellan.

Friday Night Live!
Presented by CBC
Friday, January 21st
Various shows taking place throughout downtown Charlottetown.

Olde Dublin Pub
7:00 pm / $6.00
Fiona MacCorquodale · Cynthia MacLeod · Racoon Bandit

Solid Rock Café
7:00 pm / $6.00 (All Ages)
Racoon Bandit · North Lakes · Paper Lions

Alibi Lounge
10:30 pm / $6.00
Katie McGarry · Gordie MacKeeman and his Rhythm Boys · Haunted Hearts

Globe World Flavours
8:00 pm / $10.00
(Advance Tickets Available)
Al Tuck · Meaghan Blanchard · John Connolly · Rose Cousins

Fishbones
10:30 pm / $6.00
Chastity · Arrows in the Air · Tim Chaisson and Morning Fold

Hunter’s Ale House
10:30 pm / $6.00
North Lakes · Boxer the Horse · Money in the Banana Stand

Music PEI Workshops

Download the Workshops Registration Form (PDF)

Friday, January 21st at Nightcap
Songwriter Workshop with Dean McTaggart
Presented by Songwriters Association of Canada
10:00 am – 2:00 pm
Accomplished songwriter McTaggart has had hits recorded by international stars Wynonna Judd, Tina Arena, Terri Clark, Amanda Marshall, Kellie Coffey, Mila Mason and Anne Murray. He has won numerous SOCAN and ASCAP Awards and 2 Juno Award nominations for Songwriter of the Year. Dean will be telling his story and critiquing your songs.

Write Your Songs and Get Paid: The Revenue Streams of a Songwriter
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Panel featuring Dean McTaggart, Don Quarles (S.A.C.), and Tim Hardy (SOCAN).

SOCAN Services Information Session
4:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Hosted by Tim Hardy (SOCAN).

Saturday, Jan 22nd at The Guild
"Paying Your Dues and Breaking Your Band" keynote address by Matt Wells (MuchMore Music)
11:00 am – Noon

Keep the Van Running: Tips on Getting the Most Out of Your Tour
12:30 pm – 2:00 pm
Panel featuring Matt Wells (MuchMore Music, Musician), Matt Charlton (Pigeon Row Publicity), Wayne O’Connor (Tour Manager for Joel Plaskett, David Myles), Gordon Belsher (Musician) and Kimberly Sinclair (Spincount).

Music in Multimedia Workshop
2:30 pm – 4:00 pm
Panel featuring Mark Sandiford (Beachwalker Films), Brian Sharp (Mugisha Enterprises Inc.), Owen Watson (Other Ocean Interactive), Lennie MacPherson (IMAC) and Tim Hardy (Socan).

10th Annual Music PEI Awards Gala
Presented by K-Rock 105.5 & Ocean 100
Saturday, January 22nd
The Confederation Centre of the Arts Homburg Theatre / 8:00 pm / $25.00
Featuring performances by Boxer the Horse, Cynthia MacLeod, Devin Casario & the Illusion, Fiona MacCorquodale, Glen Strickey, Haunted Hearts, John Connolly, Meaghan Blanchard, Max Keenlyside, Molly Rankin, Paper Lions and Rose Cousins.

» Buy Tickets Online

http://musicpei.com/awards/musicweek.php

Tim Chaisson and Morning Fold's "Broken Hearted Beat" breaks Top 50 on National Chart!

Congratulations Tim Chaisson and Morning Fold -- "Broken Hearted Beat," released to radio nationally through SpinCount, breaks the Top 50 on the National Alternative Rock chart! The song was the fourth biggest gainer at radio on the MediaBase Canada-Alternative Rock chart for the week of January 3rd. In 2010, MuchMore Music fans voted the video for "Broken Hearted Beat" number 1 in Canada -- to find out why, click HERE. The band is just back from a wildly successful cross-Canada tour with The Trews, and can be heard spinning on radio stations Coast to Coast.
For more information on Tim Chaisson and Morning Fold, please visit: www.timchaisson.com

For more information on SpinCount, www.spincount.ca or contact kimberly@spincount.com

"Slowcoaster Rocks the Disco" - debuts at No. 46 on Billboard Canada Rock Chart!

4. Slowcoaster Rocks the Disco!

Do you hang out in the Darkest of Discos? In the January 13, 2010 BDS/Billboard Artist Confidential, newsletter, Paul Tuch chose Slowcoaster for the Artist Spotlight "Slowcoaster Rocks the Disco!" Below is an excerpt, in case you didn't see it yet:

"The Darkest of Discos," the title cut from the just-released album by Slowcoaster, debuts at No. 46 on the Canada Rock Chart and is bubbling under the Canadian Emerging Artist Chart...Their New Album, "The Darkest of Discos" has been released and is distributed by Fontana North. The Single has picked up a number of early followers, including CHKY and CFRQ Halifax, CFXY Fredericton, CKLZ Kelowna, CHOZ St. John's and ICEBERG. The band has recently toured Japan as well as Western Canada. They will be playing shows at the end of the month in Halifax, Sydney & Truro."

Thank you ALL for your support of Slowcoaster! Please visit www.slowcoaster.ca for more information on the band.

National Radio Promotions by SpinCount

ECMA E-News - SpinCount Featured Artist of the Week - The Olympic Symphonium

SPINCOUNT ARTIST OF THE WEEK: THE OLYMPIC SYMPHONIUM

Crafting delicately arranged folk-pop that drips with bittersweet melodies, soaring harmonies, and an awful lot of passion, The Olympic Symphonium have been sharing their quiet world with us since 2005. They are and always have been a collaborative effort between three multi-instrumentalists, songwriters, and friends: Nick Cobham, Kyle Cunjak, and Graeme Walker.

After piecing together each of their first two albums from sporadic recording sessions stretched out over many months, The Olympic Symphonium have opted this time for a change of pace. A much quicker pace.

The band locked themselves away in a large, empty, secret location in Fredericton, free of distractions, with longtime engineer Brad Perry and gave themselves a week to record an album. With the clock ticking away, the band went to work.

Sketches of songs were prepared beforehand and then developed in the studio with all members being on hand at all times; a new experience for the Olympic Symphonium and one they feel has created a cohesive feeling for their third full length album.

"The City Won’t Have Time to Fight continues the Olympic Symphonium’s exploration of the divide in our souls between urban and rural, cerebral and spiritual, with its finely tuned contrast of electric and
acoustic instruments." - Stephen Cooke, Chronicle Herald

The Olympic Symphonium CD Release: Saturday, January 29th 8pm-10pm @ Wilmot United Church = The Olympic Symphonium + Catherine MacLellan + Isaac & Blewett, as part of The Shivering Songs festival January 29-30 in Fredericton, NB.

Battle to Warped Tour II Line Up Announced!

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

The jury is in and the line-up for Music Nova Scotia and Halifax Pop Explosion’s Battle to Warped Tour II has been decided. Fifteen bands have been selected to participate in the 3 preliminary rounds, taking place at the Seahorse Tavern on January 18, January 25, and February 1. One finalist from each round and two wild cards will advance onto the final battle on Tuesday, February 8th to vie for a number of prizes and a spot on the largest touring festival in the world, The Vans Warped Tour 2011.

The full schedule and lineup order for the Battle is as follows:

Tuesday, January 18th:

1. Whiskey Bent and Hellbound
2. First To Fall
3.The Caravan
4. We're Doomed
5. The Town Heroes

Tuesday, January 25th:

1. Constantly Misjudged
2. Audrey and The Agents
3. Nerd Army
4. Static In Action
5. Slowcoaster

Tuesday, February 1st:

1. Thats outta control
2. Above All Else
3. Ghettochild
4. The Baketones
5. No Flyers Please

The battles begin each Tuesday at the Seahorse Tavern at 10pm with no cost for admission. Juries of local and influential music industry professionals have been selected to judge each preliminary round, and a final jury will decide the grand prize winner on February 8th.

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

Grand Prize: Vans Warped Tour, HPX, NSMW 2011 showcase spots, free digital music delivery service upload to 50 radio stations from Spincount and a complimentary 2-month Digital PR campaign from Red Tentacle.

Duration of Campaign: 2-months (Campaign will begin 30 days prior to the
bands first scheduled tour date)
Approximate Value: $1000.00
Services Included:
-Press Release creation and distribution
-Touring PR (surrounding dates on the Warped Tour)
-Digital EPK creation, storage and on-demand distribution
-Artist development consultation

There will be one winner from each preliminary round who will win one of the following three prizes:
• 8hrs studio time from Echo Chamber
• 8hrs studio time for CodaPop Studios
• 8hrs rehearsal time from Rockopolis.

Also, the band/artist who bring the most fans during the first three preliminary rounds will win 8hrs studio time from The Shed with engineer/producer Tim-Jim Baker (Matt Mays). Fans coming out to the Seahorse will be asked which band/artist they have come to see. Music Nova Scotia will tally the responses and the winner will be announced on the night of the third preliminary round.

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

Shivering Songs Festival - January 29-30 in Fredericton, NB Annouce David Myles & Grant Lawrence are added to the line-up!

Forward Music Update...11/01/11

---

Shivering Songs

Grant Lawrence and David Myles added to the lineup of artists

---

---

We're very excited to announce some great new additions to the Shivering Songs festival:

David Myles, a Fredericton hometown hero, is currently touring on his 4th album Turn Time Off, which was produced by Joel Plaskett and recently picked up two Nova Scotia Music Awards. David will be hosting the Saturday afternoon songwriters circle at Wilmot Church, entertaining folks with hisperfectly-timed comedic delivery and breaking hearts with his beautiful songs.

Grant Lawrence, author/broadcaster/musician, will also join the Saturday afternoon songwriters circle as a storyteller. Adventures in Solitude, his first novel, was just recently released and is a collection of amazingly-digestible Western Canadian history lessons tied with hilarious anecdotes. Grant will be captivating the audience with stories of the sunshine coast and will bring an interesting twist to the format of the song-circle.

For years, the gregarious and encyclopedic Lawrence has hosted the top-rated CBC Radio 3 Podcast with Grant Lawrence, a weekly showcase of Canadian independent music. Grant also hosts Grant Lawrence Live, a live and interactive daily program on CBC Radio 3′s popular web radio station, also airing on Sirius 86. Grant can be heard throughout the week on various CBC Radio One programs such as DNTO, Spark,All Points West, On The Coast and has been a frequent past contributor to Q and Sounds Like Canada. Grant also hosts many major music events, such as the Polaris Music Prize Gala, the Western Canadian Music Awards and various festivals around North America, and conducts music industry seminars and keynote addresses on music and media related topics.

“By turns hilarious, terrifying, profound and strange, Adventures in Solitude is the great lost Canadian adventure story; Swiss Family Robinson as if rendered by Ken Kesey in his youth, a kind of Lord of the Flies through a fog of BC chronic.” - Dave Bidini, author of On A Cold Road, and Tropic of Hockey.

The addition of David Myles and Grant Lawrence to the festival will complete the lineup for 2011 and bring booking to a close. The Shivering Songs festival will run January 29-30 in Fredericton, NB at Wilmot United Church, the Capital Bar and Snooty Fox:

Songwriters Circle: Saturday, 3pm-5pm @ Wilmot United Church = David Myles + Snailhouse + Grant Lawrence + Tim Walker + Gianna Lauren

The Olympic Symphonium CD Release: Saturday, 8pm-10pm @ Wilmot United Church = The Olympic Symphonium + Catherine MacLellan + Isaac & Blewett

(not so) Late-night Show: Saturday, 10:30pm-2am @ The Capital Bar = Belle Comedians + Jon McKiel + Olenka Krakus

Bluegrass Brunch: Sunday, 11am-2pm @ Snooty Fox = Alan Jeffries' Bluegrass Brunch

Day-passes for the Saturday shows will be limited to 100 and come with a copy of the new Olympic Symphonium CD The City Won't Have Time To Fight as well as a 10% food discount at the Snooty Fox. They are $35 and are available with individually-priced show tickets at Backstreet Records, Picaroon's Brewtique, Read's Newsstand and online through www.shiveringsongs.eventbrite.com

- www.shiveringsongs.com -

"East Coast Rising" on The Hawk features Tim Chaisson and Morning Fold on January 16th!

Kelly hosts East Coast Rising every Sunday morning from 9-11, listen for artist interviews and the latest news about the east coast music scene.

(Jan 16) This week, Tim Chaisson joins us to chat about Music PEI Week.

Then at 11, Jimmie Inch counts down the biggest songs on the East Coast Countdown on 1015 The Hawk.

LISTEN LIVE @ www.1015thehawk.com

@Music Nova Scotia Daily Newsletter - Slowcoaster's "Darkest of Discos" hits stores January 11th !

Slowcoaster's "The Darkest of Discos" in stores today!

Slowcoaster is pumped to announce the release of their new record "The Darkest of Discos" in stores today! (Fontana North Records) Get your copy today! Stay tuned for new Slowcoaster dates VERY soon!

ECMA E-News - SpinCount Featured Artist of the Week - DAVID MYLES

SPINCOUNT ARTIST OF THE WEEK: DAVID MYLES

SpinCount is thrilled to present David Myles as our first ECMA Artist of the Week for 2011. David's latest CD Turn Time Off won 2 Nova Scotia Music Week Awards, "Male Artist Recording of the Year" and "Folk Artist/Group Recording of the Year" this past November, and he was also nominated for the Bell Aliant Entertainer of the Year. "Out of Love" is the second single off the album.

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 warm, easy performer, Myles brings his audiences to their feet wherever he plays. His unabashed joy at being on stage is infectious, and his enthusiasm, along with a tendency to regale his audiences with humorous anecdotes, has made him a favorite wherever he plays. Whether it’s the Canada Day celebrations on Parliament Hill, or the 2010 Winter Olympics, Myles is increasingly in-demand on the Canadian live music scene.

2011 is sure to be a busy year for David, as he kicks off the Vinyl Café tour in Maine next month. For more information and tour dates, please visit www.davidmyles.com

Tim Chaisson & Morning Fold Climb Canada Alt Rock Charts!

(Charlottetown, PEI) "Broken Hearted Beat," released to radio nationally through SpinCount, reaches #52 on the National Alternative Rock chart. The single is the fourth biggest gainer at radio on the MediaBase Canada-Alternative Rock chart this week - January 3rd! In 2010, MuchMoreMusic fans voted the video "Broken Hearted Beat" number 1 in Canada -- to find out why, click HERE. The band is just back from a wildly successful cross-Canada tour with The Trews, and can be heard spinning on radio stations Coast to Coast. In the Maritimes, their single "Slippin Away" is number one this week on the East Coast Countdown - watch the Video HERE and thank you for your votes and continued support!

For more information on Tim Chaisson and Morning Fold, please visit: www.timchaisson.com

For more information on SpinCount, www.spincount.ca or contact kimberly@spincount.com

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. Music Nova Scotia will be accepting applications until January 5th, 2011 at 5pm.

Click here to apply



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.

For further information, please contact:
Serge Samson
Education and Events Coordinator
Music Nova Scotia
(902) 423-6271 ext #4
(902) 423-8841 Fax
1-888-343-6426 Toll Free
302-5516 Spring Garden Road
Halifax, Nova Scotia B3J 1G6
serge@musicnovascotia.ca
www.musicnovascotia.ca