Viewing Single Post From: 2008 CCMA Awards

Viewing Single Post From: 2008 CCMA Awards
Keltie	Aug 31 2008, 04:17 PM
Posts: 23 Group: Members Member #18 Joined: Aug 27, 2008	http://www.ccma.org/pdfs/07-30-08-nomineesformatted.pdf FANS’ CHOICE AWARD Paul Brandt George Canyon Doc Walker Emerson Drive Jessie Farrell SINGLE OF THE YEAR Beautiful Life –– Doc Walker Best Of Me –– Jessie Farrell Blame It On That Red Dress –– Gord Bamford Risk –– Paul Brandt You Can Let Go –– Crystal Shawanda ALBUM OF THE YEAR Beautiful Life –– Doc Walker First Time In A Long Time –– Deric Ruttan Kicking Stones –– Johnny Reid Nothing Fancy –– Jessie Farrell Risk –– Paul Brandt SONGWRITER(S) OF THE YEAR Beautiful Life (written by Murray Pulver / Chris Thorsteinson / Dave Wasyliw; recorded by Doc Walker) Best Of Me (written by Jessie Farrell / Jared Kuemper / Jesse Tucker; recorded by Jessie Farrell) Blame It On That Red Dress (written by Gord Bamford / Byron Hill / Zack Turner; recorded by Gord Bamford) First Time In A Long Time (written by Jimmy Rankin / Deric Ruttan; recorded by Deric Ruttan) Risk (written by Paul Brandt; recorded by Paul Brandt) FEMALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Lisa Brokop Terri Clark Jessie Farrell Carolyn Dawn Johnson Crystal Shawanda MALE ARTIST OF THE YEAR Paul Brandt George Canyon Johnny Reid Deric Ruttan Shane Yellowbird GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEAR Ambush Doc Walker Emerson Drive The Higgins The Wilkinsons ROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEAR Ridley Bent The Cruzeros Sean Hogan Corb Lund Prairie Oyster TOP NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR - FEMALE Jessie Farrell Amber Nicholson Alex J. Robinson TOP NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR - MALE Gord Bamford Ridley Bent Jason Blaine TOP NEW TALENT OF THE YEAR – GROUP OR DUO Desert Heat Hey Romeo Jo Hikk CMT VIDEO OF THE YEAR Beautiful Life – Doc Walker Best Of Me – Jessie Farrell Blame It On That Red Dress – Gord Bamford In This Room - Ambush Ring Of Fire – George Canyon 2008 CCMA AWARDS NOMINEES DRUMS Mark Branconnier (Gord Bamford) Steve Broadhurst (Doc Walker) Jesse Godin (Jessie Farrell) Mike Melancon (Emerson Drive) Jim Wright (Ambush) BASS John Dymond (Aaron Lines, The Wilkinsons) Ryland Haggis (Jessie Farrell) Sue Levesque (Gord Bamford) Brent Pearen (Doc Walker) Riq Turner (Ambush) GUITAR Jason Barry (Aaron Lines) Mark McDonell (Ambush) Murray Pulver (Doc Walker) Grant Siemens (Corb Lund) Jesse Tucker (Jessie Farrell) KEYBOARDS Dave Cohen (Johnny Reid) Mike Little (George Canyon, The Road Hammers) Bart McKay (Brad Johner) Mike Norman (Aaron Pritchett, Session) Dale Wallace (Emerson Drive) FIDDLE Denise Dufresne (Aaron Pritchett) Shane Guse (George Canyon) Donny Parenteau (Donny Parenteau) David Pichette (Emerson Drive) Mike Sanyshyn (Aaron Pritchett) STEEL GUITAR Jeff Bradshaw (Gord Bamford) Evan Ehgoetz (Shane Yellowbird) Kenny Greer (The Road Hammers) Grant Siemens (Corb Lund) Steve Smith (The Wilkinsons) SPECIAL INSTRUMENT Craig Bignell – Banjo (Beverley Mahood) Eileen Higgins – Mandolin (The Higgins) Grant Siemens - Banjo (Corb Lund) Curtis Tulman - Harmonica (The Cruzeros) Tyler Wilkinson – Mandolin (The Wilkinsons) MANAGEMENT COMPANY OF THE YEAR Big Ride Management High Note Marketing O’Reilly International Entertainment Management RGK Entertainment Group Inc. Stark Ravings BOOKING AGENCY OF THE YEAR The Agency Group Cressman Sakamoto Agency LiveTourArtists Paquin Entertainment PM Gigs TALENT BUYER OR PROMOTER OF THE YEAR Don Adams (Active Mountain Entertainment Corp.) Kelly Berehulka (Casinos of Winnipeg) Jan Campbell (Calgary Stampede) Paul Haagenson (HOB Concerts of Canada) Ron Sakamoto (Gold & Gold Productions Ltd.) COUNTRY CLUB OF THE YEAR Cook County Saloon –– Edmonton, AB Cowboys – Calgary, AB Jackhammers –– Brantford, ON The Pump Roadhouse –– Regina, SK Ranchman’s Cookhouse and Dancehall –– Calgary, AB 2008 CCMA Industry Award Nominees 2008 CCMA All-Star Band Award Nominees ALBUM DESIGN OF THE YEAR Patrick Duffy/Traci Goudie/Jill Snell – Beautiful Life (Doc Walker) Kathleen Robison/Idea Market Design Inc. – Honkytonks and Heartaches (Gord Bamford) Jeff Sylvester – Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! (Corb Lund) Richard Beland/Brianne Farquhar/Brandon Oursler/Tracey Wilder – Kicking Stones (Johnny Reid) Wilson Barry/Patrick Duffy/Raina Kirm – Risk (Paul Brandt) WEBSITE OF THE YEAR aaronlines.com (Aaron Lines) – Wendy Gilmour/Brenda McKeever, Webmasters docwalker.ca (Doc Walker) – Ashley Harms/Tim Neufield/House of Bands, Webmasters getambushed.com (Ambush) – Dale Dobson/Jim Wright, Webmasters johnnyreid.com (Johnny Reid) – Brianne Farquhar/New Medio, Webmaster paulbrandt.com (Paul Brandt) – Dale Manning, Webmaster VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR Margaret Malandruccolo, Director – Best Of Me (Jessie Farrell) Stephano Barberis, Director – Blame It On That Red Dress (Gord Bamford) Margaret Malandruccolo, Director – Risk (Paul Brandt) Antonio Hrynchuk, Director – That Train (Doc Walker) Margaret Malandruccolo, Director – You Can Let Go (Crystal Shawanda) MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY OF THE YEAR GWB Publishing Landis Productions Ltd. ole Roots Three Music Royalty Music Publishing Inc. RECORD PRODUCER(S) OF THE YEAR John McArthur Ellis, Producer – Buckles And Boots (Ridley Bent) Brett Beavers/Deric Ruttan, Producers – First Time In A Long Time (Deric Ruttan) Gord Bamford/Byron Hill, Producers – Honkytonks & Heartaches (Gord Bamford) George Canyon/Rick Mizzoni, Producers – Ride (Jo Hikk) Paul Brandt/Steve Rosen, Producers – Risk (Paul Brandt) RECORDING STUDIO OF THE YEAR Armoury Studios – Vancouver, BC Bart McKay Productions – Saskatoon, SK Cedartree Recording Studio – Kitchener, ON MCC Recording Studio – Calgary, AB RECORD COMPANY OF THE YEAR 306 Records Open Road Recordings Royalty Records Inc. Sony BMG Music (Canada) Inc. Universal Music Canada RECORD COMPANY PERSON OF THE YEAR Warren Copnick (Sony BMG Music (Canada) Inc.) Ron Kitchener (Open Road Recordings) Louis O’Reilly (306 Records) Rob Smith (Royalty Records Inc.) Jill Snell (Angeline Entertainment) RETAILER OF THE YEAR CD Plus HMV Canada Inc. iTunes Canada Play Entertainment Wal-Mart Canada Corp. 2008 CCMA Industry Award Nominees Continued COUNTRY MUSIC PROGRAM OR SPECIAL OF THE YEAR Canadian Coast to Coast (CJVR - FM) Crystal: Living the Dream (CMT) George Canyon: Hometown Helper (CMT) Paul Brandt: The Dust (CMT) Sounds Canadian (Syndicated Radio) COUNTRY FESTIVAL, FAIR, OR EXHIBITION OF THE YEAR Big Valley Jamboree –– Camrose, AB Calgary Stampede –– Calgary, AB Craven Country Jamboree –– Craven, SK Dauphin’s Countryfest –– Dauphin, MB MountainFest - Merritt, BC MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR Major Market Larry Donohue (CFCW) – Edmonton, AB Chris Harding (CJBX-FM) – London, ON D’Arcy McGee (CKBY-FM) – Ottawa, ON Mark Patric (CJJR-FM) – Vancouver, BC Scott Phillips (CKRY-FM) – Calgary, AB MUSIC DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR Secondary Market David Baker (CJVR–FM) –– Melfort, SK Tim Day (CKGY) –– Red Deer, AB Bruce Leperre (CKDM) –– Dauphin, MB Mark Philbin (CHCQ-FM) –– Belleville, ON Curtis Pope (CKQC) –– Abbotsford, BC TOP SELLING ALBUM (This is a non-voting category) Carnival Ride – Carrie Underwood Raising Sand – Robert Plant/Alison Krauss Reba Duets – Reba McEntire Taylor Swift – Taylor Swift Ultimate Hits – Garth Brooks TOP SELLING CANADIAN ALBUM (This is a non-voting category) Classics - George Canyon Horse Soldier! Horse Soldier! - Corb Lund Kicking Stones – Johnny Reid Nothing Fancy – Jessie Farrell Risk – Paul Brandt 2008 CCMA Broadcast Award Nominees 2008 Top Selling Album Nominees
Posts: 23 Group: Members Member #18 Joined: Aug 27, 2008

2008 CCMA Awards · Canadain Country Music Awards