CMW presents Live Music Industry Awards – Recognizing the Canadian Music Industry

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Tuesday June 4, 2024

Award Show: 5:00PM – 7:00PM
Frontenac Ballroom (across from Westin Harbour Castle Hotel)

Created by Canadian Music Week in partnership with the Canadian Live Music Association, the trade association for the live music sector, the Live Music Industry Awards – Presented by are a highlight of CMW.

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Canadian Music Week (CMW), in partnership with the Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA), are hosting the Canadian Live Music Industry Awards – Presented by on June 4^th from 5:00-7:00 pm ET, in-person at the Toronto Westin Hotel as part of Canadian Music Week.

This awards show will mark the 8th year honouring the live music industry, bringing together the Canadians behind live music for a night of celebration and recognition.

Awards will celebrate the ingenuity, perseverance, and excellence demonstrated by live music companies, individuals, and organizations over the past year. Our 22 categories include Best Teamwork in a Venue, Productions Manager of the Year, Lifetime Achievement, Legends of Live, and Community Impact.

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2024 Live Awards Categories

Criteria

Venues

Best Teamwork in a Major Club (>1000):

Major live music venue whose teamwork has produced outstanding live music programming.
Criteria: Live music venue (<1000 capacity)

Nominees:

Union Hall
Danforth Music Hall
Vogue Theatre
REBEL
MTELUS
Midway Music Hall
History Toronto
The Phoenix Concert Theatre
London Music Hall

Best Teamwork in a Medium Club (300-999):

Medium live music venue whose teamwork has produced outstanding live music programming.
Criteria: Live music venue (300-999 capacity)

Nominees:

Exchange Event Centre
Starlite Room
West End Cultural Centre
Le Studio TD
Commonwealth Bar & Stage
The Opera House
The Velvet Underground
Capital Ballroom
Palasad Social Bowl
Rickshaw Theatre
Biltmore Theatre
Bridgeworks
The Bronson Centre Music Theatre

Best Teamwork in a Small Club (<300):

Small live music venue whose teamwork has produced outstanding live music programming.
Criteria: Live music venue (<300 capacity)

Nominees:

Lefty’s Well
Le Zaricot
Mills Hardware
Le Quai des Brumes
The Bunker Performance Lounge & Cafe
Fox Cabaret
The Drake Underground
Rum Runners

Best Teamwork in a Small Arena

Arena venue whose teamwork has produced outstanding live music programming.
Criteria: Arena or stadium (1000-18,500) capacity)

Nominees:

Coca-Cola Coliseum
Canadian Tire Centre
TD Place
Avenir Centre
Budweiser Gardens
Canada Life Centre
Place Bell
SaskTel Centre
Scotiabank Centre
Save on Foods Memorial Centre
Prospera Place
Tribute Communities Centre

Best Teamwork in a Large Arena

Arena venue whose teamwork has produced outstanding live music programming.
Criteria: Arena venue (19,000+ capacity)

Nominees:

Centre Bell
BC Place
Rogers Arena
Rogers Place
Scotiabank Saddledome
Videotron Centre

Best Teamwork in a Soft Seat Theatre/Performing Arts Centre:

Soft-seat/PAC whose teamwork has produced outstanding live music programming.
Criteria: Any sized soft-seat theatre or performing arts centre

Nominees:

Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre
Sanderson Centre
Burton Cummings Theatre
First Light Centre for Performance & Creativity
Wolf Performance Hall
The Broadway Theatre
Algonquin Commons Theatre

Festival

Small Festival of the Year :

Festival that has presented oustanding programming.
Criteria: Festival <6000 capacity

Nominees:

Winterruption YEG
Paris Drinks Fest
Trout Forest Music Festival
Nyama Nyama Experience
Skeleton Park Arts Festival
Nova Scotia Music Week
Hillside Festival
Kaslo Jazz
Dawson City Music Festival
Alianait Arts Festival
Sākihiwē festival
Coldsnap Festival
Contact Winter Music Festival
Peterborough Folk Festival
Because Beer
Squamish Harvest Moon Festival
lavender wild
Spirit Song Festival

Medium Festival of the Year:

Festival that has presented oustanding programming.
Criteria: Festival 6001 – 15,000 capacity

Nominees:

Rifflandia Festival
Sommo Festival
5X Festival
NXNE Festival
Riverfest Elora
Monstercat Compound
AREA 506
Rock the Park
Habari Africa Festival

Major Festival of the Year :

Festival that has presented oustanding programming.
Criteria: Festival 15,001+

Nominees:

Winnipeg Folk Festival
Calgary Stampede
Festival D’Ete Du Quebec
Boots and Hearts
Harvest Music Festival
SaskTel Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
Cavendish Beach Music Festival
Supercrawl
Escapade Music Festival
Calgary International Blues Festival
Shambhala Music Festival
Sunfest

Green Operations Festival of the Year:

Festival that is setting the bar for sustainability and environmentally-friendly practices.
Criteria: Festival, any size

Nominees:

Squamish Harvest Moon Festival
Winnipeg Folk Festival

General Live Music Awards

New Touring Artist of the Year:

New artist demonstrating oustanding live performance.
Criteria: Artist who began touring during eligibility window

Nominees:

The Free Label
New West
Dylan Sinclair
Josh Ross
Jake Vaadeland & The Sturgeon River Boys
TALK
Garret T Willie

Brand/Music Program of the Year:

Outstanding partnership between live music and corporate entities, opening opportunities for Canadian artists and live music businesses.
Criteria: Live music + brand partnerships

Nominees:

Scotiabank Arena’s Transformation into October’s Very Own Arena
TD Music at Union Station
TD Music Connected Series
Winner!Gagnant! On Tour
Concert Week powered by RBCxMusic
Launch of SiriusXM’s Mixtape: North
EMB Inc. (EMB Music Group)

Road Warrior of the Year (Tour Manager):

Tour manager whose outstanding work on tour has supported artists and tour staff.
Criteria: Tour Manager

Nominees:

Tim Pearsall
Brendan Kennedy
James Bundy
Casey Carvalho

Your Future Boss:

Outstanding young leader demonstrating promising talent for the future of the live music industry.
Criteria: Individuals under the age of 35.

Nominees:

Amy Lloyd
Sarah Elaine McLay
Delaney Lyngard
Brooke Dunford
Kimberlee Shelley
Mackenzie Thomas
Ellen Reade
Seny Kassaye
Julien Matwawana
Sarah Carter
Mel Letra-Frade
Yvette Angela
Alyssa Wannamaker
Krista Benson
Kimani Chichester-Jameer
Lisa La Rocca
Chelsea O’Neill

Agent of the Year:

Agent whose outstanding work has created success for their artists.
Criteria: Agent

Nominees:

Jason Furman
André Guérette
Christopher Geoghegan
Aaron Shubert
Tao-Ming Lau
Jeremy Giacomin
Ralph James
Steve Butler
Romi Mayes
Ryan Heerschap
Vinny Cinquemani
Louis Carrière
Tom Kemp
Joel Baskin

Manager of the Year:

Manager whose outstanding work has created success for their artists.
Criteria: Artist manager

Nominees:

Tracey Wilder
Faye Williams
Laurie Lee Boutet
Tim Des Islets
Ken Simms
Sean Russell
Jeremy Johnson
Kimberlee Shelley
Coalition Music
Jeff Ojeda
Elise Roller
Mark Watson
Eli Wener
Samantha Pickard
Judith Combe

Concert/Club Talent Buyer of the Year:

Buyer whose work on behalf of the venue has led to outstanding programming.
Criteria: Concert talent buyer

Nominees:

Emmanuel Patterson
Brent Oliver
Jason Soulliere
Ruben Ramalheiro
Chandy Kilburn
Joe Clark
Greg Bechard
Farhad Ghousy
Mark Russell
Jacob Hamayda
Timur Inceoglu
Matt Paxton
Chelsea O’Neill
Ben Pearlman
Ryan Burton

Production Manager of the Year

Production manager whose work on behalf of the concert or festival led to outstanding achievement and excellence.
Criteria: Production manager

Nominees:

Cam MacDonnell
Natasha Mandrusiak
Dan Brooks
Jacob Hamayda
Kevin Bredeson
Megan Paquette
Duncan Blair
Chad Guy
John B Ellingbo
Todd Bower
Kevin Duffy
Robbie Zgaljic
Lianne Fox
Brad Ferguson

Festival Buyer of the Year:

Buyer whose work on behalf of the festival has led to outstanding programming.
Criteria: Festival talent buyer

Nominees:

Adam Oppenheim
Brent Oliver
Brooke Dunford
Shannon Josdal
Myles D. Rusak
Nick Middleton
Tim Potocic
Alex Primeau
Alfredo Caxaj and Mercedes Caxaj
Carly McFadden

A/V Production Company of the Year:

Production staff and organizations who have demonstrated technical excellence in live music.
Criteria: Technical production workers and organizations or technical suppliers in live music

Nominees:

Hinter Live
DL Sound
Decibel Entertainment
Solotech
PA Shop AV Solutions
Sound Source Pro Audio + Light

Community Impact:

An individual, group, or organization that has championed significant advocacy to help enhance the interests of the live music industry.
Criteria: An individual, group, or organization in the live music industry

Nominees:

Indian Classical Music Society of Vancouver
Hitmakerz
2024 Halifax JUNO Host Committee
Music Nova Scotia
Deb Beaton-Smith
Amanda Burgener
Canada’s Music Incubator
National Music Centre
Les SMAQ
Inside LIVE!
Batuki Music Society

Legacy Awards

Legends of Live:

Canadian artist(s) with a distinguished career in live performance in and beyond Canada.
Criteria: Canadian artist

Nominees:

Indian Classical Music Society of Vancouver
Hitmakerz
2024 Halifax JUNO Host Committee
Music Nova Scotia
Deb Beaton-Smith
Amanda Burgener
Canada’s Music Incubator
National Music Centre
Les SMAQ
Inside LIVE!
Batuki Music Society

Industry Impact:

Individual with a distinguished career nurturing the Canadian live music industry.
Criteria: Canadian live music industry worker

Music City of the Year:

Group making a demonstrated commitment to leveraging the power of live music locally, to rebuild, recover, and grow.
Criteria: Community groups of any size that have undertaken economic development work in the live music space, including BIAs, townships, and municipalities. (Associations and charities are not eligible for this award.)