Plaskett cleans up at East Coast Music Awards

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EAST COAST
MUSIC AWARDS

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SYDNEY, NS - Good things came in three last night for Joel Plaskett at the Bell Aliant 2010 East Coast Music Awards presented by RBC tonight at Centre 200 in Sydney.

The Halifax singer-songwriter’s album, Three, helped him take home a total of six music awards: Sennheiser Entertainer of the Year, Konica Minolta Male Solo Recording of the Year, FACTOR Recording of the Year, Vibe Creative Group Single of the Year, SOCAN Songwriter of the Year, and MapleMusic Pop Recording of the Year.

Plaskett’s haul was part of an unforgettable night, where The Rankin Family were honoured with the Director’s Special Achievement Award and the late Scotty Turner was recognized with the Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award.

Plaskett actually ended ECMA weekend with seven awards, as he nabbed the Producer of the Year Award at Friday’s industry awards brunch.

Other multiple award winners included Prince Edward Island’s Catherine MacLellan, who took Female Solo Recording of the Year and Folk Recording of the Year.

Halifax’s In-Flight Safety also won a pair of awards, taking home Group of the Year and Alternative Recording of the Year.

New Brunswick’s The Motorleague added to their Capri Cabaret Loud Recording of the Year from Saturday night by adding the Bell Aliant Fan’s Choice Video of the Year Award.

ECMA 2010 music award winners

Sennhesier Entertainer of the Year - Joel Plaskett (NS)

Female Solo Recording of the Year - Catherine MacLellan (PE), Water In The Ground

Group Recording of the Year - In-Flight Safety (NS), We Are an Empire, My Dear

Konica Minolta Male Solo Recording of the Year - Joel Plaskett (NS), Three

FACTOR Recording of the Year - Joel Plaskett (NS), Three

Rising Star Recording of the Year - Kim Wempe (NS), Where I Need To Be

Vibe Creative Group Single of the Year - Joel Plaskett (NS), Through & Through & Through

SOCAN Songwriter of the Year - Joel Plaskett (NS), Through & Through & Through (Performed by: Joel Plaskett)

Video of the Year - The Tom Fun Orchestra (CB), Throw Me to the Rats (Directed by: Alasdair Brotherston & Jock Mooney)

MB2/Joint Venture Aboriginal Recording of the Year - Forever (CB), Reborn

Alternative Recording of the Year - In-Flight Safety (NS), We Are an Empire, My Dear

Bluegrass Recording of the Year - The Grass Mountain Hobos (PE), ZOOT!

Blues Recording of the Year - The Hupman Brothers (NS), Countin’ Quarters

Country Recording of the Year - The Divorcees (NB), Last of the Free Men

MapleMusic Pop Recording of the Year - Joel Plaskett (NS), Three

For a complete list of ECMA 2010 music award winners, please click here.

The 2010 Cape Breton event is an annual event organized by the East Coast Music Association as a critical part of its mission statement.

The 2010 event took place in Sydney, NS from March 4-7, 2010.

The East Coast Music Association would like to acknowledge the financial support of FACTOR and the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund) and of Canada’s private radio broadcasters.

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