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2023 Live Music Industry Awards

Friday, June 9, 2023
Awards Show: 5:30PM -7:30PM
Westin Harbour Castle Ballroom, Toronto

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Westin Harbour Castle Ballroom, Toronto

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‘LIVE MUSIC INDUSTRY AWARDS’
Friday June 9, 2023

Award Show: 5:30PM – 7:30PM
Westin Harbour Castle Ballroom, Toronto

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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 are a highlight of CMW.

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2023 Nominees

VENUE AWARDS

Best Teamwork in a Major Club (>1000)

• Commodore Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
• Danforth Music Hall – Toronto, ON
• HISTORY – Toronto, ON
• London Music Hall – London, ON
• Midway Music Hall – Edmonton, AB
• MTelus – Montreal, QC
• Union Hall – Edmonton, AB

Best Teamwork in a Medium Club (300-999)

• Adelaide Hall – Toronto, ON
• Biltmore Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
• Bridgeworks – Hamilton, ON
• Capital Ballroom – Vancouver, BC
• Corona Theatre – Montreal, QC
• El Mocambo – Toronto, ON
• Imperial Bell – Quebec City, QC
• Palasad Socialbowl – London, ON
• Rickshaw Theatre – Vancouver, BC
• TD Music Hall – Toronto, ON
• The Opera House – Toronto, ON
• Velvet Underground – Toronto, ON

Best Teamwork in a Small Club (<300)

• Dominion Telegraph – Paris, ON
• Drake Hotel – Toronto, ON
• Effie Arts Collective – Kamloops, BC
• Fox Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
• King Eddy – Calgary, AB
• Le Pantoum – Quebec City, QC
• LIVE! on Elgin – Ottawa, ON
• Mainliner Pub – Medicine Hat, AB
• Mills Hardware – Hamilton, ON
• O’Reilly’s Irish Newfoundland Pub – St. John’s, NL
• Petit Campus – Montreal, QC
• Ravine Vineyard – Niagara, ON
• The Broom Factory – Kingston, ON
• The Cobalt Cabaret – Vancouver, BC
• The Garrison – Toronto, ON
• The Vat Pub – Red Deer, AB

Best Teamwork in an Arena

• BC Place – Vancouver, BC
• Bell Centre – Montreal, QC
• Canadian Tire Centre – Ottawa, ON
• Rogers Place – Edmonton, AB
• Scotiabank Arena – Toronto, ON
• TD Place – Ottawa, ON

Best Teamwork in a Soft Seat Theatre/Performing Arts Centre

• Aeolian Hall – London, ON
• Club Regent Event Centre – Winnipeg, MB
• First Light Centre for Performance & Creativity – St. John’s, NL
• Koerner Hall – Toronto, ON
• Massey Hall – Toronto, ON
• Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Toronto, ON
• Rio Theatre – Vancouver, BC
• Rotary Arts Centre- Corner Brook, NL
• The Broadway Theatre – Saskatoon, SK
• The National Arts Centre – Ottawa, ON
• Vogue Theatre – Vancouver, BC

FESTIVAL AWARDS

Small Festival of the Year

• Alternative Waves Music Festival – Medicine Hat, AB
• Folk on the Rocks – Yellowknife, NT
• Fresh Up – Hamilton, ON
• Hillside Festival – Guelph, ON
• Home County Music & Art Festival – London, ON
• JUNOfest 2023 – Edmonton, AB
• Kaslo Jazz Etc Summer Music Festival – Kaslo, BC
• lavender wild – Toronto, ON
• Levee on the Lake – Sackville, NB
• Mixto Festival – Toronto, ON
• Paris Drinks Fest – Paris, ON
• SING! Toronto International Vocal Arts Festival – Toronto, ON
• Spirit Song – St. John’s, NL
• Spring Reverb – Kingston, ON
• The Electric Highway – Calgary, AB
• Ziigwan – Toronto, ON

Medium Festival of the Year

• Bass Coast – Merritt, BC
• Electric Island – Toronto, ON
• Manifesto Festival – Toronto, ON
• Monstercat Compound – Vancouver, BC
• RBC Rock the Park Music Festival – London, ON
• Rifflandia Festival – Victoria, BC
• Riverfest Elora – Elora, ON
• Sydney Credit Union Makin’ Waves Music Festival – Sydney, NS
• Winterruption Festivals – N/A, Western Canada

Major Festival of the Year

• Boots and Hearts Music Festival – Oro-Medonte, ON
• Calgary Stampede – Calgary, AB
• Escapade Music Festival – Ottawa, ON
• Festival dété de Québec – Quebec City, QC
• Mariposa Folk Festival – Orillia, ON
• Osheaga Music and Arts Festival – Montreal, QC
• RBC Ottawa Bluesfest – Ottawa, ON
• Rolling Loud – Toronto, ON
• Shambhala – Salmo, BC
• Sound of Music – Burlington, ON
• Sunfest – London, ON
• Supercrawl – Hamilton, ON
• TD Toronto Jazz Festival – Toronto, ON
• VELD Music Festival – Toronto, ON

GENERAL LIVE MUSIC AWARDS

New Touring Artist of the Year

• AP Dhillon
• Aysanabee
• Brighid Fry/Housewife
• Georgia Harmer
• Josh Ross 
• Ombiigizi 
• Preston Pablo 
• Rêve
• Texas King
• Trope

Brand/Music Program of the Year

• Boots and Hearts Emerging Artist Showcase – Molson Coors x Republic Live
•  Jim Beam® National Talent Search – Jim Beam x CMW 
• Live Nation Ones to Watch – Live Nation x Ones to Watch 
• RBCxMusic – RBC x Live Nation 
• Sirius XM Music Town – SiriusXM x Live Nation 
• TD Music at Union Station – CMI x TD Bank
• TD Music Connected Series X Play the Parks – CMI x TD Bank x Downtown Yonge BIA
• Virtual Voices Series Presented by RBC Emerging Artists Project – RBC x CMW

Road Warrior of the Year

• Andy Deveau – Theory of a Deadman; The Hunter Bros
• Chris Brunton – Jann Arden
• Craig “Fin” Finley – Michael Buble
• Jen Ochej – Lights
• Joe Cacioppo – 410 MGMT
• Matt “Dutch” Mudde – The Halluci Nation
• Tim Pearsall – 54-40

Your Future Boss

• Alex Martenstyn – African Nova Scotian Music Association
• Brooke Dunford – Republic Live
• Camille Guitton – evenko
• Emilie Tremblay – Le Pantoum
• James Bundy – Audio Engineer
• Katie Kershaw – Shambhala Music Festival
• Kimberlee Shelley – Kirk Diamond Music
• Lisa LaRocca – Sonic Unyon
• Nick Fedor & Britt Ralph – Canadian Songwriters’ Hall of Fame
• Nicole Auger – International Indigenous Music Summit 
• Sarah Elaine McLay – Hitmakerz
• Tim Wilson – MDC Music

Agent of the Year

• Grant Paley – Midnight Agency
• Jack Ross – APA Agency
• Jason Furman – Paquin Artist Agency
• Jason Soulliere – The Feldman Agency
• Jose Bertrand Groupe – JKB
• Mike Graham – APA Agency
• Olivia Ootes – The Feldman Agency
• Ralph James – Apa Agency
• Romi Mayes – Curbside Concerts
• Sarah Porter – Porter Music
• Stefanie Purificati – The Feldman Agency, formerly APA Agency
• Steven Himmelfarb – The Feldman Agency
• Tao Ming-Lau – Blue Crane Agency/Paquin Artist Agency
• Tom Kemp – The Feldman Agency

Manager of the Year

• Alison Taylor – Barenaked Ladies; Scott Helman
• Allen Moy – 54-40; Blackie and the Rodeo Kings
• Elise Roller – Misfit Music Management
• Eric Lawrence – Coalition Music
• Faye Williams-Wood – Richard Wood
• Mathew Fruitman and Cole Lanni – Coalition Music
• Michael Warren – Tanika Charles; Maya Killtron
• Noisemaker Management – Great Lake Swimmers; The East Pointers; Good Lovelies, etc.
• Shannon McNevan – Starseed Entertainment
• Six Shooter Management – William Prince; July Talk; etc.
• Tara Shannon – Willow Sound Records

Production Manager of the Year

• Andre Doucette – El Mocambo
• Brad Hicks – Projects by 91
• Cam MacDonnell – Live Nation
• Chris Hibbins – JA Tours Inc.
• Duncan Blair – evenko
• Grant McAree
• J Atlas – Get Loud Concerts
• Jenn Sookdeo – SOOKS Production and Entertainment Services
• Kevin Bredeson – Independent
• Kevin Duffy – Live Nation
• Natasha Mandurisak – Calgary Stampede
• Ozzy Stone – Studio Bell
• Rob Barrinton III – Rickshaw Theatre
• Robbie Zjaljic – Live Nation

Concert/Club Talent Buyer of the Year

• Alex Vyskocil – Live Nation – N/A, National
• Brent Oliver – Cineplex Entertainment – N/A, National
• Chandy Kilburn – The MRG Group – N/A, National
• Denise Ross – Live Nation – N/A, National
• Joe Clark – The MRG Group – N/A, National
• Justin Kwan – Modo Live – N/A, National
• Kelly Berehulka – Club Regent – Winnipeg, MB
• Mark Russell – HISTORY – Toronto, ON
• Matt Paxton – Sonic Unyon – Hamilton, ON
• Nightshift Entertainment – Union Hall – Edmonton, AB
  
• Patrick Guay – Evenko
• Rob Cyrynowski – Livestar Entertainment Canada/Hotels Live Canada – Calgary, AB
• Ryan Burton – Embrace Presents – N/A, National
• Samantha O’Connor – RAPSEASON/INK Entertainment Group – N/A, National
• Timur Inceoglu – F7 Entertainment – N/A, National
• Tyson Cale-Boyd – The Starlite Room/Concertworks – Edmonton, AB

Festival Buyer of the Year

• Adam Oppenheim – Stampede Entertainment – Calgary, AB
• Alex Primeau – Escapade Music Festival – Ottawa, ON
• Alfredo & Mercedes Caxaj – Sunfest – London, ON
• Louis Bellevance – BLEUFEU – Quebec City, QC
• Brooke Dunford – Republic Live – Oro-Medonte, ON
• Chris Frayer – Winnipeg Folk Festival – Winnipeg, MB
• Daniel Glick – Osheaga – Montreal, QC
• Josh Grossman – TD Toronto Jazz Fest – Toronto, ON
• Kristyn Gelfand – Uma Nota Culture – Toronto, ON
• Liz Scott – Mariposa Music Festival – Orillia, ON
• Myles D. Rusak – Sound of Music Festival – Burlington, ON
• Nick Middleton – Rifflandia – Victoria, BC
• Patrick Guay – Lasso Montreal – Monreal, QC
• Paul Hinrichs – Kaslo Jazz Etc Summer Music Festival – Kaslo, BC
• Tim Potocic – Supercrawl – Hamilton, ON

A/V Production Company of the Year

• FM Systems – Edmonton, AB
• Gearforce – Coquitlam, BC
• Metalworks Production Group – Mississauga, ON
• PA Shop Live Event Productions – London, ON
• Sound Source Pro Audio + Light – Point Tupper, NS
• Soundbox Productions – Stoney Creek, ON

Community Impact

• Alex Sarian – Arts Commons transformation – Calgary, AB 
• Alternative Waves Music Festival – Medicine Hat, AB
• Art Haus – Toronto, ON
• Canada’s Music Incubator (CMI) – N/A, National 
• Monstercat Compound – Vancouver, BC
• Dylan Cave, The Vat Live Sessions – Red Deer, AB
• evenko foundation – N/A, National 
• Hitmakerz – Iqaluit, NU
• JamSchool – Guelph, ON
• KPP Concerts – Kingston, ON 
• Lemmon Stage – Toronto, ON
• Les SMAQ – N/A, QC
• Maple Blues Awards – N/A, National
• Music Declares Emergency Canada – N/A, National 
• MusicNL – N/A, NL
• Roy Rhyno, Community Through Music/Battle of the Bands – Red Deer, AB
• Stacey Forrester, Good Night Out Vancouver – Vancouver, BC
• Sydney Credit Union Makin’ Waves Music Festival – Sydney, NS
• Teon Gibbs, 100 Collective – N/A, BC
• The Unison Fund – N/A, National 

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