Joel Plaskett Emergency Declared At ECMA Nominees Announcement

The Joel Plaskett Emergency turned the Cellar Pub & Grill at the University Of New Brunswick in Fredericton into their own Ashtray Rock when it was announced that the group have been nominated for seven East Coast Music Awards.

There are lots of other multiple nominees for the awards that will be presented at a gala ceremony hosted by This Hour Has 22 Minutes cast member Mark Critch at Fredericton's Aitken Centre on Feb. 10. Wintersleep received five nods, while Chucky Danger, Nathan Wiley and Jimmy Rankin picked up four, and George Canyon, Classified, Jamie Sparks and Two Hours Traffic are up for three prizes. Another 15 artists received two nominations each.

The nominees were chosen by industry professionals from New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Labrador, Prince Edward Island, mainland Nova Scotia and Cape Breton Island, while members of the East Coast Music Association will determine all of the winners except for entertainer of the year. Members of the public can choose their favourite in that category, which includes Canyon, Jill Barber, Joel Plaskett Emergency, Ron Hynes and The Trews.

There will be a full slate of music showcases in the days and nights leading up to the awards show, with performers including Two Hours Traffic, Hey Rosetta!, Damhnait Doyle, Mark Bragg, The Tom Fun Orchestra, Jenn Grant, The Jimmy Swift Band, Chucky Danger, Slowcoaster, Matt Andersen, Charie A'Court, Rebekah Higgs, Down With The Butterfly, The Superfantastics and many more.

A complete list of nominees and more details on ECMA week activities can be found on the ECMA website.

Here are some of this year's ECMA nominees:

Alternative Recording
Battery Point — Battery Point
Down With The Butterfly — Rise
Julie Doiron — Woke Myself Up
Nathan Wiley — The City Destroyed Me
Slowcoaster — Future Radio

Rising Star Recording
Alert The Medic — Alert The Medic
Don Brownrigg — Wander Songs
Ian Sherwood — Art of Conversation
Rebekah Higgs — Rebekah Higgs
Stephanie Hardy — Brand New Skin

DVD
Sloan — Keepin' The Tour Alive
The Northern Ramblers — Jump The Gate
The Rankin Family — Back Stage Pass

Recording
Chucky Danger — Chucky Danger (producer: Danny Blume)
Jimmy Rankin — Edge Of Day (producer: Colin Linden)
Joel Plaskett Emergency — Ashtray Rock (producer: Gordie Johnson)
Nathan Wiley — The City Destroyed Me (producer: Steve Berlin)
Two Hours Traffic — Little Jabs (producer: Joel Plaskett)
Wintersleep — Welcome To The Night Sky (producer: Tony Doogan)

Female Solo Recording
Jenn Grant — Orchestra For The Moon
Jessica Rhaye — Short Stories
Julie Doiron — Woke Myself Up
Rebekah Higgs — Rebekah Higgs
Rose Cousins — If You Were For Me

Group Recording
Chucky Danger — Chucky Danger
Hey Rosetta! — Plan Your Escape
Joel Plaskett Emergency — Ashtray Rock
Slowcoaster — Future Radio
Wintersleep — Welcome To The Night Sky

Male Solo Recording
Dave Gunning — House For Sale
George Canyon — Classics
Jamie Sparks — It's The Music
Jimmy Rankin — Edge Of Day
Nathan Wiley — The City Destroyed Me

Pop Recording
Dana Parsons — It's You Not Me
Ian Sherwood — Art Of Conversation
Shaye — Lake Of Fire
Timothy Chaisson — Even
Two Hours Traffic — Little Jabs

Rap/Hip-Hop Single Track Recording
Classified — "Hard To Be Hip Hop"
Hotbox (featuring Bonshah & Expedyte ) — "Make 'Em Holla"
J-Bru (with Jay Bizzy and Ghettosocks) — "Help! I've Been Robbed"
MC Sean One — "One Of The Best"
Mick D (featuring JoFo) — "Got It Locked"

Rock Recording
Alert The Medic — Alert The Medic
Chucky Danger — Chucky Danger
Joel Plaskett Emergency — Ashtray Rock
The Contact — Canvas Tears
Wintersleep — Welcome To The Night Sky

Single
Chris Colepaugh And The Cosmic Crew — "Caught Up To You"
Classified (featuring Chad Hatcher) — "All About U"
Joel Plaskett Emergency — "Fashionable People"
Shaye — "Lake Of Fire"
Wintersleep — "Weighty Ghost"

Songwriter
Amelia Curran for "Scattered And Small" (performed by Amelia Curran)
Jill Barber for "Hard Line" (performed by Jill Barber)
Jimmy Rankin for "Slipping Away" (performed by Jimmy Rankin)
Joel Plaskett for "Fashionable People" (performed by Joel Plaskett Emergency)
Paul Murphy, Tim D'Eon, Loel Campbell and Jud Haynes for "Weighty Ghost" (performed by Wintersleep)

Video
Chucky Danger — "Travelling" (director: Warren Sonoda)
Classified — "Hard To Be Hip-Hop" (director: Harv)
Joel Plaskett Emergency — "Fashionable People" (director: Randall Thorne)
Nathan Wiley — "North American Dream" (director: Sean Wainsteim)
The Superfantastics — "Tonight, Tonite" (director: Mike Holmes)
Two Hours Traffic — "Jezebel" (director: Ron Mann)