Full List of 2024 East Coast Music Award Winners
WRITTEN BY: MITCHELL JODREY // THE BOOM AT NOON
Neon Dreams celebrating their win for Group Recording of the Year at the ECMA’s in Charlottetown
The 36th annual East Coast Music Awards took place on Thursday, May 2 and Sunday, May 5 in Prince Edward Island. The East Pointers led with three ECMA wins followed by Jenn Grant, Morgan Toney, and Tim Baker with two wins each.
The full list of 2024 ECMA winners is as follows:
MUSIC AWARDS:
AFRICAN CANADIAN ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Maggie Andrew
Region: NS
ALBUM OF THE YEAR
Neon Dreams - Love Child Baby Dolphin
Region: NS
BLUES RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Charlie A’Court - International Roots & Blues Kitchen Party
Region: NS
CHILDREN’S ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
The Swinging Belles
Region: NL
CHORAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Luminos Ensemble - In the Crystalline Vault of Heaven
Region: PE
CLASSICAL COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
Andrew Staniland - Blackwood Sketches
Region: NL
CLASSICAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Bill Brennan - Kaleidoscope - Music for Mallet Instruments
Region: NL
CONTEMPORARY ROOTS RECORDING OF THE YEAR
The East Pointers - Safe In Sound
Region: PE
COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Jason Benoit - Time Traveller the album
Region: NL
DANCE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Cloverdale - Up To No Good
Region: NS
ELECTRONIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Rich Aucoin - Space
Region: NS
FOLK RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Tim Baker - The Festival
Region: NL
ENREGISTREMENT FRANCOPHONE DE L’ANNÉE / FRANCOPHONE RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Julie Aubé - Contentement
Region: NB
FUSION RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Gina Burgess - Anuri
Region: NS
GLOBAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Cuerpos - En Dos Partes
Region: NL
GROUP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
The East Pointers - Safe In Sound
Region: PE
INDIGENOUS ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Morgan Toney
Region: CB
INSTRUMENTAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Flying Pooka! - Flying Pooka! The Ecstasy of Becoming
Region: NL
JAZZ RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Paul Tynan - Bicoastal Collective; Chapter 6
Region: NS
LOUD RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Orchid’s Curse - The Decay
Region: NS
POP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
The East Pointers - Safe In Sound
Region: PE
R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
KAYO - Trip
Region: NS
RAP/HIP-HOP RECORDING OF THE YEAR
City Natives - Still Chief’n
Region: NB
RISING STAR RECORDING OF THE YEAR
The Bombadils - Tell Me I’m Not Dreaming
Region: NS
ROCK RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Good Dear Good - Arrival
Region: NS
ROOTS/TRADITIONAL RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Morgan Toney - Resilience
Region: CB
SOLO RECORDING OF THE YEAR
Tim Baker - The Festival
Region: NL
SONG OF THE YEAR
Jenn Grant - “Judy”
Region: PE/NS
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Jenn Grant
Region: PE/NS
TD FANS’ CHOICE AWARDS:
FANS’ CHOICE ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Derina Harvey Band
Region: NL
FANS’ CHOICE VIDEO OF THE YEAR
2nd Generation - “Kina’mu” (Director: Matthew Ingraham)
Region: CB
INDUSTRY AWARDS:
ARTIST MANAGEMENT OF THE YEAR
Derrick Sturge - Pharos Music Inc.
Region: NL
AUDIO ENGINEER OF THE YEAR
Jamie Foulds
Region: CB
EVENT OF THE YEAR
Halifax Jazz Festival
Region: NS
INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR
Lindsay Connolly
Region: PE
MEDIA PERSON OF THE YEAR
Katie Kelly and Zach Snow (tied)
Region: NS & NL
PRODUCER OF THE YEAR
Corey LeRue
Region: NS
VENUE OF THE YEAR
The Carleton
Region: NS
VIDEO DIRECTOR OF THE YEAR
Brothers Boyd
Region: NS
VISUAL ARTIST OF THE YEAR
Heidi-Lyn O’Connor - East Track Mind
Region: NB
HONOURARY AWARDS:
DIRECTOR’S SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Bruce Guthro
Region: CB
DR. HELEN CREIGHTON LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Denis Parker
Region: NL
MUSICIAN’S ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Deryl Gallant
Region: PE
INDUSTRY BUILDER AWARD
John Poirier
Region: NS
BUCKY ADAMS MEMORIAL AWARD
Scott Parsons
Region: PE
STOMPIN’ TOM AWARDS
Pamela Morgan
Region: NL
Ian Alistair Gosbee
Region: NS
Stephen Muise
Region: CB
Zachary Atkinson
Region: NB
Kerri Wynne Macleod
Region: PE
