By SaskMusic

Recognizing Saskatchewan Musicians

The 2019 Saskatchewan Music Awards: Nominee Announcement

Nov 14, 2019 | 8:26 AM

SaskMusic today announced the nominees of the 2019 Saskatchewan Music Awards with an event held at The Artesian in Regina. The awards are intended to honour excellence, and celebrate the achievements of our Saskatchewan music industry members over the past year. The awards event will take place on Thursday, November 28/2019 at The Broadway Theatre, Saskatoon, in conjunction with the Very Prairie Music Summit (November 29-December 1/2019) in Saskatoon.

Tickets for the Awards are on sale now, for an advance price of $20 plus service fees.

Performers for the evening include respectfulchild, Yellowsky, 3 Moonjask, and Jay & Jo, with more to be announced. (Ticket link: https://broadwaytheatre.ca/events).

An official after party will follow at Amigos Cantina.

Registration for Very Prairie is also open now, with discounts for youth, student, and bands.

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For more information please see www.veryprairie.ca.

SaskMusic would like to thank our major sponsors: Creative Saskatchewan, FACTOR (The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings), and the Government of Saskatchewan for their support.

2019 Saskatchewan Music Award Nominees

Alternative Artist of the Year

Bears in Hazenmore
Close Talker
Foxwarren
Ponteix
Reignwolf

Country Artist of the Year

Amy Nelson
Chris Henderson
Hunter Brothers
Justin LaBrash
Tenille Arts

Electronic Artist of the Year

Carson Shmyr
Duchess of Dub
Patrick Moon Bird
Rumpus
VBRTR

Experimental or Contemporary Artist of the Year

Del Suelo
Jesse Brown
Patient Hands
Singing with Sylvia (Sylvia Chave)
Wolf Willow

Hip Hop Artist of the Year

Alex Bent + the Emptiness
Eekwol and T-Rhyme
Pimpton
Samurai Champs
UNLTD

Metal/Loud Artist of the Year

Arcana Kings
Blue Youth
Man Meat
Shooting Guns
The Jump Off
Untimely Demise

Rock/Pop Artist of the Year

Autopilot
Bombargo
Close Talker
Ponteix
Reignwolf

Roots/Folk Artist of the Year

Belle Plaine
Gunner & Smith
Kacy and Clayton
Poor Nameless Boy
The Dead South
Twin Fiddles

Indigenous Artist of the Year

Conrad Bigknife
Donny Parenteau
Duchess of Dub
Eekwol and T-Rhyme
Patrick Moon Bird

Industry Achievement Award

Eliza Doyle
Grind Central Records
Jay Semko
Susan Busse
The Broadway Theatre
Trifecta Sound Co

Producer of the Year

Bart McKay
Brad Prosko
Close Talker
Mario Lepage
SJ Kardash

Venue of the Year

Blenders Events
Happy Nun
TD Mainstage – Saskatchewan Jazz Festival
The Broadway Theatre
The Exchange

Music Video of the Year

• Amy Mantyka, Play Creative Media for “El Fin Del Mundo ft. Ramon Fernandez,” Def3 & Late Night Radio
• Crushed Rockets (Sherona Sinclair, Director/Editor; Aaron Sinclair, Producer) for “Seeker,” Megan Nash
• Dustin Wilson and Zach Wilson, Two Brothers Films for “Diamond Ring,” The Dead South
• Dylan Hryciuk, Versa Films for “Petite Fleur,” Ponteix
• Dylan Hryciuk, Versa Films for “Faux Pas,” Ponteix

Additionally:

• Single of the Year nominees will be announced at the awards show. This is a data-driven category which is not genre-specific.
• The Breaking Borders Award, presented by the Derek Bachman Foundation, will be announced at the awards show. There are no nominees presented for this category.
• The longlist for Best Saskatchewan Albums of the Year will be announced at the awards show, with public voting for the Top Ten to commence the following day.

SaskMusic is a non-profit association that stimulates growth and development in the commercial music industry of Saskatchewan through leadership, promotion, training, advocacy and partnership. We offer programming including artist consultations, workshops, marketing, artist listings, export assistance, networking opportunities and much more. We represent the four components of our industry: creative, interpretive, technical and administrative. Our artists and music professionals hail from across our province, and work in pretty much every genre you can imagine. We are a source of information and resources for both the public, and the music industry. Please visit www.saskmusic.org for more information.