Classified, Ria Mae, David Myles, Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire, and Repartee among initial performers announced for 2017 East Coast Music Awards Show ...tickets on sale now
Classified, Ria Mae, David Myles, Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire, and Repartee among initial performers announced for 2017 East Coast Music Awards Show...tickets on sale now
Classified, Ria Mae, David Myles, Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire, Repartee, Reeny Smith, Caroline Savoie, and Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys are among the initial performers announced for the 2017 East Coast Music Awards Show. The event, hosted by renowned comedian James Mullinger, takes place on Thursday, April 27 at Harbour Station in Saint John, NB.
Classified is a JUNO Award-winning hit-maker who has long been making waves with his trademark style and sound for over two decades. In 2013, Classified released his career-defining self-titled album, which featured the certifed five-time platinum smash hit "Inner Ninja." His latest record, Greatful, has yielded yet another radio hit in "No Pressure."
Ria Mae has had an exceptional year on the heels of her self-titled album. The lead single, "Clothes Off," was certified platinum in Canada and earned the artist a 2016 JUNO Award nomination for Single of the Year. "Ooh Love," her third single, has been streamed over two million times on Spotify alone.
Somewhere on the spectrum between James Taylor and Justin Timberlake, multi-award winning David Myles has truly forged his own path by embracing modern and vintage folk, pop, and soul music. Myles has earned a stellar reputation as a great showman. His flawless musicianship and unforgettable stories have made David Myles a favourite with fans everywhere.
Les Hôtesses d’Hilaire are larger than life. With three albums released in the last three years, the band has toured extensively throughout Canada, Europe, and the US. The Acadian rock n’ rollers continue to transcend the barriers of language through their live show, capturing the hearts of fans from the Yukon to Louisiana to France.
Repartee are an indie pop quartet from St. John’s, NL that has been doggedly fighting to carve a place for themselves in the music world for the last few years. Having crisscrossed Canada multiple times in recent years, Repartee have shared stages with the likes of Tegan And Sara, Lights, Dragonette and Mother Mother and the band's efforts haven't gone unnoticed.
Reeny Smith’s silky soulful voice is undeniable. With deep roots in Nova Scotia’s gospel and soul history, she is a sensitive and powerful performer who is quickly becoming a rising R&B/Pop tour de force. She has received several awards from the African Nova Scotia Music Association, and was recently awarded Music Nova Scotia’s African Canadian Artist of the Year Award.
With her warm voice and powerful timbre, Caroline Savoie is a talented songwriter who recently released her first full-length album, produced by Grammy Award-winning producer Jay Newland. She has received a whopping fifteen awards at the heels of Le festival international de la chanson including le Prix SOCAN, le Prix du public Yves-Gagnon, and le Prix de la presse Jacques-Cossette.
Gracing stages around the world with flashes of flair and fancy footwork, and a disregard for predictable stage presence, Prince Edward Island’s Gordie MacKeeman and His Rhythm Boys are renowned for their high-energy exhilarating live show, jaw-dropping stagecraft and showmanship. The quartet rocks a signature style that infuses their love of traditional bluegrass, folk and old-time roots music together to deliver an eclectic wardrobe of tunes that’s as unique and entertaining as they are.
Limited early bird tickets for the 2017 East Coast Music Awards Show are on sale now for $35 + service fees and are available at http://www.ecma.com/festival/tickets. The regular price for these tickets are $40 + service fees.
A select number of tables for the 2017 East Coast Music Awards Show are available for purchase. Each table is $1000 and includes cabaret style seating for up to ten people, includes refreshments, and offers the best view for the Awards Show. To purchase, please contact Andree Gracie at [email protected].
This year the Awards Show will be available to people all over the world thanks to a partnership with Bell Aliant, the official broadcast partner of the 2017 ECMAs. The 2017 East Coast Music Awards Show will be broadcast on Bell Aliant’s TV1 platform and to Bell Fibe TV subscribers, as well as streamed online, free of charge, at www.ecma.com. In addition, select showcases will also be available to stream live on ECMA TV (also at www.www.ecma.com) throughout the festival.
The 2017 East Coast Music Awards Store
The 2017 East Coast Music Awards Store is now open in Saint John, NB at Market Square - Home of the 2017 ECMAs. Located on the ground level of Market Square, the store is open every Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 10:00am-2:00pm from now until Christmas.
In addition to select ECMA merchandise, the store is selling wristbands, Weekend Warrior wristbands, festival passes, and VIP passes. For a limited time, prices are as follows:
- Weekend Warrior - $45 + service fees
- Wristband - $55 + service fees (early bird price)
- Festival & Conference Pass - $75 + service fees (early bird price)
- VIP Passes - $350 + service fees
About ECMA
The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) is a regional collaboration of people in the music industry of Atlantic Canada that fosters, develops and celebrates East Coast music and its artists locally, regionally, nationally and internationally. The ECMA annually produces the ECMAs, one of the top music industry events in Canada, which includes Awards, a Festival, an Industry Conference and the International Export Buyers Program. ECMA and its programs are generously funded by the Government of Canada through the International Business Development Agreement (represented by Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency, Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada, and Industry Canada), the Department of Canadian Heritage (Canada Music Fund), the four provincial governments in Atlantic Canada, the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade, and MUSICACTION. ECMA recognizes the support of the province of New Brunswick, the City of Saint John, and Platinum Partners Newcap Radio, TD Bank Group, and The Telegraph Journal.
This project is funded in part by FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada’s private radio broadcasters.
This project has been made possible in part by the Government of Canada and the Roadmap for Canada's Official Languages 2013-2018.
