Here Is the Complete List of East Coast Music Awards Winners

Winning artists include Classified, Ben Caplan, PINEO & LOEB, Lionsault, Erin Costelo and more

BY Brock ThiessenPublished May 1, 2017

Following some early winners, the annual East Coast Music Awards has now revealed all this year's winning artists.

Among the winners, there was Classified taking home Video of the Year, Ben Caplan getting Songwriter of the Year, Rozalind MacPhail winning Electronic Recording of the Year, PINEO & LOEB snagging Dance Recording of the Year, Lionsault taking Loud Recording of the Year, and Erin Costelo nabbing R&B/Soul Recording of the Year.

In addition to the music awards, all the prizes for the industry awards were handed out as well in Saint John, NB.

"A huge thank you is in order for the city of Saint John, which has been an incredible host for the 2017 ECMAs. Congratulations to all of this year's awards winners and nominees, and thank you to all of the fantastic East Coast artists who've performed throughout the week," said ECMA executive director Andy McLean in a statement. "The ECMAs is our way of showcasing East Coast talent to the world. Thank you to all of the delegates and export buyers for joining us at this amazing event. I'm sure this year will result in a significant amount of business and showcasing opportunities for our artists and music industry members."

You can see the complete winners list for both the music and industry awards below.

Complete list of 2017 ECMA winners:

Music Awards:


Album of the Year
Old Man Luedecke - Domestic Eccentric (Producer: Tim O'Brien)

Blues Recording of the Year
Beauwater - Lovers, Fools and Kings

Bucky Adams Memorial Award
Ced Marty & Dave

Classical Composition of the Year
Scott Macmillan - "Currents of Sable Island"

Classical Recording of the Year
Duo Concertante - J.S. Bach Six Sonatas for Violin and Keyboard

Country Recording of the Year
Tristan Horncastle - Turnin' Up A Sundown

Dance Recording of the Year
PINEO & LOEB - Soul Shakin'

Electronic Recording of the Year
Rozalind MacPhail - From The River to the Ocean

Enregistrement francophone de l'année
Les Hôtesses d'Hilaire - Touche-moi pas là!

Fans' Choice Entertainer of the Year
Lennie Gallant

Fans' Choice Video of the Year
Hillsburn - "Run Down" (Director: Mat Barkley, Badfunmedia)

Folk Recording of the Year
Lennie Gallant - Searching For Abegweit

Gospel Recording of the Year
Rootsdeepdown - Awoke & Raised

Group Recording of the Year
Les Hôtesses d'Hilaire - Touche-moi pas là!

Indigenous Artist of the Year
War Horses

Jazz Recording of the Year
Joel Miller - Dream Cassette

Loud Recording of the Year
Lionsault - Are You Feeling Lucky?

Pop Recording of the Year
Ria Mae - Ria Mae

R&B/Soul Recording of the Year
Erin Costelo - Down Below, the Status Quo

Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year
Classified - Greatful

Rising Star Recording of the Year
Like A Motorcycle - High Hopes

Rock Recording of the Year
The Motorleague - Holding Patterns

Roots/Traditional Recording of the Year
Ten Strings And A Goat Skin - Auprès du poêle

Solo Recording of the Year
Ria Mae - Ria Mae

Song of the Year
Classified - "No Pressure" (Producer: Classified)

Songwriter of the Year
Ben Caplan

Traditional Instrumental Recording of the Year
Scott Macmillan & Colin Grant - GOOD2GO

Industry Awards:

Company of the Year
SpinCount

Event of the Year
Celtic Colours International Festival

Graphic/Media Artist of the Year
Deep Hollow Print

Live Sound Engineer of the Year
Stephen "Snickers" Smith

Management/Manager of the Year
Jones & Company

Media Outlet of the Year
Halifax Is Burning

Media Person of the Year
Adria Young

Producer of the Year
Daniel Ledwell

Studio Engineer of the Year
Darren van Niekerk

Studio of the Year
The Sonic Temple

Venue of the Year
Plan b Lounge

Video of the Year
Classified - "Work Away" ft. David Myles (Director: Jason Levangie)

ECMA Aficionados
Delta Hotels by Marriott Saint John
Hilton Saint John
Emera New Brunswick

Honorary Awards:

Stompin' Tom Awards
Merlin Waye (CB)
Jim Bradley (NB)
James Faraday (NS)
Jim Payne (NL)
Garnet Buell (PE)

Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award
Carole Chouinard

Musician's Achievement Award
Danny Bourgeois

Industry Builder Award
Accros de la chanson

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