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#FACTORfunded 2021 East Coast Music Awards Winners

The 2021 East Coast Music Awards winners were announced on Sunday, June 13, 2021.

We’re excited to share the following #FACTORfunded artists and albums.

Artists, albums, and singles highlighted in yellow are FACTOR-funded.

Music Awards

African Canadian Artist of the Year

Zamani

Album of the Year

Neon Dreams – The Happiness Of Tomorrow

Children’s Entertainer of the Year

The Swinging Belles – The Superstar Sibling Detective Agency

Classical Composition of the Year

Peter-Anthony Togni – “Sea Dreams”

Classical Recording of the Year

Steve Cowan and Adam Cicchillitti – Focus

Contemporary Roots Recording of the Year

Rose Cousins – Bravado

Country Recording of the Year

The Heavy Horses – With Darkness In My Eyes

Dance Recording of the Year

BRDGS & FWLR – “Suspicious”

Electronic Recording of the Year

Rich Aucoin – United States

Francophone Recording of the Year

Les Hay Babies – Boîte aux lettres

Folk Recording of the Year

David Myles – Leave Tonight

Group Recording of the Year

Les Hay Babies – Boîte aux lettres

Indigenous Artist of the Year

Silver Wolf Band

Inspirational Recording of the Year

Jordan Musycsyn – Around The Fire

Instrumental Recording of the Year

Maxim Cormier – Maxim and Gervais Cormier: Live at the Fortress of Louisbourg

Jazz Recording of the Year

Joel Miller – UNSTOPPABLE

Loud Recording of the Year

Diner Drugs – As Is

Pop Recording of the Year

Sorrey – In Full Bloom

R&B/Soul Recording of the Year

Keonté Beals – KING

Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year

Classified – Time EP

Rising Star Recording of the Year

Mike McKenna Jr. – At the Edge of the World

Rock Recording of the Year

Beauts – Dalliance

Roots/Traditional Recording of the Year

Maxim Cormier – Maxim and Gervais Cormier: Live at the Fortress of Louisbourg

Solo Recording of the Year

Rose Cousins – Bravado

Song of the Year
Rich Aucoin – “Walls”

Songwriter of the Year

Catherine MacLellan

Industry Awards

Artist Innovator of the Year (In light of COVID-19)

The East Pointers – #Annedemic

Company of the Year

Sound of Pop

Event of the Year
Levee on the Lake

Industry Innovator of the Year (In light of COVID-19)

The Cap

Live or Virtual Sound Engineer of the Year

Peter Green

Management/Manager of the Year

Sonic Entertainment Group

Media Outlet of the Year

The East

Media Person of the Year

Alex Cook

Producer of the Year

Classified

Studio Engineer of the Year

Jamie Foulds

Studio of the Year

The Sonic Temple

Video Director of the Year

Mike Boyd – “Good News” feat. Breagh Isabel – Classified

Visual Artist of the Year

Ashley Anne Clark

Fans’ Choice Awards

Fans’ Choice Entertainer of the Year

Beòlach

Fans’ Choice Video of the Year

Kellie Loder – “Molded Like A Monster” (Director: Ashlea Wessell)

Honorary Awards

Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame Induction

Rita MacNeil

Bucky Adams Memorial Award

The Gospel Heirs

Dr. Helen Creighton Lifetime Achievement Award

Joella Foulds

Industry Builder Award

Jamie Steel

Musician’s Achievement Award

Keith Mullins

Stompin’ Tom Awards

Wendy Bergfeldt

Peter Rowan

Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers

Dave Gunning

Tara MacLean