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0 NEWS: Calgary’s YYC Music Awards 2017 Submissions Now Open!
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – March 3, 2017
Recognizing the talent and achievements of Calgary’s music community, the YYC MUSIC AWARDS shines the spotlight on Canada’s fourth largest city, and the vibrant music scene that calls its home.
Honouring artists in 20 categories, which include two new categories this year – Classical Recording of the Year and Industry Person of the Year (full list below), the 2017 YYC MUSIC AWARDS will be taking submissions until May 31st for the 2nd annual gala being held on September 24th at The Palace Theatre.
Submissions can be made at the following link until midnight Mountain time May 31st: https://yycmusicawards.com/apply/
The YYC Music Awards categories.
- Alternative Recording of the Year
- Blues Recording of the Year
- Classical Recording of the Year
- Country Recording of the Year
- DJ/Electronic Recoding of the Year
- Female Artist of the Year
- Group of the Year
- Industry Person of the Year
- Jazz Recording of the Year
- Male Artist of the Year
- Metal Recording of the Year
- Music Video of the Year
- People’s Choice
- Pop Recording of the Year
- Rap/Hip Hop Recording of the Year
- Rock Recording of the Year
- Roots/Folk Recording of the Year
- Singer/Songwriter of the Year
- Single of the Year
- Zackariah and The Prophets Memorial Award
Before submitting to YYC Music Awards please read the following in full:
Eligibility Requirements:
The eligibility period for the 2017 YYC Music Awards is between March 1, 2016 and February 28, 2017. This time frame will be strictly enforced, and we will not accept submissions for materials recorded outside this time frame.
“Release date” for YYCMA purposes is defined as the date of first shipment to retail, radio or posted online release date. Proof of online transaction or shipment may be requested. This applies to all submissions whether single, album or video!
People’s Choice category and Zackariah and the Prophets categories are excluded from this requirement.
Artists from the Calgary area, including Airdrie, Banff, Canmore, Cochrane, Strathmore and areas up to a maximum 125 km radius of the City of Calgary.
Submissions Deadline:
To be considered for a 2017 YYC Music Award, submissions must be received by midnight on May 31, 2017. No extensions will be granted.
Submission Fee:
Please note, there will be a $5.00 per category submission fee this year. You will be taken to a payment page when you hit submit at the end of the form.
Zackariah and the Prophets Memorial Award Submission
Before submitting to YYC Music Awards please read the following in full:
This award is not about the most polished band or most professional yet, they may not even have more than a couple of demo’s posted so far but it’s about the band that is taking all those baby steps and embody possibility and promise, taking into account the criteria outlined below:
Progression: progression of skills, musicality, and presence in local scene.
Musicality: blend on instruments, interesting musical concepts, overall song layout and structure.
Originality: a unified and distinct sound, compositional arrangement, unique and interesting.
Direction: sense of unified sound and layout displayed in EP or sound samples. Cohesive throughout.
Social media presence: easily found online content. Information regarding releases, shows, general band/artist info. Open to artist with 2 or less independent releases.
Artists are required to submit an essay of 500 words or less, outlining why they think they should be considered for the Zackariah and the Prophets Memorial Award, based on the above criteria. This can include but is not exclusive to highlighting steps you are taking to build your band and brand, accomplishments you have achieved and where you are at in your career. Just tell us who you are and what you are about.
In addition, the YYC Music Awards is accepting volunteer applications leading up to and for the gala along with membership for CMSC – Calgary Music Selection Committee, who are our voting members.
Volunteer Application: http://yycmusicawards.com/volunteer
Join CMSC: http://yycmusicawards.com/cmsc/
Sponsorship Inquiries: http://yycmusicawards.com/sponsorship
For more info: YYCMusicAwards.com
About:
The YYC MUSIC AWARDS celebrates the artists that embrace Calgary as home; entertaining and supporting its arts and culture. The award event was founded by music industry professionals, with backgrounds in artist management, booking agents, media as well as recording studio production/engineering.
DIRECTORS | ORGANIZERS
Leanne Harrison | Program Director
Shannon Ambrose | Public Relations & Media Director
Darren GiIbert | Production Director
Sarah FiedIer | Artist Liaison
Erin HaII | Sponsorships & Fundraising
Leanne Harrison | Program Director
Shannon Ambrose | Public Relations & Media Director
Darren GiIbert | Production Director
Sarah FiedIer | Artist Liaison
Erin HaII | Sponsorships & Fundraising
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0 NEWS: Reggae Metal Fusion NINJASPY Announce New Album ‘Spüken’ + New Video ‘Speak’
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Montreal, QC – March 3, 2017
For Fans of Twelve Foot Ninja, The Dillinger Escape Plan, Mike Patton, RHCP, Gojira, Devin Townsend Project, Skindred
Reggae Metal Fusion NINJASPY Announce New Album ‘Spüken’ + New Video ‘Speak’
‘Spüken’ produced by Garth Richardson (Kittie, RATM, Mudvayne, The Melvins)
L-R – Tim Parent – Bass, Joel Parent – Vocals, Guitar – Adam Parent – Drums
Photo Credit: Taya Fraser
NINJASPY, a trio of blood brothers have been experimenting with metal fusion since 2006. Hard, heavy, hook-laden music that runs the gamut of reggae, surf, metal and more make up the band’s rule-breaking formula for notoriety. All this combined with an explosive and powerfully unhinged live show got NINJASPY off the ground in a hurry. Releasing their 2007 debut ‘Pi Nature’ and their 2013 EP ‘No Kata’ with a graphic novel, the band of brothers have teamed up once again with prolific producers GGGarth Richardson (Rage Against the Machine, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Mudvayne, Gallows) and Ben Kaplan (Biffy Clyro, Atreyu, Haste the Day) for their next full length ‘Spüken’ due out April 14, 2017.
Years in the making since spring 2014 when NINJASPY launched the “Jump Ya Bones” and crowd funding Campaign, the band was able to raise $15,000 to fund the new full length. They began recording in November 2014, taking their culmination of nearly a decade of songs and narrowing them down to an epic 10 track experience to demonstrate all their downbeats to breakdowns to their weaving of reggae, hardcore, metal and much more.
“These 10 songs span a decade, so there are a lot of different feels happening from song to song that represent what we got into over the years. It’s like we spent 10 years swallowing everything life threw at us, then we threw it all back up again, and are now able to listen to the blended, half-digested version of it.” says vocalist / guitarist Joel Parent.
‘Spüken’ was recorded and mixed sporadically over the next two years at in Vancouver BC and in the spring of 2016 between recording sessions, the band teased fans with a filmed and recorded live acoustic performance of their track ‘Azaria’, a song that is included with full metal instrumentation on the new genre-bending album. It showed the true diversity of the band and their ability to take manic and intense music and make it tender and raw.
The band’s first full single / music video ‘Speak’ can be watched at the following link below and can be downloaded from their online store, iTunes, CD Baby and Bandcamp.
Music Video – Speak – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32B6xJBNHYs
Show Dates:
March 18 – Vancouver, BC @ Rickshaw Theatre – info (The Dreadnoughts 10 Year Double-Show PunkSTRAVAGANZA)
July 14/15 – Armstrong, BC @ Armstrong Metal Fest w/ Revocation, Aggression, Golers and more – info
1. Speak (4:43)
2. Shuriken Dance (4:02)
3. Brother Man (4:54)
4. Dead Duck Dock (4:45)
5. Become Nothing (3:18)
6. What! (3:08)
7. Jump Ya Bones! (3:55)
8. Grip The Cage (4:10)
9. Azaria (4:02)
10. Slave Vehemence (5:44)
Album Length: 42:44
For More Info:
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“Pay attention Canadian recording industry, Ninjaspy is on the rise and the people’s salvation is at hand.” – Absolute Underground Magazine
“Ninjaspy has a unique sound mixing rock, hardcore and ska together.” – Pure Grain Audio
“They harmoniously blend metal, ska, grunge, hardcore, reggae, funk, surf and jazz for a unique mashup sound” – Monday Magazine (Vancouver)
“They harmoniously blend metal, ska, grunge, hardcore, reggae, funk, surf and jazz for a unique mashup sound” – Monday Magazine (Vancouver)
“The group’s reggae-tinged hardcore is anything but generic, and the group’s unique swagger had fans creating a skank-mosh hybrid that quickly turned into a circle pit.” – Georgia Straight (Vancouver)
“The Vancouver-based trio Ninjaspy have made a name for themselves over the past few years, and it’s easy to see why: they’re really good. ” – Metal Sucks
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like a cross between Rush, Zombi, and Mastodon, this is progressive metal as it should be.
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0 NEWS: Edmonton’s SOMETHING MECHANICAL Premiere Celeb Stalker Track ‘In Shadows’ On AllAboutTheRock; New EP ‘Less Than Human’ Out March 17
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NEWS RELEASE
Montreal, QC – March 3, 2017
For Fans of Days of The New, Alice In Chains, Stone Temple Pilots, Soundgarden
Edmonton’s SOMETHING MECHANICAL Premiere Celeb Stalker Track ‘In Shadows’ On AllAboutTheRock
New EP ‘Less Than Human’ Out March 17
Edmonton, AB’s SOMETHING MECHANICAL will be releasing their new EP ‘Less Than Human’ on March 17, 2017 to follow their 2015 self-titled debut album. Inspired by Alice in Chains, Nirvana, Days Of The New, Pearl Jam, and Soundgarden, vocalist/ guitarist Colin Pearce describes their music as “original, honest, blue collar, catchy and straightforward!”
The band pulls no punches whatsoever when it comes to the theme of their music. “Rebel! Stand up for yourself. Fight against the seemingly inevitable normality of the world. Be your own person on your own path whenever you can.”
Pearce feels that ‘Less Than Human’ will be well-received with its five hard hitting tracks.
“We really trimmed away the fat, so to speak, we focused on each song more fully and our fans will be able to hear that. We’re happy with it and we think they will be too.”
Leading up to the EP’s release, the rockers have teamed up with AllAboutTheRock.co.uk to premiere their second single ‘In Shadows’, a track about the celebrity stalking.
“This one is a bit theatrical. I scared myself watching documentaries about killer celebrity stalkers and how they think/ their delusions.” says vocalist/rhythm Guitarist Colin Pearce.
‘In Shadows’ can be heard at the following link: http://allabouttherock.co.uk/something-mechanical-in-shadows-aatr-premier/\
plus available for download on iTunes here.
and the band’s first single ‘Gunn’ can be heard here.
Track Listing:
1. Gunn (3:19)
2. Less Than Human (2:38)
3. Needful Things (3:38)
4. In Shadows (4:27)
5. Pretty Misery (4:37)
EP Length: 18:41
SOMETHING MECHANICAL is:
Album Band Line Up:
– Colin Pearce – Vocals/ Guitar
– Jeff Hicks – Drums and Percussion
– James Seabrook- Bass/ Backing Vocals
– Behzad Gohazard – Lead Guitar on “In Shadows”
Live Band Line Up:
– Colin Pearce – Vocals/ Guitar
– Jeff Hicks – Drums and Percussion
– Brock Wilde – Bass
– Mike Schneider- Guitar/Backing Vocals
SOMETHING MECHANICAL’s new EP ‘Less Than Human’ will be available iTunes, Spotify, Amazon and all major online retailers as of March 17, 2017.
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“These guys are a fantastic unit as they put their hearts & souls into what they do! … A very raucous & highly spirited band!” – Way Out Radio
“their latest single ‘Gunn’ is a no-nonsense, hard-hitting rock anthem, firing shots at disloyal friends from days gone by. The gritty vocals, driving rhythm and furious guitar work is sure to appeal to fans of the classic grunge sound, as well as of modern hard rock heroes such as Shinedown and Alter Bridge…their upcoming EP is going to be a real force to be reckoned with. If you’re looking for some straightforward, in-your-face rock then look no further.” – Belwood Music
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0 Metal Brothers – Radio Free Universe – Casa Del Diablo
0 Metal Rules – Striker – S/T (Record Breaking Records)
“A less balls out, more aggressive record than its predecessor, STRIKER delivers another impressive collection of high energy headbangers….Regardless of what your heavy metal predilections may be, STRIKER offers something for everyone. Super catchy tunes dripping with shred gymnastics and all around technical prowess, Striker deserves a place on any metal fan’s playlist….If you have not experienced Striker yet, this album is a worthy place to start and should appeal to a wide range of fans, particularly followers of the Priest, Anthrax and Maiden.
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