TORONTO (CelebrityAccess) The May 6-12 Canadian Music Week conference included a short May 10 awards ceremony, held at the Sheraton Centre Hotel in Toronto.
The Live Music Industry Awards was a swift affair, lasting about an hour, with most of the awards presented on video screen.
Here is the full list of winners:
Small Festival of the Year: Hillside Festival (Guelph ON)
Medium Festival of the Year: Riverfest Elora (Elora, ON)
Major Festival of the Year: Festival d’été de Québec (Quebec, QC)
Family Program of the Year: Winnipeg Children’s Festival (Winnipeg, MB)
Green Operations Festival of the Year: Skookum (Vancouver, BC)
Not-For-Profit Festival of the Year: RBC Bluesfest Ottawa (Ottawa, ON)
Best Teamwork in Soft Seat/Performing Arts Centre: National Arts Centre (Ottawa, ON)
Best Teamwork in Major Club: Danforth Music Hall (Toronto, ON)
Best Teamwork in an Arena: Budweiser Gardens (London, ON)
Best Teamwork in a Medium Club: Horseshoe Tavern (Toronto, ON)
Best Teamwork in a Small Club: The Dakota Tavern (Toronto, ON)
Concert/Club Talent Buyer of the Year: Craig Laskey (Collective Concerts)
Canadian Live Association Community Impact Award: PLUS1 Organization (Ottawa, ON)
SOCAN Licensed To Play Award: Jazz Bistro (Toronto, ON)
Agent of the Year: Julien Paquin (Paquin Entertainment Group, Management Team)
A/V Production Company of the Year: Solotech
Brand/Music Program of the Year: TD Music Junos
Production Manager of the Year: Simon Garner (Bryan Adams)
Road Warrior of the Year: Dave Gardiner (The Arkells)
New Touring Artist: Loud Luxury
Manager of the Year: Bernie Breen/Jenn Pressey (Bernie Breen Management)
Festival Buyer of the Year: Evenko (Montreal, QC)
Legends of Live Award: Triumph
Music City of the Year: Quebec, QC
h/t Billboard