College of the North Atlantic (CNA) alumni will be vying for a number of Music Newfoundland and Labrador (MusicNL) awards during the Annual Conference and Gala Awards this weekend in Corner Brook.
CNA Alumni nominees include, Vanessa Lee of Community Studies and Don-E Coady from Graphic Arts for Volunteer of the Year; Journalism alumni Matt Molloy and Colleen Lewis are among those in the running for Media Person of the Year, and Graphic Arts alumni Jud Haynes and Don-E Coady, as well as Music Industry and Performance alumni Blair Goudie are up for Graphic Artist of the Year. Scott Hammond, a CNA Sound Recording & Production instructor, has been nominated for Industry Professional of the Year and his company (The Blue Room) has been nominated for Outstanding Company of the Year.
Music Industry and Performance and Sound Recording & Production alumni have received a total of nine nominations for the Gala Awards on Saturday. Both RocketRocketShip and The Secrets are up for Factor Album of the Year; Blair Goudie is nominated for DC Design Male Artist of the Year as well as Urban/Electronic Recording of the Year; RocketRocketShip was nominated for three additional awards for the categories of Socan Songwriter of the Year, Molson/Coors Pop/Rock Recording of the Year, and The Nickel Film Festival Music Video of the Year for their video,
Tell Me What You're Waiting For. The Secrets are also nominated for Country Recording of the Year, and The Combine for Loud Recording of the Year.
Twenty Music Industry and Performance and Sound Recording & Production students will continue the college’s long-standing partnerships with MusicNL by taking part in the conference, attending various sessions and performing during the All-Ages Showcase. MIP instructor Wade Pinhorn will moderate a panel on
Live Performance: Engaging Your Audience, and Hammond will co-host a session
The Anatomy of Production.
“We are thrilled that so many of our graduates are nominated this year,” said Pinhorn. “It really is a testimony to how effective the Music Industry and Performance and the Sound Recording & Production programs are in terms of preparing students for all aspects of the music industry. Our long-standing partnership with MusicNL plays a vital role when it comes to assisting our students with their transition from student to professional.”
Trophies will be presented to musicians during the Awards Gala on Sunday at the Corner Brook Arts and Culture Centre, where Pinhorn will be joined by Brenda Tobin, CNA’s Dean of Academics, Applied Arts and Tourism, to present one of the awards.
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