MNS News

Hillsburn Receives Six Music Nova Scotia Award Nominations Garrett Mason, Jodi Guthro, Port Cities and POSTDATA Added to Festival Lineup

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2018-09-12 10:49

It’s finally time to start speculating: we’ve rounded up all of the Nova Scotia Music Award nominees to showcase the best musicians and industry players the province has to offer. Hillsburn leads the way with six nominations in this year’s Music Nova Scotia Awards, including nods in major categories Entertainer of the Year and Recording of the Year. David Myles, Gabrielle Papillon, Matt Steele & The Corvette Sunset and Mo Kenney all follow with four nominations each. The Nova Scotia Music Awards will be presented on Sunday, November 4 at Nova Scotia Music Week (NSMW) in Truro, Nova Scotia.
Orchestrated Neighbours: Urban Music with a Classical Twist

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2018-08-28 15:30

Orchestrated Neighbours is a “mash-up” of various Urban contemporary (hip-hop, R&B, soul, etc) and Classical genres, that will combine artistic and community goals through outreach, creation, and collaboration.

The Orchestrated Neighbours project endeavours to braid artistic and community goals through
outreach, collaboration and partnerships to improve Music Nova Scotia’s representation and service in African Nova Scotian and Indigenous music communities.
NSMW 2018 Announces First Round of Artists

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2018-08-14 11:41

Over 100 artists will take to the stage during Nova Scotia Music Week in Truro, Nova Scotia, November 1 to 4 with over 80 acts included in today’s first of two artist announcements. The first round of artists includes representation from Country to Hip Hop and everything in between. The second round of artists will be announced on Tuesday, September 11 along with the full festival schedule. CLICK HERE for more information on this year's artists.

Board of Directors

EXECUTIVE

Brian Doherty - President brian@evansanddoherty.com

Ian McKinnon - First Vice-President ian@groundswellmusic.ca

Mike Campbell - Second Vice-President mscampbell@ns.sympatico.ca

Doug Taylor - Third Vice-President doug@codapop.com

Melanie Stone - Secretary melanie@sonicentertainmentgroup.com

Jamie Robinson - Treasurer jamier@ns.sympatico.ca

DIRECTORS

Troy Arseneault troyarseneault@gmail.com

Krista Keough kristamarykeough@gmail.com

Jason Michael MacIsaac jasonmichaelmacisaac@gmail.com

Josh Hogan josh@redtentacle.ca

Stephen MacDougall stephenmacdougall@yahoo.ca

Marc Perry Marc.perry@eastlink.ca

Aaron Green aarongreen1979@gmail.com

Jason Bruce (Urban Music Advisory Appointee) jbrumusic@yahoo.com

Cecil Wright (ANSMA Appointee) cecil45@gmail.com

Amie Moore amiemoore902@gmail.com

BOARD ADVISORS

Brian Awad – Legal Advisor brian.awad@mcinnescooper.com

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