BreakOut West, a four-day music industry conference, three-night music festival and home of the Western Canadian Music Awards, was held in Saskatoon over the weekend, with Rooky Kamiz and Jake Vaadeland among the big winners from the province of origin.
Other big winners of the awards presented Friday night include modern country legend Corb Lund and the exuberant and energetic Miesha and the Spanks of Alberta.
BreakOut West, which has celebrated the music of Western Canada for more than two decades, is hosted in a different Western Canadian city each year. The 2024 event began Wednesday and will conclude Sunday. CBC was a sponsor and co-host of the CBC Saskatoon Showcase.
Among the Western Canadian Music Awards announced were the 2024 Special Awards recipients.
This year’s Heritage Award went to acclaimed concert presenter Zandra Kaszas. Innovative Saskatoon venue Amigos Cantina received this year’s Kevin Walters Industry Builder Award, while the 2024 Western Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductee is groundbreaking Saskatoon rock/blues band Wide Mouth Mason.
Blue sky48:44BreakOut West: A guide to some of Western Canada’s best and brightest musicians
Joining us today are Saskatchewan artist Aren Okemaysim okimawᐅᑭᒪᐤ and BreakOut West Executive Director Mike Dawson. We have a lot of great musicians from Saskatchewan, but Mike has helped introduce us to new music across Western Canada that listeners may not be familiar with yet.
Read below to find out who won this year’s music awards, with winners marked in bold.
Blues Artist of the Year
- Blue Moon (BC) Party Tent
- Brandon Isaak (BC)
- Garret T. Willie (BC)
- Kinjo & Young (Alberta)
- Paolo Nero (BC)
Emerging Artist of the Year
- Golden Boy (Manitoba)
- Field Guide (Manitoba)
- Miesha and the Spanks (Alberta)
- Slow Leaves (Manitoba)
- William Prince (Manitoba)
WATCH | So crazy from BreakOut Artist of the Year Miesha and the Spanks:
Children’s Artist of the Year
- Al Simmons (Manitoba)
- Not at all! (Manitoba)
- Mama Bop (BC)
- Seeka sings (Alberta)
- The Zing Zangs (BC)
Classical Artist or Ensemble of the Year
- Allegra Chamber Orchestra (BC)
- Emily Carr String Quartet (BC)
- Suzie LeBlanc (BC)
- Ultraviolet (Alberta)
- Vancouver Symphony Orchestra (BC)
Classical Composer of the Year
- Dorothy Chang: Fifteen feet closer to the sky (All that glitters) (BC)
- Emilie Cecilia LeBel: field studies (…and the highest leaves of the trees seemed to shimmer in the last lingering touch of the sunlight…) (Alberta)
- Farshid Samandari: Light of lights (Light of lights) (BC)
- Jeffrey Ryan: A left coast (All already lost) (BC)
- Vincent Ho: Cheng² Duo (Horizon images) (Alberta)
Country Artist of the Year
- Corb Lund (Alberta)
- Don Amero (Manitoba)
- Kalsey Kulyk (Alberta)
- Nice horse (Alberta)
- The Prairie States (Alberta)
Electronic and Dance Artist of the Year
- Kelland (BC)
- Rose Movement (BC)
- Ruby Singh (BC)
- Rumpus (BC)
- Talltale (Alberta)
Francophone Artist of the Year
- Alexis Normand (Saskatchewan)
- Beau Nectar (Saskatchewan)
- Fire and Smoke (Manitoba)
- Missy D (BC)
- Suzie LeBlanc (BC)
Global Artist of the Year
- Jocelyn Pettit (BC)
- 4 Notes (Alberta)
- Rooky Kamiz (Saskatchewan)
- Rubim de Toledo (Alberta)
- Rumba Calzada (BC)
WATCH | Magic by Global Artist of the Year Rooky Kamiz:
Indigenous Artist of the Year
- Cardinal Celeigh (Alberta)
- Fontine (Manitoba)
- Garret T. Willie (BC)
- Logan State (BC)
- Piqsiq (BC)
Instrumental Artist of the Year
- Apollo Suns (Manitoba)
- Jocelyn Pettit and Ellen Gira (BC)
- Merrie Klazek (BC)
- Rubim de Toledo (Alberta)
- West of Mabou (Saskatchewan)
Jazz Artist of the Year
- Angela Verbrugge (BC)
- Aretha Tillotson (Alberta)
- Audrey Ochoa (Alberta)
- Daniel Hersog Orchestra Jazz (BC)
- Winnipeg Jazz Orchestra (Manitoba)
Metal and Hard Music Artist of the Year
- Fall of the Earth (Alberta)
- FKA Rayne (BC)
- KEN Mode (Manitoba)
- Looks Alive (Alberta)
- Red Cain (Alberta)
Pop Artist of the Year
- Haley Blais (BC)
- Josh Sahunta (Alberta)
- Kayla Williams (Alberta)
- Kuzi Cee (Alberta)
- Michaela Slinger (BC)
Producer of the Year
- Andy Strater — Park Sound Studio (BC)
- Lana Winterhalt (Manitoba)
- Liam Moes and Shane Stephenson (BC)
- Ryan Dahle (BC)
- Ryan Worsley – Echoplant Sound (BC)
R&B Artist of the Year
- Emerald Osagie (BC)
- JJ Adrian (BC)
- Naduh (BC)
- Sadé Awele (BC)
- Back (BC)
Rap and Hip-Hop Artist of the Year
- Arlo Maverick (Alberta)
- Junk and Massiah (BC)
- Mouraine, Alberta
- Hard Work Super Duty (Manitoba)
- Terell Safadi (BC)
Recording of the year
- Ariel Posen (Manitoba)
- Begonia (Manitoba)
- Golden Boy (Manitoba)
- Michael Kaeshammer (BC)
- William Prince (Manitoba)
WATCH | When you miss someone from the recording of the winner of the year William Prince:
Rock Artist of the Year
- Ariel Posen (Manitoba)
- Kris Ulrich (Manitoba)
- Miesha and The Spanks (Alberta)
- Shred Kelly (BC)
- The Whale and the Wolf (Alberta)
Roots Artist of the Year
- Cardinal Celeigh (Alberta)
- Fontine (Manitoba)
- Jake Vaadeland (Saskatchewan)
- The Dead South (Saskatchewan)
- William Prince (Manitoba)
WATCH | More and more by roots artist of the year Jake Vaadeland:
Songwriter of the Year
- Alexa Dirks, Matt Peters and Matthew Schellenberg: Begonia (Butterfly) (Manitoba)
- Liam Duncan: The Golden Boy (For Jimmy) (Manitoba)
- Celeigh Cardinale, Dave and Joey Landreth (Moonlight) (Manitoba)
- Logan State (A light in the attic) (BC)
- William Prince (Stay in joy) (Manitoba)
Spiritual Artist of the Year
- Anastasia Lea (BC)
- Brian Doerksen (BC)
- Cynthia Lok (BC)
- Marika Siewert (BC)
- Stirling John (Alberta)
Video Director of the Year
- Amy Logic: Beau Nectar (Two lips) (Saskatchewan)
- Jay Lawrance: Miesha and The Spanks (Unconditional love in Hi-Fi) (Alberta)
- Peter Kominek: Vissia (Brings) (Alberta)
- Sandy Rossignol: Blue Moon tent (Hound on a chain)
- Steve Bays: The Matinee (Cut into pieces) (BC)
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