Great Canadian Music Creators and Publishers Honoured at 26th SOCAN Awards

TORONTO, June 23, 2015 /CNW/ - A who's who of the Canadian music industry gathered last night in Toronto to honour Canada's most talented "Born to Be" songwriters, composers, lyricists and music publishers at the 26th SOCAN Awards.

Sponsored by Gowlings, KPMG, RBC and HMV, and hosted by CMT Canada's Paul McGuire, the SOCAN Awards recognize the lifetime and more recent achievements of Canada's music creators, honoured in a host of categories, including Pop/Rock, Dance, Urban, Country, Jazz, Folk/Roots, Classical, and Film & Television.

Recipients of SOCAN's major achievement awards this year were the legendary Randy Bachman (Lifetime Achievement), Dallas Green (National Achievement), MAGIC! (International Achievement), music industry pioneer Bernie Finkelstein (Special Achievement), and "Born to be Wild" songwriter Mars Bonfire, who accepted SOCAN's first-ever Cultural Impact Award. All accepted their honours in person, as did R&B chart-toppers The Weeknd and Belly, rising country stars Brett Kissel and Tim Hicks, and film and TV composers Keith Power and Andrew Lockington, among many others.

Performers included soulful young sensation Francesco Yates, who sang "Better to be Loved" heavy metal rockers Anvil, who honoured Mars Bonfire with a thundering rendition of "Born to be Wild" Kristian Alexandrov, Olena Kilchyk, Calvin Beale and Doan Pham, who played a medley of film and TV themes; "doom soul" singer-songwriter Cold Specks, who re-defined Warren Pash's SOCAN Classic Award-winning song "Private Eyes" and Randy Bachman, backed by Toronto rockers Big Sugar, who closed the show with a thrilling medley of "American Woman" and "Takin' Care of Business" - accompanied by the audience of more than 600 guests playing cowbells.

"Canadian-made music is essential to Canada's culture, pride and economy," said SOCAN CEO Eric Baptiste. "SOCAN's members are creating music that reaches millions of people at home, and touches hearts and minds worldwide. And our music publisher members are crucial to bringing those songs to the marketplace to expand the reach of great Canadian music around the country, the continent and the world."

SOCAN will also recognize outstanding Francophone music creators and publishers at an awards gala in October 2015 at Métropolis in the heart of Montreal.

About SOCAN
SOCAN is a member-based organization that represents the Canadian performing rights of more than four-million Canadian and international music creators and publishers. SOCAN is proud to play a leading role in supporting the long-term success of its more than 130,000 Canadian members, and the Canadian music industry overall. SOCAN licenses more than 125,000 businesses in Canada, and distributes royalties to its members and music rights organizations around the world. SOCAN also distributes royalties to its members for the use of their music internationally in collaboration with its peer societies. www.socan.ca

26^th Anniversary SOCAN Awards - Toronto -  Winners List
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Randy Bachman INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD MAGIC! NATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Dallas Green SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Bernie Finkelstein CUTURAL IMPACT AWARD Mars Bonfire Universal Music Publishing Canada DANCE MUSIC AWARDS "Goodbye" Performed by Glenn Morrison/Islove Jeremy Francis (Islove) Glenn Morrison Matthew Lange (BMI) Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada "Hideaway" Performed by Kiesza Kiesza Rami Samir Afuni (BMI) Elephant Eye Publishing EMI Blackwood Music Canada Ltd. POP/ROCK MUSIC AWARDS "Rude" Performed by MAGIC! Nasri Atweh Adam Messinger Mark Pellizzer Ben Spivak Alex Tanas BMG Rights Management Canada Kobalt Music Group Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada Universal Music Publishing Canada COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS "3-2-1" Performed by Brett Kissel Brett Kissel Marvin Green (BMI) Tim Nichols (BMI) Bouncy Bear Music O'Reilly International Inc. "Got a Feeling" Performed by Tim Hicks Jeff Coplan Tim Hicks Noll Billings (BMI) ole Roots 3 Music Inc.   "Friends of Mine" Performed by Jason Blaine Jason Blaine Philip O'Donnell (BMI)   URBAN MUSIC AWARDS "Higher" Performed by Classified Classified (a.k.a. Luke Boyd) William Lobban Bean (BMI) Gary Jackson (BMI) Renard Miner (BMI) Bobby Simmons (BMI) Carl Smith (BMI) "Wanderlust" Performed by The Weeknd Belly (a.k.a. Ahmad Balshe) Da Heala (a.k.a.) Jason Quenneville The Weeknd (a.k.a. Abel Tesfaye) Sylhouette Musmin (BUMA) Danny Schofield (ASCAP) Joseph Bostani (ASCAP) Albert Tamaela (BUMA) CP Music Group Inc. SONGS Music Publishing Universal Music Publishing Canada Warner Chappell Music Canada Ltd.	"Crazy for You" Performed by Hedley Jacob Hoggard Brian Howes Jason Van Poederooyen 8 Pack of Lucky EMI Blackwood Music Canada Ltd. Universal Music Publishing Canada "Heaven in Our Headlights" Performed by Hedley Jacob Hoggard Brian Howes Nolan Winfield (ASCAP) EMI Blackwood Music Canada Ltd. Universal Music Publishing Canada "We Are Stars" Performed by Virginia to Vegas feat. Alyssa Reid Jamie Appleby Derik Baker (Virginia to Vegas) Nathan Ferraro Kevin Figs Teddy Pena Alyssa Reid Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. Canada Third Side Music Inc. Wax On Wax Off Publishing "Chills" Performed by Down With Webster Tyler Armes Boi 1da Emerson Brooks Zale Epstein Patrick Gillett Cam Hunter Brett Ryan Kruger Andrew Martino Alyssa Veniece Chin Smashterpiece Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada Warner Chappell Music Canada Ltd. DOMESTIC TV MUSIC AWARD - FICTION Murdoch Mysteries Robert Carli Shaftesbury Sony/ATV Music Publishing Canada DOMESTIC TV MUSIC AWARD - NON-FICTION Dragons' Den Andrew Cash Josh Finlayson Elmarush Songs DOMESTIC TV MUSIC AWARD - ANIMATED Johnny Test Ian LeFeuvre Ari Posner Chris Tait Cjar Music Publishing ole ACHIEVEMENT IN MADE-FOR-TV FILM MUSIC The Riverbank James Mark Stewart ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM MUSIC The Expatriate Jeff Danna CEG Rights Canada INTERNATIONAL FEATURE FILM MUSIC AWARD Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters Andrew Lockington INTERNATIONAL TV SERIES MUSIC AWARD Hawai Five-O Keith Power	2015 SOCAN CLASSIC MUSIC AWARDS "Burning in Love" "New Girl Now" "Wave Babies" "What Does it Take?" Performed by Honeymoon Suite Derry Grehan Don Valley Music Ltd. peer International (Canada) "Feel It Again" Performed by Honeymoon Suite Ray Coburn Don Valley Music Ltd. peer International (Canada) "Private Eyes" Performed by Hall & Oates Warren Pash Janna Allen (BMI) Sara Allen (BMI) Daryl Hall (BMI) Almo Music of Canada "Monday Morning" "Wild Eyes" Performed by The Stampeders Rich Dodson Open Wagon Music Southern Music Publishing Company Canada Ltd. INTERNATIONAL SONG AWARD "Dark Horse" Performed by Katy Perry Henry "Cirkut" Russell Lukasz Gottwald (ASCAP) Jordan Houston (BMI) Katheryn Hudson (ASCAP) Sarah Hudson (ASCAP) Martin Sandberg (STIM) BMG Rights Management Canada Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd. Canada MOST PERFORMED FOREIGN SONG AWARD "Happy" Performed by Pharrell Williams Pharrell Williams FOLK / ROOTS MUSIC AWARD The Strumbellas 2015 SOCAN LICENSED TO PLAY AWARD The Calgary Stampede 2015 SOCAN BREAKOUT AWARD DVVBS Shawn Mendes HAGOOD HARDY AWARD Kirk MacDonald JAN V. MATEJCEK NEW CLASSICAL MUSIC AWARD Vivian Fung

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Image with caption: "SOCAN 2015 Achievement Award winners (left to right): Dallas Green, Randy Bachman and "Born to be Wild" songwriter Mars Bonfire. (Photo: Grant W. Martin Photography) (CNW Group/SOCAN)". Image available at: http://photos.newswire.ca/images/download/20150623_C9839_PHOTO_EN_43751.jpg

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