Honours also presented to Michel Rivard, Loud, Renée Martel, Patrice Michaud, Jim Corcoran, Snails, Jean-Olivier Bégin, Hubert Lenoir and Andréanne A. Malette
MONTRÉAL, Oct. 2, 2018 /CNW/ - A who's who of songwriters, screen composers, music publishers, and major players of the music ecosystem gathered at Montréal's La Tohu for the 29th edition of the SOCAN Montréal Awards Gala, with more than 50 awards presented during an evening celebrating Québec's creative talent.
Hosted for the first time by Pierre-Yves Lord, this year's SOCAN Awards Gala was highlighted with an all-female complement of SOCAN Classic* Song creators, including Laurence Jalbert, Francine Raymond, Marjo, Lara Fabian, Marie Carmen, and Hart Rouge, who, alongside their cowriters and publishers, received one or more of the awards.
Several SOCAN Achievement Awards were presented during the Gala, including the SOCAN Cultural Impact Award to Michel Rivard for the timeless classic "La complainte du phoque en Alaska," written in 1973 and performed by his band Beau Dommage. Grand Dame of country music Renée Martel, was deeply moved to receive the SOCAN Lifetime Achievement Award for her career, which currently spans nearly 65 years. Jim Corcoran received the SOCAN Special Achievement Award, saluting his work as an ambassador of Francophone music on CBC Radio, where he hosted the show À propos for more than 30 years. Tire le Coyote offered a noteworthy performance during which two of Corcoran's songs were interspersed with excerpts from his brilliant show.
Among other special honours handed out during the evening, Patrice Michaud received the SOCAN Songwriter of the Year Award and Jean-Olivier Bégin the SOCAN Screen Composer of the Year Award, while Arcade Fire and the Montréal-based prodigy of the Latin American music scene, Alex Castillo Vasquez, shared the SOCAN International Award. The SOCAN Publisher of the Year Award was given to Dare to Care, recognizing the success of their roster of talented songwriters, and positive influence on the Québec music scene.
"The exceptional creative talent of SOCAN's songwriter, composer, and publisher members is undisputed, and tonight we celebrate their diversity," said SOCAN CEO, Eric Baptiste. "SOCAN is committed, every single day, to representing all of our members in a forward-thinking and relevant manner. We work to ensure that they are fairly and adequately compensated for their music."
Magnificent Performances
This year's gala was once again highlighted by performances that were as unique as they were touching. Among those, Mara Tremblay and Éric Goulet sang and played a delightfully ethereal version of the Cultural Impact Award song, "La complainte du phoque en Alaska"; Lydia Képinski, and the duo, Saratoga, paid homage to Marjo's SOCAN Classics ("Y'a des matins" and "Tant qu'il y aura des enfants"); fast-rising singer Aiza, gave an Afro-pop spin to Lara Fabian's "Leila" and "Je t'aime"; and Ludovick Bourgeois surprised everyone with his renditions of Francine Raymond's "Y'a les mots" and "Les années lumières."
The winner of the SOCAN Anglophone Popular Music Award, Bobby Bazini (for his hit "C'est la vie"), offered attendees a personal take on Laurence Jalbert's Classic, "Corridor," while Jeffrey Piton sang Marie Carmen's "Entre l'ombre et la lumière." Chances did the same for Hart Rouge's "Inconditionnel, while Annie Blanchard performed her tour mate's classic, Laurence Jalbert's 'Encore et encore.'
To close the evening, the Breakthrough Award winner Loud tore the roof off the venue when he performed '56k,' the song that earned him the 2018 Francophone SOCAN Songwriting Prize, which he spruced up with snippets of his No. 1 hit, 'Toutes les femmes savent danser.'
Diversity at its Best
In the specialized music categories, jazz was honoured with the Hagood Hardy Award, going to Chet Doxas; the Jan V. Matejcek Award for new classical music was presented to James O'Callaghan; the Country Music Award went to veteran of the music scene Patrick Norman; international sensation Frédérick Durand, better known as Snails, won the Electronic Music Award; and Loud received two honours: the Urban Music Award and the Breakthrough Award, the latter of which he shared with the phenomenal Hubert Lenoir.
Popular Music and Screen Compositions
A total of 10 Popular Music Awards were presented throughout the evening, with prizes going to the songwriters and publishers of the most-played Francophone songs of 2017, including Patrice Michaud's 'Kamikaze,' Daniel Bélanger's 'Il y a tant à faire,' Andréanne A. Malette and Manuel Gasse's 'Fou,' Vincent Vallières's 'Badluck,' and 'Du bonheur dans les étoiles,' co-written by Marc Dupré, Nelson Minville, and John Nathaniel.
The gala also saluted the exceptional contribution to the industry, and the economy at large, by composers and music publishers for television and film. Among the evening's winners were Montréal SOCAN Awards regulara, Anthony Rozankovic, and his publishers, Cinéflix Média Inc. and ole Media Management LP, which received the Music for Television (International) award, as well as the Television Music Award, Fiction, for Mayday. Screen composers Jean-Phi Goncalves (Le tricheur), Scott Price (Gags), Sébastien Watty Langlois (Salmigondis), and Rudy Toussaint (How It's Made) all left the gala with a trophy for the second straight year. Marc Ouellette, Luc St-Pierre, and Les Éditions de Musique JB collectively received the Film Music award for Amber Alert/I Have Your Children, a film directed by Philippe Gagnon.
Licensed to Play Award
The contribution of SOCAN's businesses that use licensed music in Québec was celebrated with the SOCAN Licensed to Play Award, going this year to the City of Longueuil. The city was rewarded for its recognition of the role of music in its community, and for its commitment to fairly and legally compensate the music creators and publishers.
About SOCAN
SOCAN is a rights management organization that connects more than four million music creators worldwide and more than a quarter-million businesses and individuals in Canada. More than 150,000 songwriters, composers, music publishers and visual artists are its direct members, and more than 100,000 organizations are Licensed To Play music across Canada. With a concerted use of progressive technology and unique data as well as a commitment to lead the global transformation of rights management, with wholly owned companies Audiam and MediaNet, SOCAN is dedicated to upholding the fundamental truths that music and visual arts have value and creators and publishers deserve fair compensation for their work. For more information: www.socan.com
* SOCAN Classic in Québec is defined as a song that has achieved at least 25,000 "spins" and was released at least 20 years ago.
MONTRÉAL SOCAN AWARDS GALA WINNERS
SOCAN SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS
SOCAN CULTURAL IMPACT AWARD
"La complainte du phoque en Alaska"
Beau Dommage, Michel Rivard,
Les Éditions Bonté Divine
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Patrice Michaud
INTERNATIONAL AWARD
Arcade Fire &
Alex Castillo Vasquez
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Jim Corcoran
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Renée Martel
PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
Les éditions Dare to Care
SCREEN COMPOSER OF THE YEAR
Jean-Olivier Bégin
Each SOCAN Special Achievement Award winner received The SOCAN, the music industry's only major trophy that doubles as a musical instrument whose five SABIAN crotales were this year tuned to play the first notes of Michel Rivard's "La complainte du phoque en Alaska"
SOCAN CLASSICS |
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The following songs have been played at least 25,000 times on |
"Entre l'ombre et la lumière" |
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the radio since their release at least 20 years ago: |
Sung by Marie Carmen |
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Songwriters: Marie Carmen / Steven Eisenberg L'industrie |
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"Tant qu'il y aura des enfants" |
Musicale/ Moose Elbow Music |
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Sung by Marjo |
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Songwriters: Marjolène Morin / Jean Millaire / Pascal Mailloux |
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Éditions du Caliope / Thesis Musique |
"Inconditionnel" |
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Sung by Hart Rouge |
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"Y'a des matins" |
Songwriters: Annette Campagne |
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Sung by Marjo |
Suzanne Campagne / Bernard Bocquel |
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Songwriters: Marjolène Morin / Jean Millaire |
Kennebec Musique / Homestead Musique |
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Paul Grondin |
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Thesis Musique |
"Pense à moi" |
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Sung by Francine Raymond |
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"À bout de ciel" |
Songwriters: Francine Raymond / Christian Péloquin |
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Sung by Marjo |
Éditions Dernière Minute / Éditorial Avenue |
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Songwriters: Marjolène Morin / Jean Millaire / Pascal Mailloux |
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Éditions du Caliope / Thesis Musique |
"Y'a les mots" |
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Sung by Francine Raymond |
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"Corridor" |
Songwriters: Francine Raymond / François Guy / Christian Péloquin |
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Sung by Laurence Jalbert |
Les Éditions Dernière Minute / Éditions du Petit Sachem |
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Songwriters: Laurence Jalbert / Yves Savard |
Éditorial Avenue |
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Les Éditions Samuel Michele / Avenue Éditorial |
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"Les années lumières" |
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"Les yeux noirs" |
Sung by Francine Raymond |
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Sung by Laurence Jalbert |
Songwriters: Francine Raymond / Pierre Bertrand |
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Songwriters: Laurence Jalbert / Deno Amodeo / Pierre Dragon |
Les Éditions du Bon Diable / Éditorial Avenue |
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Guy Rajotte |
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Les Éditions Japy Da / Éditorial Avenue / Avenue Éditorial |
"Je t'aime" |
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Sung by Lara Fabian |
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"Encore et encore" |
Songwriters: Lara Fabian / Rick Allison |
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Sung by Laurence Jalbert |
Éditions Charlot / Éditions Fabsong |
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Songwriters: Laurence Jalbert / Deno Amodeo |
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Les Éditions Japy Da / Avenue Éditorial |
"Leila" |
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Sung by Lara Fabian |
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Songwriters: Lara Fabian / Stan Meissner |
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Les Éditions Fabsong / Meissongs Music / Éditions Shoubidouwa |
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Warner Chappell Music Canada |
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POPULAR SONG AWARDS (FRANCOPHONE) |
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The following creators and publishers are presented |
"Du bonheur dans les étoiles" |
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an award for the most heard songs in 2017: |
Sung by Marc Dupré |
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Songwriters: Marc Dupré / Nelson Minville / John Nathaniel |
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"Kamikaze" |
Éditions et Chansons du Suisse enr. / Éditions Drama inc. |
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Sung by Patrice Michaud |
John Nathaniel Productions |
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Songwriters: Patrice Michaud / Réjean Ducharme |
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"Il y a tant à faire" |
"Comme avant" |
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Sung by Daniel Bélanger |
Sung by 2Frères |
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Songwriters: Daniel Bélanger |
Songwriters: Steve Marin |
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Éditions Achille Cassel |
Éditions du Baume / Éditions Marcha |
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"Fou" |
"Mea Culpa" |
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Sung by Andréanne A. Malette |
Sung by Automat |
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Songwriters: Andréanne A. Malette / Manuel Gasse |
Songwriters: Mathieu Bouchard / Maxime Chouinard |
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Productions Nia / David Murphy et Cie |
Samuel Paquin / Connor Seidel |
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Groupe Artifice |
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"Bad Luck" |
"Rusty (v.f.)" |
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Sung by Vincent Vallières |
Sung by Hein Cooper & Pomme |
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Songwriters: Vincent Vallières |
Songwriters: Franz Schuller / Hein Cooper (APRA) |
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Éditions Trente Arpents |
Pomme (SACEM) |
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Éditions L-A be/Indica Records |
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"Ça se danse" |
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Sung by King Melrose |
"Honest song (v.f.)" |
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Songwriters: Sébastien Côté (King Melrose) / Sylvain Michel |
Sung by Ryan Kennedy |
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Éditions Cent Noms / Éditions Tacca / Éditions Art Illimité |
Songwriters: Ryan Kennedy / Amélie P. Bédard Alexandre Lebel/ George Grancharoff |
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Éditions Sheldon Grove |
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POPULAR SONG AWARD (ANGLOPHONE) |
FOREIGN SONG AWARD |
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"C'est la vie" |
Francophone song created by foreign songwriters that played the most in Québec. |
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Sung by Bobby Bazini |
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Songwriters: Bobby Bazini / Martin Terefe (BMI) |
"Tout me ramène à toi" |
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Bobby Bazini Publishing/Universal Music Publishing Canada |
Sung by Roch Voisine |
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Songwriters: Patxi Garat (SACEM) / Benjamin Seilles (SACEM) |
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Éditions RV International |
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INTERNATIONAL SONG AWARD |
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A song created by SOCAN members that was the most played abroad. |
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VIRAL SONG AWARD |
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"Everything Now" |
Awarded to the most popular song on streaming platforms thanks to a massive and rapid dissemination over the Internet and without the help of airplay. |
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Sung by Arcade Fire |
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Songwriters: Win Butler / Will Butler / Regine Chassagne / Jeremy Gara / Timothy Kingsbury / Richard R. Parry |
"Sleeping on my own" |
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EMI Blackwood Music Canada |
Sung by Geoffroy |
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Songwriters: Geoffroy / Max Antoine Poulin Gendron |
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Third Side Music inc. |
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COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD |
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Patrick Norman |
JAN V. MATEJCEK AWARD |
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New Classical Music |
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ELECTRONIC MUSIC AWARD |
James O'Callaghan |
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Snails |
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HAGOOD HARDY AWARD |
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URBAN MUSIC AWARD |
Jazz |
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Loud |
Chet Doxas |
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BREAKOUT AWARD |
LICENSED TO PLAY AWARD |
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Loud & Hubert Lenoir |
City of Longueuil |
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DOMESTIC TV MUSIC AWARD |
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The composers in the four following categories stood out thanks to their audiovisual productions that were the most broadcast in Canada or abroad: |
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Fiction or drama |
Fiction (Comedy) |
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"Mayday" |
"Gags" |
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Composer: Anthony Rozankovic |
Composer : Scott Price |
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Cinéflix Média Inc. / Ole Media Management LP |
Éditions Edi-Sprice enrg. |
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Éditions Rozon Canada |
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Non-fiction or public affairs |
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"Le Tricheur" |
Youth Programming |
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Composer: Jean-Phi Goncalves |
"Salmigondis" |
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Éditions TM |
Sébastien Watty Langlois |
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Éditions Téléfiction enr. |
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INTERNATIONAL TV MUSIC AWARD |
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"Mayday" |
"How It's Made" |
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Composer: Anthony Rozankovic |
Composer: Rudy Toussaint |
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Cinéflix Média Inc. / Ole Media Management LP |
Intermède Tiger Music / Discovery Networks Music Publishing (BMI) / Éditions Marie Claire / Éditions How it's made |
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FILM MUSIC AWARD |
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"Amber Alert / I have your children" |
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Composer: Marc Ouellette / Luc St-Pierre |
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Les Éditions de Musique J B |
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SOURCE SOCAN
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Media Contacts: Roy & Turner Communications (pour la SOCAN): Marie-France Côté, 514 705-9672, [email protected]; SOCAN: Eric Parazelli, 514 844-8377 poste 4934, [email protected]
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