SOCAN Montréal Awards Gala Honours Eighty Music Creators and

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SOCAN Montréal Awards Gala Honours Eighty
Music Creators and Publishers
Cœur de Pirate, Grimes, Stéphane Venne, Ariane Moffatt, Alain Chartrand,
Richard Séguin, Éric Lapointe, Les Colocs among winners
Montréal, September 12, 2016 – The 27th edition of SOCAN's Montréal Awards Gala was held tonight
at the iconic Métropolis in Montréal as the who's-who of the music industry gathered to salute the
careers and accomplishments of francophone songwriters, composers, and music publishers.
The CULTURAL IMPACT AWARD was presented to French-Canadian songwriter Stéphane Venne for
his legendary anthem "Le début d'un temps nouveau." Singer-songwriters Klo Pelgag, Pierre
Kwenders and Loud Lary Ajust performed a bold version of the classic before a crowd of more than
400.
Ariane Moffatt received the prestigious SOCAN SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR award, and was also
honoured with a SOCAN POPULAR SONG AWARD for the "Debout." The international achievements
of two young, extraordinary singer-songwriters, Coeur de Pirate and Grimes, were each honoured
with the SOCAN INTERNATIONAL AWARD. Coeur de Pirate also received a POPULAR SONG award
for her hit, "Carry On."
The SOCAN LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD was presented to Richard Séguin, one of Québec's
most iconic artists, whose career spans four decades. To pay tribute to his prodigious contributions, a
medley of some of his most famous songs was performed by Patrice Michaud (who himself won a
SOCAN POPULAR SONG AWARD for "Je cours après Marie"), Elisapie Isaac, Luce Dufault, Coral
Egan and Pierre Flynn.
The SOCAN SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD was presented to Alain Chartrand, the founder of the
Coup de cœur francophone music festival. As the general manager and artistic director of this festival,
which celebrates its thirtieth year in November, his passion and authenticity have made the event one
of the most important in Canada thanks to consistently bold, high-quality programming.
The inaugural SOCAN PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR award was presented to Ho-Tune, recognizing his
significant contribution to the music community.
Other highlights of the Gala included a tribute to Dédé Fortin and his Colocs by Guy Bélanger
(harmonica) and Stéphane Archambault, Jonathan Painchaud, Philippe Brach, 2Frères and Alexe
Gaudreault. 2Frères and Gaudreault also received SOCAN POPULAR SONG awards for "Nous
autres" and "Placebo", respectively. Their songs "Dédé, La rue Principale," "Juste une p'tite nuite,"
"Passe-moé la puck" and "Julie," each an official SOCAN Classic, touched everyone who attended the
celebration, which was directed by SOCAN member Yann Perreau.
"Our songwriters, composers, and music publishers are incredibly talented, creative and, in many
cases, have had impressive longevity," said SOCAN CEO Eric Baptiste. "Tonight's gala masterfully and
deservedly shone a bright light and celebrated them for the crucial role they play in defining our culture
and the undeniable positive economic impact of their work. We are proud to honour their
accomplishments and congratulate them for their SOCAN Awards."
The evening also recognized the exceptional contribution of composers and publishers of music for film
and television and their contribution to our economy. Award winners included Rudy Toussaint and his
publishers, Éditions Marie Claire, ole, and Intermède Music, who received two awards, and
Edouardo Noya Schreus who received the SOCAN ACHIEVEMENT IN FEATURE FILM MUSIC for
his work on Xavier Dolan's "Mommy."
The songwriters, composers and publishers of 11 SOCAN CLASSICS awards – honoured for at least
25,000 radio plays – included several songs by the indomitable rocker Éric Lapointe, the latelamented Dédé Fortin and his illustrious Colocs, Luc Plamondon and Nelson Minville.
Performances of the newly certified SOCAN Classics by special guests surprised and moved the
audience, with Fanny Bloom singing "Terre promise," Matt Holubowski making "N'importe quoi" his,
and King Melrose rocked "Marie Stone," all three songs classics of Éric Lapointe's repertoire.
Alfa Rococo revisited "Piaf chanterait du rock" (Luc Plamondon/Germain Gauthier), a song made
famous by Marie Carmen. Roch Voisine transfixed the crowd with his interpretation of Luc
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Plamondon and François Cousineau's "Ma mère chantait toujours," followed by Jérôme Couture's
interpretation of "Les bras de Satan," one of singer-songwriter Nelson Minville's biggest hits.
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 135,000 Canadian members, and the Canadian
music ecosystem overall. SOCAN licences more than 130,000 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
MEDIA CONTACTS
SOCAN : Éric Parazelli, 514 844-8377, poste 4934, [email protected]
SIX MEDIAS (interview requests): Audrée Loiselle, 514 544-7013, [email protected]
2016 SOCAN Montréal Awards Gala Winners
SOCAN SPECIAL AWARDS
CULTURAL IMPACT AWARD
« Le début d'un temps nouveau »
Stéphane Venne
Éditions Musicobec
SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR
Ariane Moffatt
INTERNATIONAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Cœur de Pirate, Grimes
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Alain Chartrand
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
Richard Séguin
Once more this year, each of the special awards laureates will receive the SOCAN Trophy, the industry's only major trophy that doubles as a musical
instrument. This year, the trophy's five SABIAN-made crotales bedecking The SOCAN trophy will be tuned to play the first five notes of Le début d'un temps
nouveau.
SOCAN CLASSIC AWARDS
« Terre promise (Poussé par le vent) »
« Les bras de Satan »
Éric Lapointe/ Stéphane Campeau/ Stéphane Tremblay/ Adrien Claude
Bance
Avenue Éditorial/Les Éditions Gamma ltée. /Les Éditions Clan d'Instinct
inc.
Nelson Minville
Éditions et Chansons du Suisse enr. /Éditions Minuit Cinq
« Julie »
« Marie Stone »
André Fortin
L'Industrie Musicale inc.
Éric Lapointe/ Stéphane Campeau/ Stéphane Tremblay/ Adrien Claude
Bance
Éditorial Avenue/Les Éditions Gamma ltée. /Les Éditions Clan d'Instinct
inc.
André Fortin
L'Industrie Musicale inc.
« N'importe quoi »
« Passe-moé la puck »
« Juste une p'tite nuite »
Éric Lapointe/Roger Tabra/Aldo Nova
Éditions Bloc-Notes/ Éditorial Avenue/ Les Éditions Gamma ltée. / Les
Éditions Clan d'Instinct inc. / Aldo Nova inc.
André Fortin/Mike Sawatzky
L'Industrie Musicale inc.
« Piaf chanterait du rock »
André Fortin/Guy Lapointe
L'Industrie Musicale inc.
Luc Plamondon/Germain Gauthier
Plamondon Publishing/Les Entreprises L Mondon inc.
« Ma mère chantait toujours »
Luc Plamondon/François Cousineau
Plamondon Publishing/Les Éditions Peace of Mind
« Dédé »
« La rue principale »
André Fortin / Nicole Bélanger
L'Industrie Musicale inc.
POPULAR SONG AWARDS (FRANCOPHONE)
« Oublie-moi (Carry On) »
« Debout »
Cœur de pirate
Éditions Dare to Care
Ariane Moffatt
Éditions Mo'Fat
« Avant de disparaitre »
« Fanny »
Claude Bégin
Coyote Records
Alex Nevsky/Gabriel Gratton/Laurence Lafond-Beaulne
Avenue Éditorial
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« Nous autres »
« L'amour est un monstre »
Interpreted by 2Frères
Steve Marin
Éditions du Baume/Éditions Marcha
Interpreted by Misteur Valaire and Karim Ouellet
Karim Ouellet/ Claude Bégin/ France / DRouin / Jules/ To / Luis
Coyote Records/ Éditions M. Label/ Indica Records inc. / Éditions L-A be /
Sync. mu
« Là dans ma tête »
« Je cours après Marie »
Marc Dupré/Gautier Marinof/Nelson Minville
Éditions Dama inc. /Éditions et chansons du Suisse enr.
Patrice Michaud
« Placebo »
"Paradis City"
Alexe Gaudreault/John Nathaniel / Mariane Cossette-Bacon
John Nathaniel Productions
Jean Leloup
Éditions Dare to Care/Éditions Roi Ponpon
POPULAR SONG AWARD (ANGLOPHONE)
COUNTRY MUSIC AWARD
"Clothes Off"
Yoan
Interpreted by Ria Mae
Ria Mae/James Mullan/Luke Boyd
Nettwerk One Music Canada, Ria Mae Media
ELECTRONIC MUSIC AWARD
INTERNATIONAL SONG AWARD
URBAN MUSIC AWARD
"BAD"
By David Guetta
Ossama Al Sarraf / Ned Shepard / David Guetta (SACEM)/ Sjoerd Janssen
(BUMA) / Wouter Janssen (BUMA)/ Vassy (APRA), Manian (GEMA) /
Giorgio Tuinfort (BMI), Nick Turpin (ASCAP)
High Klassified
Loud Larry Ajust
BREAKOUT AWARD
Safia Nolin
JAN V. MATEJCEK AWARD
ON-LINE STREAMING AWARD
« Dare la la la »
Interpreted by Shakira
Mathieu Jomphe-Lépine (SOCAN)/ Cirkut (SOCAN) / Kobalt Music
Publishing Ltd Canada (SOCAN) / Jay Singh (BMI)/ Max Martin (STIM) /
Shakira (BMI) / Dr. Luke (AMRA) / John J. Conte Jr. (BMI) / Raelene
Arreguin (BMI)
New Classical Music
Gabriel Dharmoo
HAGOOD HARDY JAZZ AWARD
World Music
Wesli
LICENSED TO PLAY AWARD
Town of Gatineau
DOMESTIC TV MUSIC AWARD
Fiction
"30 vies"
Miklos Simpson
Aetios Distribution inc.
"19-2"
Nicolas Maranda
Éditions Benzie Box Musique
Éditions Écho Média Rouge
Non-fiction
« Comment c'est fait — How It's Made »
Rudy Toussaint
Éditions Marie Claire
Kids' programming
"Salmigondis"
Sébastien Watty Langlois
Éditions Téléfiction enr.
INTERNATIONAL TV MUSIC AWARD
"How It's Made"
"Food Factory"
Rudy Toussaint
Intermède Tiger Music/Ole Film and TV/Éditions Marie Claire
Patrice Dubuc/Gaétan Gravel
Cinéflix Media inc.
FILM MUSIC AWARD
"Mommy"
PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR
Eduardo Noya Schreus
Ho-Tune
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