2016 Winners and Prizes

2016 FVMA Winners:

Hip Hop: Saint Soldier (Abbotsford)

Folk/Roots: Brennan Sinclair (Abbotsford) 

Loud: We Hunt Buffalo (Langley)

Alt: Doja (Abbotsford / Victoria)

Rock: Little Wild (Abbotsford)

For and By Youth: Quinn Sojonky (Abbotsford)

Jazz: Eli Bennett (Port Coquitlam)

Blues: Harpdog Brown (Surrey)

Pop: John Welsh Band (Harrison)

Rhythm & Dance: You Say Party (Abbotsford)

Experimental: Cheap High (Abbotsford / Mission)

Musicianship: Rick Genge (Chilliwack)

• Penticton Peach Fest headlining spot Aug.7: Kat and Tony (Lake Errock)

• Abbotsford Agrifair Headlining Spots July 29-31: Ria Jade (Maple Ridge), Alexis Lynn (Surrey), Coalmont (Abbotsford)

• What’s On Artist of the Year: The Burn Ins (recorded in Maple Ridge)

• Moda Events Art Battle Headlining Spot Oct.20: Kin (Abbotsford)

• Devon Clifford Music Foundation awarded $250 of Long & McQuade recording equipment to: Quinn Sojonky (Abbotsford)

• Fraser Valley Blues Society supplemented the Blues award with a bye to the International Blues Challenge Finale being held Sunday, Sept. 11th, with the winner going on to Memphis, TN in Jan. 2017: Harpdog Brown (Surrey)

• Headlining spot at UFV Cascades Basketball 2016-2017 Opening Weekend Nov.4th ($600 honorarium): Saint Soldier (Abbotsford)
• All Nominees received a photo session package ($370 value each) from Photo Art by Simpson

• Long & McQuade awarded $50 gift cards to multiple Winners: Harpdog Brown, Saint Soldier, Rick Genge, Cheap High, YOU SAY PARTY, John Welsh, Quinn Sojonky, Little Wild, Brennan Sinclair, We Hunt Buffalo.

• Glen Slingerland of 89.5 The Drive is awarding a “Getting Radio Airplay” workshop to one FVMA Winner: Casinos (Abbotsford) and The Kwerks (Langley)

• Dakota Leslie Memorial Live Act of the Year / #CIVLFVMABattle ($750 Cash Prize): Mollys Reech

• Jam in Jubilee Headlining Spot Aug.4: Saint Soldier (Abbotsford)