2006 Hamilton Music Industry Awards Winners

1. Artist Manager of the Year
Dan Brooks
Lisa Millar
Allen Moy
Parkside Mike Renaud (winner)
Tom Treumuth

2. Instrument Retailer of the Year
Absolute Music
Mountain Music
Payne Music
Long & McQuade (winner)
Pongetti Musical Instruments

3. Engineer of the Year
Bob Doidge
Amy King (winner)
Mike Northcott
JP Riemens
Vince Sciara

4. Producer of the Year
Julius Butty (winner)
Bob Doidge
Carl Jennings
Mike McCurlie
JP Riemens

5. Recording Studio of the Year
Catherine North
Grant Avenue Studio (winner)
Mastermind Studio
MJM Productions
Silo Recording Studio

6. Best Website/Online Publication
Jamilton (winner)
Steel City Music
View Magazine
The Zine

7. Video of the Year
Gerard James - One More Night in Texas
The Marble Index - Same Schools
Britney's Krack - Living La Vida Loca
Tom Wilson - Super Sun Natural (winner)
Sonny Del Rio - 7th Avenue Blue

8. Best Album Artwork
Blackie And The Rodeo Kings - Let's Frolic
Britney's Krack - Couldn't Care Less
Cities In Dust - Night Creatures (winner)
The Responsibles - Class Action Suit
Sam Lawrence 5 - This City Is A Fist

9. Record Label of the Year
Sonic Unyon Recording Company
Put On Your Drinking Cap (winner)
Goodfellow Records
Lets Just Have Some Fun
Tik Tok Tik Tok Music

10. Music Retailer of the Year
The Beat Goes On
Cheapies (winner)
Dr. Disc
Reigning Sound

11. Music Director (Radio) of the Year
Chuck Evans - Y108 (winner)
Christy Curtis - KLITE

12. Radio Show of the Year
Lou's Control - C101.5 - Lou Molinaro Host (winner)
Lullabies in Razorland - 93.3 CFMU - Ric Taylor Host
Sounds of the Hammer - C101.5 - Jamie Smith Host

13. Media Person of the Year
Graham Rockingham - Hamilton Spectator (winner)
Ric Taylor - CFMU/ View Magazine
Wendy Wolfe - CHTV

14. Radio Station of the Year
CFMU 93.3
CHAM 820
CIOI 101.5 C101.5
CJXY 107.9 Y108 (winner)
CKDS 102.9 K-LITE

15. Print Publication of the Year
Hamilton Magazine
Hamilton Spectator (winner)
Mayday Magazine
View Magazine

16. Major Indoor Concert Venue (Theatres and Arenas) of the Year
Copps Coliseum
Hamilton Place (winner)
Dofasco Centre for the Arts

17. Major Outdoor Concert Venue of the Year
Gage Park (winner)
Bayfront Park
Gore Park

18. Live Club of the Year
Absinthe
The Casbah
The Corktown
Pepper Jack Café (winner)
The Underground

19. Musical Event of the Year by the Peoples Choice
Imagine Peace: The Music of John Lennon

20. Talent Buyer of the Year
Ken Inouye
Loren Lieberman
Marko Lubarda
Lou Molinaro (winner)
Brodie Schwendiman

21. Booking Agent of the Year
The Agency Group
S.L. Feldman and Associates
Live Tour Artists (winner)
Paquin Entertainment

22. Sound Company of the Year
Soundbox Productions
FM Systems (winner)

23. Event Photographer of the Year
Roy Timm
Kyle Weir (winner)