Post by Okwes on May 1, 2006 18:19:35 GMT -5
Native music awards nominee can't afford ticket
BERNICE TRICK
Canadian Press
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Prince George, B.C. â€" A struggling singer-songwriter has been
nominated for an award, but he doesn't have the money to attend the
ceremony.
Mike Gouchie is up for best country recording in the Native American
Music Awards in Florida, but he doesn't have the funds to go.
“It's very exciting to get the nomination, but it's equally
frustrating not to have the ways or means to get there to accept
it,†said Gouchie, who is also supposed perform and present an
award.
The 38-year-old from Prince George, B.C., is nominated for his first
full-length album Bad Boys & Angels during the eighth annual awards
being held June 8 in Hollywood, Fla.
Although his recordings are making their way into the music world, it's
a slow process, and he's “never been poorer,†Gouchie said
from his home in Edmonton.
“To be nominated from hundreds and hundreds of applicants is huge
and it will open doors for me in the U.S. distribution market. If I'm
lucky enough to win, it's just that much better. Booking agents and
talent buyers become much more interested with opportunities like
opening for major artists, festivals and promotion events,†he
said.
If the awards were scheduled later in the year it would be better for
Gouchie, who has just signed a record deal with Arbor Records which is
the distributor in Canada through EMI Music. The deal means his records
will be available in music outlets across Canada and the U.S. this
summer.
He'll perform at the Calgary Stampede and Spruce Meadows Equestrian
Centre in July and at a music festival in Nova Scotia in August.
Gouchie was filmed in Prince George in January by Country Music
Television, which produces documentaries on struggling artists with
potential.
The show was to air this spring, but CMT is so pleased with the results
it has delayed it until the fall to get the prime viewing audience,
Gouchie said.
BERNICE TRICK
Canadian Press
www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060426.wnatmusic042\
6/BNStory/Entertainment/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20060426.wnatmusic0426
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26/BNStory/Entertainment/?page=rss&id=RTGAM.20060426.wnatmusic0426>
Prince George, B.C. â€" A struggling singer-songwriter has been
nominated for an award, but he doesn't have the money to attend the
ceremony.
Mike Gouchie is up for best country recording in the Native American
Music Awards in Florida, but he doesn't have the funds to go.
“It's very exciting to get the nomination, but it's equally
frustrating not to have the ways or means to get there to accept
it,†said Gouchie, who is also supposed perform and present an
award.
The 38-year-old from Prince George, B.C., is nominated for his first
full-length album Bad Boys & Angels during the eighth annual awards
being held June 8 in Hollywood, Fla.
Although his recordings are making their way into the music world, it's
a slow process, and he's “never been poorer,†Gouchie said
from his home in Edmonton.
“To be nominated from hundreds and hundreds of applicants is huge
and it will open doors for me in the U.S. distribution market. If I'm
lucky enough to win, it's just that much better. Booking agents and
talent buyers become much more interested with opportunities like
opening for major artists, festivals and promotion events,†he
said.
If the awards were scheduled later in the year it would be better for
Gouchie, who has just signed a record deal with Arbor Records which is
the distributor in Canada through EMI Music. The deal means his records
will be available in music outlets across Canada and the U.S. this
summer.
He'll perform at the Calgary Stampede and Spruce Meadows Equestrian
Centre in July and at a music festival in Nova Scotia in August.
Gouchie was filmed in Prince George in January by Country Music
Television, which produces documentaries on struggling artists with
potential.
The show was to air this spring, but CMT is so pleased with the results
it has delayed it until the fall to get the prime viewing audience,
Gouchie said.