Organized by the Western Canadian Music Alliance, BreakOut West is a yearly music gathering comprised of an immersive music development conference, music festival and award ceremonies. The 2024 edition of the BreakOut West Festival took place from September 25-29 in Saskatoon, SK.
Industry professionals and artists from across Western Canada were honoured for their tremendous achievements as part of the Western Canadian Music Awards (WCMA). Below is a list of winners from British Columbia.
Blues Artist of the Year
Blue Moon Marquee
Classical Artist or Ensemble of the Year (Sponsored By Canadian Music Centre (CMC))
Allegra Chamber Orchestra
Classical Composer of the Year
Farshid Samandari – “Light of Lights ‘Light of Lights'”
Electronic & Dance Artist of the Year
Ruby Singh
Francophone Artist of the Year (Sponsored by APCM)
Missy D
Metal & Hard Music Artist of the Year
FKA Rayne
Pop Artist of the Year
Haley Blais
Producer of the Year
Liam Moes & Shane Stephenson
R&B Artist of the Year
Sadé Awele
Spiritual Artist of the Year
Marika Siewert
Video Director of the Year (Sponsored by Manitoba Film & Music)
Sandy Rossignol – Blue Moon Marquee “Hound Dog On a Chain”
2024 Western Canadian Music Industry Award Nominees
Audio Engineering Award
Ryan Worsley – Echoplant Sound
Excellence in Visual Design
Bronwin Parks – Feisty Creative
Featured photo credit: Kaz Vogel.
