Brandon’s Matt Cory has been making regular strides to changing into a significant participant in Canada’s music trade. This week he has been given 4 nominations for the upcoming Manitoba Loud Music Awards
Matt please clarify to all of the BDNMB.CA followers what the Manitoba Loud Music Awards is that this one thing new?
Cory – The Manitoba Loud Music Awards is an award present showcasing “loud music” in Manitoba. They make the most of a voting system to choose winners in a wide range of completely different classes together with Rock, Laborious Rock, Punk, Steel and extra. The voting interval is open September 1st to thirtieth at https://loudawards.com/vote/ however there might be in particular person ballots obtainable on the fundraiser on September 15, 2023 at Classics Billiards, Bar & Grill (1837 Portage Ave) in Winnipeg. From the Manitoba Loud Music Awards web site: Our purpose is to indicate assist to musicians, whether or not it’s a brand new band that wishes to realize publicity, a longtime band that simply needs to share their ardour and new music with followers , or a touring band that’s rolling by way of our lovely province. We thrive to encourage younger musicians to current their music with us. One in all our most important objectives is to assist heal psychological well being by way of the love of music. We Help Your Native Scene
Now you’ve been nominated for 4 awards
1 – Band of the Yr
2 – Singer of the Yr
3 – Guitarist of the Yr
4 – Single of the Yr – Lit Up and Out of Line
Cory – With reference to my nominations, I’m extremely honoured to have been acknowledged! I’m very proud and grateful to have my work and dedication be acknowledged in 4 completely different classes. None of this might’ve occurred with out my band. I need to give an enormous shoutout to Nick Schoonbaert, Ian Morrice, Terry Brown and Cy Arthurson for all their effort, expertise and endurance in working with me. I’d additionally like to say previous members as properly together with Wes Lipischak, Troy McKenzie, Ryan Felstead and Mike Leech for all their assist. My life is music. My ardour is music. It’s continually on my thoughts. I by no means cease excited about it. If I may carry out each single night time of the 12 months I might with out hesitation. I stay to create, carry out and write music. It’s what I’m on earth to do. I’m not essentially in it to win it regarding the Loud Music Awards. I’m simply so pleased that this model of music has an outlet to be severely acknowledged in Manitoba. As Chris Jericho as soon as mentioned on his Speak is Jericho Podcast, “Winnipeg is a real steel city.” I agree with this, however I believe Manitoba is actually a steel province. I’m ecstatic that by way of the Manitoba Loud Music Awards, we will lastly acknowledge that loud music has a spot as a few of the authorities our bodies which can be supposed to assist our Manitoba artists develop have put in virtually zero effort and won’t take loud music severely.
Matt Cory performing on the Salamander Music Pageant
What’s flawed with Rock Music at present for instance native radio loves artists like Trooper and Toronto however the place are the brand new bands?
Cory – I can solely converse for myself with reference to what’s flawed with rock music at present. There are tons of wonderful rock acts on the market making improbable music. Sadly, you simply have to hunt them out at the moment. I’ve had the honour of sharing the stage with many of those acts through the years throughout Manitoba they usually proceed to blow my thoughts and push me to be higher. I really feel that sure rock radio stations aren’t keen to take an opportunity on newer acts and sometimes depend on outdated acts as a result of they realize it “works”. Sadly, our native “rock” station isn’t fascinated about new rock, that’s simply not what they do. The play the classics. So far as I perceive, our native rock station doesn’t even decide their very own materials. It comes from an workplace exterior the province… which leaves djs arms tied and that appears very unusual to me. This leaves listeners unaware of what’s occurring of their space. If we would like rock to comeback into the mainstream in a giant approach, I believe rock radio want to hunt out 10 Canadian rock acts which can be the entire bundle. They should have the look, the enterprise savvy, the next, social media expertise, however most significantly they’ve the songs. They should take these 10 bands and pump the hell out of them on stations. They don’t have to take away the older bands all collectively, however combine the brand new and outdated collectively like stations do in bigger cities. Westman wants a station that may play NEW rock! Easy as that.
Why does Canadian Rock Music appear to be in a hunch so to talk?
Cory – Rock isn’t lifeless. It’ll by no means die. The analogy I like to make use of is rock music is like mosquitoes… irrespective of what number of occasions you assume it’s lifeless, it retains coming again and can proceed to take action.
At a neighborhood stage how can folks assist native not solely rock music however all kinds of music?
Cory – It’s really easy to assist native acts, go to the exhibits, purchase their merch, take heed to their music, share their music throughout social media if it speaks to you, request their music on stations and if they are saying they’ll’t assist, hold bugging them till they should make a change! The Manitoba Loud Music Awards will happen on the Park Theatre (698 Osborne St.) in Winnipeg, MB on Saturday, November 18, 2023.
Good luck and thanks Matt from all of us at BDNMB.CA
