GAMIQ 2008: And the winners are…

The Quebec Indie Music Awards (GAMIQ) announced on September 21st the winners for the 2008 edition at the Corona Theater, in Montreal. The awards gala can be viewed on the tv.bangbangtemort.com website starting Thursday, September 25th. CISM 89,3 FM will also produce a special broadcast with the best moments of the awards including interviews with the winners on Sunday, September 28th at 7PM.

Career Section

Artist of the Year presented by ArtistI
Karkwa
(The award goes with 1000$-grant by ArtistI)

Songwriter of the Year presented by the SOCAN
Karkwa
(The award goes with 1000$-grant by SOCAN)

International Career of the Year
Malajube

Show of the Year presented by Bande à Part
Duchess Says

Breakthrough Artist of the Year presented by XM Radio Satellite Canada
Bonjour Brumaire
(The award goes with an XM radio and a 3 month free subscription)

Albums Section

Singer-songwriter Album of the Year
Taxidermie – Philippe B

Electro Album of the Year presented by CISM 89,3 FM
Timbervision – The National Parcs

Experimental Album of the Year
Phon-O-Victo – Martin Tétreault & Kid Koala

Folk/Country Album of the Year
Raccourci – Dany Placard

Hip-Hop Album of the Year
Gatineau – Gatineau

Indie Pop Album of the Year
De la nature des foules – Bonjour Brumaire

Indie Rock Album of the Year
Le volume du vent – Karkwa

Metal/Hardcore Album of the Year
Prevail – Kataklysm

Punk Album of the Year
The Soda Machine – The Sainte Catherines

Rock’n’Roll Album of the Year
Piano élégant – Chocolat

World Album of the Year
Sur le toit des voisins – Gadji-Gadjo

DVD of the Year
Perreau & la Lune: live au Quat’Sous – Yann Perreau

Tribute award
Paul Gott

Winners were decided during a vote that lasted from August 6th to September 6th. The public vote counted for 50% of the final vote and the other 50% was determined by a jury (more than 200 people) made up of journalists (newspaper, radio, TV, web), venues and festival bookers, record store owners and cultural organization members throughout the province of Quebec, both francophones and anglophones.

Karkwa, Gatineau, Misteur Valaire, Empire ISIS, Duchess Says, Geneviève et Matthieu, Millimetrik, Krista L.L. Muir and Starvin Hungry gave a performance during the awards gala hosted by the actor Rémi-Pierre Paquin.


	GAMIQ 2008: And the winners are… The Quebec Indie Music Awards (GAMIQ) announced on September 21st the winners for the 2008 edition at the Corona Theater, in Montreal. The awards gala can be viewed on the tv.bangbangtemort.com website starting Thursday, September 25th. CISM 89,3 FM will also produce a special broadcast with the best moments of the awards including interviews with the winners on Sunday, September 28th at 7PM. Career Section Artist of the Year presented by ArtistI Karkwa (The award goes with 1000$-grant by ArtistI) Songwriter of the Year presented by the SOCAN Karkwa (The award goes with 1000$-grant by SOCAN) International Career of the Year Malajube Show of the Year presented by Bande à Part Duchess Says Breakthrough Artist of the Year presented by XM Radio Satellite Canada Bonjour Brumaire (The award goes with an XM radio and a 3 month free subscription) Albums Section Singer-songwriter Album of the Year Taxidermie – Philippe B Electro Album of the Year presented by CISM 89,3 FM Timbervision – The National Parcs Experimental Album of the Year Phon-O-Victo – Martin Tétreault & Kid Koala Folk/Country Album of the Year Raccourci – Dany Placard Hip-Hop Album of the Year Gatineau – Gatineau Indie Pop Album of the Year De la nature des foules – Bonjour Brumaire Indie Rock Album of the Year Le volume du vent – Karkwa Metal/Hardcore Album of the Year Prevail – Kataklysm Punk Album of the Year The Soda Machine – The Sainte Catherines Rock’n’Roll Album of the Year Piano élégant – Chocolat World Album of the Year Sur le toit des voisins – Gadji-Gadjo DVD of the Year Perreau & la Lune: live au Quat’Sous – Yann Perreau Tribute award Paul Gott Winners were decided during a vote that lasted from August 6th to September 6th. The public vote counted for 50% of the final vote and the other 50% was determined by a jury (more than 200 people) made up of journalists (newspaper, radio, TV, web), venues and festival bookers, record store owners and cultural organization members throughout the province of Quebec, both francophones and anglophones. Karkwa, Gatineau, Misteur Valaire, Empire ISIS, Duchess Says, Geneviève et Matthieu, Millimetrik, Krista L.L. Muir and Starvin Hungry gave a performance during the awards gala hosted by the actor Rémi-Pierre Paquin.