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The organization is committed to nurturing and developing its members through educational programs as well as celebrating outstanding achievements and standards of excellence in all areas and genres of Canadian Gospel music. To this end, GMA Canada is the presenter of the annual Covenant Awards, Canada’s national awards for the Canadian Gospel Music industry. The 2010 awards are scheduled to be presented in October in Calgary as part of GMA Canada Week (October 26 - 29). Awards will be handed out in over 50 categories, including the GMA Canada Lifetime Achievement Award.
The business of the association is conducted by a Board of Directors that is drawn from its membership. Current board members of the GMA Canada, as of November 2009, include Martin Smith (President), Andrew Horrocks, Evangeline Inman, Harold Weins (Treasurer), Gregory J. Strom (Vice President), Mark Imbach, Kevin Pauls Marshall Zacharias and Leroy Harder. GMA Canada is associated with the Gospel Music Association in the United States. In the spring of 2008 GMA Canada also released a 30th Anniversary three-CD compilation featuring a history of Canadian Christian music.
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| Name | Matt Brouwer |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Born | February 28, 1980 |
| Origin | Truro, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Instrument | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Genre | Singer/songwriter, Pop, Adult Alternative, CCM. |
| Years active | - present |
| Label | Reunion Records, Black Shoe Records |
| Spouse | Hannah Ficker (2010–present)| |
| Url | www.mattbro.com |
Matt Brouwer is a Juno Award winning Canadian singer/songwriter who got his start in the music industry while studying music at school in Alberta, Canada. While in college he and fellow students founded the band Monday Night Worship (MNW). Because of the spiritual content of his lyrics he was 'discovered' by a Nashville record company in 2000, and in 2001 recorded his solo debut CD Imagerical. The album was released on May 29, 2001 on Reunion Records. He then formed his own label called Black Shoe Records and released an album titled Unlearning in 2005 and Where's Our Revolution (Universal) in 2009. Brouwer's music has been hailed for its relentless vulnerability as he shares his life's story of tragedy (the death of his father) and hope (his Spiritual pilgrimage) with his listeners.
Matt Brouwer's first single, Water, was a hit on CCM radio's CHR chart reaching #2 on R&R;, and he hit the airwaves again with a cover of Sheryl Crow's I Shall Believe which graced Billboard's Christian chart in 2005. The hit "Sometimes" from "Where's Our Revolution" did even better, charting in the top 20 in Billboard in 2010. Brouwer's CD, Imagerical was nominated for Best Gospel Album at the Canadian JUNO Awards. and he won a JUNO Award in 2010 for the album Where's Our Revolution as it was named best Contemporary Christian/Gospel Album of the year. He has won several GMA Canada Covenant Awards, and his songs have been featured on tv in the Canadian produced hit teen drama .
;East Coast Music Awards 2010 nominee, Best Gospel Album: Where's Our Revolution
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| Name | Greg Sczebel |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Gregory Paul Sczebel |
| Origin | Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada |
| Instrument | keyboards, piano, vocals |
| Genre | Soul, Pop, Rock |
| Occupation | singer, songwriter, producer |
| Years active | 2002 - present |
| Label | Soultone Records |
| Url | www.gregsczebel.com |
Greg Sczebel is a Canadian Juno Award-Winning independent singer/songwriter from Salmon Arm, BC. His career in music began at the age of 17. The oldest of two children, Greg grew up with two musical parents (Jerry Sczebel and Cheryl Sczebel), and started performing publicly at the age of four. Gaining much experience singing in church, at talent competitions, weddings and wherever else he could throughout his youth, Sczebel started playing the piano by ear at the age of 12. He continues to play by ear to this day, with minimal formal music training.
At the age of 12, Greg also started writing his own songs. Since he started penning his own material, he has continued to do so, winning the recognition of such esteemed songwriting competitions as The John Lennon Songwriting Contest and the International Songwriting Competition. In 2008 his song, "Love Is the Anchor," was named "Song of the Year" at the Canadian Gospel Music Awards.
Homeschooled for most of his life, Sczebel attended Salmon Arm Secondary for grades 11 and 12. Heavily involved in the strong music courses available, it was during high school that Greg was exposed firsthand to the recording process. Shortly after graduating in 2002, Sczebel recorded his debut independent album, "Here to Stay." All songs were written by Greg, and he and his father, Jerry Sczebel produced it. "Here to Stay" released Canada-wide on June 1, 2004 and went on to win a 2005 Juno Award, as well as a "Western Canadian Music Award," among others. Greg has toured extensively, most notably with Canadian country star Paul Brandt, and Folk/Pop songstress Carolyn Arends.
In 2006 Sczebel was a special guest performer on CMT's "Paul Brandt's Christmas in Banff." He shared the stage with Paul Brandt, Liz Brandt and Aaron Lines, singing "Joy to the World," "Santa Clause Is Comin' to Town," and his original song, "One Starry Night." In 2008 Sczebel joined Brandt's touring band and has performed nationwide with him as backup vocalist and keyboard player. Public performances included appearing at the 2008 Canada Day Celebrations on Parliament Hill in Ottawa.
Since 2005 Sczebel has been an active spokesperson on behalf of World Vision, primarily their Hope Child Sponsorship initiative which provides for children around the world affected by HIV AIDS.
Greg Sczebel's second album, "Love & The Lack Thereof" was released October 13, 2009.
;International Songwriting Competition (ISC)
;John Lennon Songwriting Contest
;Shai Awards (formerly The Vibe Awards)
;Western Canadian Music Awards
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| Name | Kyla |
|---|---|
| Background | solo_singer |
| Birth name | Melanie Hernandez Calumpad |
| Born | January 05, 1981 |
| Origin | Manila, Philippines |
| Genre | Contemporary R&B;, R&B;, soul, pop, Jazz |
| Occupation | Singer, songwriter, composer,producer, TV host, actress, model music executive, dancer |
| Years active | 1994–present |
| Instrument | Vocals, piano |
| Voicetype | dramatic coloratura soprano |
| Label | EMI Music PolyEast Records (EMI Philippines) Tarra Group (Indonesia) |
| Associated acts | Jay-R, Regine Velasquez, Rachelle Ann Go,Kris Lawrence, Gary Valenciano, Ogie Alcasid, Jaya, Janno Gibbs, Keith Martin, Billy Crawford, Frencheska Farr, La Diva, Martin Nievera, Fra Lippo Lippi, Too Phat |
Melanie Hernandez Calumpad (born January 5, 1981), better known by her stage name Kyla, is an R&B; singer, songwriter, producer, TV host, and occasional actress and commercial model from the Philippines. Kyla is the first and the only Filipino female singer to have won at the MTV Video Music Awards as the International Viewer's Choice Awardee for Southeast Asia in 2001.
She has collaborated with many international artists such as Keith Martin, British boy-band Blue, Ronan Keating, Norweigan band Fra Lippo Lippi, and Malaysian artists Too Phat, Noryn Aziz, Ferhad, and Hazami.
She began her career in 2000 and has released a total of eight albums to date, all of which were certified Platinum albums. Kyla is currently managed by EMI (Philippines)/PolyEast Records, ALV Talent Circuit, and Tarra Group (Indonesia).
On February 1994, Kyla joined the Wednesday group of That's Entertainment, an afternoon variety show on GMA Network using her real name, Melanie, as her screen name. She represented Philippines at 4th Yamaha Song Festival in Japan on August 1995 and joined a band as a lead singer the following year. She won at the Metropop Young Singers Competition on October 1997 with "Over the Rainbow" as her winning piece.
After several attempts to ink a recording deal, she recorded the Demo "One More Try" for Metropop Songfest on January 2000. Although the song did not win, the cover caught the attention of Octo Arts' and EMI Philippines Label Manager, Francis Guevarra. She signed the contract with EMI Philippines on April 2000 and was given the stage name 'Kyla' meaning princess.
She graduated high school at San Sebastian College - Recoletos and earned her Bachelor's Degree at Philippine Christian University.
Kyla's next album, Kyla, contained the R&B;/Pop song "I Feel For You" as the carrier single. She collaborated with Gary Valenciano for his single "Let’s Stop and Talk Awhile." She also collaborated with Malaysian R&B; artist, Ferhad for his single "What More"
Kyla joined the noontime variety show SOP as a regular host on April 24, 2002. On November 29, 2002, Kyla interpreted the song "Buti Na Lang" at the Metropop Songfest.
Kyla released her third album, I Will Be There, which is also the title of her ballad carrier single on May 23, 2003. The album also produced the single "Bounce." She performed the song "Flexin" with British R&B; group Blue at the MTV Asia Awards in Singapore that same year. Kyla made special appearances in sitcoms and made her acting debut in the telenovela Narito Ang Puso Ko.
In 2004, she released the album, Not Your Ordinary Girl. It spawned five number-one singles: "Because of You", "Human Nature", "If the Feeling Is Gone", "Not Your Ordinary Girl", and "Till They Take My Heart Away". The same year, she opened for Alicia Keys Live in Manila at the Araneta Coliseum. Her concert, Kyla "Not Just Your Ordinary Girl" at the Araneta Coliseum on November 12, 2004, was a certified sold out concert as well.
From 2006 to 2007, Kyla hosted Popstar Kids, which aired on QTV.
In 2006, Kyla released her fifth album, Beautiful Days for which Kyla co-wrote the number one single "Beautiful Days". She also began dating PBA Basketball Player, Rich Alvarez.
Kyla has also been regularly appearing on the variety show SOP Rules, which airs on GMA Network every Sunday. She also sings duets with Jay-R, in a segment called "Souled Out".
After Heartfelt, she released and co-produced her seventh album, 2008's Heart 2 Heart. The album produced the 2009 singles "Old Friend" and "Back in Time", written by Jay-R. The song "You Make Me Feel", was written with Jay-R. "Back in Time" won "OPM Song of the Year" at the RX 93.1 Awards and "Best Collaboration Award" at the Wave 89.1 Urban Music Awards. In 2010, "Back in Time" also won "Favorite song" at the MYX Music Awards . Along with these awards she also won "OPM Female Artist of the Year" and "OPM Female Artist of the Decade" at the RX 93.1 Awards late 2009.
Kyla received nominations at 2010 MYX Music Awards including Favorite Female Artist, Favorite Mellow Video for Old Friend, Favorite Collaboration and Favorite Song for Back in Time with Jay-R, and Favorite Remake for the album Heart 2 Heart
In celebration of a 10-years of prominence in the music industry, PolyEast Records released 27 of the "R&B; royalty's" biggest hits in a two-CD compilation: “Essence of Soul: The Hits Collection along with a new song, "Hanggang Wakas". "Hanggang Wakas" is a duet with Malaysian pop-R&B; artist Hazami, who first wrote the song in Bahasa entitled “Tekad."
Kyla is a regular performer/host of GMA’s Sunday variety show Party Pilipinas. On November 29, 2010, she held a concert with Jay-R entitled "SoulMates."
Kyla is currently recording an album in Indonesia and Malaysia while her album, Private Affair, was released on November 30, 2010 under EMI and PolyEast Records.
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| Name | Accept |
|---|---|
| Landscape | Yes |
| Background | group_or_band |
| Years active | 1968–1989, 1992–1997, 2004–2005, 2009–present |
| Origin | Solingen, Germany |
| Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal |
| Label | Nuclear Blast, Epic/Sony, PolyGram, Passport |
| Url | Official website |
| Current members | Mark TornilloWolf HoffmannHerman FrankPeter BaltesStefan Schwarzmann |
| Past members | Michael WagenerUdo DirkschneiderJörg FischerFrank FriedrichStefan KaufmannDavid ReeceJan KoemmetJim StaceyGerhard WahlRob ArmitageMichael Cartellone |
The first stable line-up of Accept was composed of vocalist Udo Dirkschneider, guitarists Wolf Hoffmann and Gerhard Wahl, bassist Peter Baltes and drummer Frank Friedrich. Friedrich and Wahl quit the band after the release of Accept, since they did not intend to pursue a professional career in music. They were replaced by Stefan Kaufmann and Jörg Fischer, and with this line-up the band proceeded to record I'm a Rebel in 1980. The title track originally was written for AC/DC but never released by them. This was the album which brought media attention to the band, which was subsequently invited to make its first televised show.
Three important events took place in 1981. First, the album Breaker was released. Second, a contract with manager Gaby Hauke was signed, an agreement which lasted for the whole of the band's career. Third, Accept joined Judas Priest's world tour and obtained a fair amount of success, making the band known outside of Europe.
The next album — Restless and Wild — was released in 1982, but did not have the presence of Jörg Fischer, who quit the band a short time before the recording took place. Jan Koemmet was hired as Accept's new guitarist, but departed from the band before the recording of the album. Restless and Wild saw an evolution in the band's sound, which incorporated several characteristics of the genre which would later be called speed metal. Gaby Hauke is credited as "Deaffy" on two of the tracks.
During a show in their hometown in the year of 1983, the band ran into Jörg Fischer by chance. On Hauke's insistence, Fischer was made part of the band once more. A world tour followed which would take them through all of 1984 — with the historic Monsters of Rock festival as a mid-year highlight.
Metal Heart was released in 1985. Produced by Scorpions producer Dieter Dierks, it presented the creative career peak for the band. Accept went on to tour around the globe in front of packed houses, soon documented by the live album Kaizoku-Ban. Russian Roulette continued the series of albums, released in 1986. In 1987, in spite of their tremendous success, Accept and Udo decided together that Udo would embark on a solo career to pursue his own happiness. Supporting this decision, the songwriting team of Accept wrote an entire album for him. Accept and their management were eager to help him launch this solo career. It was released in 1987 with the title "Animal House" under the band moniker U.D.O. which Udo Dirkschneider continues to tour with to date.
The career of Accept, unfortunately, came to a sudden halt when Stefan Kaufmann sustained a serious injury to his back in the middle of a tour. He was briefly replaced by drummer Ken Mary for the remainder of the short US tour. By the tour's end, Hoffmann, Baltes and Hauke decided that without Stefan and with differences surfacing between the band and Reece, it was time to reassess their next steps. Stefan, always a vital part of Accept, needed a long recovery time. So, by the end of 1989, the band had ceased its activities.
During a visit to Germany a few years later, the musicians from Accept and Dirkschneider met and spontaneously decided to relaunch the band with the core members Hoffmann, Kaufmann, Dirkschneider and Baltes.
Objection Overruled was released worldwide in 1993. The band's reunion was a qualified success in Europe and the USA. A world tour followed. Another album, entitled Death Row, was released in 1994, but Kaufmann became unable to play once more due to his recurring back injury. The band invited Stefan Schwarzmann as a temporary replacement and commenced plans for their next tour.
A sense of finality was in the air when the band entered studios to record Predator from 1996, this time with Michael Cartellone (from Damn Yankees) on the drums. Predator was recorded in Nashville, TN with Udo's long time (school)friend and producer Michael Wagener at the helm. in spite of genuine efforts by everyone, the chemistry between Accept and Udo was again strained. Accept's final tour, supporting Predator, went through America, Europe and Asia, with their last concert in Tokyo, Japan, one of the world capitals of heavy metal. Udo couldn't wait to return to his own solo project U.D.O.
Asked in May 2007 if Accept were planning on writing and recording new material in the near future, Dirkschneider replied:
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On May 14, 2009, Udo Dirkschneider officially announced that he would not be participating in the rumored Accept reunion.
The new line-up made their live debut on May 8, 2010 at the sold-out Gramercy Theatre in New York City. Performing for an audience of hundreds of fans, it was their first American concert in fifteen years. They played classic Accept songs and debuted new material.
On May 21, 2010 their video for "Teutonic Terror" hit #5 on the worldwide video chars in all genres on MySpace, topping such artists as Miley Cyrus, Justin Bieber and Christina Aguilera. The video also topped the MySpace Global Metal Charts at #1.
On June 13, 2010 Accept opened for AC/DC at a concert in Stuttgart, Germany, and on June 25, 2010 they were headliners in the Sonisphere festival in Romania and Turkey, playing for 2 hours, including their classics "Balls to the Wall", "Metal Heart" and "Princess of the Dawn". Accept also played tracks off their new album. Blood of the Nations was released in Europe on August 20, 2010 and made a sensational chart debut at Number 4 in the official German Media Control Charts. It marks the band’s highest chart debut in their entire career.
Blood of the Nations was released September 4 in Japan, and September 18, 2010 in the United States. Throughout the summer, Accept spent 80 days traveling over 65,000 km and played in front of over 450,000 fans. In late October, the band will appear at the prestigious Japanese Festival LOUDPARK outside of Tokyo before 40,000 fans along such artists as Ozzy Osbourne, Motörhead and Stone Sour.
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