J.P. CORMIER to perform on ECMA Gala Award Show

February 02, 2006 – The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) yesterday announced the performers for this year’s ECMA Gala Award Show, to be broadcast live on CBC Television, Monday February 27 at 8:00pm (8:30NT). This year’s gala event, hosted by the Trailer Park Boys, will boast performances from rising stars to veteran artists including George Canyon, Matt Mays & El Torpedo, Lennie Gallant, Mary Jane Lamond, The Novaks and more. Four time nominee J.P. Cormier will be among the performers, and will be joined on stage by two time nominee and blues sensation Matt Andersen.

Cormier is one of five nominees in the coveted Entertainer of the Year category. It is the only award voted on by the public. You can place your vote in one of three ways:

- To vote by phone from anywhere in Canada, call 1-900-870-ECMA (3262). Each call costs $0.99 cents, and you can vote as often as you wish!
- To vote online from anywhere in the world, visit www.ecma.ca. Only one vote per computer will be tabulated.
- To text message your vote, text the word VOTE to J.P. at 25426811. Each text vote costs $0.10 cents, and you can vote as often as you wish! [Text message voting is available to Aliant Mobility and Bell Mobility customers exclusively.]

The deadline for ECMA 2006 Entertainer of the Year voting is Monday, February 27 at 4:00am Atlantic Time. The winner will be announced during the ECMA Gala Awards Show.

The annual ECMA conference is a jam packed weekend of showcases, seminars, workshops, and concerts, wrapping up with the ECMA Awards Gala Show. Tickets for the ECMA Gala Award Show and all other official ECMA events are available by calling the 2006 ticket hotline (902) 569-2006. Visit www.ecma.ca for more information. To view J.P. Cormier’s ECMA schedule, visit the tourdates page.

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