CMJ 2008!!!!!

Well that was exhausting. CMJ 2008 is in the books and it was a great time.
Above are photos of The hard Lessons and Settle from our Pirate! CMJ party!
Lets see if i can remember some highlights for you, in no order:

AN HORSE
JESSICA LEA MAYFIELD
DELTA SPIRIT
SETTLE
THE HARD LESSONS
SYLVIE
A PLACE TO BURY STRANGERS
RIVIAL SCHOOLS
THE DREADFUL YAWNS
THE DEARS
THE EULOGIES
GRAHAM MACRAE
VANCOUGAR
PACK A.D.
JAPANESE MOTORS
WYE OAK

I am also very proud to announce that Pirate won for 3 College Radio Awards including Promotion company of the year!
I won for Best Promoter and Canada won for Best Mentor here are the other winners :


Radio Station Awards

Station Of The Year
KEXP (Seattle)

Music Director Of The Year
Omar Husain (CJLO)

Specialty Music Director Of The Year
Jesse Novak (WWVU)

Best Student-Run Non-FM Station
CJLO (Montreal)

Biggest Innovator
Tenni Gharakanian (CFRE)

Most Groundbreaking
KEXP (Seattle)

Music Director With The Best Band That Doesn't Suck
Omar Husain (CJLO)

In It For The Music
Cynthia Luna (WBWC)

Best Podcast
KEXP (Seattle)

Best Use Of The Web
WOXY.com (Cincinnati)

Most Likely To Reinvent Radio
KEXP (Seattle)

Biggest Asset To The Community
KEXP (Seattle)

Best Use Of Limited Resources
KSSU (Sacramento)

Most Fun
Omar Husain (CJLO)

Best Team Effort
CJLO (Montreal)

Industry Awards

Promoter Of The Year
Doug Blake (Pirate!)

Label Promoter Of The Year
Mona Dehghan (Sub Pop)

Promotional Company Of The Year
Pirate!

Best Mentor
Canada M. Fox (Pirate!)

Most Ahead Of The Game
Terrorbird

Best Online Resources
Terrorbird

Best Genre Specialty Promoter
Tyler McCauley (Terrorbird)

Most Legit
Lisa Hresko (CMJ)


See you next year!

www.cmj.com/radioawards