Patrick Watson Cleans Up at GAMIQ Awards

Patrick Watson has cleaned up at the GAMIQ Awards, Quebecs Awards for Independent Music. Watson won five awards in all including Artist of the Year, Songwriter of the Year, Show of the Year and International Career of the Year. Also taking awards were Coeur de pirate for Breakthrough Artist of the Year, Beast for Electro Artist of the year, Bell Orchestre for Experimental Album of the Year, and Malajube for Indie Rock Album of the Year. The full list goes:

Artist of the Year presented by Artisti

Patrick Watson
(The award comes with a $1,000 grant)

Songwriter of the Year presented by the SOCAN

Patrick Watson

(The award comes with a $1,000 grant)

International Career of the Year presented by the MIMI

Patrick Watson

Show of the Year

Patrick Watson

Breakthrough Artist of the Year presented by enMusique.ca

Coeur de pirate

Singer-songwriter Album of the Year

Tu m’intimides – Mara Tremblay

Electro Album of the Year

Beast – Beast

Experimental Album of the Year

As Seen Through Windows – Bell Orchestre

Folk/Country Album of the Year

Dans la nature jusqu’au cou – Avec pas d’casque

Hip-Hop Album of the Year

Comme à la télévision – Omnikrom

Indie Pop Album of the Year

Wooden Arms – Patrick Watson

Indie Rock Album of the Year presented by CISM

Labyrinthes – Malajube

Metal/Hardcore Album of the Year

Musique barbare – Mononc’ Serge & Anonymus

Punk Album of the Year

The Brains – The Brains

Rock'n'Roll Album of the Year

Cassette II – Band de Garage

World Album of the Year

La mécanique – Kodiak

DVD of the Year

Presque sold out – Vulgaires Machins

Tribute Award

Jean-Robert Bisaillon