I founded Sound Check Entertainment 10 years ago this year and have since grown it to a media organization and now artist development / marketing company which specializes in marketing and promoting emerging Canadian country artists. After 10 years of watching from the sidelines I have joined the CCMA membership. I now humbly put my name forward for nominations for Industry Person of the Year.Since it’s inception Sound Check Entertainment has proudly been one of the first to introduce Canadian music fans to artists like Brett Kissel, Tim Hicks, Bobby Wills, Meghan Patrick, James Barker Band, River Town Saints, Abby Stewart and many more. 5 years ago, in 2015, my team and I joined forces with the Spencerville Stampede to bring an unprecedented country music event to Spencerville featuring the biggest names in Canadian Country Music including Tim Hicks, Kira Isabella, River Town Saints, Brett Kissel, Emerson Drive, Abby Stewart, Cory Marks, Autumn Hill, Leah Daniels and more.
I do what I do for the love of this country and the music that is grown here. I humbly submit my name for this nomination so that I may share any recognition received, by either a nomination or a CCMA Award, with the rest of my team, past and present…without their efforts we couldn’t have the impact that we do.
I completely oversee Sound Check Entertainment the publication managing and coordinating coverage from photojournalists across Canada and the USA who are covering Canadian Music at home and abroad. Through concert coverage, interviews, artist features and more we promote homegrown talent to our international audience.
As lead publicist for Sound Check Entertainment, the artist development / marketing division, I currently represent a number of emerging Canadian country artists, from across Canada, assisting them with everything from their publicity and marketing to radio promotion and streaming setup and distribution. I independently curate the Canadian Country Music playlist on Spotify, updated weekly, which has grown to nearly 100 likes in just a few months and continues to grow each week. We have also partnered with Walter Scott James and the Canadian Indie Country Countdown for whom we curate the official Spotify playlist featuring the Top 50 artists in his weekly countdown. We’ve worked with new festivals in both Ontario and Quebec to assist in their publicity and marketing leading up to the event and provide photography and social media services throughout the event.
For those of you who would be so kind as to honour me with your vote the information is as follows:
The CCMA Award Category is:
Industry Person of the Year (Award #35)
Individual’s Name: Hendrik Pape
Company: Sound Check Entertainment
Occupation: Lead Editor / Publicist
Nominations are being accepted NOW, running from May 27th until June 10th.
All eligible CCMA Members should have received an email detailing this 1st Ballot nominating process.
This is totally at your discretion, with no obligation or pressure.
And as the CCMA voting process states – Voters shall not be influenced by personal friendships, company loyalties, regional preferences or mass sales; Voters shall not allow their choices to be suggested or directed by anything other than their own conscience.
This request is solely “for your consideration” and sharing the requested nominating information for the Nomination Criteria.
