11th Annual MIMI Awards handed out in Montreal, Socalled

by BrooklynVegan Mike

This past weekend (Saturday, March 1st to be exact) the 11th Annual Montreal Independent Music Initiative (or MIMI) awards were handed out, celebrating the best in the Montreal local scene. This decade has been pretty good to Montreal music locally and abroad. It was announced that last year saw the most releases (over 350) in the history of the awards. The winners received a sweet, engraved Shure microphone along with some cool perks such as grant money or studio time. Though some of my picks for the awards didn’t win (specifically Krista L.L. Muir and Torngat), the artists who did pick up awards were definitely worthy of recognition. Without further adieu, here are the winners….

International – Artist with the greatest international potential
We Are Wolves

National – Artist who will benefit most of a Quebec or Canadian tour support
The National Parcs

Unsigned – Band that produced the best demo of the year
Misteur Valaire

Discovery – Best new artist of the year
Gatineu

Broadcast – Artist who will benefit most from a media campaign
The Dirty Tricks

Studio Ready – Artist that will benefit most from additional studio support
Mahjorbidet

Best Song – Given to the songwriter of the best song of the year
Socalled – (These are) The Good Old Days

Socalled – (These are) The Good Old Days