Songshop Event Gives Canadian Artists Access to A-List Tracks From ole Songwriters

EDMONTON, ALBERTA--(Marketwired - Sept. 1, 2014) - ole songwriters Gord Bamford, Dean Brody, George Canyon, and Jeff Coplan, who each received multiple CCMA nominations, along with Dave Turnbull, Denny Carr, and Gilles Godard will be on hand to celebrate the independent music publishing company's 10th anniversary at the 2014 CCMA Awards, which will be held on September 7 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada during Country Music Week.

The ole Bus will also make a stop in Edmonton for the company's popular Songshop event. The bus will serve as a hub where Canadian artists in town for the CCMA Awards can meet with ole's Nashville Creative Team to hear the latest A-list compositions by ole hit songwriters. It will be parked at the Fairmont McDonald Hotel at 10065 100 St. NW.

"We've been a proud supporter of the CCMA Awards and Country Music Week for the past decade and look forward to continuing our support of the Canadian Country Music Industry," said Robert Ott, Co-Founder, Chairman, and CEO of ole. "We're happy to be recognized by the Canadian Country Music Association once again and look forward to being a part of the event as we celebrate ten years of ole success."

"Having won seven consecutive Music Publishing Company of the Year Awards and receiving numerous nominations for its artists and songwriters, ole has a notable presence during CCMA Awards time," said Don Green, President of the Canadian Country Music Association. "The support ole extends to the Canadian country music industry and the involvement of the company during Country Music Week every year is duly noted. The CCMA extends a hearty congratulations on a great 10 years, with many more to come."

ole and its artists received a total of 27 nominations at this year's CCMA Awards. The company itself will compete for its eighth consecutive Music Publishing Company of the Year Award, while ole songwriters and artists Gord Bamford, Dean Brody, George Canyon, Jeff Coplan, Lindi Ortega, and Johnny Reid were also nominated in multiple categories. Brody and Bamford received the second- and third-most nominations of any performer with six and five, respectively, and ole artists are also dominating the Fans' Choice Award nominations, with Bamford, Brody, Canyon, and Reid taking four of the five available slots. Voting is open now at http://ccmafanvote.dmds.com/VotePublic.html.

A full list of nominees from ole can be found below. The winners will be announced at the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on CBC-TV on September 7 at 8pm local time.