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Eli Bennett Nominated for GMA Canada Covenant Award for “Best Jazz / Blues Song”

November 3, 2017/in News /by Eli Bennett

November 3, 2017 (Edmonton, AB) – The Nominees for the 39th Annual Covenant Awards were announced this morning on 105.9 ShineFM. Among the 38 categories, Eli Bennett was nominated for “Jazz/Blues Song of the Year” for his song “Breakthrough”, the title track from Bennett’s 2016 release.

The Covenant Awards will take place in Edmonton, Alberta on January 27, 2018 at the Shaw Conference Centre.

39th Annual Covenant Awards Nominees List:
http://www.gmacanada.ca/39th-covenant-award-nominees/

“Breakthrough” is available for stream or purchase below:
https://song.link/elibennett

Eli Bennett Wins Two SOCAN Awards for Best Film Score

August 10, 2015/in News /by Eli Bennett

August 10, 2015 (Toronto, Ontario) – The SOCAN Foundation today announced eight recipients of the fifth annual SOCAN Foundation Awards for Young Audio-visual Composers.

This year’s competition attracted 46 entries, awarding $21,000 to eight prizewinners. “This is a unique competition, the only one of its kind in Canada,” says Rick MacMillan, Manager, SOCAN Foundation. “It offers us an excellent opportunity to spotlight the many talented composers working in Canada’s vibrant film and television industries.

Eli Bennett was awarded the following SOCAN Awards:

– Second prize in the Non-fiction category for “Believe: The True Story of Real Bearded Santas”

– Shared second prize in the Fiction category for “Jobless”

For the official press release, please visit the SOCAN Foundation website: HERE