David Storey has been a contributing force tothe Canadian Arts Communityfor more than four decades …
16 Major Awards including a Bravo Award for best concert performance
29 Nominations includinga Juno Nomination, and more …
Awards, Nominations, and Recognition
Chronology
1987 – 1989 – PERFORMER – SINGER SONGWRITER
- Release: Choose Me and She’s My Girl singles and EP – Indie
- She’s My Girl video: medium rotation on Much Music
- Now Magazine: “Storey creates a beautifully rendered mix of electric/acoustic/ folk rock originals”
- Toronto Life Magazine thanked him for: “crafting intelligent songs”.
- Nominated: CASBY Award – Best Video – She’s My Girl
- Nominated: Toronto Music Award – Folk Roots performer of the year
- Play: Mariposa Folk Festival in Barrie
1990 – 2000 – DIRECTOR
- Win: Much Music Video Award – Best Roots/Country video – Margo’s Got the Cargo – Stompin Tom Connors
- Nominated: Juno Award – Best Music Video – Life Is A Highway – Tom Cochrane
- Win: Much Music Video Awards – People’s Choice – Life is a Highway – Tom Cochrane
- Nominated:Much Music Video Awards – Director of the Year – Life is a Highway – Tom Cochrane
- Nominated:Much Music Video Awards – Video of the Year – Life is a Highway – Tom Cochrane
- Direct: Season 3 Rita and Friends/CBC
- Direct: Anne Murray’s Classic Christmas/CTV
- Direct: Corey Hart special/CBC
- Direct: Buffy St Marie special/CBC
- Win: Playback Magazine – Commercial Director of the Year and Commercial of the Year
- Nominated: Gemini Award – Best Performing Arts – Rita MacNeil’s Christmas
- Win: Much Music Video Awards – Best Roots/Country video – I’m Gonna Drive You Out Of My Mind – Charlie Major
- Co – Create/Direct: Blackly TV series starring Ron James – Salter Street Productions and Global TV
- Nominated: Director’s Guild of Canada Awards – Best Direction Comedy Series – Blackfly
2000-2010 DIRECTOR / EXECUTIVE PRODUCER
- Co Develop/Executive Produce/Direct: Corner Gas TV series – 107 episodes.
- Halifax Chronicle: “nose streamingly funny”
- Win: 2xCanadian Comedy Awards – Best director TV series – Corner Gas
- Win: 3XGemini Awards – -Best Comedy Program or Series – Corner Gas
- Win: 2xDirectors Guild Awards – Best Comedy Program – Corner Gas
- Win: 3x Leo awards – Best comedy program or series – Corner Gas
- Win: 2xLeo awards – Best Direction comedy – Corner Gas
- Nominated: International Emmy Awards – Corner Gas
- Nominated: 2xGemini awards – Best Direction Comedy series – Corner Gas
- Co Executive producer: Keep Your Head Up Kid – The Don Cherry Story
- Nominated: Gemini awards – Best TV Movie or Miniseries – Keep Your Head Up Kid; The Don Cherry Story
- Win: Leo awards – Best Comedy Program or series – Hiccups
2011 – 2018
- Release: Movin On – 5 song EP
- Toronto Moon Magazine: “Finding the extraordinary in the ordinary, sometimes with an ironic twist, is a theme that runs through Rootsy singer/songwriter David Storey’s debut EP Movin On”
- Win: Bravo Award: Outstanding Concert Performance – solo
- Director/Executive Producer: Corner Gas the Movie
- The Globe and Mail: “The look and feel of Corner Gas, the show, the movie, is distinct from U.S. comedy – it feels Canadian, without everyone talking about being in Canada, and there’s genius in that.”
- Release: Coming Home – 9 song album
- Jan Hall Folk Roots Radio: “If ever there was an album that grew on me during the year, Coming Home was the one. I loved it. Nine semi-biographical songs about small town life, relationships, and the life challenges we all face – all delivered with empathy and a wry humour.”
- Win: Canadian Screen Awards – Golden Reel Award (most popular TV show) – Corner Gas the Movie
- Exec Producer / Voice Director – Corner Gas Animated
- The Comedy Network confirmed the CORNER GAS ANIMATED is its #1 Series of all time.
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