Cory was named Best Rock Songwriter for "Long Road (Dead Man's Dream)" and Best Americana Artist for "Once Too Many, Twice Not Enough" at the 2018 "Radio Music Awards" on The Indie Music Channel, as well as a "World Songwriting Awards" "Finalist" in 2019 for the single "Would You Stay". He is currently nominated in "4'' categories for this year's 2019' "ISSA Awards", while also being nominated for "Rock Album Of The Year" for the first annual 2019 "Ottawa Sound Music Awards". Previous Awards include the 2014' "Studio Album Of The Year" for his Independent E.p "Share A Little Time" at the "Producer's Choice Honors", (formerly Los Angeles Music Awards), and nominations for "Male Singer/Songwriter" and "Record Of The Year", along with "Rock Artist Of The Year" category for 2015 at the LAMA's... 2019 also brings a fourth single from The Long Road Home album "Break The Fall", as well as the re-issue of "Retrospective", spanning the musical years of 1999' through 2010', and features the promo singles "Crumbs" and "Unanswered" on MTS Records, plus more material including previous selections from Cory's former band "Tycoons". Cory's influences are a collection of various genres like Melodic Rock and Roots-Rock, blended with previous hints of Country-Rock. He is a respected Freelance Guitar Instructor in the local St. Lawrence Seaway Valley and at Rock My House Music Centre in Kemptville, ON. Cory has opened and performed alongside such treasured National Canadian like like April Wine, Kim Mitchell, Glass Tiger and David Wilcox.