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Canadian Music

Music News 

Honey Jam’s Ebonnie Rowe: Women, you belong in the music industry

July 13, 2021July 11, 2021 Amber Healy 0 Comments Canadian Music, Canadian women, Haviah Mighty, Honey Jam, HoneyJam, Jordan Alexander, Jully Black, LUKALA, Melanie Durant, Melanie Fiona, Michie Mee, Music Industry, Nelly Furtado, SATE, Women in Music

Twenty-six years ago, the music industry was a much different place for women. Female producers, engineers, studio techs, roadies, any

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Music Industry Music News 

The Ontario government promises $2.5 million in funding to help the music community during COVID.

March 13, 2021March 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canadian Music, COVID-19, Funding, Ontario

The pandemic has decimated so much of the Canadian music industry, so the promise of funding is help musicians is

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Music Industry Music News 

A petition has been delivered to the Canadian government demanding assistance for musicians

March 9, 2021March 8, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canadian Government, Canadian Music, Petition

Back in November, an organization called the Canadian Musicians’ Coalition launched a petition (sponsored by Liberal MP Ron McKinnon for

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Music News 

Gear Up for Global Toronto 2021

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 Amber Healy 0 Comments Canadian Music, Global Toronto 2021, GT21, international music festival, Music Festivals

Back in the bright and sunny days of early 2020, Global Toronto 2020 was poised to give young and emerging

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Music News 

Canadian Musicians: Enter It’s Your Shot 2019 for an Amazing Grand Prize!

June 17, 2019June 17, 2019 Nerhys 0 Comments Canadian Music, Slaight Music

Canadian musicians still have the opportunity to enter It’s Your Shot 2019. Canada’s premiere songwriting and artist development competition created

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Music Industry 

Canada’s recording and music publishing industry grew by more than 21% in 2017. That’s not a typo.

April 1, 2019April 1, 2019 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canadian Music, Music Publishing

It wasn’t all that long ago that the recording music industry was in full panic mode. Piracy was rampant, CD

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Music History 

Rock My World Canada, Chapter 2: Gandharvas

September 9, 2018April 22, 2020 Alan Cross 0 Comments Canadian Music, CanRock

[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide. It’s

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Music News 

Another award for Liana Boyd

June 6, 2018June 5, 2018 Thomas Dennett 0 Comments Canadian Music, Classical Guitar, Guitar competition, liona boyd

It’s time to honour the first lady. No, not Melania Trump. The first lady we all care about; the first

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Music History Recommended Reading 

Interested in Early Canadian Rock History? Take a Look at this New Book

November 18, 2017November 17, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments As the Years Go By, Canadian Music

There’s a serious rush to document Canadian music history–and about time, too. After years of ignoring our musical past, new

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Controversy Music History 

Canada 150 Debate: Who is the Greatest Canadian Musician of All Time?

July 1, 2017July 3, 2017 Alan Cross 3 Comments Canadian Music

Here’s something we can fight about over the long weekend: Who is the greatest Canadian musician of all time? The

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Music Industry 

CARAS Enters New Partnership with CBC

April 19, 2017 Nerhys 0 Comments Canadian Music, CARAS, CBC, Juno Awards, Music in Canada

After a successful 16-year exclusive partnership with CTV, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) just announced a

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

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Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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    Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
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