Manitoba Music
Fourteen Manitoba Acts Rock Toronto Music Conference
Local artists are packing up their gear and heading to Toronto to showcase at Canada’s largest music conference and festival. Fourteen Manitoba acts will showcase at North by Northeast (NXNE), which runs June 8-10 and features over 400 bands and an extensive industry conference.
This year’s event has a stellar line-up including young buzz band Inward Eye, Juno-nominated rock act The Waking Eyes, up-and-coming singer/songwriter Cat Jahnke, and roots duo Twilight Hotel. Joining them in Toronto will be rock quartet Burnthe8track, bluegrass misfits the D.Rangers, acoustic pop duo Easily Amused, indie popsters Paper Moon, singer/songwriter Katelyn Dawn, and rock bands Floor Thirteen, Novillero, Quinzy, The Nods, and Tele.
Three Manitoba service providers will also be heading east for the conference, including Danielle Strueby from RaceDay Promotions, Brandon Friesen of 441 Studios and Arbor Records, Jack Shapira from Unison Studios, and Glen Willows from Burning Circus Management and manager of Inward Eye, The Nods and Tele.
To help the Manitobans in attendance reach their goals at industry events, NXNE, MARIA and MANITOBA FILM & SOUND provide grants from their jointly administered, Market Access Program. This year, this program offered over $10,000 in funding to support Manitoba artists and music industry professionals in professional development as well as attending and enhancing their presence at NXNE.
In addition, MARIA and MANITOBA FILM & SOUND will host the 12th annual NXNE BBQ, one of NXNE’s most popular industry events. This year’s BBQ will be held at the Drake Hotel on Friday, June 9. The Manitoba BBQ attracts industry professionals from across Canada and North America who are invited via exclusive invitation to the most infamous party of NXNE. At this party, the Manitoba artists and service providers who are attending NXNE are able to be in the same space as some of the Music industry’s biggest players, enabling them to make connections to further their careers.
These promotional efforts are made possible though the generous support of the Government of Canada and the Province of Manitoba through the jointly funded Economic Development Partnership Agreement.
This year’s event has a stellar line-up including young buzz band Inward Eye, Juno-nominated rock act The Waking Eyes, up-and-coming singer/songwriter Cat Jahnke, and roots duo Twilight Hotel. Joining them in Toronto will be rock quartet Burnthe8track, bluegrass misfits the D.Rangers, acoustic pop duo Easily Amused, indie popsters Paper Moon, singer/songwriter Katelyn Dawn, and rock bands Floor Thirteen, Novillero, Quinzy, The Nods, and Tele.
Three Manitoba service providers will also be heading east for the conference, including Danielle Strueby from RaceDay Promotions, Brandon Friesen of 441 Studios and Arbor Records, Jack Shapira from Unison Studios, and Glen Willows from Burning Circus Management and manager of Inward Eye, The Nods and Tele.
To help the Manitobans in attendance reach their goals at industry events, NXNE, MARIA and MANITOBA FILM & SOUND provide grants from their jointly administered, Market Access Program. This year, this program offered over $10,000 in funding to support Manitoba artists and music industry professionals in professional development as well as attending and enhancing their presence at NXNE.
In addition, MARIA and MANITOBA FILM & SOUND will host the 12th annual NXNE BBQ, one of NXNE’s most popular industry events. This year’s BBQ will be held at the Drake Hotel on Friday, June 9. The Manitoba BBQ attracts industry professionals from across Canada and North America who are invited via exclusive invitation to the most infamous party of NXNE. At this party, the Manitoba artists and service providers who are attending NXNE are able to be in the same space as some of the Music industry’s biggest players, enabling them to make connections to further their careers.
These promotional efforts are made possible though the generous support of the Government of Canada and the Province of Manitoba through the jointly funded Economic Development Partnership Agreement.