Manitoba Music will be presenting a showcase for guest speakers from our upcoming Festival Programming panel to be held at Manitoba Music, February 18, 2012. The panel includes Ashley Moran, event coordinator/programmer, Halifax Pop Explosion; Kerry Clarke, artistic director, Calgary Folk Music Festival; and Lindsay Shedden, festival director, Sled Island.
This showcase event offers Manitoba acts a unique opportunity to perform for and network with influential music industry professionals from outside of Manitoba. SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 4pm, Wednesday, January 18, 2012.
Manitoba Music will be presenting a showcase for guest speakers from our upcoming Music Publishing panel to be held at Manitoba Music, February 4, 2012. The panel includes Amy Eligh, Creative Manager, Casablanca Media Publishing (Winter Gloves, Tupelo Honey, You Say Party); Lysandra Woods, Licensing for Television and Film, Third Side Music (Amelia Curran, Rich Aucoin, Yeasayer); and Neville Quinlan, General Manager, Peer Music Canada (Hawksley Workman, Kathleen Edwards, The Tragically Hip). This showcase event offers Manitoba acts a unique opportunity to perform for and network with influential music industry professionals from outside of Manitoba.
Manitoba Music is planning the release of a new digital promotional music sampler in January, 2012. This multi-genre collection will represent the best new Manitoba releases, and will be targeted to music industry professionals in all areas of popular music. The digital compilation will be distributed as a download card, via email, and in podcast form to industry professionals and journalists at music industry conferences and in support of Manitoba Music export trade missions. As well, the collection will be made available directly to key music industry executives including managers, labels, agents, festivals, publishers, buyers, radio programmers, publicists, journalists, and others.
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: 4pm CST Thursday, October 13, 2011
Manitoba Music will be presenting a showcase for guest speakers from our upcoming Music Management panel, to be held in conjunction with the Music Managers Forum Canada at Manitoba Music on November 26. The panel includes ‘Parkside’ Mike Renaud, Upper Management (Said the Whale), Nick Blasko, Nick Blasko & Piers Henwood Artist Management (Tegan and Sara, Buck 65), and Andres Mendoza, Cuto Management (Alex Cuba). This showcase event offers Manitoba acts a unique opportunity to perform for and network with influential music industry professionals from outside of Manitoba.
Manitoba Music will be presenting a showcase for guest speakers from our upcoming Understanding A&R: Demo Listening Derby panel, to be held at Manitoba Music on October 29. The panel features Ken Beattie (Killbeat Music), Chad Richardson (ole Music Publishing), Jen Rogers (Six Shooter Records), and Holger Peterson (Stony Plain Records). This showcase event offers Manitoba acts a unique opportunity to perform for and network with influential music industry professionals from outside of Manitoba.
Manitoba Music is presenting a showcase of Manitoba artists in Toronto on November 22, 2011. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase in front of top names in the Toronto-based music industry. Toronto is home to some of North America’s most important music industry professionals and this showcase will target agents, labels, publishers, music supervisors, program directors, and more. Manitoba Music will work directly with each selected artist to identify members of industry who they are interested in inviting.