Manitoba Music is presenting a showcase of Manitoba artists in Los Angeles on May 29, 2012. This is an excellent opportunity to showcase in front of top names in the L.A.-based music and film industries in an intimate environment. Selected artists will perform a semi-acoustic showcase of approximately 25 minutes.
Los Angeles is home to some of North America’s most important music industry professionals and this showcase will target labels, publishers, music supervisors, program directors and more. The showcase in L.A. will take place in conjunction with a music industry networking event which participating artists or artist managers would be expected to attend, and which would be open to others from the Manitoba music industry.
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Manitoba Music’s Aboriginal Music Program is producing a showcase for Aboriginal music presenters and promoters in Winnipeg on March 24, 2012. The showcase will be held at the Pyramid Cabaret and the presenters include Patti Shaughnessy (Ode'min Giizis Festival), Adele Boychuk (Saskatchewan Indian Gaming Association), Sky Bridges (APTN’s Aboriginal Day Live), Dalton Higgins (Harbourfront Centre), and Shawn Termin (National Museum of the American Indian - NYC).
Aboriginal artists and bands that live in Manitoba and perform original country, rock, blues, hip hop, and folk are encouraged to apply for this opportunity.
Le 100 Nons, Manitoba's francophone music organization, is bringing together four local artists for an evening of music at Le Garage on January 21. In partnership with Manitoba Music, the diverse showcase features performances by globe-trotting folk/roots quartet Oh My Darling, genre-defying singer/songwriter marijosée, hip hop outfit Namwira Folks, and punk/rockers Les Sexy.
Beyond offering a stellar night of live music, Scène Manitobaine will host key local industry players as well as a Québec booker to bring attention to Manitoba's strong francophone music community. The event also offers the artists a chance to get feedback frmo expers and gain more showcasing experience.
Manitoba Music is coordinating an afternoon/evening of live performances at the Scotiabank Stage at The Forks on Canada Day -- Sunday, July 1, 2012. One of Manitoba’s most popular summer destinations, The Forks attracts thousands of visitors to its Canada Day event. This year’s concerts will celebrate and promote Manitoba artists with a multi-genre concert featuring solo artists, bands, and DJs, on the marquee stage at The Forks. This event is free and open to the public.
Representatives from the Manitoba music community will be in Cannes, France this month for MIDEM, the world’s biggest music business conference. Local industry professionals, including label owners and managers, will head overseas for the prestigious event, which runs January 28-31 and hosts over 10,000 international music industry bigwigs.
This year’s diverse Manitoba delegation of labels and industry professionals attending MIDEM includes: Aboriginal music label and distribution company C-Weedband.com (Ali Fontaine, C-Weed Band, JJ Lavallee), management companies Durand Musique (Daniel ROA, Johnny Cajun, Justin Lacroix, KIN) and Empirical Artist Service (The Weakerthans, Imaginary Cities), indie labels Head In The Sand (Demetra, Les Jupes, Rococode) and Olesia Records (Paris To Kyiv), Aboriginal production company Rising Sun Productions (Eagle & Hawk, Dominique Reynolds, Don Amero), David Kennedy from Manitoba Trade and Investment Corporation, and representatives of Manitoba Music and Manitoba Film & Music.
What’s better than Toronto in November? Manitoba Music in Toronto in November! Manitoba Music is heading back to the city for another electrifying showcase of stellar music from the prairie province. On November 22, Supermarket will play host to an exciting event featuring Polaris long-lister Greg MacPherson, indie rock outfit Les Jupes, pop/rockers The Details, and singer/songwriter Tom Keenan.
Manitoba Music is gearing up to take over legendary Toronto music venue The Rivoli on November 17 for an event showcasing Aboriginal artists. The event, produced through Manitoba Music's Aboriginal Music Program, includes two Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards (CAMA) nominees, Vince Fontaine and Ali Fontaine, as well as buzz-worthy up-and-comers Lorenzo and Cassidy Mann. The CAMAs will be handed out on November 18 at Toronto's Queen Elizabeth Theatre.
Let the honeymoon with Manitoba’s renowned folk and roots scene continue! Next week, 13 Manitoba acts are travelling to Niagara Falls showcase at the 25th annual Ontario Council of Folk Festivals (OCFF) conference, which runs October 14-16.
OCFF is the largest folk and roots music organization in Canada, reprehttp://www.manitobamusic.com/jennyberkelsenting over 1,200 members in its capacity as a recognized arts service organization.
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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.
New Yorkers may not know where or even what Manitoba is, but American music fans are no strangers to Manitoba music. In recent years, renowned acts like The Weakerthans, The Wailin’ Jennys, and The Duhks, have taken the music world by storm, racked up countless awards, charted on U.S. radio, and charmed fans across the U.S. and beyond.
On October 11, five acclaimed Manitoba roots and folk acts are poised to take over New York, long recognized as the major hotbed of the folk music scene in North America. Legendary NYC venue The Living Room will play host to an exciting concert featuring ethereal singer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Ruth Moody (of Billboard-topping trio The Wailin’ Jennys), Juno Award-winning soul/roots quintet Chic Gamine, celebrated singer/songwriter Del Barber, all-female old time bluegrass quartet Oh My Darling, and acoustic troubadour JP Hoe.
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.
Electronic artist Solidaze is heading to Cannes, France to showcase at MIDEM, the world\'s largest music industry confrence, says his label Balanced Records. He\'ll perform at 10pm as part of the French PR and events marketing firm Ping Pong event on January 27. Solidaze -- a.k.a. Luis Cardona on laptop and keyboards -- will bring along vocalist Sarah Michaelson, who some may know as DJ Mama Cutsworth. Other performers for the events are from U.K. label Ninja Tune; FINK, Memes, Zero dB, and OOF brothers.
Solidaze is the second Manitoba artist to showcase at the very exclusive MIDEM. Eagle & Hawk showcased in 2006.
