Come Together: Artists from Across Canada Build Industry Connections at 5th Annual Showcases & Industry Meetings in Toronto

Fourteen Emerging Acts from Across Canada to Take the Stage at The Horseshoe Tavern (Nov 25) and The Drake Underground (Nov 26)

Artists and industry professionals from across Canada are converging in Toronto this November for the fifth annual celebration of live music at the Come Together showcases and industry meetings. 

Eleven music industry associations -- Alberta Music, Music BC, SaskMusic, Manitoba Music, Music/Musique NB, Music NL, Music Nova Scotia, Music Yukon, Music Ontario, SODEC, Quebec, and CIMA -- have joined forces to spotlight Canada’s powerhouse independent live music scene.  

The genre-spanning showcases will run on November 25 at The Horseshoe Tavern and on November 26 at The Drake Underground, featuring performances from over a dozen acclaimed artists making a buzz on the national scene. 

NIGHT 1 | The Horseshoe Tavern
Tuesday, November 25 / 5 -10 PM
Featuring: Diyet & The Love Soldiers, Greenwing, Maggie Andrew, Michaela Slinger, Rachel Cousins, sundayclub, The Pairs

NIGHT 2 | The Drake Underground
Wednesday, November 26 / 5-10 PM
Featuring: Big Tones, Dee Hernandez, Dempsey Bolton, Diogo Ramos, Hologramme, TOMMYPHYLL, Zada

Beyond the showcases, Come Together is a critical opportunity for the artists to build business relationships with key music industry professionals from Toronto and surrounding areas, including labels, agents, managers, publishers, music supervisors, publicists, and more. Showcasing acts work directly with their provincial music association to identify business contacts for industry meetings. Come Together is a push towards industry connections, team building, and business strategies for both artists and music companies.

"The independent music scene is the heart and soul of Canada’s music industry,” says Vanessa Kuzina, Manitoba Music’s executive director. “Our provincial music associations nurture the exceptional creativity, business innovation, and resilience of these artists and music companies, from their first steps onto community stages to their work exporting to international markets and beyond. Our sector’s contribution to Canada’s cultural fabric and local economies is more vital now than ever. We’re proud to come together to continue strengthening and growing our national music, arts, and culture ecosystem.”

This year’s event follows a successful return to the live stage in 2021 and the strengthening of the national music community every November since, capturing the dynamic energy and connection of live performance. 

This project is made possible by the generous support from FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada’s private radio broadcasters; The Province of Alberta, Creative BC and The Province of British Columbia, The Manitoba Government, Manitoba Film & Music, Creative Saskatchewan, The Government of Quebec, Ontario Creates, The Provinces of Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland & Labrador, and the Yukon Territory.