Workshops

About

with

Grant Paley, Paquin Entertainment Group

Marc Thususka, Events and Programming Manager, University of Waterloo

Chad Cardinal, Operations and Entertainment Manager, Nipissing University / Canadore College

Shea Dahl, Events and Programming Manager, University of British Columbia

 

Properly navigate the world of do it yourself gig booking at Canadian colleges and universities.

About Grant Paley

Grant has experienced touring from both sides of the coin: as a player and as an agent. He spent 11 years touring with Canadian Funk Fusion act Moses Mayes, playing everything from major festivals to big and small clubs across North America. For the last two years, Grant has been working as an agent with Winnipeg/Toronto based Paquin Entertainment, booking tours for acts like K’naan, Buffy Sainte-Marie, Chali 2na, Said the Whale, Delhi 2 Dublin and Hannah Georgas.

About Marc Thususka

Marc Thususka has been in campus entertainment for over 10 years having worked at the University of Waterloo (Alma Mater) and currently at SAIT in Calgary as the Events & Programming manager. Marc is also an entertainment consultant and manages a band signed to Warner Bros.

About Chad “Buddah” Cardinal

Chad has14 years of Supervising Orientation/Frosh Week, 12 years of Student Centre Operations & Campus Programming, and has received three National Programming Awards.

About Shea Dahl

Shea Dahl has been involved in the music industry for 10 years, starting out as a Talent Buyer for the Arts County Fair. Shea currently programs the entertainment for the Vancouver campus of the University of British Columbia and serves as Production Manager at the Vogue Theatre in downtown Vancouver. He has been a member of the COCA Board of Directors for 5 years and will serve as the National Conference Chair in 2011.

 

Contact: Roland Deschambault
Email: roland@manitobamusic.com
Phone: 204-975-5188