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  Canadian Music Centre - British Columbia
The British Columbia Regional Office of the Canadian Music Centre is located in downtown Vancouver in an elegant two-storey, street-level space with atrium, leased from the City of Vancouver.
Canadian Music Centre BC-Region invites you to participate in a thought-provoking event which could enrich the musical life of the community.
The objective of the project is to attract new audiences to contemporary Canadian music through imaginative and innovative presentations in non-traditional settings, including but not limited to galleries, museums, public spaces, and other suitable locations where new music is not normally heard.
www.musiccentre.ca /bri.cfm   (827 words)

  
 Canadian Music Organizations
Canadian Musical Heritage Society (CMHS) - Primary purpose is to give to Canadians the opportunity to discover the musical works of Canada's early composers.
Canadian Recording Industry Association - A non-profit trade organization that was founded in 1964 to represent the interests of Canadian companies that create, manufacture and market sound recordings.
Canadian Society for Traditional Music - Dedicated to the study and promotion of musical traditions of all communities and cultures, in all their aspects, particularly in Canada.
www.canehdian.com /organizations.html   (491 words)

  
 Canadian Music Cafe > Home   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The Canadian Music Café is a collaborative effort between Canadian music industry institutions CRIA, SOCAN, CIRPA and CMPA, the Toronto International Film Festival and the Government of Canada.
Tomi Swick Warner Music Canada Hamilton, Ontario native Tomi Swick is a rock ‘n’ roll troubadour with a breathtaking, soulful voice and possesses the intangible ability to write enduring and remarkable melodies.
Paul Reddick Northern Blues Paul Reddick is a singer, songwriter and harmonica player whose music is based in the spirit of the roots of American music - added to the lyricism of English poetry, the passion of Sleepy John Estes and Muddy Waters, and the sweetness of the Carter Family.
www.canadianmusiccafe.com   (3044 words)

  
 Music of Canada - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Canadian music includes pop and folk genres; the latter includes forms derived from England, France (particularly in Quebec), Ireland, Scotland, and various Inuit and Indian ethnic groups.
Music was dance-oriented and requested luck in hunting, gambling, or weather, and only rarely, if ever, expressing traditional purposes like love or specialized forms like work songs and lullabies.
Canadian artists have had a significant impact on industrial music worldwide, and Canada is considered by many to be one of the birthplaces of modern industrial.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_music   (4927 words)

  
 Supporting Music Advocacy, Playing And Making Music, Music Education Research
AMC's goal is to build credibility for music and music education, especially at an early age, and to expand that portion of the population that enjoys and makes its own music.
The American Music Conference is a national non-profit music education advocacy association dedicated to supporting the importance of music education and music research with students and with members of the general public who enjoy making music and playing their own music, especially at an early age.
The American Music Conference's goal is to support music education and music research with its music education advocacy programs, and to expand that portion of the population that enjoys making music and playing music, as a high value is placed on music education and music research.
www.amc-music.com   (346 words)

  
 The Canadian Music Centre: At the Service of Music!
Presently, there are 133 composers associated with the Canadian Music Centre in Quebec who deposit their scores with the CMC libraries, which now house more than 15,000 published and unpublished items.
The Canadian Music Centre Distribution Service (CMCDS) was established to handle the distribution of Centredisques/Centrediscs recordings as well as those of more than 150 Canadian labels and independent producers, thereby becoming the largest distributor of specialised music in Canada!
The Quebec regional manager, Mireille Gagné, has represented the CMC for more than ten years at Musicora (a Paris music show) and her presence there increases the opportunities for Canadian music to be played or heard in Europe.
www.scena.org /lsm/sm8-9/canadianmusiccentre-en.htm   (652 words)

  
 Canadian classical music - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Therefore, the nation’s most established music schools and ensembles specialize in the western tradition, which includes a range of styles from the Medieval era up to the present.
Classical music organizations are more likely to flourish in nations that have a denser population, such as European nations or south of the Canadian border.
Canadian arts organizations are constantly lobbying all three levels of government for a more prominent place in their budgets and must therefore compete with other public concerns such as health care and education.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Canadian_classical_music   (826 words)

  
 Canadian Music
Shaffer studied sociology at the University of Toronto while playing in bars and in jazz bands; 1972 musical director for the Toronto production of Godspell; part of the group Northern Lights who sang the song 'Tears Are Not Enough' which was on the We Are The World album..
He was a Saturday Night Live regular 1975-80 aka Don Kirshner; music director of the Blues Brothers; David Letterman's sidekick and bandleader of The World's Most Dangerous Band 1982-93 (NBC), then Paul Shaffer and the Party Boys of Rock 'n Roll /...and the CBS Orchestra 1993-present.
In 1991, they were chosen as favorite overall group at the CASBY (Canadian Artists Selected By You) awards, and Most Promising Songwriter to Page and Robertson.
www.york-net.com /CanadianMusic.asp   (2370 words)

  
 Canadian Content - Music & MP3   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
The web is a universe of multimedia, and the popularity of mp3 music is bigger than ever.
The "Electronic Generation" as we call it endures major growth in the popularity of MP3 music and file-sharing.
This guide is designed to show all Internet users how to get music on the net and how to use programs like Napster to do it.
www.canadiancontent.net /topic/music   (113 words)

  
 Canadian Music Network   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
We are suspending the publication for a short period of time as we continue discussions begun last year with industry leaders regarding the ever changing world of the Canadian music business and how best your industry trade magazine can continue to serve it.
Our sister publication, Canadian Entertainment Network, which covers the home entertainment industry (DVD releases and games), will continue to publish monthly and during the interim period we will be looking to include additional music content in future issues in print and online.
Enjoy the music, challenges, opportunities and fun of being part of the entertainment business in 2006; we will keep in touch with you.
canadianmusicnetwork.com /index.html   (282 words)

  
 Canadian Electronic Music distinguishes itself
Moby is a New York star in the field of Techno music and has achieved an amaising success since then.
The most profitable aspect of Techno music is performing, that is, being the guest DJ, or else, writing music and selling it.
Finally, Tiga, who admires legends such as David Bowie and especially those who were able to make music during their whole life, wishes to live by his art as much as possible.
www.dfait-maeci.gc.ca /arts/ss_canadian_music-en.asp   (687 words)

  
 Canadian Musician Blog
I only managed to get to one day of this year's Canadian Music Cafe, but it's had a major upgrade.The Rivoli lends a bit of grit to the event that last years lacked.
Toronto Music Expo is your chance as a musician to see first-hand what all the fuss is about.
Canadian artists are taking a stand in a move that counters what their record companies have been arguing against for the last several years over copyright laws...
canadianmusician.com /blog/index.php   (1696 words)

  
 Canadian Music Creators Coalition: A New Voice   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
We are a growing coalition of Canadian music creators who share the common goal of having our voices heard about the laws and policies that affect our livelihoods.
Record companies and music publishers are not our enemies, but let's be clear: lobbyists for major labels are looking out for their shareholders, and seldom speak for Canadian artists.
The CMCC participated in the recent 6th annual Future of Music Policy Summit at Montreal.
www.musiccreators.ca   (309 words)

  
 Amphis Music - independent Canadian record label   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Amphis Music is an independent Canadian record label, founded by Canadian recording artist Heather Dale in 1998.
Great music is made without concession to fashion or advertising.
Music is always free to celebrate, question, immortalize and entertain.
www.amphismusic.com   (89 words)

  
 World Music Central - Canadian world music radio
CHLY is a community radio station mandated to present a huge variety of music to its listening public.
Weekly program of mainly danceable music from the Caribbean, Latin America, Africa, and the Middle East, programmed and presented by William Bain.
The Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) produces the Global Village radio show which is broadcast across Canada on CBC Radio One.
www.worldmusiccentral.org /staticpages/index.php/canadianradio.htm   (695 words)

  
 Welcome to Canadian Music Artists!   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
To provide a forum for the Canadian music artist to both interact and self-promote within the industry & one-on-one with each and every fan.
The Canadian music community (artist, fan, & industry) will develop this site as a team, with a Canadian identity, multiple resource layers for all community members, and covering the diverse musical tastes and experiences of our uniquely Canadian culture and its influences.
Canadian Music is a not-for-profit Internetresource and is brought to you by the generous support of our sponsors.
www.canadianmusic.com   (186 words)

  
 CMW 2007
Canadian Music Week (CMW) is calling all independent recording artists to apply for The Indies - the 2007 Independent Music Awards..
Now in its 25th year, CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK (CMW) is the single longest running and premiere conference focusing on business of Music, bringing together Sound Recording, New Technology and Broadcast for one spectacular week of events....Combining informative, intensive conferences, cutting edge trade exposition, award shows and Canada’s biggest New Music Festival.
The talented emerging new bands are music to the ears of AandR reps on the lookout for next year's stars.
www.cmw.net   (329 words)

  
 Music Maximum   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Jimmy Young was born in Trinidad with a love for music.
At a young age, he had made up his mind to accept his destiny and moved to the USA.
From there, touring on the road with his 10 piece band, he spread his gift and love of music around.
www.musicmaximum.com   (134 words)

  
 Proudly Canadian Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Each week broadcasts of this show are provided to major and independent record labels and music publishers to promoste the participating songwriters and musicians.
Homepage for Oldies Music Links, which is an interactive MSN Group full of info on the great music from the 50's, 60's and 70's.
A webzine on Canadian music featuring interviews, articles, and technical notes for the aspiring musician.
q.webring.com /hub?ring=canadianmusic   (1219 words)

  
 Boing Boing: Canadian music industry's fake stats shredded
Although royalty rates vary between artists, the consensus estimate is that the combined royalties earned by both the performer and the songwriter stand at approximately 12 percent.
In fact, Sanderson Taylor, a leading Canadian music law firm, maintains that the actual royalty earned by the artists is typically even lower, since the producer’s royalty is taken from the artists’ compensation and many contracts do not provide for a full royalty for CD sales [21].
Given the tens of millions of dollars that the Canadian government spends annually to support the creation of Canadian music [23], it is apparent that the relative impact of lost royalties due to file–sharing pales by comparison.
www.boingboing.net /2005/04/10/canadian_music_indus.html   (251 words)

  
 Canada Music Fund
The Creators' Assistance Component assists Canadian composers, lyricists, and songwriters in developing their craft; thereby ensuring that Canadian artists, performers, and producers have access to quality Canadian compositions, and that Canadians continue to hear music and lyrics that are both relevant to and resonate with them.
By assisting associations, Canadians involved in areas such as songwriting, music publishing, sound recording, marketing, and performing are able to make more informed decisions regarding their respective careers and businesses within the industry.
The Canadian Music Memories Component ensures that Canadian sound recording works are preserved in order to provide Canadians with access to their musical heritage.
www.pch.gc.ca /progs/ac-ca/progs/fmusc-cmusf/music_fund_e.cfm   (689 words)

  
 MapleMusic.com - Promoting Canadian Music, Bands and Artists
Their new single is all over the radio, their Canadian club dates are sold out and their highly anticipated new album is about to be released to the masses.
Waiting to Burn, their new album, was recorded over 8 months, in surges, whenever the band could convene from the places their avocations took them; from Mexico, Belize, Uganda and the outports of Newfoundland, from Calgary and the Yukon, from lectures and insular practice rooms in Halifax and Montreal.
This is a classic Dears album in terms of its complex musical and thematic range, veering from instant pop hits to oppressive ballads to lullaby show tunes.
www.maplemusic.com   (746 words)

  
 Canadian Food - Canadian Favourites, Food from Canada - a Unique Taste of Home (via CobWeb/3.1 ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
Chances are it's a Favourite Canadian Food you're craving.
Canadian souvenirs and gifts and some health and beauty items.
If you are visiting us for the first time please view the About Us, FAQ and Shipping pages before using the shopping cart.
www.canadianfavourites.com.cob-web.org:8888   (135 words)

  
 Save Canadian Music   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-03)
On March 31, 2005, FACTOR's contract with the Department of Canadian Heritage expires.
Since 1986, the Government of Canada has supported the Canadian Music Industry with Grants and Loans through the Canada Music Fund Council which are administered through FACTOR-funded programs, and include Artist Development and Industry Infrastructure programs that have been crucial to developing, producing and marketing Canadian talent around the world.
Then there are the numerous suppliers of goods and services to the Artist including: recording studios and engineers, cd manufacturers and distributors, video producers and directors, agents and managers, independent labels, publicists and publishers, concert promoters and club venues from coast to coast...
savecanadianmusic.com /main.php   (249 words)

  
 Canadian Music Week 2006
The spirit and success of independent music is stronger and louder than ever.
Hundreds of artists, who don't fit in with the ever-narrowing radio formats, are none-the-less breaking through to a hungry public and winning the support of fans, media and tastemakers across the nation.
These artists will be honoured at the Canadian Music Week Festival (CMW) with the public presentation of the 6th Annual Canadian Independent Music Awards show, simply titled "The Indies".
www.cmw.net /indies.htm   (150 words)

  
 CANADIAN MUSICIAN MAGAZINE - Canada's magazine for professional and amateur musicians. Contents, gear, artists, indie ...
CANADIAN MUSICIAN MAGAZINE - Canada's magazine for professional and amateur musicians.
The essential guide to the Canadian Music Industry is now available.
SOCAN is the Canadian copyright collective for the public performance of musical works.
www.canadianmusician.com   (185 words)

  
 Canadian Aboriginal Festival- The Largest Multi-Disciplined Aboriginal Arts Event In North America.
The Canadian Aboriginal Music Awards are coordinated by Executive Producers Catherine Cornelius and Amos Key Jr.,, along with an advisory commitee of nine distinguished members of the Aboriginal music community across Canada.
The mission is to acknowledge and honour the keepers, teachers, promoters, creators and performers of Aboriginal music; to continue to develope and promote the diversity of all Aboriginal music and celebrate the excellence of Aboriginal music and to recognize the unique vision of Aboriginal musicians and encourage this rich cultural voice.
Any Press Releases relating to the Music Awards can be found in the Press Section.
www.canab.com /mainpages/events/musicawards.html   (233 words)

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