Artist showcase applications for the 2016 edition of Canadian Music Week (CMW) are still being accepted until the end of the month, Dec. 29th, 2015. CMW 2016 will be held May 4-14 in Toronto. Organizers say it is a chance for indie artists to play in front of thousands of industry insiders, such as talent buyers, booking agents, festival programmers, music publishers, A&R reps, managers, music supervisors, and more from around the world.

Up to 300 performance slots are reserved for Sonicbids artists at CMW 2016. Performing artists receive a complimentary registration to CMW’s Music Summit 2016 (valued at $799 CAD).

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Artists are invited to apply now for The Great Escape 2016, to be held in Brighton, U.K. on May 19-21, 2016.

To submit for consideration,  register for free via Music Glue. All submissions will be reviewed by the Great Escape bookings team, and artists chosen to perform will be contacted directly in the next few months. Registration closes in February 2016.

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Artist showcase applications are now being accepted for Indie Week Canada 2016, which will  see over 300 acts perform in more than 20 venues around downtown Toronto from Nov. 15-20, 2016. Participating acts perform in front of industry for a chance to win a showcase in Manchester, UK in 2017 (flights and accommodations paid for by Indie Week).

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ATTENTION RUSH FANS! Enter for a chance to win the Canadian Musician #IMARUSHFAN Sweesptakes.

This prize pack includes:

R40 Live Bluray Deluxe Set

Rush R40 Skull tee

Rush R40 Tour Blue tee

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The son of Canadian musician and songwriter Kelly Jay, best known as a member of the ’70s band Crowbar and co-writer of the hit song “Oh, What a Feeling,” has created a GoFundMe campaign to help his father keep his home after a series of illnesses and tragedies have left him in a very tough spot. You can find out more here: www.gofundme.com/se9eusp8

The campaign letter states:

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Beyerdynamic and its Canadian distributor, Techni+Contact, have teamed up to offer two free education, demo, and networking opportunities for musicians and audio professionals called Beyer Connection. At both Beyer Connection events, one for recording and the other on live sound, attendees will learn the secrets of microphone technique and network with the music industry’s best.

This special event features advice from Bernd Neubauer, application engineer and artist relations manager from Beyerdynamic Germany. He will be on-hand to demonstrate best practices techniques featuring live musicians.

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Veteran music journalist Larry Leblanc has told us that CBC-Radio will be nationally airing a one hour radio commentary that he did on the life and times of Michael Cohl, Bob Ezrin, and Bruce Allen on the program “Inside The Music.”

The times the show will air are:

Sunday, Dec. 6 on Radio 2 and3 pm ET and Radio One at 9 pm ET

Wednesday, Dec. 9 on Radio 2 and 7 pm ET

Sirius XM 169 plays the episode on Dec. 4 (2 pm), Dec. 5 (5 am), Dec. 6 (9 pm), and Dec. 9 (7 am)

The program consists of Leblanc’s commentary on the life and times of three accomplished Canadian entertainment figures along with relevant music recordings.

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The Holidays are coming and Music Books Plus is gearing up – starting today!

Starting today, November 24th, you can start saving 20% off the entire Music Books Plus site. Browse through the thousands of title available and simply use coupon code: BLACK FRIDAY at checkout and they’ll take 20% off everything in your cart.

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Roland has announced the launched of the Roland Digital Piano Design Awards, an opportunity for forward-thinking designers to create the piano of the future. Designers can now submit their digital concert grand piano concepts,  with cash prizes awarded to the top three finalists.

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Canadian Musician is giving you a chance to hear The Tenors like you’ve never heard them before. Enter to now to win two tickets to their show at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre on November 24th. We also have a copy of their latest CD, an autographed photo, and some merch to give away to one very lucky winner. Enter now at www.canadianmusician.com/tenors/

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