Canadian Musician magazine has announced its next free webinar, which will feature CM Editor Andrew King hosting music and radio guru Alan Cross as they discuss how radio programmers think and how and why bands can get their songs on the radio. This free one-hour webinar with be held live on Tuesday, July 5th and 7 p.m. ET.

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The Banff Centre is currently accepting applications for its Independent Music Residency until July 13, 2016. The program will run Oct. 3-15, 2016.

The Banff Centre says the Independent Music Residency has been designed to meet the needs of emerging bands ready to take the next step in their careers and artistic development. It offers four indie bands a unique opportunity to write, rehearse, and record new music in a two-week stint at The Banff Centre, away from the distractions of touring and day-to-day life.

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Rolling Stone magazine has posted this interesting article on 10 legal cases that had a broad impact of copyright law and music.  

BY JORDAN RUNTAGH

Western music is made up of just 12 notes, which yield a practically infinite number of songs. That’s the theory, at least. It’s only natural that composers mimic what’s been successful in the past, but as Robin Thicke and Pharrell learned the hard way, there’s a blurred line between inspiration and theft. And musical copyright continues to be a hot-button issue, affecting everyone from Madonna, Justin Bieber and Ed Sheeran to the mighty Led Zeppelin.

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Canadian Musician writer & photographer Samantha Dotson was in the KW region this past weekend for the Ever After Music Festival, featuring some Canadian EDM heroes alongside massive international headliners. Here are some of her thoughts & shots…

Massive blowup mushrooms. This was one of the first sights you would have seen, had you been apart of the thousands of EDM enthusiasts who flocked to Bingemans amusement park for the 2016 edition of the Ever After Music Festival last weekend.

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The summer, renowned percussion program KoSA, which is founded and run by Canadian percussionist Aldo Mazza, is heading to the southern coast of Italy for KoSA  Calabria on July 21-24, 2016.

Attendees will immerse themselves in Southern Italian drumming, percussion, and rhythms in the scenic seaside village of Locri, Italy. The authentic natural setting of this beautiful southern Italian region is conducive to this unparalleled hands-on cultural learning experience, say organizers.

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CM Funding Program Survey

Canadian Musician surveyed musicians across the country to find out their experience, knowledge, and opinions on government funding programs for musicians and music businesses/organizations. Here are the results…

Which of the following funding bodies for musicians and music businesses/organizations are you familiar with (select all that apply):

Canada Music Fund (CMF) – Music Entrepreneur: Aid to Canadian Music Industry National Service Organizations   37%

FACTOR        75%

Radio Starmaker Fund    27%

MuchFACT      28%

I am not familiar with any of the above  15%

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Early bird registration is now open for the 29th annual Folk Alliance International Conference. The five-day conference — to be held February 15-19, 2017 in Kansas City, MO — draws 2,500 registrants from 17 countries to the world’s largest gathering of the folk music industry. The conference is known for its community atmosphere, business networking opportunities, and as an industry hotspot for new talent discovery. The discounted early bird rate ends on August 31, 2016.

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The JUNO Awards and Slaight Music have announced the return of The Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class artist development program. Submissions for this year’s Master Class are now being accepted through to June 30 at 5 p.m. ET.

This opportunity will recognize three talented Canadian artists or groups – as selected by the Super Jury – that are ready for the next step in their careers. The program aims to provide each participant with “essential tools, unique opportunities, and priceless connections” to amplify their careers and to help them on their journey to the JUNO Awards stage. The Master Class includes a week-long customized artist development program co-developed with Canada’s Music Incubator at Coalition Music. Taking place in Toronto, this development program provides hands-on mentoring, education, skills training, development, networking, and collaboration opportunities. Submissions are free and require an active CARAS Academy Delegate endorsement.

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Contributed by Byron Pascoe, Edwards PC, Creative Law

Being a musician is a business. One way to increase your likelihood of having a sustainable career as a musician is through the support of a record label, including things like recording funds, distribution, and promotion.

Resources such as Canadian Musician are great to help artists attract label attention, discover what the labels are looking for from artists, and find an optimal fit for the artist-label partnership. If you have what they’re looking for and they’re the right partner for your needs and aspirations, you’re that much closer to signing on the dotted line.

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The third annual CBC Music Festival kicked off the summer with a bang as thousands of fans of Canadian music were treated to a stack billed and some hot sun on Saturday.

Hey Rosetta! closed out the day at the TD Echo Beach site near downtown Toronto, but before that fans made trips between the two stages (stopping at food trucks in between) to see Alvvays, Tanya Tagaq, The New Pornographers, Tokyo Police Club, Maestro Fresh Wes, John River, Terra Lightfoot, and more.

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