Composer, arranger, and keyboardist; Doug Riley, AKA Doctor Music, has passed away on Monday.

The 3rd Annual Music and Home Entertainment Show (MHES), formerly TMX, is moving its location downtown to the Metro Toronto Convention Centre. MHES will be held from March 8-9, 2008, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. daily.

Beth Hopkins, AKA Bif Naked, has announced that she is to wed Ian Walker, a star sports writer for the Vancouver Sun.

Jojo Mayer is touring the nation on his Secret Weapons For The Modern Drummer Tour.

Music on the Henley, a non-profit organization, is holding its annual Niagara Jazz Festival on Aug. 18-19, in Jaycee Gardens.