2011 marked the 40th Anniversary for Canada’s JUNO Awards, celebrated throughout the week with JUNOFest concerts and parties, leading up to the March 27th Awards Broadcast on CTV.

Frequent Canadian Musician contributor Luther Mallory was buzzing between busy events throughout the weekend, snapping photos and shooting the breeze with some of Canada’s most celebrated musicians and industry insiders.

Here’s a wrap-up of the event. Find more in the May/June 2011 issue of CM.

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The 2011 edition of the annual South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Music & Film festival in Austin, TX wrapped this past weekend after yet another successful year showcasing the newest and hottest young musical acts from North America and abroad.

Canadian Musician had Sari Delmar, along with photographer Claudia Tavernese, onsite to take in the event and share some of their experiences with you.

This is a recap of the fourth and final day of SXSW 2011. Thanks for reading.

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The 2011 edition of the annual South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Music & Film festival in Austin, TX wrapped this past weekend after yet another successful year showcasing the newest and hottest young musical acts from North America and abroad.

Canadian Musician had Sari Delmar, along with photographer Claudia Tavernese, onsite to take in the event and share some of their experiences with you.

This is a recap of Day 3. Enjoy our coverage of SXSW 2011!

Continue reading “Canadian Musician’s SXSW Wrap-Up, Day 3”

The 2011 edition of the annual South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Music & Film festival in Austin, TX wrapped this past weekend after yet another successful year showcasing the newest and hottest young musical acts from North America and abroad.

Canadian Musician had Sari Delmar, along with photographer Claudia Tavernese, onsite to take in the event and share some of their experiences with you.

This is a recap of Day 2. Enjoy our coverage of SXSW 2011!

Continue reading “Canadian Musician’s SXSW Wrap-Up, Day 2”

The 2011 edition of the annual South By Southwest (SXSW) Interactive Music & Film festival in Austin, TX wrapped this past weekend after yet another successful year showcasing the newest and hottest young musical acts from North America and abroad.

Canadian Musician had Sari Delmar, along with photographer Claudia Tavernese, onsite to take in the event and share some of their experiences with you.

This is a recap of Day 1. Enjoy our coverage of SXSW 2011!

Continue reading “Canadian Musician’s SXSW Wrap-Up, Day 1”

On March 12, 2011, the world lost one of its greatest drummers and musicians with the passing of Joe Morello at the age of 82.
The first time I watched a video of Morello playing the drums, I was caught in a trance. From his bare-handed technique to lighting fast triplets and rolls, Morello amazed audiences without even appearing to break a sweat. The often remarked observation that “They don’t make music like they used to” really applies to Morello, but don’t take it from me, check him out for yourself.

Another excellent day at Canadian Music week with a great line-up of exclusive interviews with Melissa Ethridge and Sammy Hagar. Melissa Ethridge spoke about her small beginnings and rise to fame by staying true to herself and her music. Sammy Hagardiscussed his life and times and encouraged musicians toget out there and focus on making great music for their fans.

“Know your alphabet – a songwriter’s introduction to cha-ching” covered the various organizations that collect royalties and showed how and where artists can collect their money.

The expert panel at “Commerce in the Digital World, talked about the new legislation that may create problems for royalty collector and musician alike. They also brought to lightthe confusion that exists for artists having to navigate through the overwhelming amount of legal jargon.

Tom Jackson put on a powerhouse rehearsal session with “Live Music Makeover” where he demonstrated his coaching techniques with R&B artist Divine Brown and her band.

Vivian Clement is a jazz-blues guitarist and hosts the site: www.femalemusicianonline.com

Day two of Canadian Music week proved to be just as enlightening as the first day. The “Brands and Bands: Music Sponsorship in Perfect Harmony” conference discussed the importance of artists seeking sponsorship to support their live shows. They also covered the many streams of income available to musicians today.

“Festivals” a Worldwide Event session” conference included world-renown festival producers. They talked about the many challenges of putting together a successful event and warned againsts the pitfalls of not being properly prepared.

The informative panel at: “Just the Stats Man” revealed to the attending musicians the importance of understanding how data can help you understand the demographics of fans. Targeted analysis services are readily available for artists to turn information into profit.

“The Annual Rain Summit” explored how radio has evolved since the Internet and how consumer demands has steered the evolution of online-radio.

Vivian Clement is a jazz/blues guitarist and also has a blog at: www.femalemusicianonline.com

he annual Canadian Music Week (held at Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto from March 9-13) started with a bang this year with musicians attending from Canada as well as south of the border. There are lots of booths to attend ranging from book distributors to music schools and everything in between.

Various conferences exposed the music trends existing in today

Hopefully those of you rocking XM Satellite Radio are tuning into The Verge tonight for the 2011 Verge Music Awards. Album of the Year and Artist of the Year winners will each emerge from the Verge with $25,000 while New Artist of the Year will earn $5,000. Nominees include CM contributors and featured acts like Michou, Tegan and Sara, The Zolas, Hannah Georgas, and others.

Congratulations to Gillian Garbutt, Meghan Scott, and Joey Porpiglia who each one a year’s subscription to XM Online as well as two VIP Passes to tonight’s festivities.

For those that can’t make it or listen, CM will have some staffers onsite and will have updates for you following the event!