InTheStudio: The Stories Behind History’s Greatest Rock Bands is a syndicated North American rock radio show, and is coming up to Canada this week for a special on Canadian rockers Triumph as part of its Medium Rare series. Triumph’s Rik Emmett, Mike Levine, and Gil Moore will sit down with InTheStudio host Redbeard for an in-depth interview about the Toronto three-piece’s journey to becoming platinum-selling reocrding artists.

The program is available to stream online at www.inthestudio.net.

What does Toronto sound like? That is the question that composer Tod Machover and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) will attempt to answer with its latest initiative, “A Toronto Symphony: Concerto for Composer and City.”

In partnership with TSO Music Director Peter Oundjian, the orchestra itself, and the MIT Media Lab, Machover is asking Torontonians to collaborate with him in writing a work for, by, and about Toronto. (more…)

Award and showcase submissions for 2013 East Coast Music Week being held in Halifax, NS March 6-10 for the 25^th anniversary event are now open. The East Coast Music Association (ECMA) has announced it will be using Marcato this year for all ECMA submissions. Submissions can be made through www.ecma.com. Deadline for all submissions is Monday, October 1, 2012. (more…)

Folk Alliance International (FAI), an organization comprising songwriters, story tellers, bluegrass, blues, soul, world music, spoken word, zydeco, and more has announced that its 2013 conference will be taking place in Toronto from February 20 to the 24 and are now accepting submissions. (more…)

Metalworks Institute has announced its first annual International Drum Festival, happening on September 22, 2012 at the Metalworks Institute in Mississauga, ON.

The all-day event will feature drum clinics by Gavin Harrison, Chris Sutherland, Dave Patel, Chris Lesso, Craig Hunter, and Altaf “Bwana Moto” Vellani. The free event will also feature a drum recording workshops in Metalworks Studios with Producer and Engineer Alf Annibalin.

Those interested in attending are asked to fill-out the form found at: http://metalworksinstitute.com/internationaldrumfestival. Space is limited.

Oh So Beautiful (OSB), a platform for independent musicians to work together to promote each other and create greater opportunities for themselves, will be presenting its inaugural event in support of independent musicians on Saturday, August 18 at the Art Gallery of Ontario (AGO) located in Toronto, ON. (more…)

Honey Jam, an all-female, multicultural and multi-genre artist showcase produced by Phemphat Entertainment Group, a non-profit organization that also provides educational and mentoring opportunities for artists as well as supports and promotes women charities, is happening a Toronto’s MOD Club on Thursday, August 16.  (more…)

After many weeks of negotiation, Gibson has reached a settlement with the US government and the Department of Justice over the importation of illegal wood used in the manufacturing process of the company’s guitars. “We felt compelled to settle as the costs of proving our case at trial would have cost millions of dollars and taken a very long time to resolve,” remarks Gibson CEO, Henry Juszkiewicz. “This allows us to get back to the business of making guitars. An important part of the settlement is that we are getting back the materials seized in a second armed raid on our factories and we have formal acknowledgement that we can continue to source rosewood and ebony fingerboards from India, as we have done for many decades.” (more…)