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      Music Creator & Publisher Members:

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      • 1.800.55.SOCAN (76226)

      Music Licensees:

      • Current licensees: 1.866.944.6223
      • New licensees: 1.866.944.6210
      • licence@socan.ca

      Editor in Chief:

      • Howard Druckman
      • druckmanh@socan.ca

      Read more »

      About Us

      Words + Music is the online magazine of SOCAN, the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. Just as SOCAN was formed in 1990 by the merger of its predecessor Canadian performing rights organizations PROCAN and CAPAC, their separate magazines merged in 1994 to form Words + Music. Our mission is to provide interesting, high-quality content about the increasingly exciting and

      Read more »

      SOCAN Song of the Week

      Patrick Watson & Klô Pelgag - SOCAN Song of the Week

      Read more »

      Video: Red Carpet Interviews from 2023 SOCAN Gala – Part 1

      Video: Red Carpet Interviews from 2023 SOCAN Gala – Part 1

      Plume, Banx & Ranx, Ginette Reno, Nathalie Bonin, Roxane Bruneau, Mathieu Brisset

      Speaking Out: SOCAN advocates politically for music creators

      Currently lobbying government on several key issues

      President’s Message: The accelerating pace of change

      Adapting to constant, disruptive technological shifts

      All From the Top »

      Composition vs Master – Breaking Down Music Copyrights

      Composition vs Master – Breaking Down Music Copyrights

      What are the differences?

      Building a career in France: challenges, sacrifices, dreams, reality

      The export strategies of Klô Pelgag, Fredz, Aliocha, Patrick Watson and Billy du Page

      Attention SOCAN members! New online resources

      For education, connection, networking, development

      All Sound Advice »

      Noche: The Irresistible Rise of a Trailer Park Boy

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      “I’ve done a million things, but always with the goal of learning everything there is to learn.”

      How SOCAN and classical composer organizations have worked side-by-side

      Canadian League of Composers, Canadian Music Centre advocate for creators’ rights, as we do

      Pop singer-songwriter Billianne’s crash course in co-writing

      Crafting pop gems with collaborators Duncan Hood, Nick Ferraro

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      SOCAN Appoints Cameron Kennedy as Chief Membership Officer

      SOCAN Appoints Cameron Kennedy as Chief Membership Officer

      Jean-Christian Céré Departs for New Opportunities

      ASCAP, BMI and SOCAN Announce Alignment on AI Registration Policies

      “The future of music can embrace AI and still remain deeply human”, Jennifer Brown, SOCAN

      MUSIQC: Growth and Recognition

      SOCAN celebrates the success and expansion of this SPACQ-AE initiative

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