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

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

      Speaking Out: SOCAN advocates politically for music creators

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      Attention SOCAN members! New online resources

      For education, connection, networking, development

      Kizaba: Carte Blanche for Black History Month

      ‘It is still hard to admit that Black people experience inequalities in their artistic practices”

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      Amanda Martinez: Making the music for Recuerdo and Rosie’s Rules

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      “It took me a long time to call myself a songwriter”

      Blynk and Katrine Sansregret: Opposites Attract

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      Two Women: A feminist score for a new generation

      “We got great advice from Tram7 and Fair Enough,” says director Chloé Robichaud

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      Encouraging support of both composers and syncs in Online Streaming Act implementation

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