Career Development

Resources and guides from subject matter experts on various career-focused and industry topics.

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Composers’ and Writers’ Share Royalties

What you should know

Video: The Breakdown – “Songwriters’ common mistakes and misconceptions”

With peermusic Canada’s Cheryl Link

Video: The Breakdown – “What does a music publisher do?”

With peermusic Canada’s Cheryl Link

Video: “The Breakdown” – Getting booked at a festival

Isabelle Ouimet, Executive Producer for Santa Teresa & M for...

Video: “The Breakdown” – Maximizing Festival Performances

Isabelle Ouimet, Executive Producer of Santa Teresa, M for M...

Video: The Breakdown — The Artist-Management Relationship

Idir Aissani, manager of Ragers

What does a music publisher do for you?

Getting monetary mileage out of your songs

Video: The Breakdown — The importance of good management

Idir Aissani, manager of the band Ragers

Video: The Breakdown – Building a loyal fanbase

2019 SOCAN Songwriting Prize winner grandson

Video: The Breakdown – “What Is radio tracking? And how much does it cost?”

Martin Véronneau, Radio Tracker at Local9

Video: The Breakdown – “Building your dream team”

With 2019 SOCAN Songwriting Prize winner grandson

Video: The Breakdown – How do you properly approach a music supervisor via e-mail?

More tips to get your music considered for film, TV, and scr...

Video: The Breakdown – What are music supervisors looking for?

Tips to get your music considered for film, TV, and screen p...

Novice rapper? Here’s some tips from Snotty Nose Rez Kids

Celebrated duo offers Sound Advice in video chat

Sound Advice: Steve Waxman’s Music Career Guidance

Tips from an “Unbiased Truthsayer”

Sound Advice: How to protect your instrument

Tips from Front Row Insurance

Back to School: Tips on songwriting, touring, and your career

From Serena Ryder, Laurence Nerbonne, Kardinal Offishall, an...

Sound Advice: Tips and tricks to guard your gear

How to prevent your instruments from being stolen

Sound Advice – The Breakdown: Copyright

What is it? What do you need to know about it?

Sound Advice: Writing Funding Grants (or Hiring Someone to Write Them)

How to increase your chances of applying successfully

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