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      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

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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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      President’s Message: The accelerating pace of change

      Adapting to constant, disruptive technological shifts

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      “Our job is to create beauty”

      Alex Sampson’s got talent that goes beyond TV competition

      As he moves from ‘50s/’60s style balladry to upbeat modern pop

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