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      The 27th edition of MUTEK, Montréal’s festival devoted to electronic music, brings together more than 120 artists, including several SOCAN members. Here is an eclectic selection of a few of them.

      Notes from Andrés Galindo Arteaga’s busy year

      When emigrating to Toronto from Ibagué, Colombia in 2015, composing film and TV scores were the last thing Andrés Galindo Arteaga had in mind.  “I didn’t arrive with like a concise plan or idea of having a career as a film composer,” Galindo Arteaga says from his Scarborough studio. “I was still thinking primarily as a classical guitarist and musician.”  Fast-forward to today, and the prolific Canadian Screen Music Award ...

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      That’s where 16 composers from across the country got the full experience of creating music for the screen.

      Aysanabee, LOV, and Siibii shine at SOCAN Foundation Nashville Residency with Apple Music

      From July 27 to 30, 2026, singer-songwriters Aysanabee, LOV, and Siibii participated in the SOCAN Foundation Nashville Residency with Apple Music. The artists were based at SOCAN House in East Nashville, allowing them to be completely immersed in one of the world’s major music centres.  Sessions were hosted at the fully loaded Apple Music Nashville writers’ room, where the three artists ...

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      Music Creator & Publisher Members:

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      General Enquiries:

      • 416.445.8700
      • 1.800.55.SOCAN (76226)

      Music Licensees:

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

      Editorial Content Creator:

      • Sarah MacDonald
      • sarah.macdonald@socan.com

      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

      Ellis - 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 »

      Catalogue Acquisition Deals

      Catalogue Acquisition Deals

      Legal considerations for creators

      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

      All Sound Advice »

      Six Acts to Discover During MUTEK 2026

      Six Acts to Discover During MUTEK 2026

      The 27th edition of MUTEK, Montréal’s festival devoted to electronic music, brings together more than 120 artists, including several SOCAN members. Here is an eclectic selection of a few of them.

      Notes from Andrés Galindo Arteaga’s busy year

      When emigrating to Toronto from Ibagué, Colombia in 2015, composing film and TV scores were the last thing Andrés Galindo Arteaga had in mind.  “I didn’t arrive with like a concise plan or idea of having a career as a film composer,” Galindo Arteaga says from his Scarborough studio. “I was still thinking primarily as a classical guitarist and musician.”  Fast-forward to today, and the prolific Canadian Screen Music Award ...

      Jashim Takes Reggaeton Into the Future

      His music is political, even revolutionary—and his personal story has everything to do with it.

      All Features »

      Screen Music Lab: four days at l’École de musique de l’Université de Sherbrooke

      Screen Music Lab: four days at l’École de musique de l’Université de Sherbrooke

      That’s where 16 composers from across the country got the full experience of creating music for the screen.

      Aysanabee, LOV, and Siibii shine at SOCAN Foundation Nashville Residency with Apple Music

      From July 27 to 30, 2026, singer-songwriters Aysanabee, LOV, and Siibii participated in the SOCAN Foundation Nashville Residency with Apple Music. The artists were based at SOCAN House in East Nashville, allowing them to be completely immersed in one of the world’s major music centres.  Sessions were hosted at the fully loaded Apple Music Nashville writers’ room, where the three artists ...

      Bleu Jeans Bleu Receives a SOCAN No. 1 Song Award for “Scotch & Poches”

      Bleu Jeans Bleu spent nine weeks at the top of the Mediabase Francophone Top 100 with “Scotch & Poches”. That called for a proper celebration.

      All News »

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