The SOCAN Licensed To Play Award recognizes a business that consistently ensures that it’s legally and ethically using music. As Canada’s largest South Asian outdoor music festival, desiFEST is home to more than 500 worldwide artists who annually showcase their music to more than 150,000 music fans. Here, desiFEST’s Sathish Bala talks about what the L2P Award means for the festival; how it quickly and strongly adapted to working during the pandemic; and why SOCAN is a good partner for the event.