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      Music Licensees:

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

      Editor in Chief:

      • Howard Druckman
      • druckmanh@socan.ca

      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

      Mike Plume - 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 »

      Building a career in France: challenges, sacrifices, dreams, reality

      Building a career in France: challenges, sacrifices, dreams, reality

      The export strategies of Klô Pelgag, Fredz, Aliocha, Patrick Watson and Billy du Page

      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”

      All Sound Advice »

      Acclaimed Indigenous songwriters named first Massey Hall Artists in Residence

      Acclaimed Indigenous songwriters named first Massey Hall Artists in Residence

      A next-level career pathway for Celeigh Cardinal, Sebastian Gaskin, Julian Taylor

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

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

      Blynk and Katrine Sansregret: Opposites Attract

      Both featured June 19, in SOCAN showcase at Francos de Montréal 2025

      All Features »

      Video – Top Secrets: Jay Scøtt’s “Woodstock”

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      An unexpected No. 1 that was created in his basement!

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      Ever wondered how to break into film scoring?

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Published October 15, 2018 at 1920 × 985 in SOCAN celebrates publishers with mutiple No. 1 Song Awards
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