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      General Enquiries:

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      • 1.800.55.SOCAN (76226)

      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

      Lou-Adriane Cassidy - 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 »

      Attention SOCAN members! New online resources

      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”

      Audiovisual post-synchronization royalties – don’t miss out!

      A guide from Martin Lavallée, SOCAN’s Head of Reproduction Rights

      All Sound Advice »

      Better together: Diane Dufresne, Michel Cusson on the same wavelength

      Better together: Diane Dufresne, Michel Cusson on the same wavelength

      The diva re-imagines herself on “État de Siège”

      For hit-maker Owen Riegling, it starts with songwriting

      Whether solo, with friends, or alongside Nashville pros

      Zosha Di Castri’s remarkable breadth and diversity

      Composing concert music with its performers in mind

      All Features »

      Attention SOCAN members! SOCAN Academy is now open!

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      Welcome to your NEW music career resource

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      With CEO Jennifer Brown

      SOCAN Academy: How SOCAN ensures that music creators get paid

      With Cameron Kennedy, SOCAN Vice President, Creative and Member Relations

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