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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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Currently lobbying government on several key issues
Adapting to constant, disruptive technological shifts
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Legal considerations for creators
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The export strategies of Klô Pelgag, Fredz, Aliocha, Patrick Watson and Billy du Page
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Gary Furniss isn’t really retired, although the word was used in the press announcement and there are numerous posts from artists and colleagues sending good wishes about it. But you will not catch him on a porch birdwatching, not unless he’s got his computer and portable keyboard with him. Sure, he stepped down as president of Sony Music Publishing in North America after 33 years, and then went on a dream vacation to China with ...
Maybe it’s cruel to mention that we’re halfway through 2026. Depending on the type of year you’re having, that could be an alarming or welcomed thought. No doubt you’ve had a soundtrack throughout it all, good or bad or in-between. Canadian songwriters, artists, and bands with releases in the first half of the year showed us their vulnerable, crass, delicate, or profound sides, with some reflecting on the broader ideas ...
Michelle Osis was three years old when her mom sat her down at the family piano. “My mother had a great ear but couldn’t read music,” Osis says. “She wanted to see if I had any kind of natural ability. I started hearing songs on the radio and playing by ear.” The Ontario-based Osis has long been ...
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Simon Wilcox has earned a SOCAN No. 1 Award for “Apologies,” performed by Three Days Grace. The track went No. 1 on Mediabase Active Rock radio chart and No. 1 on Billboard Canada Mainstream Rock Chart. Racquel Villagante, SOCAN’s Associate Director, Creative Executives, presented Wilcox with the award in Los Angeles in the spring. Publishers for “Apologies” include Tutu Pele Publishing and ...
Alex (A.C) Castillo Vasquez is truly on fire.
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Story by Karina Moldovan | April 15, 2024
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