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      • licence@socan.ca

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      • druckmanh@socan.ca

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      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

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      Read more »

      Video: Red Carpet Interviews from 2023 SOCAN Gala – Part 1

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      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

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      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 »

      Kalaisan Kalaichelvan: Full Speed Ahead

      Kalaisan Kalaichelvan: Full Speed Ahead

      The screen composer races through Netflix’s "BET"

      Video: Dee Joyce presents “L’heure d’aimer”

      An intimate turning point

      Softcult siblings go their own way

      In full flower with new sonics, lyrics, approach

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      SOCAN mourns the passing of Donald K. Tarlton

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      Legendary promoter, record company head

      SOCAN completes five-week “no exceptions” campaign for AI licensing

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