“Cooking Beats” highlights SOCAN-sponsored conference
Spirit of the West song honoured at BreakOut West 2018
During post-meeting reception honouring their success in 2018
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“I dig up what we don’t see in people”
Montréal producer offers a peek at her diary
A ‘90s rock vibe album, then more focus on songwriting
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How to increase your chances of applying successfully
Peak experiences at 2018 SOCAN Song Camp
Securing Your Band Name
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Currently lobbying government on several key issues
Adapting to constant, disruptive technological shifts
De nombreux changements et innovations
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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
A portrait of Québec’s powerhouse blues exports
No time like now for the blues
Triple-threat digs deep into roots of emotion
Harmonica player alternates stage and screen
Renaissance man of Canadian blues still on an unstoppable ro...
Ace guitarist/producer stays humble about songwriting
SOCAN Songwriting Prize winner sees award as confirmation he...
A great songwriter’s got the blues
Route 117 Cowboy
“We’re not reinventing the wheel, obviously. All we can ...
Not a travelling carnival show.
Après cinq disques autoproduits, Rick est maintenant de l...
Pushing the boundaries of the blues
Turning heads from an early age.
Rita Chiarelli makes Music from the Big House