For co-writing, co-publishing Loud Luxury's “Body” (featuring Brando)
During 2019 Country Music Week in Calgary
SOCAN stands at 44% of Board, 50% of Executive Team, 64% of Management
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Newfoundland Pop/Americana duo on the way up
His first album is the result of a long process
Becoming more confident in her songwriting
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How you get paid when someone mechanically reproduces your music
How to prevent your instruments from being stolen
What you need to do, and how to do it
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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
She sings about love and death with stunning poetry
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Second album doesn’t disappoint
A radical sonic leap forward
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Montréal DJ/producer makes waves worldwide with “vomitste...
“Having integrity, following instinct, expressing what we ...
Montréaler re-visits the writing of 10 new songs
Turntablist, producer, remixer, discusses his craft, history
“We’ve lived our Youthful Moments, but we’re humble en...
“If I’ve done one good thing in my life, it’s coming h...
Cristobal Cortes deploys synthwave grooves in increasingly u...
We have liftoff! Bob Bouchard, Lou Bélanger are in orbit
Knows how to navigate the music ecosystem; it serves him wel...
Katie Stelmanis gets older and bolder
Turntable prodigy presents “utilitarian” album
Late-blooming pro songwriter has co-written for Madonna, Bri...
Heirs apparent to Québec City’s throne
His music exists within a unique internal geography
In Paris, L.A., Nashville, SOCAN helps its members move forw...