Feature Stories – Themes


How Music Publishers Nurture songwriters

Setting up song placements, co-writes, contacts

2016: The Year of Hip-Hop in Québec

Growth of the scene, challenges still ahead

Musicians and Stage Directors

A Marriage of Convenience?

Four “Lifers” in Canadian Music

David Leask, Kyp Harness, Lee Aaron, Ron Hawkins

Words and Pictures: Songwriters Who Paint

Channeling artistic expression in different ways

Francouvertes : The Launching Pad

Twenty years of Francophone music discovery

SXSW: The Rallying Point

SOCAN and its members score big in Texas

Exporting Yourself: Making a dream come true

You need more than a few showcases to launch your internatio...

Production music on the rise

Creating opportunities, challenges for audiovisual composers

The jackpot of sync licensing?

“There’s a lot of money to be made with synchronization...

The more, the merrier

Oh Susanna, Breithaupt Brothers foster multiple collaboratio...

Daniel Boucher / Stefie Shock / Dumas: Theories of Evolution

In two decades of songwriting, profound changes

Québec rock is alive and well

Underground scene enjoys thriving good health

New directions in “dangerous” jazz

Canadians refuse to play it safe

Youth Orchestras playing Canadian composers

And playing an integral role

Long-distance songwriting relationships

Virtual FaceTime vs. in-person “face time”

Nashville expands:

Music City now includes rap acts, teen idols and million-sel...

Singing on Poet’s Island

“You have to take chances and tear down walls."

Passing the Torch

Musicians' children now make music of their own

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