SOCAN Academy


Composition vs Master – Breaking Down Music Copyrights

What are the differences?

SOCAN Academy: Transitioning from artist to screen composer

Katie Stelmanis (aka Austra) shares her evolving journey

Understanding International Royalties

SOCAN Around the World

SOCAN Academy: Ramon Chicharron on the importance of a musical community

“Sharing quality time with your community, not only on soc...

Important Codes & Numbers

Managing your Metadata and Royalties

SOCAN Academy: How to Remix with Respect

Fred Everything on Ethics and Originality

SOCAN Academy: Nikhil Seetharam on Composing for Comedy & Building Your Career

Scoring for Laughs

SOCAN Academy: Lora Bidner’s Film Composing Tips & Career Insights

Ever wondered how to break into film scoring?

SOCAN Academy: Navigating SOCAN as an East Coast creator, with SOCAN Ambassador Carleton Stone

Atlantic Canada, this one's for you!

SOCAN Academy: Max Espinosa on PROs, Breaking Into New Markets & Music Industry Connections

How PROs help artists get seen, supported, and paid.

International Indigenous Music Summit 2025: Panels, June 4

Educational “SOCAN 101” session, music supervisors gathe...

SOCAN Academy: Kareem James on Songwriting, Collaboration & Building a Creative Community

Shares real-world insights on navigating co-writing sessions...

SOCAN Academy: Stint shares tips for producers

Why you should always say yes

SOCAN Academy: Jason Gleed shares tips for music creators

At all stages of their careers

SOCAN Academy: Preparing for a co-writing session

With JUNO Award winner Hill Kourkoutis

Tax Season reminder for Canadian songwriters

Key dates and Canada Revenue Agency information

Attention SOCAN members! SOCAN Academy is now open!

Welcome to your NEW music career resource

SOCAN Academy: SOCAN’s role in the music industry

With CEO Jennifer Brown

SOCAN Academy: How SOCAN ensures that music creators get paid

With Cameron Kennedy, SOCAN Vice President, Creative and Mem...

SOCAN Academy: How SOCAN is addressing Artificial Intelligence (AI)

With Fraser Turnbull, SOCAN Legal Counsel

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