WHERE MUSIC, TECH + BIZ CONVERGE
Now in its 40th year, the Canadian Music Week Conference is still the premier annual music business and networking event in Canada and coming back in 2022 it’s in person live! We promise to deliver a world class experience in the Heart of Toronto once again.
This year we’re featuring a 3-day music summit covering all sectors of the industry. We’re excited to provide a platform for domestic and international delegates to exchange ideas, explore trends & make meetings connections. Explore the links provided below for an amazing array of live streaming sessions from industry pro’s about breakthroughs and insights into global challenges facing an ever-changing music landscape from last years online festival and summit..
2022 CMW Music Summit
2023 Programming coming soon
CMW Music Summit

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Karen Thorne-Stone
President & CEO
Ontario Creates -
Neill Dixon
President
Canadian Music Week

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Heather Bambrick
JUNO-nominated vocalist -
Jennifer Brown
CEO
SOCAN -
Keziah Myers
Executive Director
ADVANCE -
Margaret McGuffin
CEO
Music Publishers Canada -
Patrick Rogers
CEO
Music Canada
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Dr. SK Sharma
Chief Analytics & AI Officer
Ingrooves Music Group -
Sarah MacKenzie
Director, Producer, and Journalist
(Presentation)
- Present an in-depth look at the Canada music industry pre COVID (March 2020) vs. Today (2022). We will look back, so we can look forward.
- Reveal exclusive insights from the latest Canada 360 report which focuses on the music fan, what trends have emerged, what have the biggest challenges been, where are the music fans and what is the appetite to return to live.
- Look at how music differs across provinces from genre consumption, streaming trends, and local artists gaining success.

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Erik Sowden
Head of Commercial Development
Luminate -
Paul Tuch
Canada Customer Success
Luminate
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David Hazan
Founder
DLH Strategic Marketing -
Fabrice Sergent
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Bandsintown Group -
Marcus Cobb
CEO and Co-founder
Mozaic -
Robert Singerman
SVP, International Publishing
LyricFind Inc. -
Stacey Bedford
CEO
Bandzoogle

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Brian Houston
Co-Founder, CEO & President
Audioworks Technologies -
Domanique Grant
Pop/Soul, Singer-Songwriter -
Mark Beckles
VP, Social Impact and Innovation
RBC Corporate Citizenship -
Nick Hodge
Head of Feldman Entertainment Partnerships
The Feldman Agency
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Jason Feinberg
SVP, Marketing
Flymachine -
John Petrocelli
Founder & CEO
Bulldog DM -
Patrick Labbe
Founder & CEO
DOZE Management & Le Phoque OFF festival & Centrale Alternative -
Savannah Wellman
Co-Founder
Tiny Kingdom

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Jeffrey Remedios
Chairman & CEO
Universal Music Canada -
Tony Chapman
Host
Chatter that Matter
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Geoff Osler
CEO/Co-Founder
S!NG -
Hazel Savage
VP, Music Intelligence
SoundCloud -
Inder Phull
CEO/Co-founder
PIXELYNX -
Jessica Powell
CEO & Co-Founder
Audioshake -
Jheanelle Henry
Artist Manager/Partner
JARJOURCO -
Ric Salmon
CEO
Driift

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Alex Bellissimo
Director of Commercial Revenue
Warner Music -
Barnaby Marshall
CTO & Founder
Slaight Music & MusicPeaks -
Miranda Mulholland
Artist, Creative Culture Advisor
Music Canada -
Rudy Blair
Music & Entertainment Reporter
Rudy Blair Entertainment Media -
Vivien Lewit
Global Head of Artist Relations
YouTube
Learn how producer/engineers help shape songs with artists and songwriters by making technical and creative decisions that influence the final outcome of a sound recording. Topics covered: the art of collaboration in the studio, creating a sonic palette, hooks and earworms, factoring in commercial goals and radio formats.
Moderator - Hill Kourkoutis Brought To You By: Music Publishers Canada & HoneyJam

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Denise De’ion
Producer, Artist, and Songwriter -
Ebonie Smith
Award-Winning Music Producer, Audio Engineer and Singer-Songwriter -
Elizabeth “Lowell” Boland
Singer, Songwriter and Producer -
Hill Kourkoutis
Producer -
Jenna Andrews
Producer -
Sarah MacDougall
Singer/Songwriter, Producer, Composer and Audio Engineer
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Bryson Nobles
Co-Founder and CTO
Music Tech Works -
Emmanuel Legrand
Journalist/Consultant/Editor
The Creative Industries Newsletter -
Eric Baptiste
President & CEO
QwantumRights Solutions -
Ken Umezaki
CoFounder & CEO
Verifi Media -
Kristin Grant
Westcott MultiMedia
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David-Olivier St-Pierre Garcia
Co-Founder/Co-CEO
Emergence Music Distribution -
Lisa Logutenkow
VP
The Orchard -
Lloyd Hummel
Executive Vice President, Global Commercial Strategy
Ingrooves Music Group -
Melissa MacMaster
Creative Sync Licensing Manager
UnitedMasters -
Renald Boyd
Co-Founder/Co-CEO
Emergence Music Distribution
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Jermayne Clayton
President (Management Division)
Awesome Productions & Management -
Ken Umezaki
CoFounder & CEO
Verifi Media -
Mansimran (mani) Singh
CTO
Weav Music -
Paul Eastwood
VP, Sports and Entertainment
Orderinbox -
Thomas Cermak
CEO
Yuser

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Alan Greyeyes
Festival Director
sākihiwē festival -
Amanda Rheaume
Indigenous Music Summit -
Cody Bowles
Vocal and Drums
Crown Lands -
Cynthia Lickers Sage
Executive Director
Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance -
ShoShona Kish
JUNO Award-Winning Touring Artist
Digging Roots
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Damien Ritter
COO
BeatStars -
Hazel Savage
VP, Music Intelligence
SoundCloud -
Jessica Powell
CEO & Co-Founder
Audioshake -
Wilson Hays
Head of Business Development
PEX
- Identify who are you?
- Identify who is your ideal audience?
- Design a compelling and entertaining physical performance that reflects your artist identity and engages the audience from start to finish
- How to use Song Form to tell the story and move around the stage like a pro!
- How to create memorable moments you and your audience will never forget
- Design the perfect set
- Know what to say when
- Ways to connect deeply with the audience
- Create memorable moments
- Be able to love every minute you are performing
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Lorraine Lawson
Founder
Lawson Vocal Studios
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Charlotte Leclerc
Manager, Label Management
The Orchard Canada -
Chaz Jenkins
Chief Commercial Officer
Chartmetric -
Dalton Higgins
Publicist, Author & Award-Winning Journalist -
Dan DeCamello
Director of Business Intelligence
Stem Distribution
Sebastian Mair will moderate the panel live from CMW in Toronto, with panelists being streamed from Japan in real time. Organized in association with the Embassy of Canada to Japan.
Moderator - Sebastian Mair
Brought To You By: CAAMA, FACTOR, Global Affairs Canada, Ontario Creates




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Atsuko Yashima
Representative Director and Producer
Eight Islands Co., Ltd. -
Ryo Ito
CEO, Songwriter & Music Producer
Monogadade Productions -
Sebastian Mair
President
Music Solutions -
Shiroh “Onta” Kawaguchi
Project Marketing & International PR Manager
Creativeman Productions -
Tak Furuichi
JVC Kenwood Victor Entertainment
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Angela Barkan
SVP Marketing
BMG -
Annalie Bonda
Executive Director
The Remix Project -
Heather Gibson
Executive Producer
National Arts Centre -
Helienne Lindvall
President
European Composer & Songwriter Alliance (ECSA -
Lisa Logutenkow
VP
The Orchard -
Shauna de Cartier
President
Six Shooter
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Joey Scoleri
Head of Industry Relations
Live Nation -
Merck Mercuriadis
Founder & CEO
Hipgnosis Songs Fund LTD and Hipgnosis Song Management

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AJ Weaver
Product Manager
DISCO -
Katrina Balcius
Head of Sales, North America
DISCO
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Josh Rabinowitz
Founder/Music Consultant
Brooklyn Music Experience -
Lyn Koppe
EVP Global Catalogue
Legacy Recordings/Sony Music Entertainment
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Dion “No ID” Wilson
Hip Hop and R&B Record Producer -
James Fauntleroy
Singer, Songwriter and Record Producer -
Merck Mercuriadis
Founder & CEO
Hipgnosis Songs Fund LTD and Hipgnosis Song Management
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Tiziano Lamberti
CEO
Sounzone
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Dr. Catherine Moore
Adjunct Professor, Music Technology & Digital Media Program
University of Toronto -
Emmanuel Legrand
Journalist/Consultant/Editor
The Creative Industries Newsletter -
Michael McCarty
CEO
Kilometre Music Group -
Patrick Curley
President
Third Side Music -
Rell Lafargue
President and Chief Operating Officer
Reservoir
(Panel Discussion) Join the Songwriters Association of Canada and Music Publishers as they look at the importance of songwriting and music publishing to the Canadian music industry and the international market. The panel will explore the songwriting process and discuss the business of how Canadian songs are taking over the world. MPC and SAC will also update your their plans for the rest of the year and how you can become involved.


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Arun Chaturvedi
President
Songwriters Association of Canada -
Margaret McGuffin
CEO
Music Publishers Canada -
Reeny Smith
Artist / Singer / Songwriter / Producer
Cymba Music -
SATE
Artist -
Vince Degiorgio
CEO
CYMBA Music Publishing
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Karen Bliss
Canadian Correspondent
Billboard -
Oana Ruxandra
Chief Digital Officer & EVP of Business Development
Warner Music Group

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Amanda Schupf
SVP Global Creative
Songtradr -
Everton Lewis, Jr.
Chief Music Supervisor
Wracket Music Supervision Inc. -
Karen Kloack
SVP of Synchronization and Marketing – Recorded Music
Concord -
Mark Frieser
CEO
Sync Summit/Sync Exchange -
Scotty Taylor
Music Supervisor
Kiss The Sun Music Co. -
Simon Perry
President and Head of A&R, North America
Sentric Music Group
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Adam Burchill
Head of Music
TikTok Canada -
Tyler Shaw
Singer and Actor -
Verdah Ansari
VJ
MuchMusic
Moderator - Amy Eligh
Brought To You By: Music Publishers Canada

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Amy Eligh
Director, Publishing & Licensing
Arts & Crafts -
Georgette Bivins
Senior Business Affairs Manager
FCB New York -
Jonathan McHugh
Music Supervisor, Director and Producer
Song Stew Entertainment -
Mikaila Simmons
Music Supervisor
Instinct Entertainment -
Tracy McKnight
Music Supervisor
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Annie Morin
Executive Director
Artisti -
Emmanuel Legrand
Journalist/Consultant/Editor
The Creative Industries Newsletter -
Hanna Grzeszczyk
Founder & Director
Media IP Rights Ltd -
Jodie Ferneyhough
Founder & President
CCS Rights Management
First Annual Social Justice Honours Award Recipient
Interviewer - Merck Mercuriadis
Brought To You By: Ontario Creates and AcceleratiON


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CHUCK D
Founder, Leader and Frontman
Public Enemy -
Merck Mercuriadis
Founder & CEO
Hipgnosis Songs Fund LTD and Hipgnosis Song Management
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Avi Diamond
Director of Film/TV Licensing
Warner Music Canada & Warner Chappell Music Canada -
Ben Chan
Director of Licensing & Music Publishing Administration
MNRK Music Group -
Chad Courneya
Founder/ Director of Licensing & Creative
Sorelle Sound Ltd. -
Cheryl Link
Director of Sync & Creative
peermusic Canada Ltd. -
Josh Rabinowitz
Founder/Music Consultant
Brooklyn Music Experience -
Rich Brisson
Creative Sync & Licensing, Manager
Cadence Music Group -
Ross Hayes Citrullo
JUNO Award Nominated Producer, Mixer, Engineer and Emmy® Winning Re-Recording Mixer
RHC Music
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Bob Lefsetz
Publisher
The Lefsetz Letter -
David Macias
President
Thirty Tigers -
Emily Haines
Lead Singer
METRIC -
Jimmy Shaw
Lead Guitarist
METRIC
(Panel Discussion) There are four key technical people that contribute to the actual making of a record: the engineer, the producer, the mixer and the mastering engineer. This panel will clearly define the role of each person in the mechanics of recording a song or an album. All too often, the artist, the A&R person, and the manager have some understanding of how production works, but not the complete picture. We hope to offer that on this panel!
The moderator, Joe D’Ambrosio, a veteran producer/engineer manager who looks after the careers of several of these brilliant men and women, will chair this panel to share as much information as possible with rapid fire questions for all our panelists as well as a vibrant Q and A afterwards.
Opening Remarks - Vezi Tayyeb
Moderator – Joe D’Ambrosio

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Brian Moncarz
Producer/Mixer -
Hill Kourkoutis
Producer -
Jay Dufour
Mixer -
Joe D’Ambrosio
CEO/Founder
Joe D'Ambrosio Management Inc. -
Kristian Montano
Mastering Engineer
Montano Mastering -
Vezi Tayyeb
Owner
Kensington Sound
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Emi Horikawa
VP, Creative
BMG -
Jodie Ferneyhough
Founder & President
CCS Rights Management -
Sat Bisla
President & Founder
A&R Worldwide & MUSEXPO -
Spek
EVP, Int'l and Emerging Markets
Reservoir -
Tracey Fox
Senior A&R
Ultra Publishing
Most serious Songwriters want to get signed to a Publishing Deal. But what do Publishers want? Join Music Executive, LeAnn Phelan, and learn what Publishers look for, how they go about finding songwriters and how you can add value that will get the attention of the right team.
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LeAnn Phelan
Music Executive/Speaker/Educator
LP Creative Management



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Andrea England
Songwriter, CMRRA Associate Director of Publisher Engagement & Strategy, Four Chords and the Truth Founder/Curator -
Arun Chaturvedi
President
Songwriters Association of Canada -
D. Jae Gold
Gold Music Consultants -
Houtan Hodania
Creative Executive
SOCAN
Moderator - Arun Chaturvedi
Brought To You By: Songwriters Association of Canada (SAC), RBC Emerging Artists & Gold Music Consultants



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Arun Chaturvedi
President
Songwriters Association of Canada -
Beatchild
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Hill Kourkoutis
Producer -
Liz Rodrigues
Singer/Songwriter -
Rob Wells
Music Producer/Songwriter/Arranger/Musician/Teacher for Sony/ATV, Imagine This Inc. & Harris Institute
SHARP9MUSIC
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Blair Packham
Songwriter; Composer of music for Film & Television
SongStudio -
Steve Waxman
Entertainment Career Guidance
I.M. Steve Waxman
Opening Remarks - Mayor John Tory
Moderator - Miranda Mulholland
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Andrew Mosker
President & CEO
National Music Centre -
Cory Crossman
Music Industry Development Officer
City of London -
Erin Benjamin
President & CEO
Canadian Live Music Association -
Mayor John Tory
Mayor
City of Toronto -
Miranda Mulholland
Artist, Creative Culture Advisor
Music Canada -
Natalie Wakabayashi
Director of Culture & Entertainment Tourism
Tourism London
Brought To You By: BDRB & CIMA



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David ‘Click’ Cox
Founder/Director of BDRB
CLK Creative Works -
Ian Andre Espinet
Founder/Director of BDRB
Iconic Arts & Entertainment Inc.
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Alex Kane
CEO
Volta -
Dan Mangan
Co-Founder and VP Business Development
Side Door Access -
Dan Scarcelli
Head of Live Programming
Monstercat -
Kit Wheeler
VP Royalty Collections
SOCAN -
Monica Corton
CEO & Founder
Go to Eleven Entertainment
Make Music Matter helps to empower marginalized voices with its innovative music therapy program Healing in Harmony. Initially designed for trauma survivors in conflict and post-conflict zones, it has been clinically proven to reduce PTSD, anxiety, and depression.
Working in tandem with a trained psychologist and music producer, participants write, record, perform, and disseminate professionally produced songs about their emotions and experiences. The process has a profound effect on both psychological healing and the restoration of a supportive, healing community.
The music is released globally on all major streaming platforms through A4A Records, with distribution through Warner Music Canada. A ground-breaking new publishing model helps to ensure that all royalties from the songs are sent back to the artists and their communities, regardless of socio-economic circumstances.
From survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo to young Syrian refugees with disabilities (and soon, survivors of generational trauma in Indigenous communities in Canada), Healing in Harmony has helped transform the lives of over 8500 individuals in eight countries worldwide.
Hear more about Make Music Matter’s work and their plans to bring the Healing in Harmony model home to Canada.
Interviewer - Karen Bliss
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Darcy Ataman
Founder & CEO
Make Music Matter -
Karen Bliss
Canadian Correspondent
Billboard -
Steve Kane
Director of Business Developnment
Make Music Matter
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Andy Hunter
Legal & Business Affairs
CMRRA -
Byron Pascoe
Entertainment Lawyer/Partner
Edwards Creative Law -
Matt Gorman
Entertainment Lawyer
Cox & Palmer -
Paul Farberman
President
Paul Farberman Entertainment
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Frederic Aouad
Chief Revenue Officer
Stay22 -
Laurie Kirby
President & Owner
FestForums -
Louis Bellavance
VP Content & Artistic Director
BleuFeu -
Mell Leis
VP of Sales; Festivals, Live Music & Events - North America
Tappit -
Shlomo Lipetz
VP Programming
City Winery -
Spencer Elliott
CEO/Founding Partner
ViewStub
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Bif Naked
Platinum Recording Artist, Bestselling Author, Co-Founder Her Royal Majesty’s Ent / MonaLisa Healing -
Estelle Morrison, M.Ed., RP
Psychotherapist and Co-Founder
Therapy Now Mental Health Coaching -
Jessica Lemmon
Founder & CEO
Lemmon Entertainment -
Michelle Titian
Co-Founder/Singer-Songwriter
The Drive Foundation -
Peter Karroll
CEO / iGen Ventures / Her Royal Majesty’s Ent Co-Founder Therapy Now Mental Health Coaching -
Vanessa Vakharia
Lead Vocalist, Keytarist, Co-Founder and Manager
Goodnight Sunrise

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Amie Therrien
Executive Director
MMF Canada -
Helen Britton
President & CEO
Six Shooter Inc. -
Katrina Lopes
Talent Manager
KL Management -
Sandy Pandya
Owner
ArtHaus Music -
Steve Lobel
Artist Manager/Executive Producer
A-2-Z Entertainment -
Wendy Ong
President
TaP Music
Opening Keynote - Michael Dorf, City Winery
Moderator - Heather Gibson
Brought To You By: Scotiabank Arena

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Brian Ohl
GM
Budweiser Gardens -
Emmanuel Patterson
President, Talent and Touring
F7 Entertainment Group -
Heather Gibson
Executive Producer
National Arts Centre -
Julien Paquin
Co-President
Paquin Artists Agency -
Marty Diamond
Talent Agent
Wasserman Music -
Matt Williams
Talent Buyer and Venue Booker
MRG Live -
Michael Dorf
Founder & CEO
City Winery -
Tricia Silliphant
Senior Director, Music & Live Events
Scotiabank Arena
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David Melhado
VP, Music & Marketing
United Masters -
Katrina Lopes
Talent Manager
KL Management -
Melissa MacMaster
Creative Sync Licensing Manager
UnitedMasters
Moderator - Chinedu Ukabam (Supafrik/Gumbo)

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Adesegun Adeosun
Founder & CEO and Co-Founder of Afro Nation
Smade Entertainment Group -
Adesope Olajide
Broadcaster and Entertainment Personality -
Chinedu Ukabam
Founder
SUPAFRIK -
Godwin Tom
Founder
Music Business Academy for Africa -
Julz Ossom
President
African Music Week (AMW) -
Kwadwo Ampofo
DJ
DJ Black -
Lukman Akanbi
Entrepreneur and Business Coach
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Amelie Hamelin
VP of Operations
Flymachine -
Bruce Morrison
Senior Vice President, Sales Operations
Patron Technology -
Dave Lock
Independent Ticketing Professional -
Jake Hirsch
Sales Director of North America
Tixr -
Sarah Elliott
VP, Sales
Ticketmaster
(Panel Discussion) This past summer, as Canada saw wildfires followed by massive flooding, UN Secretary-General António Guterres called the United Nations Climate Working Group report "a code red for humanity". A conservative estimate puts the impact of the music industry at being responsible for 20-60 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions equivalent per year. And although the music sector has a large carbon footprint, musicians can also play a major role in helping to shape people’s hearts and minds and have a tremendous influence over their audiences and fans. Music has an important role to play in inspiring the world to confront the climate emergency as well as taking steps to decarbonize the sector. From streaming, venues, staging and merch to touring, travel, festivals and live music, we will discuss what is happening across the music industry to address the climate crisis and explore how the music sector can play a key role in responding to the climate emergency.
Moderator - Jonny Dovercourt-
Brighid Fry
Co-Founder & Artist
Music Declares Emergency Canada & Moscow Apartment -
Ian Garnett
Director
Centre for Sustainable Practice -
Jonny Dovercourt
Co-founder and Artistic Director
Wavelength Music -
Laura Mina Mitic
Artist
Carmanah -
Marie Zimmerman
Executive Director
Hillside Festival

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Joywyn Daniel
Research Director
Luminate
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Tiziano Lamberti
CEO
Sounzone
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Britney Guerra
Brant Cannabis -
Chantae Vetrice
Music Artist/Songwriter -
Ian Kwechansky
CEO/Co-Founder
LOOP/POOL -
Jennifer McKenzie
Partner
Cassels Brock LLP
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Kyle Riggle
Business Planning Director - Creator Program
Shopify -
Mike Fiebach
Founder & CEO
Mainfactor -
Redd
Killthe8 -
Robby Towns
Co-Founder, Head of Strategy
GoodCopBadCop -
Tommy Stalknecht
CEO / Founder
Single Music
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Adrian Burke
Artist & Label Partnerships
Spotify -
Nathan Wiszniak
Head of Music Partnerships
Spotify
Moderator: Anna Ruddick (The Unison Fund, touring and session bassist)
Co-Moderator: Jackie Dean
Presented By: RBC Emerging Artists and The Unison Fund


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Anna Ruddick
Touring & Session Bassist
The Unison Fund -
Carl Dixon
Artist
Anthem Entertainment Group -
Donald MacGillivray
CPA, CGA
Royal Bank of Canada -
Jackie Dean
COO
Music Canada -
Joe Bartok
President & CEO
This is The Deal Inc. -
Lachlan West
Account Manager, Media & Entertainment
RBC -
Vanessa Vakharia
Lead Vocalist, Keytarist, Co-Founder and Manager
Goodnight Sunrise
Host - Jully Black
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Jully Black
Canada's Queen of R&B/Soul
In this workshop, Teresa will teach you how to use your voice and balance the voice mechanism so there is less strain while using your voice during sessions/lessons and reducing the chance of injury! You will be taught to align the body and voice - a yoga for the voice if you will!!
Starting the workshop off with an introduction to your voice and the physiology of the voice mechanism, also including your breath and it's relation to the voice! The Vocal Compass Technique for optimal voice productions.
Course objectives Participants will learn...
- How to use voice to avoid injury,
- How to balance vocal mechanism for less strain,
- How to align body and voice
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Teresa Nocita
Owner and Director
13 year old Studio E