International Marketplace
Embedded within the convention, the International Marketplace serves dual purposes, as a provider of key services to international delegates and as a physical space for networking with others from Canada and around the world.
CAAMA members and CMW delegates can participate in a series of targeted business-to-business meetings through the International Marketplace at CMW. Contact Kathy Hahn: imp@cmw.net for more details.
The meeting place for International and Canadian delegates looking to do business with each other.
The International Marketplace (IMP) at Canadian Music Week organizes business-to-business meeting sessions with incoming mission delegates.
CAAMA shines a SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICA on SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2023, expanding on its Spotlight on South Africa in 2019 to welcome its first official music mission from the continent of Africa to Canada.
The International Marketplace is pre-arranging meetings in support of the 2023 SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICA with CAAMA members, Canadian participants and African buyers and professionals.
2023 SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICA AT CMW
The Spotlight on Africa this year, features two panel on Saturday, June 10, 2023.
10:00 AM-10:45 AM EST (Piers 2/3)
I LOVE AFROBEATS
(Panel Discussion)
Can Afrobeats be authentically created locally throughout the diaspora regions? This panel of Afrobeats industry veterans and
brand specialists will highlight the influence of social media in the growth of Afrobeats style; the art of Live Performance and its importance in the development of the movement. The conversation will conclude with a brain analysis on solutions to the challenges faced by the Afrobeats movement in achieving greater exposure, recognition and success.
MODERATOR: Julz Ossom, Founder, African Music Week (Canada)
PANELISTS:
- Adesegun Adeosun Jr. CEO / Founder. AFRONATION
- Adesope Olajide : Broadcaster (UK)
- Eddie Hatitye – Music in Africa Foundation (Zimbawe)
- Rickie Davies – Promoter (Ghana, UK)
Produced in collaboration with African Music Week (Canada)
11:00 AM – 12:15 AM (Harbour Ballroom B&C)
SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICA PANEL: How to Break into the African Music Market: Unpacking Rights, Distribution and Collaborations Across Border
Join our expert panel as we explore the exciting opportunities and challenges of breaking into the African music market. Our discussion will focus on the essential elements of success, including understanding the complexities of rights, distribution, and collaboration across borders. With our experienced panelists, you’ll learn how to navigate the African music market, build meaningful relationships, and maximize your impact on this vibrant and rapidly expanding industry. Whether you’re an artist, manager, or industry professional, you won’t want to miss this valuable discussion on breaking into the African music market. MODERATOR: Amira Guetif (North Africa – Tunisia)
PANELISTS:
- Brahim El Mazned, Founder – Visa For Music (Morocco)
- Adesope Olajide : Broadcaster (UK)
- Jiggs Thorne (He / him), Founder, Director – MTN Bushfire Festival (Kingdom of Eswatini
- Lerato Matsoso, Stakeholder Relations Manager – CAPASSO (Composers Authors and Publishers Association NPC) (Braamfontein, Johannesburg)
- Natasha Stambuli (She / her), General Manager – Boomplay (Tanzania)
- Pfanani Lishivha (He / him),CEO – SAMPRA (South Africa)
- Pule Mokoa, Head of A&R and Marketing – Content Connect Africa & Gallo
- Sivan Pillay- Trace TV Studios (largest broadcaster in Africa reaching 400+ MN)
- Tosin Sorinola, Director of Artist & Media Relations – Boomplay (Nigeria)
AFRICAN MISSION DELEGATES INCLUDE
- Adesegun Adeosun Jr. CEO / Founder. AFRONATION
- Adesope Olajide : Broadcaster UK
- Amira Guetif (North Africa – Tunisia)
- Brahim El Mazned, Founder – Visa For Music (Morocco)
- Eddie Hatitye – Music in Africa Foundation (Zimbawe)
- Eloi Mugabe (He / him)- Content Manager, Paradise Africa Dist.; Audiomack (Rwanda)
- Jiggs Thorne (He / him), Founder, Director – MTN Bushfire Festival (Kingdom of Eswatini
- Julz Ossom, Founder, African Music Week (Canada)
- Lerato Matsoso, Stakeholder Relations Manager – CAPASSO (Composers Authors and Publishers Association NPC) (Braamfontein, Johannesburg)
- Natasha Stambuli (She / her), General Manager – Boomplay (Tanzania)
- Pfanani Lishivha (He / him),CEO – SAMPRA (South Africa)
- Pule Mokoa, Head of A&R and Marketing – Content Connect Africa & Gallo
- Rickie Davies – Promoter (Ghana, UK)
- Sivan Pillay- Trace TV Studios (largest broadcaster in Africa reaching 400_ MNl)
- Tosin Sorinola, Director of Artist & Media Relations – Boomplay
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 Adesope Olajide : Broadcaster UK |
 Amira Guetif Moderator |
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 Eddie Hatitye – Music in Africa Foundation |
 Eloi Mugabe Paradise Africa Dist.; Audiomack |
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 Julz Ossom – African Music Week (Canada) |
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 Pfanani Lishivha SAMPRA |
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 Sivan Pillay Trace TV Studios |
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Jiggs Thorne – MTN Bushfire Festival
Lerato Matsoso CAPASSO
Natasha Stambuli Boomplay
Pule Mokoa Gallo & Content Connect Africa
Rickie Davies Promoter
Tosin Sorinola Boomplay
International Delegates and Incoming Trade Missions are onsite…
Follow-up with contacts made at Eurosonic, ADE, Reeperbahn, Sync Summit, WOMEX, Music Matters or SXSW and make new connections through missions from Spotlight and Focus countries, or sectors in attendance such as Live / Festivals, Music Supervisors / Synch, Booking Agents, A&R Reps, the Mentor’s Cafe, etc. The International Marketplace team and Music Ambassadors are ready to help you connect with the delegates you want to do business with. In advance, preview the online list of IMP participants who will be on-hand looking to do business in Canada.
Sign in early, provide your objectives and we’ll help you make the right connection.
- Hosting receptions
- Setting up international exhibits and booths
- Presenting information panels on their international territories
- Participating in international meetings, prearranged one-on-one meetings and mentoring sessions
CMW 2023 will welcome international export offices from a variety of countries in town to do business with Canadians.
International Marketplace activities include:
– Panels on Spotlight and Focus Countries
– International One-on-One Meetings
– Formal and Informal Networking Opportunities, Receptions
– Mentoring Sessions
– Speaking and Panel Opportunities
– Spotlight Showcases
2023 SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE
THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 2023
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM International Marketplace (Regatta Room, Lobby Level @ Westin Harbour Castle Hotel)
MEET THE CANADIAN TRADE COMMISSIONERS
The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Music and the Arts (CAAMA) in collaboration with Global Affairs – presents an opportunity to meet with your Canadian trade commissioners from the various posts around the world, in town to meet with export-ready Canadian companies and entrepreneurs.
11:15 AM – 5:15 PM Mentor’s Cafe (Regatta Room, Lobby Level @ Westin Harbour Castle Hotel)
MENTORS CAFE
Meet one-on-one with music professionals and industry players in attendance and speaking at CMW panels. No appointment necessary. Just drop by to get advice from some of the finest people in this industry.
12:00 PM – 12:145 PM (Piers 2/3)
KEYNOT4E INTERVIEW WITH EMMY AND GRAMMY NOMINATED MUSIC SUPERVISOR THOMAS GOLUBIC
Thomas Golubić is a four-time Emmy-nominated music supervisor, DJ, and twice Grammy-nominated record producer. He has an impressive resume with credits that include the AMC series Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad, Halt and Catch Fire and The Walking Dead, the Netflix series Grace and Frankie, Space Force and Love, the Amazon series Sneaky Pete, the Showtime series Your Honor and Ray Donovan, and the HBO series Six Feet Under among many other film & television projects.
Thomas’ contributions to the music industry extend far beyond his music supervision work. He has been twice nominated for Grammy awards for producing volumes 1 and 2 of the Six Feet Under soundtrack album and is responsible for producing four soundtrack albums for The Walking Dead, the Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul soundtracks, and various remix projects for EMI-Capitol Records and MGM. He has also become known as an innovative club DJ spinning broadly eclectic music sets, often with live synchronized visuals, and his SYNCHRONIZE re-score project has been featured at various festivals.
Thomas made history by being a part of the nominations for the first Outstanding Music Supervisor Emmy Award for his work on Better Call Saul in 2017 and within that same year, he became the president of the Guild of Music Supervisors. He received subsequent nominations again in 2019, 2020, and 2022, and the Guild twice awarded Thomas with Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama for his work on Breaking Bad. Learn more about Thomas Golubić and his team at SuperMusicVision at: http://supermusicvision.com. INTERVIEWER: Kyla O’Donovan, Music Supervisor & Music Coordinator – All T’Hat Music Supervision
1:00 to 3:00 PM International Marketplace (Regatta Room, Lobby Level @ Westin Harbour Castle Hotel)
INTERNATIONAL B2B 1×1 MEETINGS WITH MUSIC SUPERVISORS
The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Music and the Arts (CAAMA) in collaboration with Canadian Music Week – present an opportunity to meet one-on-one with some of the world’s top music supervisors. Meet one-on-one with key Music Supervisors and sync agents from around the world at CMW’s International Marketplace. A unique opportunity to exchange cards, build relationships and set the foundation to bring your music to the screen. Find out from the decision-makers what they are looking for and what it takes to win their attention. Participants for this year’s Sync Summit have worked on a variety of mainstream and cutting-edge projects including major television shows, motion pictures, games and iconic Cultural Brands.
Meetings are pre-arranged by appointment only. Contact Kathy Hahn <khahn300@gmail.com>.at the International Marketplace to sign up
FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 2023
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM International Marketplace (Regatta Room, Lobby Level @ Westin Harbour Castle Hotel)
MEET THE CANADIAN TRADE COMMISSIONERS
The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Music and the Arts (CAAMA) in collaboration with Global Affairs – presents an opportunity to meet with your Canadian trade commissioners from the various posts around the world, in town to meet with export-ready Canadian companies and entrepreneurs.
11:15 AM – 5:15 PM Mentor’s Cafe (Regatta Room, Lobby Level @ Westin Harbour Castle Hotel)
MENTORS CAFE
Meet one-on-one with music professionals and industry players in attendance and speaking at CMW panels. No appointment necessary. Just drop by to get advice from some of the finest people in this industry
9:45 AM -10:30 AM (Harbour Ballroom B/C)
MEET THE AGENTS
(Panel Discussion) Booking agents pave the road for touring artists and can provide an essential service as a member of an artist’s team. Learn how a booking agent can work with you to move your career to the next level. This session will de-mystify what an agent does and what they need to be able to help you. Find out how to get the attention, how to build and sustain interest from booking agents. Need agents for your artists? Gain a greater understanding of how booking agencies work. Capacity is limited. Register early, the earlier the better.
MODERATOR: Emmanuel Patterson, President, Talent and Touring – F7 Entertainment Group
PANELISTS:
- Jason Furman, Vice President – Paquin Artists Agency
- Kathleen Reid, Agent / Managing Director – The Feldman Agency
- Mike G, Agent – UT
- Ralph James, Agent – APA
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM EDT (Piers 2/3)
LIVE SUPER-SESSION – A GLOBAL STATUS REPORT
(Panel Discussion) Live is back…but is it enough? In this session, key execs from major live music entities in the U.S., the U.K. and Canada give us a global view of revenue recovery, the relative eagerness of audiences to return to venues post-Covid, cost of production, grassroots pressures, fostering the talent pipeline, greening live music and other problematic issues and challenges that remain.
MODERATOR: David Hazan, Founder – DLH Strategic Marketing
PANELISTS:
- Erin Benjamin, President & CEO – Canadian Live Music Association
- Jon Collins, Chief Executive – LIVE
- Stephen Parker, Executive Director – National Independent Venue Association
9:45 AM – 10:30 AM EDT (Piers 2/3)
MEET THE VENUES
(Panel Discussion) Live is back…but is it enough? In this session, key execs from major live music entities in the U.S., the U.K. and Canada give us a global view of revenue recovery, the relative eagerness of audiences to return to venues post-Covid, cost of production, grassroots pressures, fostering the talent pipeline, greening live music and other problematic issues and challenges that remain.
PANELISTS:
- Anita Sodhi-Cavezza, Director of Business Development & Event Sales – BC Place
- Bianca Capanna, Director of Event Operations – Evenko
- Mark Russell, Promoter and Project Manager – Live Nation
- Tricia Silliphant, Senior Director – Music & Live Events – Maple Leaf Sports & Entertainment (MLSE)
11:45 AM – 12:30 PM EDT (Piers 2/3)
SPOTLIGHT ON SOUTH ASIAN MUSIC
Panel Discussion RESENTED BY: Baldeep Randhawa, Talent Buyer / Promoter – Live Nation – featuring::
- Fateh, Rapper – Singer – Songwriter
- Kiran Rai, Co-Founder – The Kollective
11:45 AM – 12:30 AM EDT (Piers 4/5
KEYNOTE INTERVIEW WITH THE LEGENDARY MICHAEL CHUGG
(Panel Discussion) A pioneer of the Australian music industry, Michael Chugg or Chuggi as he is affectionately known, has garnered a reputation both locally and internationally as one of the country’s most prominent music promoters, and is a name synonymous with some of biggest tours to have come through Australia and New Zealand over the past 50 years.
- KEYNOTE: Michael Chugg, Founder/ CEO – Chugg Entertainment, Frontier Touring
- INTERVIEWER: Joey Scoleri, Head of Industry Relations – Live Nation
1:00 PM – 3:00 PM EDT INTERNATIONAL MARKETPLACE (Regatta Room, Lobby Level – Westin Harbour Castle Hotel)
MEET THE WORLD (PRE-ARRANGED B2B 1×1 MEETINGS)
The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Music and the Arts (CAAMA) in collaboration with Canadian Music Week – present an opportunity to meet -on-one with key International Talent & Music Buyers, Market Specialists and Participants onsite looking to do business with Canadians. A unique opportunity to exchange cards, build relationships, set the foundation to bring your music a variety of sectors, audiences and territories.
Meetings are pre-arranged by appointment only. Contact Kathy Hahn <khahn300@gmail.com>.at the International Marketplace to sign up. Check back for more details.
3:45 PM – 4:30 PM EDT (Piers 2/3)
MEET THE FESTIVAL BUYERS
Panel Discussion featuring:
- Adam Oppenheim, President – Stampede Entertainment (Calgary)
- Alex Simpson, Festival Manager, Live Nation – Founder, lavender wild (Toronto)
- Brooke Dunford, Booking & Brand Strategy – Boots & Hearts (Burl’s Creek, ON)
- Patrick Guay, Talent Buyer – Evenko (Quebec)
4:45 PM – 5:30 PM EDT (Piers 2/3)
CANADIAN PROMOTERS ABROAD
Panel Discussion featuring:
- Elliott Lefko, Vice President – Goldenvoice Concerts
- Joey Scoleri, Head of Industry Relations – Live Nation
- Rob Zifarelli, VP Talent & Touring – Live Nation
- Steve Herman, Senior Vice President – Touring – Live Nation
SATURDAY, JUNE 10, 2023
10:00 AM to 5:00 PM International Marketplace (Regatta Room, Lobby Level @ Westin Harbour Castle Hotel)
MEET THE CANADIAN TRADE COMMISSIONERS
The Canadian Association for the Advancement of Music and the Arts (CAAMA) in collaboration with Global Affairs – presents an opportunity to meet with your Canadian trade commissioners from the various posts around the world, in town to meet with export-ready Canadian companies and entrepreneurs.
11:15 AM – 5:15 PM Mentor’s Cafe (Regatta Room, Lobby Level @ Westin Harbour Castle Hotel)
MENTORS CAFE
Meet one-on-one with music professionals and industry players in attendance and speaking at CMW panels. No appointment necessary. Just drop by to get advice from some of the finest people in this industry
10:00 AM – 10:45 AM IMP (Piers 2/3)
SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICA – I LOVE AFROBEATS
Can Afrobeats be authentically created locally throughout the diaspora regions? This panel of Afrobeats industry veterans and brand specialists will highlight the influence of social media in the growth of Afrobeats style; the art of Live Performance and its importance in the development of the movement. The conversation will conclude with a brain analysis on solutions to the challenges faced by the Afrobeats movement in achieving greater exposure, recognition and success. Produced in collaboration with African Music Week (Canada)
MODERATOR: Julz Ossom, Founder, African Music Week (Canada)
PANELISTS:
- Adesegun Adeosun Jr. CEO / Founder. AFRONATION
- Adesope Olajide : Broadcaster UK
- Eddie Hatitye – Music in Africa Foundation (Zimbawe)
- Rickie Davies – Promoter (Ghana, UK)
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM (Harbour Ballroom B/C)
SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICA – HOW TO BREAK INTO THE AFRICAN MUSIC MARKET: Unpacking Rights, Distribution and Collaborations Across Borders
(Panel Discussion) Join our expert panel as we explore the exciting opportunities and challenges of breaking into the African music market. Our discussion will focus on the essential elements of success, including understanding the complexities of rights, distribution, and collaboration across borders. With our experienced panelists, you’ll learn how to navigate the African music market, build meaningful relationships, and maximize your impact on this vibrant and rapidly expanding industry. Whether you’re an artist, manager, or industry professional, you won’t want to miss this
valuable discussion on breaking into the African music market.
MODERATOR: Amira Guetif (North Africa – Tunisia)
PANELISTS:
- Brahim El Mazned, Founder – Visa For Music (Morocco)
- Adesope Olajide : Broadcaster (UK)
- Jiggs Thorne (He / him), Founder, Director – MTN Bushfire Festival (Kingdom of Eswatini
- Lerato Matsoso, Stakeholder Relations Manager – CAPASSO (Composers Authors and Publishers Association NPC) (Braamfontein, Johannesburg)
- Natasha Stambuli (She / her), General Manager – Boomplay (Tanzania)
- Pfanani Lishivha (He / him),CEO – SAMPRA (South Africa)
- Pule Mokoa, Head of A&R and Marketing – Content Connect Africa & Gallo
- Sivan Pillay- Trace TV Studios (largest broadcaster in Africa reaching 400+ MN)
- Tosin Sorinola, Director of Artist & Media Relations – Boomplay (Nigeria)
