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From Wednesday, June 8, 2022, through Friday, June 10, 2022,, Canadian Music Week presents * The CMW Mentor’s Cafe Series”
The CMW Mentor’s Cafe will be profiled with industry executives in attendance as well as speaking on our panels.You’ll have a chance:to get up close and personal
The CMW Mentors Cafe is located at the CMW Conference Hub atThe Westin Harbour Castle, Toronto – the Gateway to the CMW Conference and Trade Show!
No appointments are necessary. Just drop on by. register at theCMW Mentor’s Cafe table, enjoy the relaxed atmosphere — and LEARN! Limited Capacity!
MEET THE MUSIC BIZZ PROFESSIONALS WHO DRIVE AND CREATE THE GLOBAL MUSIC BUSINESS OF TODAY WITH A DEEP LOOK INTO THE FUTURE!
YOUR HOSTS
LAURA MOORE
Social Media Content Creator
Sofar Sound
Gary Taylor
Gary Taylor Senior international consultant + A&R
Canadian Music Week
KODY SLOOS
Music Business Graduate
Couture Media, SolMusicLtd
SAUL COLT
Founder, The Idea
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KAYE PARKER
Multi-Media Personality, Influencer, Entertainer
Artist
Mark Reece
Founder, CEO
ICM GROUP
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Sammy Hagar
JUNE 8th
WEDNESDAY
11:15AM – 12:15PM
CATHERINE MOORE
Faculty of Music, U of Toronto / Music Tech &
Business Prof
ADAM LEWIS
Owner Planetary Group Los Angeles
CHARLES HAMILTON
Manager Venue Programming – Scotiabank/MLSE TO
VEZI TAYYEB
Owner – Kensington Sound Recording Studio –
Songwriter/Engineer/Music Producer and Music
Director for The Drifters
STEVE RAIMAN
Composer/Music Producer – Kensington Sound Re-
cording Studio
MARIE-EVE ROCHON
Head of licensing and publishing / Les Editions
Bonsound – Montreal
LOU PLAIA
A&R Director – Sentric Music Group
GERMAIN POITRAS
Publishing and licensing coordinator / Les Edi-
tions Bonsound –
GENEVIEVE DEMERCHANT
You Will Love It Live / Owner / Performing arts
booking and management agency
12:30AM – 1:30PM
JESSICA LEMMON
Founder – CEO – Lemmon Entertainment
BRUCE BRADLEY
Managing Director – Slammin Media Inc.
JIM NORRIS
Publisher – Canadian Music Magazine
RON LOPATA
VP of A&R – Warner Music Canada
MARK REECE
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, LCMGroup
MICAH BARNES
Vocal, performance & career strategy coach – re-
cording artist
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JUNE 8th
WEDNESDAY
1:45PM – 2:45PM
STEEVEN LEBLANC
VP, A&R – Business Development – Symphonic ,
Distribution – Montreal
KAM LAL
CEO/Founder / NOTETRACKS
PETER ASTEDT
Record World Magazine and Cashbox Radio
RALPH JAMES
Agent – APA – TO
MAREK HOJDA
Director – Music Export Poland – Board Member
of European Music Exporters – Warsaw
ROBERT SINGERMAN
SVP, International Publishing – LyricFind Inc.
NEIL CLAYTON
Director – Music Export Poland – Board Member
of European Music Exporters – Warsaw
3:00PM – 4:00PM
MICHELE FALCONE
Integrative Life Coach – Integrative Coaching Inc.
– Vancouver
MICHELLE TITIAN
Singer- Songwriter – Co-founder of The Drive foundation
BYRON PASCOE
Entertainment Lawyer | Partner Edwards Creative Company MusicBiz Law
SANDY GRAHAM
Founder/Program Director/On Air Host
SIMON PELLETIER
Artists Manager & Founder
HARRISON FINE
Artist/Producer
MARGARET MCGUFFIN
CEO Music Publishers Canada To
MARCUS COBB
CEO@Jammber Founding Member of Rolling
Stoine Culture Council Rise of the Rest Portfolio
Company MusicBiz
JHEANELLE HENRY
Artist Manager/Partner – JARJOURCO
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JUNE 8th
WEDNESDAY
4:15AM – 5:00PM
KEVIN RAJPAULSINGH
Campus Director – Trebas Institute
JEFF WRIGHT
Head of Audio Engineering and Production DJ Arts)
ALEXANDRE GARCEAU
Project Manager Golden Path Music
MELISSA MACMASTER
Owner – 902 HipHop
ERIC ALPER
Owner – Eric Alper Public Relations Inc
RENALD BOYD
A&R Director – Sentric Music Group
GERMAIN POITRAS
Publishing and licensing coordinator / Les Edi-
tions Bonsound –
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JUNE 9th
THURSDAY
4:15AM – 5:00PM
MIKE RAINE
Editor-in-Chief – NWC (Canadian Musician, Pro- fessional Sound & other magazines).
BRUCE BRADLEY
Managing Director – Slammin Media Inc.
ROSANNE BAKER THORNLEY
Songwriter, Co-writing, Mentoring, Artist Devel-opment
RIDGE
Digital and Multimedia Artist
KWAME BOISON
Founder at ElementalBPM | Editorial & Marketing Partnerships Manager at Believe
TREVOR G. SHELTON
President Urban Music Association of Canada
MICAH BARNES
Vocal, performance & career strategy coach – re-
opment cording artist
12:30PM – 1:30PM
ROMA AHI
Executive Producer Makers
SCOTTY TAYLOR
Music Supervisor at KISS THE SUN MUSIC CO
JOSH RABINOWITZ
Founder/Music Consultant Brooklyn Music
CHERYL LINK
Director of Sync & Creative, peermusic Canada Music
Inc.
BEN CHAN
Director of Licensing & Music Publishing Adminis-tration – MNRK Music Group on
AVI DIAMOND
Director Film/TV Synch / Warner Music Canada
LAUREN NIKOLIC
Music Supervisor / Music Producer / Music Director / Corus Entertainment
CHAD
COURNEYA HEAD OF MUSIC + SOUND + CREATIVEA BOUTIQUE SYNC LICENSING R CUSTOM Music
JENNIFER BEAVIS
BEN CHAN BMG Rights Management (Canada) Inc. Canadian Director Synchronization & Publishing Administratrationv
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JUNE 9th
THURSDAY
1:45PM – 2:45PM
CINDY VALENTINE
Star Groomer LLC (Anastasio) Cindy Valentine /Management/ Consultant/ Music Supervisor
MIKE RAINE
Editor-in-Chief – NWC (Canadian Musician, Professional Sound & other magazines) Canada
ARED ARZUMANIAN
President & Creative Director – Silver Note Enter-
tainment Inc.
DIDIER ZERATH
Artist management & Music industry consultant President The DZ Factory President AMA-France Director Randana
JOE D’AMBROSIO
Founder at Joe D’Ambrosio Mgmt Inc.
TERESA CIRILLO
Teresa CirilloVoice Coach Owner/DirectorStudio E-School of Music and DramaStoney Creek ON Canada
3:00PM – 4:00PM
MONICA GAUR
Label Services Coordinator – Slammin Media
LOU PLAIA
Sentric Music Group – A&R Director – NY
STEEVEN LEBLANC
VP, A&R – Business Development – Symphonic
Distribution – Montreal
STEFAN SCHURTER
co-founder / president – MMFSuisse
MARGARET MCGUFFIN
(she/her)CEOMusic Publishers Canada
JOSE PABLO MOLINA
Head of Video – LATAM US Latin & SPPO – Mexico
KAL SZEGVARY
Head of Film and Television Production – Academic Success Manage – Trebas Institute
MATTHEW GORMAN
he/him – Entertainment Lawyer – Halifax, NS
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JUNE 9th
THURSDAY
4:15AM – 5:00PM
SHLOMO LIPETZ
VP Programming – City Winery
ANDREA MORRIS
Founder / Owner – AM to FM Promotions
MICHELLE TITIAN
Singer / Songwriter – co-founder – The Drive Foundation TO
RON NIZAMOV
Talent Manager & Eastern European Music Industry Professional – Canada
EMMANUEL LEGRAND
Editor – Creative Industries Newsletter – WA, DC
ROSS HAYES CITRULLO
Producer | Mixer | Engineer – RHC Music
VANESSA VAKHARIA
Lead Vocalist – Keytarist Co-Founder and Manager – Goodnight Sunrise – TO
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JUNE 9th
FRIDAY
11:15AM – 12:15PM
DIDIER ZERATH
Artist management & Music industry consultant President The DZ Factory President AMA-France Director Randana
RON NIZAMOV
Talent Manager & Eastern European Music Indus- SARAH LUTZ try Professional – Canada
KIM TEMPLE
Senior Manager, Industry & Member Relations – Music Publishers Canada
AMY FRITZ
Music Supervisor – RADAR Music Group – TO
DAVID MARCIAS
Founder/President Thirty Tigers Nashville
SARAH LUTZ
Owner LOOTERS
12:30PM – 1:30PM
CINDY VALENTINE
Star Groomer LLC (Anastasio) Cindy Valentine / Management/ Consultant/ Music Superviso
STEFAN SCHURTER
co-founder / president – MMFSuisse – CH
MARGARET MCGUFFIN
(she/her)CEOMusic Publishers Canada
HEATHER GARDNER
Head of Music Supervision + Licensing – Toronto
RON LOPATA
VP of A&R – Warner Music Canada –
MAREK HOJDA
Director – Music Export Poland – Board Member of European Music Exporters – Warsaw
CHRIS ROBINSON
Head Of Music – Brain Power Studio Inc. – TO
JENNIFERT BEAVIS
BMG Rights Management (Canada) Inc. Canadian Director Synchronization & Publishing Administration
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JUNE 10th
FRIDAY
1:45PM – 2:45PM
JOSE PABLO MOLINA
Head of Video – LATAM US Latin & SPPO
TREVOR G. SHELTON
President – Urban Music Association of Canada
MARK FRRESER
Founder and CEO – Sync Summit – NY
VIVIAN BARCLAY
Managing Director – Warner Chappell Music Canada -To
RICARDO CHUNG
A&R Warner Chappell Music Canada-To
DIANE FOY
Artist – Music – Actor Personal Branding & PR Coach Multi-Passionate Artists Podcast
3:00PM – 4:00PM
PAUL FARBERMAN
President – Paul Farberman Entertainment – LA
JOE D’AMBROSIO
Founder at Joe D’Ambrosio Mgmt Inc/ – Mgr. Partner at Audiosmith Digital Solutions LLC – NY
MARK REECE
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, LCMGroup – TO
ANGELA SAINI
Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist
NICHOLAS MISHKO
President 10 and 8 Management Agency
PETER ASTEDT
Record World Magazine and Cashbox Radio – Sweden
INGRID DENDA
CFP® FMA® RRC® Founder
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JUNE 10th
FRIDAY
WOMEN IN URBAN MUSIC/TREVOR/TREBAS
4:15AM – 5:00PM
AKILA O”CONNOR
Female Founder and serial entrepreneur
NAJA WILSON
Singer /Songwriter/BGV
ROBERTA MICHEL
Vocal Coach/Songwriter/Producer/Artist Development/Recording Artist Founder: The Bird Loft School of Voice,RMM
BLESSING ALASAN
Managing Director – Warner Chappell Music Canada -To
CINDY VALENTINE
Music Industry Proffessional former Sony/Arista/Polygram recording artist/composer Founder & CEO – The Star Groomer
DJ BANO
Resident DJ at Hookah Lounge/Freelance DJ
JENNIFER BEAVIS
President @librascor @jenbeavis BMG Rights Management (Canada) Inc. Canadian Director Synchronization & Publishing Administration
LIBERTY SILVER
Multiple Juno Award-Winning and Grammy Award-Winning (collaboration) Recording Artist
KATRINA LOPES
President of KL Management
RUTH-ANN “LADY RUTH”
Music Industry Professional & Real Estate Broker Founder & CEO – Black Pearl Ent / GTA Luxury Real Estate
CASSANDRA ADJEI
Audio Engineer/Producer Manager, Co-owner & International Partnerships Director – Severe Nature
SUMIKO WILSON
Journalist
AMANDA GODDA
2spirit, Metis, Artistic Director at Urban Mecca Media and CEO of
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JUNE 8th
WEDNESDAY
11:15AM – 12:15PM
CATHERINE MOORE
Faculty of Music, U of Toronto / Music Tech & Business Prof
ADAM LEWIS
Owner Planetary Group Los Angeles
CHARLES HAMILTON
Manager Venue Programming – Scotiabank/MLSE – TO
VEZI TAYYEB
Owner – Kensington Sound Recording Studio – Songwriter/Engineer/Music Producer and Music Director for The Drifters
STEVE RAIMAN
Composer/Music Producer – Kensington Sound Recording Studio
MARIE-EVE ROCHON
Head of licensing and publishing / Les Éditions Bonsound – Montreal
LOU PLAIA
A&R Director – Sentric Music Group
GERMAIN POITRAS
Publishing and licensing coordinator / Les Éditions Bonsound –
GENEVIEVE DEMERCHANT
You Will Love It Live / Owner / Performing arts booking and management agency
12:30PM – 1:30PM
JESSICA LEMMON
Founder – CEO – Lemmon Entertainment
BRUCE BRADLEY
Managing Director – Slammin Media Inc.
JIM NORRIS
Publisher – Canadian Music Magazine
RON LOPATA
President 10 and 8 Management Agency
MARK REECE
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, LCMGroup – TO
MICAH BARNES
Vocal, performance & career strategy coach – recording artist
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www.cmw.net
JUNE 8th
WEDNESDAY
1:45PM – 2:45PM
STEEVEN LEBLANC
VP, A&R – Business Development – Symphonic ,
Distribution – Montreal
KAM LAL
CEO/Founder / NOTETRACKS
PETER ASTEDT
Record World Magazine and Cashbox Radio
RALPH JAMES
Agent – APA – TO
MAREK HOJDA
Director – Music Export Poland – Board Member
of European Music Exporters – Warsaw
ROBERT SINGERMAN
SVP, International Publishing – LyricFind Inc.
NEIL CLAYTON
Director – Music Export Poland – Board Member
of European Music Exporters – Warsaw
3:00PM – 4:00PM
MICHELE FALCONE
Integrative Life Coach – Integrative Coaching Inc.
– Vancouver
MICHELLE TITIAN
Singer- Songwriter – Co-founder of The Drive foundation
BYRON PASCOE
Entertainment Lawyer | Partner Edwards Creative Company MusicBiz Law
SANDY GRAHAM
Founder/Program Director/On Air Host
SIMON PELLETIER
Artists Manager & Founder
HARRISON FINE
Artist/Producer
MARGARET MCGUFFIN
CEO Music Publishers Canada To
MARCUS COBB
CEO@Jammber Founding Member of Rolling
Stoine Culture Council Rise of the Rest Portfolio
Company MusicBiz
JHEANELLE HENRY
Artist Manager/Partner – JARJOURCO
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JUNE 8th
WEDNESDAY
4:15AM – 5:00PM
KEVIN RAJPAULSINGH
Campus Director – Trebas Institute
JEFF WRIGHT
Head of Audio Engineering and Production DJ Arts)
ALEXANDRE GARCEAU
Project Manager Golden Path Music
MELISSA MACMASTER
Owner – 902 HipHop
ERIC ALPER
Owner – Eric Alper Public Relations Inc
RENALD BOYD
A&R Director – Sentric Music Group
RUDY BLAIR
Music & Entertainment Reporter – Rudy Blair Entertainment
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JUNE 9th
THURSDAY
11:15AM – 12:15PM
MIKE RAINE
Editor-in-Chief – NWC (Canadian Musician, Pro- fessional Sound & other magazines).
BRUCE BRADLEY
Managing Director – Slammin Media Inc.
ROSANNE BAKER THORNLEY
Songwriter, Co-writing, Mentoring, Artist Devel-opment
RIDGE
Digital and Multimedia Artist
KWAME BOISON
Founder at ElementalBPM | Editorial & Marketing Partnerships Manager at Believe
TREVOR G. SHELTON
President Urban Music Association of Canada
MICAH BARNES
Vocal, performance & career strategy coach – re-
opment cording artist
12:30PM – 1:30PM
ROMA AHI
Executive Producer Makers
SCOTTY TAYLOR
Music Supervisor at KISS THE SUN MUSIC CO
JOSH RABINOWITZ
Founder/Music Consultant Brooklyn Music
CHERYL LINK
Director of Sync & Creative, peermusic Canada Music
Inc.
BEN CHAN
Director of Licensing & Music Publishing Adminis-tration – MNRK Music Group on
AVI DIAMOND
Director Film/TV Synch / Warner Music Canada
LAUREN NIKOLIC
Music Supervisor / Music Producer / Music Director / Corus Entertainment
CHAD
COURNEYA HEAD OF MUSIC + SOUND + CREATIVEA BOUTIQUE SYNC LICENSING R CUSTOM Music
JENNIFER BEAVIS
BEN CHAN BMG Rights Management (Canada) Inc. Canadian Director Synchronization & Publishing Administratrationv
PRESENTED BY:
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IN ASSOCIATION W/
www.cmw.net
JUNE 9th
THURSDAY
1:45PM – 2:45PM
CINDY VALENTINE
Star Groomer LLC (Anastasio) Cindy Valentine /Management/ Consultant/ Music Supervisor
MIKE RAINE
Editor-in-Chief – NWC (Canadian Musician, Professional Sound & other magazines) Canada
ARED ARZUMANIAN
President & Creative Director – Silver Note Enter-
tainment Inc.
DIDIER ZERATH
Artist management & Music industry consultant President The DZ Factory President AMA-France Director Randana
JOE D’AMBROSIO
Founder at Joe D’Ambrosio Mgmt Inc.
TERESA CIRILLO
Teresa CirilloVoice Coach Owner/DirectorStudio E-School of Music and DramaStoney Creek ON Canada
3:00PM – 4:00PM
MONICA GAUR
Label Services Coordinator – Slammin Media
LOU PLAIA
Sentric Music Group – A&R Director – NY
STEEVEN LEBLANC
VP, A&R – Business Development – Symphonic
Distribution – Montreal
STEFAN SCHURTER
co-founder / president – MMFSuisse
MARGARET MCGUFFIN
(she/her)CEOMusic Publishers Canada
JOSE PABLO MOLINA
Head of Video – LATAM US Latin & SPPO – Mexico
KAL SZEGVARY
Head of Film and Television Production – Academic Success Manage – Trebas Institute
MATTHEW GORMAN
he/him – Entertainment Lawyer – Halifax, NS
PRESENTED BY:
POWERED BY:
IN ASSOCIATION W/
www.cmw.net
JUNE 9th
THURSDAY
4:15AM – 5:00PM
SHLOMO LIPETZ
VP Programming – City Winery
ANDREA MORRIS
Founder / Owner – AM to FM Promotions
MICHELLE TITIAN
Singer / Songwriter – co-founder – The Drive Foundation TO
RON NIZAMOV
Talent Manager & Eastern European Music Industry Professional – Canada
EMMANUEL LEGRAND
Editor – Creative Industries Newsletter – WA, DC
ROSS HAYES CITRULLO
Producer | Mixer | Engineer – RHC Music
VANESSA VAKHARIA
Lead Vocalist – Keytarist Co-Founder and Manager – Goodnight Sunrise – TO
PRESENTED BY:
POWERED BY:
IN ASSOCIATION W/
www.cmw.net
JUNE 10th
FRIDAY
11:15AM – 12:15PM
DIDIER ZERATH
Artist management & Music industry consultant President The DZ Factory President AMA-France Director Randana
RON NIZAMOV
Talent Manager & Eastern European Music Indus- SARAH LUTZ try Professional – Canada
KIM TEMPLE
Senior Manager, Industry & Member Relations – Music Publishers Canada
AMY FRITZ
Music Supervisor – RADAR Music Group – TO
DAVID MARCIAS
Founder/President Thirty Tigers Nashville
SARAH LUTZ
Owner LOOTERS
12:30PM – 1:30PM
CINDY VALENTINE
Star Groomer LLC (Anastasio) Cindy Valentine / Management/ Consultant/ Music Superviso
STEFAN SCHURTER
co-founder / president – MMFSuisse – CH
MARGARET MCGUFFIN
(she/her)CEOMusic Publishers Canada
HEATHER GARDNER
Head of Music Supervision + Licensing – Toronto
RON LOPATA
VP of A&R – Warner Music Canada –
MAREK HOJDA
Director – Music Export Poland – Board Member of European Music Exporters – Warsaw
CHRIS ROBINSON
Head Of Music – Brain Power Studio Inc. – TO
JENNIFERT BEAVIS
BMG Rights Management (Canada) Inc. Canadian Director Synchronization & Publishing Administration
PRESENTED BY:
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IN ASSOCIATION W/
www.cmw.net
JUNE 10th
FRIDAY
1:45PM – 2:45PM
JOSE PABLO MOLINA
Head of Video – LATAM US Latin & SPPO
TREVOR G. SHELTON
President – Urban Music Association of Canada
MARK FRRESER
Founder and CEO – Sync Summit – NY
VIVIAN BARCLAY
Managing Director – Warner Chappell Music Canada -To
RICARDO CHUNG
A&R Warner Chappell Music Canada-To
DIANE FOY
Artist – Music – Actor Personal Branding & PR Coach Multi-Passionate Artists Podcast
3:00PM – 4:00PM
PAUL FARBERMAN
President – Paul Farberman Entertainment – LA
JOE D’AMBROSIO
Founder at Joe D’Ambrosio Mgmt Inc/ – Mgr. Partner at Audiosmith Digital Solutions LLC – NY
MARK REECE
Founder & Chief Executive Officer, LCMGroup – TO
ANGELA SAINI
Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist
NICHOLAS MISHKO
President 10 and 8 Management Agency
PETER ASTEDT
Record World Magazine and Cashbox Radio – Sweden
INGRID DENDA
CFP® FMA® RRC® Founder
PRESENTED BY:
POWERED BY:
IN ASSOCIATION W/
www.cmw.net
JUNE 10th
FRIDAY
WOMEN IN URBAN MUSIC/TREVOR/TREBAS
4:15AM – 5:00PM
AKILA O”CONNOR
Female Founder and serial entrepreneur
NAJA WILSON
Singer /Songwriter/BGV
ROBERTA MICHEL
Vocal Coach/Songwriter/Producer/Artist Development/Recording Artist Founder: The Bird Loft School of Voice,RMM
BLESSING ALASAN
Managing Director – Warner Chappell Music Canada -To
CINDY VALENTINE
Music Industry Proffessional former Sony/Arista/Polygram recording artist/composer Founder & CEO – The Star Groomer
DJ BANO
Resident DJ at Hookah Lounge/Freelance DJ
JENNIFER BEAVIS
President @librascor @jenbeavis BMG Rights Management (Canada) Inc. Canadian Director Synchronization & Publishing Administration
LIBERTY SILVER
Multiple Juno Award-Winning and Grammy Award-Winning (collaboration) Recording Artist
KATRINA LOPES
President of KL Management
RUTH-ANN “LADY RUTH”
Music Industry Professional & Real Estate Broker Founder & CEO – Black Pearl Ent / GTA Luxury Real Estate
CASSANDRA ADJEI
Audio Engineer/Producer Manager, Co-owner & International Partnerships Director – Severe Nature
SUMIKO WILSON
Journalist
AMANDA GODDA
2spirit, Metis, Artistic Director at Urban Mecca Media and CEO of
PRESENTED BY:
POWERED BY:
IN ASSOCIATION W/
www.cmw.net
Ared Arzumanian
Producer, Songwriter, Composer, Silver Note Entertainment
Elodie Lorrain-Martin
Label Manager, MBMC Music
Olivier Laroche
, Live Music Performance Coach
Yvette Metoyer
Music Supervisor, Sounds In Color
Natasha Duprey
, MUST BE NICE PRODUCTIONS
Wednesday June 8, 2022 |
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Name |
Title |
Time |
| Time – 11:15 AM | ||
| Catherine Moore | Faculty of Music, U of Toronto / Music Tech & Business Prof | 11:15-12:15 |
| Adam Lewis | Owner Planetary Group Los Angeles | 11:15-12:15 |
| Charles Hamilton Scotia Bank | Manager Venue Programming – Scotiabank/MLSE – TO | 11:15-12:15 |
| Vezi Tayyeb | Owner – Kensington Sound Recording Studio – Songwriter/Engineer/Music Producer and Music Director for The Drifters | 11:15-12:15 |
| Steve Raiman | Composer/Music Producer – Kensington Sound Recording Studio | 11:15-12:15 |
| Marie-Eve Rochon | Head of licensing and publishing / Les Éditions Bonsound – Montreal | 11:15-12:15 |
| Lou Plaia | A&R Director – Sentric Music Group | 11:15-12:15 |
| Germain Poitras | Publishing and licensing coordinator / Les Éditions Bonsound – | 11:15-12:15 |
| Genevieve DeMerchant | You Will Love It Live / Owner / Performing arts booking and management agency | 11:15-12:15 |
| 12:30 PM | ||
| Jessica Lemmon | Founder – CEO – Lemmon Entertainment | 12:30-1:30 |
| Bruce Bradley | Managing Director – Slammin Media Inc. | 12:30-1:30 |
| Jim Norris | Publisher – Canadian Music Magazine | 12:30-1:30 |
| Ron Lopata | VP of A&R – Warner Music Canada – | 12:30-1:30 |
| Mark Reece | Founder & Chief Executive Officer, LCMGroup | 12:30-1:30 |
| Micah Barnes | Vocal, performance & career strategy coach – recording artist | 12:30-1:30 |
| 1:45 PM | ||
| Steeven Leblanc | VP, A&R – Business Development – Symphonic Distribution – Montreal | 1:45-2:45 |
| Kam Lal | CEO/Founder / NOTETRACKS | 1:45-2:45 |
| Peter Astedt | Record World Magazine and Cashbox Radio | 1:45-2:45 |
| Ralph James | Agent – APA – TO | 1:45-2:45 |
| Marek Hojda | Director – Music Export Poland – Board Member of European Music Exporters – Warsaw | 1:45-2:45 |
| Robert Singerman | SVP, International Publishing – LyricFind Inc. | 1:45-2:45 |
| Neil Clayton Scotia Bank | Sr. Director Business Operations – Music & Live Events – Scotiabank/MLSE – TO | 1:45-2:45 |
| 3:00 PM | ||
| Michele Falcone | Integrative Life Coach – Integrative Coaching Inc. – Vancouver | 3:00-4:00 |
| Michelle Titian | Singer- Songwriter – Co-founder of The Drive Foundation | 3:00-4:00 |
| Byron Pascoe | Entertainment Lawyer | Partner Edwards Creative Law | 3:00-4:00 |
| Sandy Graham | Founder/Program Director/On Air Host | 3:00-4:00 |
| Simon Pelletier | Artists Manager & Founder | 3:00-4:00 |
| Harrison Fine | Artist/Producer | 3:00-4:00 |
| Margaret McGuffin | CEO Music Publishers Canada To | 3:00-4:00 |
| Marcus Cobb | CEO@Jammber Founding Member of Rolling Stoine Culture Council Rise of the Rest Portfolio Company MusicBiz | 3:00-4:00 |
| Jheanelle Henry | Artist Manager/Partner – JARJOURCO | 3:00-4:00 |
| 4:15 PM | ||
| Kevin Rajpaulsingh | Campus Director – Trebas Institute | 4:15-5:00 |
| Jeff Wright | Head of Audio Engineering and Production / DJ Arts) | 4:15-5:00 |
| Alexandre Garceau | Project Manager Golden Path Music | 4:15-5:00 |
| Melissa MacMaster | Owner – 902 HipHop | 4:15-5:00 |
| Eric Alper | Owner – Eric Alper Public Relations Inc | 4:15-5:00 |
| Renald Boyd | Co-Founder/Co-CEO – Emergence Music Distribution – TO | 4:15-5:00 |
| Rudy Blair | Music & Entertainment Reporter – Rudy Blair Entertainment | 4:15-5:00 |
Thursday June 9, 2022 |
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Name |
Time |
|
| 11:15 AM | ||
| Mike Raine | Editor-in-Chief – NWC (Canadian Musician, Professional Sound & other magazines). | 11:15-12:15 |
| Bruce Bradley | Managing Director – Slammin Media Inc. | 11:15-12:15 |
| Rosanne Baker Thornley | Songwriter, Co-writing, Mentoring, Artist Development | 11:15-12:15 |
| Ridge | Digital and Multimedia Artist | 11:15-12:15 |
| Kwame Boison | Founder at ElementalBPM | Editorial & Marketing Partnerships Manager at Believe | 11:15-12:15 |
| Trevor G. Shelton | President Urban Music Association of Canada | 11:15-12:15 |
| Micah Barnes | Vocal, performance & career strategy coach – recording artist | 11:15-12:15 |
| 12:30 PM | ||
| Roma Ahi | Executive Producer – Makers | 12:30-1:30 |
| Scotty Taylor | Music Supervisor at KISS THE SUN MUSIC CO | 12:30-1:30 |
| Josh Rabinowitz | Founder/Music ConsultantBrooklyn Music | 12:30-1:30 |
| Rich Brisson | Head of Sync and Licensing – Cadence Music Group – | 12:30-1:30 |
| Cheryl Link | Director of Sync & Creative, peermusic Canada Inc. | 12:30-1:30 |
| Ben Chan | Director of Licensing & Music Publishing Administration – MNRK Music Group | 12:30-1:30 |
| Avi Diamond | Director Film/TV Synch / Warner Music Canada | 12:30-1:30 |
| Lauren Nikolic | Music Supervisor / Music Producer / Music Director / Corus Entertainment – | 12:30-1:30 |
| CHAD | COURNEYA HEAD OF MUSIC + SOUND + CREATIVEA BOUTIQUE SYNC LICENSING ⌁ CUSTOM MUSIC | 12:30-1:30 |
| Jennifer Beavis | BMG Rights Management (Canada) Inc. Canadian Director Synchronization & Publishing Administration | 12:30-1:30 |
| 1:45 PM | ||
| Cindy Valentine | Star Groomer LLC (Anastasio) Cindy Valentine / Management/ Consultant/ Music Supervisor | 1:45-2:45 |
| Mike Raine | Editor-in-Chief – NWC (Canadian Musician, Professional Sound & other magazines) | 1:45-2:45 |
| Ared Arzumanian | President & Creative Director – Silver Note Entertainment Inc. | 1:45-2:45 |
| Didier Zerath | Artist management & Music industry consultant President The DZ Factory President AMA-France Director Randana | 1:45-2:45 |
| Joe D’Ambrosio | Founder at Joe D’Ambrosio Mgmt Inc. | 1:45-2:45 |
| Teresa Cirillo | Teresa CirilloVoice Coach Owner/DirectorStudio E School of Music and DramaStoney Creek ON Canada | 1:45-2:45 |
| 3:00 PM | ||
| Monica Gaur | Label Services Coordinator – Slammin Media | 3:00-4:00 |
| Lou Plaia | Sentric Music Group – A&R Director – NY | 3:00-4:00 |
| Steeven Leblanc | VP, A&R – Business Development – Symphonic Distribution – Montreal | 3:00-4:00 |
| Stefan Schurter | co-founder / president – MMFSuisse | 3:00-4:00 |
| Margaret McGuffin | (she/her)CEOMusic Publishers Canada | 3:00-4:00 |
| José Pablo MOLINA | Head of Video – LATAM US Latin & SPPO – Mexico | 3:00-4:00 |
| Kal Szegvary | Head of Film and Television Production – Academic Success Manage – Trebas Institute | 3:00-4:00 |
| Matthew Gorman | he/him – Entertainment Lawyer – Halifax, NS | 3:00-4:00 |
| 4:15 PM | ||
| Shlomo Lipetz | VP Programming – City Winery | 4:15-5:15 |
| Andrea Morris | Founder / Owner – AM to FM Promotions | 4:15-5:15 |
| MichelleTitian | Singer / Songwriter – co-founder – The Drive Foundation TO | 4:15-5:15 |
| Ron Nizamov | Talent Manager & Eastern European Music Industry Professional – Canada | 4:15-5:15 |
| Emmanuel Legrand | Editor – Creative Industries Newsletter – WA, DC | 4:15-5:15 |
| Ross Hayes Citrullo | | Producer | Mixer | Engineer – RHC Music | 4:15-5:15 |
| Vanessa Vakharia | Lead Vocalist – Keytarist Co-Founder and Manager – Goodnight Sunrise – TO | 4:15-5:15 |
Friday June 10, 2022 |
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Name |
Time |
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| 11:15 am | ||
| Didier Zerath | Artist management & Music industry consultant President The DZ Factory President AMA-France Director Randana | 11:15-12:15 |
| Ron Nizamov | Talent Manager & Eastern European Music Industry Professional – Canada | 11:15-12:15 |
| Kim Temple | Senior Manager, Industry & Member Relations – Music Publishers Canada | 11:15-12:15 |
| Amy Fritz | Music Supervisor – RADAR Music Group – TO | 11:15-12:15 |
| David Marcias | Founder / President Thirty Tigers – Nashville | 11:15-12:15 |
| Sarah Lutz | Owner – LOOTERS | 11:15-12:15 |
| 12:30 PM | ||
| Cindy Valentine | Star Groomer LLC (Anastasio) Cindy Valentine / Management/ Consultant/ Music Superviso | 12:30-1:30 |
| Stefan Schurter | co-founder / president – MMFSuisse – CH | 12:30-1:30 |
| Margaret McGuffin | (she/her)CEOMusic Publishers Canada | 12:30-1:30 |
| Heather Gardner | Head of Music Supervision + Licensing – Toronto | 12:30-1:30 |
| Ron Lopata | VP of A&R – Warner Music Canada – | 12:30-1:30 |
| Marek Hojda | Director – Music Export Poland – Board Member of European Music Exporters – Warsaw | 12:30-1:30 |
| Chris Robinson | Head Of Music – Brain Power Studio Inc. – TO | 12:30-1:30 |
| 1:45 PM | ||
| José Pablo MOLINA | Head of Video – LATAM US Latin & SPPO | 1:45-2:45 |
| Trevor G. Shelton | President – Urban Music Association of Canada | 1:45-2:45 |
| Mark Frieser | Founder and CEO – Sync Summit – NY | 1:45-2:45 |
| Vivian Barclay | Managing Director – Warner Chappell Music Canada -To | 1:45-2:45 |
| Ricardo Chung | A&R Warner Chappell Music Canada-To | 1:45-2:45 |
| Diane Foy | Artist – Music – Actor Personal Branding & PR Coach Multi-Passionate Artists Podcast | 1:45-2:45 |
| 3:00 PM | ||
| Paul Farberman | President – Paul Farberman Entertainment – LA | 3:00-4:00 |
| Joe D’Ambrosio | Founder at Joe D’Ambrosio Mgmt Inc/ – Mgr. Partner at Audiosmith Digital Solutions LLC – NY | 3:00-4:00 |
| Mark Reece | Founder & Chief Executive Officer, LCMGroup – TO | 3:00-4:00 |
| Angela Saini | Singer/Songwriter/Guitarist | 3:00-4:00 |
| Nicholas Mishko | President 10 and 8 Management Agency | 3:00-4:00 |
| Peter Astedt | Record World Magazine and Cashbox Radio – Sweden | 3:00-4:00 |
| Ingrid Denda | CFP® FMA® RRC® Founder | 3:00-4:00 |
| 4:15 PM | ||
| Women in Urban Music / Trevor / Trebas | 4:15-5:15 | |
| Akila O”Connor | Female Founder and serial entrepreneur | 4:15-5:15 |
| Naja Wilson | Singer /Songwriter/BGV | 4:15-5:15 |
| Roberta Michele | Vocal Coach/Songwriter/Producer/Artist Development/Recording Artist Founder: The Bird Loft School of Voice,RMM | 4:15-5:15 |
| Blessing Alasan | Nigerian -Canadian Film Producer, Director, screenwriter and Casting Director | 4:15-5:15 |
| Cindy Valentine | Music Industry Proffessional former Sony/Arista/Polygram recording artist/composer Founder & CEO – The Star Groomer | 4:15-5:15 |
| Dj Bano | Resident DJ at Hookah Lounge/Freelance DJ | 4:15-5:15 |
| Jennifer Beavis | President @librascor @jenbeavis BMG Rights Management (Canada) Inc. Canadian Director Synchronization & Publishing Administration | 4:15-5:15 |
| Liberty Silver | Multiple Juno Award-Winning and Grammy Award-Winning (collaboration) Recording Artist | 4:15-5:15 |
| Katrina Lopes | President of KL Management | 4:15-5:15 |
| Ruth-Ann “Lady Ruth” | Music Industry Professional & Real Estate Broker Founder & CEO – Black Pearl Ent / GTA Luxury Real Estate | 4:15-5:15 |
| Cassandra Adjei | Audio Engineer/Producer Manager, Co-owner & International Partnerships Director – Severe Nature | 4:15-5:15 |
| Sumiko Wilson | Journalist | 4:15-5:15 |
| Amanda Godda | 2spirit, Metis, Artistic Director at Urban Mecca Media and CEO of | 4:15-5:15 |
about mentors cafe
ABOUT MENTOR’S CAFE The Mentor’s Cafe will be filled with industry players who are in attendance and speaking on CMW panels. No appointment necessary. Just drop on by to get advice from the finest people in this industry!
UP CLOSE & PERSONAL!! That’s the CMW Mentor’s Cafe Mantra! *Limited Capacity / No Appointment necessary!
THE MENTOR’S CAFE is one of the key centerpieces of Canadian Music Week’s initiative to bring attendees into an intimate cafe style environment with the majority of our speakers who are more than willing to share experiences and knowledge. It’s Networking A La Carte!
THE MENTOR’S CAFE IS LOCATED at the VIDE Lobby at the foot of the escalators on the Lower Concourse Level, the Gateway to the CMW Conference and Trade Show!
Meet the music biz professionals WHO DRIVE AND CREATE THE GLOBAL MUSIC BUSINESS OF TODAY WITH A DEEP LOOK INTO THE FUTURE!
Mentor’s Cafe
Canadian Music Week presents our Mentor’s Cafe Series. Our CMW Mentor’s Cafe will be profiled with industry executives who are in attendance and speaking on our panels. You’ll have a chance to get up close and personal.
Our CMW Mentor’s Cafe is located at the VIDE Lobby at the foot of the escalators on the Lower Concourse Level – the Gateway to the CMW Conference and Trade Show! No appointments are necessary. Just drop on by, register at the CMW Mentor’s Cafe table, enjoy the relaxed atmosphere — and LEARN! Limited Capacity!
