Canadian Music Trade - August/September 2020 | Page 14

Yorkville Sound’s Ventilator Team Receive a Visit from Ontario Premier & MPP On July 28 th , Ontario Premier Doug Ford and local MPP Peter Bethlenfalvy visited Yorkville Sound’s 150,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing plant in Pickering, ON. They were there to see and thank the manufacturing team behind the company’s initiative and partnership with StarFish Medical to manufacture ventilators during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Premier and MPP were greeted by Yorkville’s CEO, Steve Long, and engineer, Peter Till, who was instrumental in pushing the ventilator project forward. Till led a tour of the facility while the premier tried his hand at different stations, greeting staff along the way. Yorkville has ramped up to manufacture thousands of ventilator interfaces in recent weeks. “Hundreds of Ontario companies like Yorkville Sound have answered the call to join the fight against COVID-19 and retool their businesses to make critical medical supplies and equipment. I want to thank Yorkville Sound for developing these Ontario-made solutions to help us build the ventilators we need to save lives,” Ford said during his visit. For more information, contact Yorkville Sound: 905-837-8777, [email protected], www.yorkville.com. PHOTO: MESSE FRANKFURT EXHIBITION/PIETRO SUTERA PASIC 2020 to Be an Online Event The Percussive Arts Society (PAS) has confirmed that this fall’s PASIC show will be converted to an online event. Of course, this is due to ongoing COVID-19 concerns and restrictions. PASIC 2020 was scheduled for Nov. 11-14 in Indianapolis, IN. PAS currently plans to bring the event back to Indianapolis in November 2021. PASIC 2020 will now be a two-day event held on Friday, Nov. 13 th and Saturday, Nov. 14 th . Registration will open in early September. “Making this decision was not easy, but we believe it is the right decision for the safety of our staff, artists, members, students, volunteers, industry partners, and general attendees,” said the PAS Board of Directors in a statement. “We guarantee that the look, feel, and quality you expect out of an inperson PASIC will still be part of your 2020 virtual experience.” For more information, go to www.pasic.org. Musikmesse Announces New Partnership & Dates for 2021 Return Musikmesse is entering into a collaborative agreement with THE ARTS+, the flagship of the Frankfurter Buchmesse (Frankfurt Book Fair), for creative content. In this context, the next Musikmesse will be held from Oct. 22-24, 2021, opening concurrently to the Frankfurt Buchmesse on three days, with both shows remaining independent events. The next Prolight + Sound, which is usually held concurrently with Musikmesse, will be held from April 13-16, 2021. At the same time, discussions are currently being held with participants from the culture and creative sector with a view to holding other events at the Exhibition Centre during the same time slot. The new cooperation forms valuable synergies for exhibitors and professionals alike, according to organizers. “Together with our partner, THE ARTS+, we have developed a vision of an event that brings together musicians, authors, artists, content developers, publishing experts, business developers, opinion leaders and influencers,” says Detlef Braun, member of the executive board of Messe Frankfurt GmbH. “At the same time, we are committed to the ongoing development of Musikmesse and are thus prepared to take advantage of new synergistic effects to bring companies from the music business into contact with new, relevant target groups.” For more information, go to www.musikmesse.com. 14 CANADIAN MUSIC TRADE