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NXNE 2017 Expanding to 10 Days , Returning to Port Lands Site
The 23 rd annual North by Northeast festival ( NXNE ) is expanding to 10 days , with a selection of music , gaming , comedy , and more programming from June 16-25 , 2017 in Toronto .
In addition to hundreds of new and established artists performing across the city from June 19-25 , NXNE will return to the Port Lands site for three days from June 23-25 , 2017 . The NXNE Port Lands site debuted at last year ’ s festival and in 2017 will include two main stages , art installations , sponsor activations , and comfortable places to relax between acts , as well as a comedy tent and carnival rides .
For more information , go to www . nxne . com .
Registration Open for CMW Music Summit
Registration is now open for the 2017 edition of Canadian Music Week ’ s Music Summit , a three-day conference to be held from April 19-21 , 2017 in Toronto that brings together influential representatives from all areas of the Canadian and international music business to discuss and educate attendees on all areas of the industry .
The Music Summit is designed for both industry executives and recording professionals focused on the business of global music . Encompassing three days of dedicated programming streams focused on Social Music , Live Touring , and the Global Creators Summit , it features keynotes , celebrity interviews , breakout sessions , and workshops .
For more information , go to www . cmw . net .
… Nielsen has launched Music Connect in Canada . It ’ s a web platform that leverages Nielsen ’ s data and insights to provide the Canadian music industry with comprehensive music consumption information . Music Connect provides up-to-date data from 72 Census Metropolitan Areas and across multiple measurement metrics on a fast dashboard . Music Connect is designed for industry professionals and is not available to the general public .
For more information , contact Nielsen Canada at www . nielsen . com / ca /.
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