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LITTLE DESTROYER PERFORMING AT BREAKOUT WEST 2018
BreakOut West Bringing
Showcases, Awards &
Conference to Whitehorse
Western Canada’s annual music industry
conference and showcase festival, BreakOut
West, is heading to Whitehorse, YT from Oct.
2-6, 2019. It’ll feature a four-day music in-
dustry conference with a mix of educational
sessions for both musicians and industry
professionals, as well as a large festival with
more than 55 showcasing bands and the
annual Western Canadian Music Awards.
BreakOut West says it’s organizing
a “value-centric” conference, bringing
together Canadian and international
industry delegates with Canadian artists
for panels and workshops that will provide
workable solutions for growth beyond the
region. Among those announced so far
are sessions on tour strategies, activating
alternative revenue streams, live A&R with
music supervisors, and DIY versus tradition-
al label releases. In total, there will be more
than 20 panels, workshops, and sessions at
the conference.
For more information as it becomes
available, including a full schedule and list
of WCMA nominees, go to
www.breakoutwest.ca.
CCMA Country Music Week
Heading to Calgary
The Canadian Country Music Association
(CCMA) is bringing Country Music Week
and the CCMA Awards to Calgary from
Sept. 5-8, 2019.
Country Music Week is made up of: a
music festival, which includes the CCMA
Fan Village, a Songwriters’ Series, talent
showcases, FanFest, and the Legends
Show; the CCMA Awards Show, which is
televised nationally; as well as an industry
conference with educational workshops
and seminars, networking receptions,
awards ceremonies, and more.
Also taking place during Country Music
Week is the induction ceremony for the
Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, which
this year is honouring three-time Juno
Award-winner Charlie Major, as well as Anya
Wilson, who has been instrumental to the
growth of Canada’s country music industry
as a publicist, CCMA committee member,
and driving force in the creation of the
Country Music Association of Ontario.
For more information as it becomes
available, go to www.ccma.org.
2018 WINNER LU KALA
It’s Your Shot Competition
Offering $100K Career-
Boosting Prize Pack
Slaight Music has launched the 2019 edition
of the It’s Your Shot songwriting and artist
development competition. Until Aug. 2, art-
ists of any genre can submit a song and/or
video for a chance to win a career-boosting
prize pack worth $100,000. The winner will
be announced on Oct. 4, 2019.
The full prize pack includes: recording six
original songs with an established Canadian
producer; a multiplatform digital EP release
via Black Box Music; press/promotion and
marketing/sales support around the release
of the EP and singles; participation in a
special mentorship program at Canada’s
Music Incubator; a professionally-produced
photo shoot, artist biography, and two mu-
sic videos; development of the artist brand,
including website and social media plat-
forms; $2,500 in cash; and live performance
opportunities in 2019 and beyond.
To enter and for more information, go
to www.itsyourshot.ca.
Honey Jam to Showcase
Canada’s Top Emerging
Female Artists
After holding auditions in June, Honey Jam
is ready to stage its annual concert on Aug.
22, 2019 at the Mod Club in Toronto. Each
year, Honey Jam showcases female artists
aged 14 to 25 in any genre and supports
them with career-boosting educational
and development opportunities. The full
lineup of performers will be announced in
the coming weeks.
All of the artists chosen to perform
this year’s showcase will attend a music
industry workshop at Harris Institute, re-
ceive one-on-one vocal and performance
coaching, have their original songs played
on radio, and more.
For more information, go to
www.honeyjam.com.
Submissions Open for Walk
of Fame’s Emerging
Musician Program
Canada’s Walk of Fame has launched its
seventh annual RBC Emerging Musician
Program, which supports aspiring Canadian
musical artists between the ages of 15 to 35.
Valued at more than $100,000, the winner
will receive a prize comprised of $20,000
cash, private studio time at Metalworks
Studios, introductions to established and
well-known artists, access to music industry
influencers, exposure to audiences and me-
dia, as well as artist development. Submis-
sions will be accepted until Aug. 2, 2019.
New to the competition prize this year,
select winners and finalists will receive
the opportunity to perform a showcase in
February 2020 at Festival du Voyageur in
Winnipeg, with flights and accommoda-
tions covered by Canada’s Walk of Fame.
This is in addition to a scheduled winners’
showcase at the Great Hall in Toronto on
Nov. 7, 2019.
For more information, go to
www.canadaswalkoffame.com.
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