CHANGES
CMW Bringing International
Music Industry to Toronto
The 36 th annual edition of Canadian Music Week is returning to down-
town Toronto from May 7-13, 2018 as hundreds of showcases featuring
artists from around the world will be held in 40 different venues. As well,
the CMW Music Summit, which has been expanded to four days from
May 9-12, will bring together Canadian and international industry players
to do business and take in educational sessions covering a wealth of
timely topics affecting the industry.
The expanded music conference will be held at the Sheraton Centre
Hotel. Conference topics include streaming revenues, blockchain’s uses
and potential in the music industry, the future of VR/AR content, the
power of streaming playlists, as well as spotlights on the USA and other
countries. Among the speakers are MAC Presents President Marcie
Allen, Lava Records’ Jason Flom, AEG Presents’ Rick Mueller, immigration
lawyer Lorraine D’Alessio, Beasley Media Group CEO Caroline Beasley,
Nathan Wiszniak of Spotify Canada, and many more.
For the first time, CMW will be hosting a music hackathon that
will run for 24 hours on May 8 th and 9 th . With music technology as the
focus, the CMW Hackathon will feature teams of coders, developers, de-
signers, tech-savvy musicians, and creative minds building new music
technologies based on blockchain, AI, AR/VR, and more.
In addition to the conference and festival, there are a number of
BLEEKER AT CMW 2017
awards shows held to honour the different segments of the music
industry. These include the Music and Broadcast Industry Awards, the
Radio Music Awards, the Live Music Awards, The Indies, and the first annual Canadian Sync Awards.
This year’s festival headliners include Sloan, The Beaches, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Slow, 2 Chainz, Monster Truck, Brian Jonestown
Massacre, and more.
For more information, including conference and festival schedules and lineups, award nominees, and more, go to ww.cmw.net.
Nominees
Announced for
2018 Indies
Canadian Music Week has
announced the nominees for
the 18 th annual Independent
Music Awards (Indies), hap-
pening May 12 th at Toronto’s
Phoenix Concert Theatre.
Gord Downie, Daniel Caesar,
Jessie Reyez, Iskwe, and
Alvvays are among the many
Canadian artists nominated
at this year’s awards, which
will feature performances by
The Rural Alberta Advantage,
Said the Whale, Sam Coffey
and the Iron Lungs, and the
winner of the Jim Beam talent
search.
For a full list of nominees,
go to www.indies.ca.
B.C. Announces $7.5 Million for New Provincial Music Fund
The Government of British Columbia is granting $7.5 million in funding for Amplify BC, the province’s
new music fund designed to support people working in the province’s music industry. The new
program focuses on four funding areas: Industry Initiatives supporting the development of B.C.’s music
industry; Career Development for emerging and established artists; Live Music support to create op-
portunities and enhance tourism.; and Music Company Development to increase the capacity of B.C.’s
music companies. Amplify BC will be administered by Creative BC over the next year.
For more information, go to www.creativebc.com.
… The nominees for the 2018 Indigenous Music Awards have been announced. The awards will return
on May 18 th at Winnipeg’s Club
Regent Event Centre and will coin-
cide with the Manito Ahbee Festi-
val. Awards will be handed out in
19 categories, honouring the best
music created by First Nations,
Métis, and Inuit peoples. At the
ceremony, classic Native American
rock band Redbone will be hon-
oured with a lifetime achievement
award. For more information and a
list of nominees, go to
www.indigenousmusicawards.com.
REDBONE
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