REWIND RECENT EVENTS
BREAKOUT WEST AND WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS OCTOBER 13-16/16, REGINA SK
This year was especially important for SaskMusic’s involvement, with BreakOut West (
www.breakoutwest.ca) happening in our home prov- ince. SaskMusic had a substantial amount of participation in host committee activities, assisting with marketing and promotion locally, volunteers, coordination of the Mini BreakOut West (Family-friendly day), Creative Sask.’s VIP opening reception, the SaskMusic industry/ panelist host party, and more.
The conference offered a wealth of information to musicians/art- ists/industry members at varying stages of development, and we were pleased to see many members out taking advantage of the programming.
The Western Canadian Music Awards Show was held at Casino Regina on October 13, moving into a position to kick off BreakOut West’s 14th year. Performing on the show were Colin James (this year’s Hall of Fame inductee, originally from Sask.), and Rosie and the Riveters.
The BreakOut West Festival took place at 11 venues October 14-15, with every genre from pop to country, rock to hip hop, jazz, classical, children’s music and everything in between. Many of the genre-specif- ic Western Canadian Music Awards were presented during these fes- tival showcases. Showcase artists and Saskatchewan nominees were published in the last Session; we send congratulations to winners:
• Classical Composition of the Year: Jason Cullimore, “Along the King’s Road”
• Spiritual Artist of the Year: Yvonne St. Germaine • Impact in Live Music: Rawk Entertainment Group Inc. • 2016 Heritage Award Recipient: John Arcand • 2016 Kevin Walters Industry Builder Award: Derek Bachman (posthumously)
THE COVENANT AWARDS JANUARY 26/17, EDMONTON AB
The Gospel Music Association of Canada and The World Vision Artist Collective presented the 38th Annual Covenant Awards in Edmonton AB on January 26 in a gala honouring “the best from the past, present and future of Canadian Christian music.
Congratulations to the Saskatchewan nominees:”
• Duncan A Hemmerling and Jardeth Hemmerling, “What’s In Store” - Country Song of the Year
• Camille Parkman, “The Least Of These” - Inspirational Song of the Year
• Canada’s Double Portion, “Looks Like Love” - Southern Gospel / Country Album of the Year
• Mike R Schuster and Jennifer Jade Kerr, “Nobody Loves Me Like You” - Collaboration of the Year
• The Amundruds - Group of the Year 16 SASKMUSIC THE SESSION - FEBRUARY 2017, VOL 30.1 BREAKING BORDERS:
EUROPEAN MUSIC MARKETS PANELS, ROUNDTABLES, ONE-ON-ONES, SHOWCASES OCTOBER 11-12/16, REGINA SK
With Danny Keir, Lynette Mayer, Ro Cemm, Jazz Monroe, Danny Simons. Moderated by Mike Dawson.
Breaking Borders has become an annual event for SaskMusic, alter- nating each year between Regina and Saskatoon in the days prior to BreakOut West.
Preparing for international touring can be an intimidating process for any artist. After hard work building an audience at home, taking the plunge into the unknowns of international markets can be challeng- ing on a number of levels! However, countless opportunities can be waiting beyond our borders: new markets, performance opportuni- ties, networking prospects, and growing your brand with the possibil- ity of one day performing on the global stage.
SaskMusic was thrilled to bring several UK and European export lead- ers to our province, offering exclusive access to these sought-after delegates who then participated in panels at the 2016 BreakOut West Conference in Regina.
Whether you’re an emerging artist with the intention of working to- wards international markets, or an established act looking for some tips and tricks to improve your international tour results, this event was geared to answer questions and offer insight on how to make the most of your international tours. The morning panel covered a variety of international export points including tools and techniques for getting you to an export-ready status, and developing a solid ex- port strategy to get your music into the international marketplace. Our panelists then did round table breakout sessions during the af- ternoon. On the evening of day 1, we added a showcase component, with the Johnny McCuaig Band, Etienne Fletcher, and Bears in Ha- zenmore performing in a public and industry showcase on the eve- ning. Day 2 saw the panlelists taking private consults with artists who pre-registered.
Danny Keir, Sound Diplomacy, London UK: Danny is the head of mar- ket development at Sound Diplomacy, the leading global advisory on Music Cities and Market Development. They work internationally with Cities on Music and cultural policy, and connect governments and businesses with the music industries. This extends to running confer- ences, events, trade missions and research projects as well as working extensively with artists in new markets to advise on and develop busi- ness opportunities. Danny began as an artist manager and has worked with musicians at varying stages of their careers, from developing art- ists starting out to festival headliners and every stage in between. This role involved all elements of international music industry interaction and business development in both practical and creative spaces.
Lynette Mildred Mayer, Seayou Records, Vienna Austria: In 2015 Ly- nette started as a booker at Seayou Records with responsibilities in areas such as publishing and social media at the label. Seayou recrods is an indie label based in Vienna and was founded in 2006 by Ilias Da- himène. Since then over 130 records have been released on the label.
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