UPFRONT NEWS FROM THE OFFICE
PLEASE SIGN ON: FOCUS ON CREATORS SaskMusic, as part of the Canadian Council of Music Industry Associa- tions (CCMIA), has formally joined the Focus On Creators coalition and encourages all of our creators to learn more about this call to action, which urges the Canadian Government to put creators at the centre of our cultural policy surrounding Canadian content in the digital realm. Canadian creators of all types are encouraged to add their names to the letter on
www.focusoncreators.ca to help send an important message to policymakers in Ottawa.
It reads in part, “We hoped that new technology would enrich the cul- tural experiences for artists and consumers alike. Unfortunately, this has not happened. Instead, our work is increasingly used to monetize technology without adequately remunerating its creators.”
Focus On Creators is a coalition of Canadian musicians, authors, song- writers, poets, music producers, visual artists, and other members of the creative class, which was created to bring focus to the artists’ per- spective in light of some major federal cultural policy activities, in- cluding the Canadian heritage review, and the Copyright Act review in 2017. These activities present a timely opportunity to re-establish a fair working environment for creators.
Canadians are consuming more digital content than ever before, and creators have led the shift – they have digitized their work, mastered the Internet, and become their own social media directors. Yet the laws and regulations that allow creators to exploit their works to make a living are now out of date. Without urgent attention from govern- ment, thousands of Canadian creators will not be able to tell their uniquely Canadian stories.
The work of Canadian creators is increasingly used to monetize tech- nology without adequately remunerating its creators. Income and profit from digital use of our work flow away from the creative class to a concentrated technology industry. Allowing this trend to continue will result in dramatically fewer Canadians being able to afford to “tell Canadian stories,” much less earn a reasonable living from doing so.
Focus On Creators has widespread support from Canada’s creative industries. The initiative’s supporting partners are: Music Canada, The Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA), The Canadian Council of Music Industry Associations (CCMIA), The Canadian Music Publishers Association, The Canadian Country Music Association, The Writers’ Union of Canada, The League of Canadian Poets, The Play- wrights Guild of Canada, Canadian Artists’ Representation/Le Front des artistes canadiens (CARFAC).
The Canadian Council of Music Industry Associations (CCMIA) is com- posed of 12 provincialand territorial music industry associations. The members of the CCMIA include Music Newfoundland and Labrador, Music Nova Scotia, Music Prince Edward Island, Music New Bruns- wick, Music and Film in Motion (Northern Ontario), Manitoba Music, SaskMusic, Alberta Music, Music BC, Music Yukon and Music NWT. The CCMIA represents nearly 8,000 music industry professionals across Canada. Our members include artists, managers, publicists, agents, educators, promoters and other music industry entrepreneurs.
BOOK A MEETING TODAY!
Our “Career Tracks” Artist Consultation Program offers confidential, one-on-one assistance to artists and music professionals. Individu- al, Band, and Corporate members can get the perspective of a team member as you discuss your career plans, marketing strategies, tour- ing, songwriting and copyright, funding and grant applications, demo critiques/reviews, industry trends, or other relevant music topics. Chats can happen in person at Regina or Saskatoon offices, by phone, or via Skype. Our mentors include:
• Craig Silliphant: artist bios, press releases, and marketing. • Devin Pacholik: artist press releases and marketing, traditional marketing
• Factor Chandelier: recording, touring, self management, indie labels, and music production
• Geoff Smith: self-booking, international showcasing, and songwriting.
• Jay Semko: songwriting, co-writing, composing for film/TV, and live performance.
• John Antoniuk: touring, administration, grant writing, artist self- management, songwriting, and developing a business strategy within an artistic career.
• Melanie Hankewich: grant applications, recording, touring and self-booking, and self management.
• S.J. Kardash: recording and production, and songwriting. • Skip Taylor: artist marketing, touring, and self-management. • Tyson McShane: recording, touring, songwriting, and international showcasing
To schedule an appointment and view more information about our mentors, visit
www.saskmusic.org/how-to/career-tracks-consults or contact 1-800-347-0676. We welcome your suggestions for new ex- perts or new skills that you would like us to add.
SEND US YOUR NEWS!
SaskMusic keeps in touch with our members in a number of ways. We rely on email notices and social media posts to keep you informed of timely matters. Please be sure you are receiving our e-releases and have a current email in your profile with us, and follow/like us on Twit- ter and Facebook to make sure you aren’t missing any late-breaking news!
In turn, please subscribe us to your artist mailing lists/email lists (add
info@saskmusic.org) so we are regularly receiving your updates too!
We want to help promote your current, commercially released single or recent professional music video. But, we have to know about them (and for certain things, we need a copy rather than a stream.)
For submission info on these, as well as Session news, album releases, etc. please see
www.saskmusic.org > About Us > Submissions.
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