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📣 ONE WEEK LEFT 📣Music Publishers Canada (MPC) is now accepting applications for our 2025 Women in the Studio National A...
02/14/2025

📣 ONE WEEK LEFT 📣

Music Publishers Canada (MPC) is now accepting applications for our 2025 Women in the Studio National Accelerator.

The program will focus on topics including technical and songwriting skills, branding and financial literacy and will offer opportunities for creative collaborations.

Please note: This program is intended for producers who are already producing for others and have mid- to high-level proficiency in a DAW such as Ableton, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, or similar programs.

We encourage applications from individuals who have historically been underrepresented in these spaces and who remain so today.

The Women in the Studio National Accelerator 2025 is supported by RBC Foundation, The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR) and the Government of Canada, and Ontario Creates. MPC would also like to thank Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP and Compass Rose.

The deadline to apply is Friday, February 21, 2025 at 5pm ET. Check out the details and how to apply here: https://loom.ly/-y6yx0s

Last week was our first NXTGen event of the year - our popular NXTGen Trivia Night. It was great to see such a great cro...
02/05/2025

Last week was our first NXTGen event of the year - our popular NXTGen Trivia Night. It was great to see such a great crowd getting together to network and play some trivia - despite the freezing cold temperatures! Thank you to all who came.

NXTGen is generously supported by Ontario Creates and The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR) / Government of Canada.

MPC will be at Canadian Media Producers Association - CMPA's Prime Time conference in Ottawa this week. Connect with our...
01/29/2025

MPC will be at Canadian Media Producers Association - CMPA's Prime Time conference in Ottawa this week. Connect with our CEO, Margaret McGuffin throughout the week and come check out MPC's Idea Blast on Friday, January 31, at 1:00 PM at Confederation Ballroom. Find more info here: https://loom.ly/0F6y0is

Music Publishers Canada (MPC) is now accepting applications for our 2025 Women in the Studio National Accelerator.The pr...
01/27/2025

Music Publishers Canada (MPC) is now accepting applications for our 2025 Women in the Studio National Accelerator.

The program will focus on topics including technical and songwriting skills, branding and financial literacy and will offer opportunities for creative collaborations.

Please note: This program is intended for producers who are already producing for others and have mid- to high-level proficiency in a DAW (digital audio workstation) such as Ableton, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, or similar programs.

We encourage applications from individuals who have historically been underrepresented in these spaces and who remain so today.

The Women in the Studio National Accelerator 2025 is supported by RBC, The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR) and the Government of Canada, and Ontario Creates. MPC would also like to thank Cassels Brock & Blackwell LLP and Compass Rose.

The deadline to apply is Friday, February 21, 2025 at 5pm ET. Check out the details and how to apply here: https://loom.ly/-y6yx0s

The California wildfires have deeply affected the music community, including many Canadian music professionals living in...
01/15/2025

The California wildfires have deeply affected the music community, including many Canadian music professionals living in LA. Our hearts are with those impacted.

The Unison Fund's Natural Disaster Relief Program was created to be a safety net in times like these. This program provides financial support to Canadian music workers impacted by natural disasters, offering help when it’s needed most. Visit unisonfund.ca/reliefprogram to learn more and apply today.

If you would like to help Unison's efforts, please click the link in our bio to donate today.

Happy New Year from the team at Music Publishers Canada!ï»żWe would like to thank all of our members, partners, and friend...
01/06/2025

Happy New Year from the team at Music Publishers Canada!

ï»żWe would like to thank all of our members, partners, and friends for your support in 2024. We are looking forward to new adventures with you in 2025.

Happy New Year from Margaret, Kim, Miya, and Laura!

We are still thinking about our mission with PopArabia which ran from November 30 to December 4. Both the b2b and song...
12/13/2024

We are still thinking about our mission with PopArabia which ran from November 30 to December 4. Both the b2b and song camp parts of the mission were a massive success and forming those relationships with Canadian songwriters and music industry folks with their counterparts from the MENA region and Europe was so productive and fruitful. We can't wait to see how things develop from here.

Last week we once again co-hosted the IO Connect Holiday Mixer with Interactive Ontario . For the third time now, we wer...
12/13/2024

Last week we once again co-hosted the IO Connect Holiday Mixer with Interactive Ontario . For the third time now, we were excited to bring our members and partners together with the innovative folks who are shaping the gaming, video game, XR, interactive digital media in Ontario. Earlier in the evening, we hosted a NXTGen mixer where video game composers and developers met up with us to connect and head over to IO Connect together. It was yet another great night to connect our two industries and strengthen our connection and collaboration.

Thank you to our partners The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR) and the Government of Canada for their support.

From November 30 to December 4, Music Publishers Canada has been running CREATE in Abu Dhabi. The mission, which was co-...
12/03/2024

From November 30 to December 4, Music Publishers Canada has been running CREATE in Abu Dhabi. The mission, which was co-hosted with PopArabia, included both a b2b trip as well as a song camp. Over four days, eight Canadian writers, producers, and artists co-wrote with a group of eight creators from the MENA region as well as four European creators, courtesy of IMPF. The Canadian writers were:

- 99Makaveli
- Con the Artist
- D R M S
- DVBLM
- Eestbound
- Preston Pablo
- Taraneh
- Zypitano

MPC wishes to thank The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR) and the Government of Canada for making this mission possible.

Karen Kosowski is a Nashville songwriting legend and we were thrilled to have her join us at several events while our ...
12/02/2024

Karen Kosowski is a Nashville songwriting legend and we were thrilled to have her join us at several events while our producers were in Toronto in August.

The Women in the Studio National Accelerator is presented by Music Publishers Canada, and generously supported by RBC Foundation, The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR) / Government of Canada and Ontario Creates. Music Publishers Canada would also like to thank sponsors Cassels and Compass Rose.

Vivian Barclay has been an invaluable resource and mentor to the Women in the Studio Accelerator. We are more than lucky...
12/02/2024

Vivian Barclay has been an invaluable resource and mentor to the Women in the Studio Accelerator. We are more than lucky to have had her be part of the program again this year, lending us her incredible knowledge.

The Women in the Studio National Accelerator is presented by Music Publishers Canada, and generously supported by RBC Foundation, The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR) / Government of Canada and Ontario Creates. Music Publishers Canada would also like to thank sponsors Cassels and Compass Rose.

We were very lucky to have Melissa Cameron-Passley (Kilometre Music Group) return as a mentor this year.The Women in the...
11/29/2024

We were very lucky to have Melissa Cameron-Passley (Kilometre Music Group) return as a mentor this year.

The Women in the Studio National Accelerator is presented by Music Publishers Canada, and generously supported by RBC Foundation, The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR) / Government of Canada and Ontario Creates. Music Publishers Canada would also like to thank sponsors Cassels and Compass Rose.

As we enter the final weeks of the 2024 Women in the Studio Accelerator, we want to look at all the amazing mentors who ...
11/29/2024

As we enter the final weeks of the 2024 Women in the Studio Accelerator, we want to look at all the amazing mentors who helped make this year's fantastic programming possible. First up, we've got Max Rothschild from Stohn Hay Cafazzo Heim Finlay LLP who helped simplify the sometimes complicated legal landscape of songwriting and producing for the group.

The Women in the Studio National Accelerator is presented by Music Publishers Canada, and generously supported by RBC Foundation, The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent On Recordings (FACTOR) / Government of Canada and Ontario Creates. Music Publishers Canada would also like to thank sponsors Cassels and Compass Rose.

11/22/2024

“As an industry we’re built on data. We need good data to make sure that all of the world’s millions of songwriters and composers can get paid
 The big problem is a lot of these big platforms are totally non-transparent about what they’re training on
and where they get the content.” – John Phelan (ICMP )

View the full Means & Ways video here: https://loom.ly/2n4CI1g

“The big question that every single tech company and AI company must answer: What are you training your content on? It d...
11/22/2024

“The big question that every single tech company and AI company must answer: What are you training your content on? It didn’t fall down the chimney and it didn’t come from Mars.” – John Phelan (ICMP)

View the full Means & Ways video here: https://loom.ly/2n4CI1g

In Canada, the copyright laws are very well drafted, very robust, very suitable, to these AI activities. So we don’t nee...
11/20/2024

In Canada, the copyright laws are very well drafted, very robust, very suitable, to these AI activities. So we don’t need to revise copyright law, we just need these AI companies to observe copyright law.” – John Phelan (ICMP)

View the full Means & Ways video here: https://loom.ly/2n4CI1g

11/20/2024

“We have an enormous problem whereby AI companies
but also big tech companies with AI divisions, they are frankly following a maxim of ‘maximum content, minimum responsibility’. They don’t want to pay.” – John Phelan (ICMP)

View the full Means & Ways video here: https://loom.ly/2n4CI1g

11/19/2024

“Respect for copyright and the exclusive rights that that involves. That is such a fundamental tenet of commercial use of music. You need to get permission beforehand so that the right people can get paid for their creative work.” – John Phelan (ICMP)

View the full Means & Ways video here: https://loom.ly/2n4CI1g

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“As an industry we’re built on data. We need good data to make sure that all of the world’s millions of songwriters and composers can get paid
 The big problem is a lot of these big platforms are totally non-transparent about what they’re training on
and where they get the content.” – John Phelan (ICMP ) View the full Means & Ways video here: https://loom.ly/2n4CI1g

“We have an enormous problem whereby AI companies
but also big tech companies with AI divisions, they are frankly following a maxim of ‘maximum content, minimum responsibility’. They don’t want to pay.” – John Phelan (ICMP) View the full Means & Ways video here: https://loom.ly/2n4CI1g

“Respect for copyright and the exclusive rights that that involves. That is such a fundamental tenet of commercial use of music. You need to get permission beforehand so that the right people can get paid for their creative work.” – John Phelan (ICMP) View the full Means & Ways video here: https://loom.ly/2n4CI1g

“Music publishers are involved in every form of music exploitation. So whether it’s broadcast, TV, streaming, there’s always a music publisher involved. So if we get the gen AI stuff right, then surely music publishers, their songwriters and composers can get more revenue from it.” – John Phelan (ICMP) View the full Means & Ways video here: https://loom.ly/2n4CI1g

“There are ways in which composers and songwriters are going into studios and using these new technologies to help kick off songwriting ideas in the studio. That’s already happening, that’s a real marketplace activity.” – John Phelan (ICMP) View the full Means & Ways video here: https://loom.ly/2n4CI1g

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