2008 Townhall

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I have been playing in a band for close to 7 years now and in that time I have seen the music industry change rapidly. The joyful days of my youth as a music listener are gone. A simple time when no one knew what an mp3 was and reality television wasn't choking the airtime on our nations music station.

Major labels are reporting record losses and are now suggesting a tax on internet use to combat file sharing. Major media outlets are becoming increasingly corporate in their agenda. Independent music culture is at an all time high in Canada. What will the next decade of music look like? How do we take steps towards a prosperous future for artists, labels, and media alike?

Everyone has their own opinion of what progress is in the music industry. Town hall at this years North by North East music conference is an attempt to bring together 25 representatives from all realms of the musical world to gain perspective on a turbulent music industry. Musicians and journalists, veterans from the front lines, brought together to voice their opinions and share their perspective on an ever changing cultural landscape.

George Pettit

Participants:

Allison Outhit                                     Exclaim!
Jenna Miles                                        Punkradiocast.com
Gord Lewis                                        Teenage Head
Mope Dean                                        Promoter
Nanci Malek                                      Publicist
Sid McCain                                        EMI Music
Steve Jordan                                      Polaris Music Award
Eric Alper                                          Koch Entertainment
Shauna deCartier                               Six Shooter Records
Chris Budd                                        Indiemusicfilter.com
Alan Cross                                        Edge 102.1
Cam Carpenter                                  Promoter
Brian Hetherman                                Curve Music
Bob Harris                                         BBC Radio 2
Damian Abraham                               Fucked Up
Jay Malinowski                                  Bedouin Soundclash
Joel Carriere                                      Bedlam
Grant Lawrence                                 CBC Radio
David O’Coy                                     Fused Magazine
Kevin Wierzbicki                                Rocknworld.com
Evelyn McDonnell                              Freelance Writer
Jason Scott Buhrmester                      Inked Magazine
Michael Mollura                                 Music Collection Magazine
Caspar Llewellyn-Smith                     Observer Music Monthly
Ben Conoley                                      Punknews.org
Melissa Auf Der Maur                        Artist
Chris Stevenson                                 Soundproof Magazine

***Entry with a delegate pass or Wristband***