OFFSITE EVENTS
THURSDAY
TOWN HALL:
Moderator: JAKE GOLD, CEO/President, The Management Trust
Jake Gold is one of Canada’s most successful artist managers. He is the co-owner of Kindling Music, an independent record label distributed by Warner Music Canada, and of The Management Trust, through which he is best known for his role in establishing and transforming The Tragically Hip into a national icon. Gold currently directs the careers of The Cliks, Sass Jordan, Lily Frost, and music producers Moe Berg, Russell Broom, Douglas Romanow and Laurence Currie.
Gold has been recognized by the annual Canadian Music Industry Awards as Manager of the Year in 1991, 1993 and 1994. He has been a member of the JUNO Awards Television and Talent committee since the 2003 awards broadcast in Ottawa-Gatineau.
Panelists:
DENISE DONLON, Executive Director, CBC Radio
With 25-years experience in Canada’s music industry, Donlon is a former host, broadcast journalist and producer of numerous groundbreaking music programs for Citytv and MuchMusic, as well as vice-president and general manager of MuchMusic/ MuchMoreMusic and president of Sony Music Canada. From 1986 to 1993, she hosted, then co-produced, MuchMusic’s The New Music. She subsequently worked as director of music programming for MuchMusic/Citytv, a position she held until 1997, as well as vice-president and general manager of MuchMusic/MuchMoreMusic, which she held until 2000. From 2000 to 2004 Donlon was president of Sony Music Canada. She currently lends her support and production abilities to a variety of high profile projects including Live 8; CBC’s Tsunami Concert of Hope; and the President Clinton Foundation Birthday Event.
Donlon has received various accreditations throughout her career, including the Broadcast Executive of the Year at the Canadian Music Week Industry Awards, the CMW Humanitarian Spirit Award, the Record’s Video Personality or Programmer of the Year, and in 1997 she was the recipient of Toronto’s Women in Films & Television Outstanding Achievement Award. She holds two honourary doctorates, was inducted into the Canadian Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in 2002, and in 2005 was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada. She currently sits on the board of the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences and of Margaret Atwood’s ‘long pen’ project Unotchit Inc.
JODIE FERNEYHOUGH, Managing Director, Universal Music Publishing Canada
Currently holding the position of Managing Director for Universal Music Publishing Canada, Jodie is also the President of the Canadian Music Publishing association, where he is active in lobbying, copyright reform and media relations. He is a board member of SOCAN and the CMRRA. He is also responsible for the amalgamation of BMG music publishing Canada to UMPG Canada.
While at Universal Music Publishing Group Jodie has been instrumental in the careers of Sam Roberts, KOS, and most recently, Mobile and Hedley as well works with established Canadian superstars Jann Arden, Shania Twain, Daniel Lavoie and Avril Lavigne, among others. He has been named Canadian Music Publisher at the annual CCMA awards, as well as Publisher of the Year at the annual CMW Industry Awards.
BERNIE FINKELSTEIN, President, Finkelstein Management
In 1969 Bernie Finkelstein started True North Records one of Canada’s oldest and largest independent record companies. Over the years True North has received over 40 gold and platinum records as well as over 40 Juno awards.
In 2007 Bernie sold True North but continues to manage Bruce Cockburn, The Golden Dogs and Grand Analog. As well he is currently the Chair of VideoFact and CIRPA and serves on the Starmaker board.
He was given the Order Of Canada in 2007 and has been inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
PAUL HAAGENSON, President, Canada, West, Live Nation Canada
MARK JOWETT, Vice President/Co-Founder, Nettwerk Music Group
STEVE KANE, President, Warner Music Canada
Steve Kane joined Warner Music Canada in 2001 as Senior Vice President and Managing Director and was appointed President in January 2004. During that time he has been responsible for revamping the Marketing and A&R operations and bringing the company into an exciting new phase of development. Under Kane’s direction, the company signed Billy Talent, whose debut album went gold in seven weeks, Buck 65, who has received international acclaim, Sarah Slean, Ron Sexsmith and Matthew Barber.
Kane joined Warner Music Canada after over fifteen years in the Canadian music industry where he was the Senior Vice President of Universal/Island/DefJam Canada from 1998 – 2001 and Senior Vice President of Polygram Records in Canada in 1997. Throughout his career, he has also held positions in marketing and promotions at independent label I.R.S. and A&M Records, before becoming General manager at Virgin Records.
KEVIN LEFLAR, President, officialCOMMUNITY
Kevin Leflar is the Founder, President and CEO of The Official Community Corporation – officialCOMMUNITY – the leader in online community commercialization for established recording artists and their brands. officialCOMMUNITY extends an artist’s brand online by creating and managing a new and largely autonomous, but related, online business centred on the artist’s loyal community. Prior to the launch of officialCOMMUNITY, Mr. Leflar co-founded and served as Vice President and General Manager at InDIMENSIONS, an online media development and management company, where he was responsible for the development of new business, clients, communications and technical infrastructure.
He began his career circling the globe with multiple Juno award-winning artists such as Blue Rodeo and the Sattallites, and also served as Tour Manager for Artist Consulting Team/Risqué Disque.
Mr. Leflar also served as Chairman for the Music Managers Forum and General Manager for Canadians Showcasing Internationally.
Currently, he serves as a member to The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), The International Ticketing Association (INTIX), The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF), The Association of Internet Marketers and Sales (AIMS), and The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO).
In 2006, Mr. Leflar was honoured with the Victor Award for the “Best CPC Qualifying Transaction” at the Canadian Venture Forum (CVF).
HEATHER OSTERTAG, President/CEO, FACTOR
With 31 years in the Canadian music industry and 9 of those years as the President of FACTOR, Heather has dedicated her career to the advancement of Canadian talent. As the President & CEO of FACTOR, Heather is required to liaise with government, broadcasters and the music industry at large. She is a member of the Order of Canada, currently serves on the Board of the Country Music Association of Ontario, is the past chair of the Canadian Country Music Association (CCMA), is a life-time director on the Board of Directors for the East Coast Music Awards. In March 2006 she was awarded the Industry Builder Award from Canadian Music Week. In 2007 she was awarded the Jo Walker -Meador International Achievement Award from the Country Music Association.
JACK ROSS, Senior Vice President, The Agency Group
Jack is a twenty year veteran of the Canadian Music Industry. He is a founding partner of The Agency Group, Canada and overseas operations. Jack manages an office staff of twenty people, a company roster of over two hundred clients and a personal roster that includes Great Big Sea, Paul Brandt, Sam Roberts Band, Bruce Cockburn and many others. Jack is currently involved in long term development projects with artists Justin Nozuka, LIGHTS, Lindi Ortega and many more.
CHRIS SISAM, General Manager, Corus Radio Toronto
Chris Sisam is General Manager of Corus Radio stations 102.1 the Edge, Classic Rock Q107 and AM640 in Toronto. Professionally, he has been in Radio for 25 years. Personally, he has been a band manager, hockey and soccer coach and served on a number of charitable boards.
CHRIS TAYLOR, B.A., LL.B., Owner, Taylor Mitsopulos Klein Oballa
Time Magazine has sited Chris as one of the “movers and shakers who are building the entertainment industry” and Billboard Magazine repeatedly cites him as one of the country’s most influential music lawyers. He is the founder/owner of Taylor Mitsopulos Klein Oballa, a leading entertainment and new media law firm. His clients have sold over 50 million albums worldwide. The law firm works with Nelly Furtado, Avril Lavigne, Billy Talent, Three Days Grace and Gogol Bordello. He is also the founder of Last Gang Entertainment, an internationally successful entertainment company working with Metric, MSTRKRFT, The New Pornographers, Chromeo and Crystal Castles. In the early 90’s, Taylor was lead vocalist for Virgin recording artist, “One” – widely renowned as one of the country’s finest live acts.
THE RIVOLI SESSIONS
FRIDAY
MUSIC SUPERVISOR THROWDOWN
Moderator: BOB HUNKA, HunkArts
After graduating from the University of Alberta with a questionably useful degree in Canadian Political History, he burst onto the scene as the Assistant General Manager of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. With some fanfare three years later he moved to Toronto and joined Anne Murray’s legendary record producer, Brian Ahern, and assorted members of the Maritime Mafia in a ten year odyssey that took them to Canada’s fifth largest city, Los Angeles. There he met Dolly Parton and moved to Nashville to first run her publishing operations and then to become manager of Monument Records, the original label for Dolly, Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristoferson and much later, the Dixie Chicks.
Hunka returned to Canada to work in the first independent film business (at Cannon Films and then TWE/Epic) and then in the television business. The same year that he directed the televised Pre-Game Ceremonies at the annual NHL All-Star Game, Bob was hired to head of music at Columbia Pictures Television, now Sony Pictures Television where he worked on the music-driven primetime series “Party of Five”, “Dawson’s Creek”, and “Joan of Arcadia”; and the long running daytime dramas “Days of Our Lives” and “The Young and The Restless”.
He currently represents SOCAN via Los Angeles, and provides independent consulting services to music industry clients including New Zealand Trade and Enterprise and where he might one day become a Music Historian.
Panelists:
REG HARKEMA, director – Leslie, My Name is Evil
Reginald Harkema (DJ Hans Lucas) has directed four features. A Girl is A Girl featured a performance by Superconductor. Better Off in Bed is a banned documentary about the New Pornographers. Monkey Warfare won a Special Jury Prize at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. Leslie, My Name is Evil is the story of a jury member at the Manson trial who falls in love with the sexiest Manson girl. Reg came to directing from editing. His credits include Hard Core Logo and Last Night.
CINDY WOLFE, Music Supervisor, Masculine/Feminine Films
Cindy Wolfe was the music supervisor on Monkey Warfare and Leslie, My Name is Evil as well as working in the art department, doing stock footage research and clearances, and acting. She has also acted in both of Blaine Thurier’s films, Low Self-Esteem Girl and Male Fantasy. As The Tennessee Twin, Cindy has recorded two classic country albums, Free To Do What? and Don’t Peak Too Soon.
ANDREA VON FOERSTER, Firestarter Music
Andrea von Foerster was born in the West Midlands in England and grew up in various parts of the U.K., Indiana and Southern California. She got her start in the music business while attending the University of Southern California. Andrea started working at Buena Vista Motion Pictures Group in the music department for live action features during her junior year on such films as Armageddon, Gone In Sixty Seconds and her favorite…High Fidelity.
Andrea has done music supervision for both film and television for the last ten years. She has worked on many music documentaries such as Freestyle: The Art Of Rhyme, Rock School, and most notably Mayor Of The Sunset Strip as well as independent films such as Cherish, Ten Inch Hero, The Darwin Awards and most recently, (500) Days Of Summer. Andrea has worked on television shows such as Roswell, The O.C., Grey’s Anatomy and Rescue Me and numerous MTV shows such as Run’s House and Life Of Ryan. She is currently working on MTV’s Daddy’s Girls, E!’s Candy Girls, independent film Coach and Joss Whedon’s latest show, Dollhouse.
LAURA WEBB, Music Supervisor, MTV
Laura Webb got her start in the entertainment industry eight years ago as an agent trainee at Writers & Artists Agency and later moved to The Firm assisting one of the partners. She made the leap into the music supervision world in 2004 by working with Laura Wasserman’s company Avenger Entertainment. During her time at Avenger as a music coordinator she worked on films such as SHARK TALE, A LOT LIKE LOVE, XXX2: STATE OF THE UNION. After Avenger Entertainment shut their doors Laura made the switch to television where she has worked on THE HILLS, NEWPORT HARBOR, LIFE OF RYAN, RUN’S HOUSE. She is currently music supervising MTV’s HOW’S YOUR NEWS?, THE CITY and was the music coordinator on the summer film Fox Searchlight’s 500 DAYS OF SUMMER.
JOHN BISSELL, Mothlight
John Bissell and his company, Mothlight Music, offer music supervision for film, television and commercial campaigns. Past and present projects include the films “The Horse Whisperer”, “Lord of War” “Ladder 49″ and the soon to be released Kathryn Bigelow film, “The Hurt Locker”. His work in television and ad campaigns include “Ugly Betty”, spots for Hummer, Cadillac, American Express and a plethora of women’s apparel brands.
JOSH MARCY, Mophonics
As a producer at bi-coastal music house Mophonics, Josh has worked with composers and artists to create songs for clients including Mercedes, Adidas, Visa, Fuel TV and ESPN with Geddy Lee. Since placing New Young Pony Club’s breakout hit “Ice Cream” in a worldwide Intel campaign, he has also done music supervision for such brands as Apple, Pepsi, Nike, Jeep, and Playstation. His recent work also includes the Cannes-selected documentary “No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos”.
SATURDAY
MANAGER’S PANEL
Moderator:
SUSAN DE CARTIER, Starfish Entertainment
Susan de Cartier began her career in artist management working with Blue Rodeo and Crash Vegas at The ACT/Risqué Disque in Toronto. In the mid-90’s she formed Starfish Entertainment and began to develop both the company and its roster. Now representing some of the best bands Canada has to offer, Susan has guided Blue Rodeo on to become one of the most successful bands in Canadian history, selling over four million albums worldwide to date.
Panelists:
ANDRES MENDOZA, Cuto
Andres Mendoza is founder of “Cuto”, a consultancy specializing in digital music marketing, content and artist management. A “manager who markets”, Mendoza works with artists and labels to build community, grow and monetize fan bases and develop artist careers through vertically integrated marketing plans or a la carte consulting services. Management clients are Alex Cuba and Kate Schutt. Current and former consulting clients include EMI Music Canada (Serena Ryder), Phi Records (Band of Skulls), Alert Music (Michael Kaeshammer), Company House Records (Tom Fun Orchestra), Nordicity Consulting Group (Ontario Music Industry Study) and he co-owns inDEF Media, an HD music content company. Mendoza recently concluded a distribution agreement for Cuto with EMI Music Canada, adding another level of service to potential clients.
MELISSA GREINER, Mel’s Rockpile
Melissa Greiner has been heavily involved in the Canadian music scene for over 10 years. Currently she manages international touring outfit Holy Fuck, singer-songwriters Brian Borcherdt and Rebekah Higgs and most recently Halifax buzz band Ruby Jean and the Thoughtful Bees. Melissa’s expertise lies in taking export-ready Canadian acts and parlaying them into the world market, priming them to move into places where the burgeoning Canadian music industry has room to grow. Mel’s Rockpile Management is a full service office with established contacts in the US, the UK, and around the world.
JUDITH COOMBE, Starfish Entertainment
Starfish Entertainment has been managing artists and developing talent since 1995. Jude Coombe joined Starfish in January 2000 as the event coordinator for Blue Rodeo and The Jim Cuddy Band. Today, Jude manages The Sadies and co-manages Oh Susanna, The Swallows and Skydiggers. In addition to managing artists, Starfish also runs The Woodshed Recording Studio, which has recorded Blue Rodeo, Jim Cuddy, Feist, Neko Case, Kris Kristofferson, The Sadies, Bruce Cockburn and The Constantines among others. Throughout its history, Starfish has been directly involved in the creation and release of more than 28 albums.
RYHNA THOMPSON, Founder/President, Artist Manager, Envision Management
A creative international artist manager and musician, Ryhna Thompson has been based in Montreal and working in the music industry professionally for the last 12 years. In 2002, after 5 years of writing and performing with her group Parkside Jones, Ryhna founded Envision Management & Production, under which she began her work as a full-time international manager. Some highlights at Envision have included touring with Kid Koala on the Radiohead Amnesiac tour, Kid Koala’s “Short Attention Span Audio Theatre” (featuring 8 turntables, a wurlizer, short films, a slide show and bingo) and the production of shows such as Amon Tobin’s 5.1 surround show in support of his soundtrack for Ubisoft’s “Splinter Cell 3: Chaos Theory” as well as his 7.1 surround show in support of the CD/DVD release “Foley Room”. Additionally, some celebrated experiences have been the release of Kid Koala’s 350 page graphic novel “Nufonia Must Fall”, Kid Koala’s “Music to Draw to” series and Bell Orchestre’s collaboration with the Brooklyn Philharmonic at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.
CONFERENCE SCHEDULE
FRIDAY
SHOW ME THE MONEY
Moderator:
CATHERINE BIRD, Catbird.ca
Catbird.ca develops funding for Artists and Arts Organizations. I research funding sources, write grant applications and draft business plans, marketing plans, detailed budgets and final reports. I work with musicians, record labels, filmmakers, authors, dancers, visual artists, multi-media artists, arts presenters and arts organizations.
Panelists:
EVERLEY MCKEE, Executive Director, VideoFACT
Beverley McKee joined VideoFACT, the ground-breaking music video production fund funded entirely by MuchMusic, MusiquePlus and MuchMoreMusic, as program director in January, 1997, after stints with Warner/Chappell Music Canada and SOCAN. Hugely passionate about music and with an eye for developing Canadian talent, she maintains an artist-friendly environment at VideoFACT and has been involved in the careers of some of Canada’s top directors and musicians.
Since joining VideoFACT, she has overseen the expansion of the foundation, which has grown significantly with the launch of MuchMore, MuchLoud and MuchVibe. She also developed and launched PromoFACT, a fund sponsored exclusively by MuchMoreMusic, which provides production grants towards web sites and EPKs. In 2005 Beverley was promoted to the position of Executive Director, VideoFACT and PromoFACT.
MICHAEL MURRAY, Popular & World Music and Arts Service Organizations Officer, Ontario Arts Council (OAC)
Michael Murray started as an Officer at the Ontario Arts Council in the fall of 2007 where he took over the responsibilities of Popular & World Music granting programs and has recently added the oversight of OAC’s Arts Service Organizations initiatives. Prior to the OAC Michael participated in music, technology, community and arts management environments ranging from academic institutions to independent music groups to grassroots nonprofit organizations.
BARBARA SEDUN, Manitoba Film & Music
Barbara Sedun is currently the Manager of Music Programs at Manitoba Film & Music. She is also currently on the boards of Manitoba Music and the Western Canadian Music Alliance. Previously Barbara had a great run as VP, Creative at EMI Music Publishing Canada. She is a facebook junkie and has more friends on myspace than she has a right to. She twitters on a regular basis but wonders why the same people read what she has to say on both facebook and twitter. She loves mentoring sessions and is inspired by the direction the music industry is taking.
RUSSELL KELLEY, Head, Music Section, The Canada Council For The Arts
A former professional musician, Russell Kelley has been head of the Canada Council’s Music Section since December, 2001. Prior to that, he was appointed the acting executive director of the Culture Division of Nova Scotia’s Department of Tourism and Culture from August 2000. He previously served as the founding executive director of the Nova Scotia Arts Council from 1997 to July 2000. During that period, he was a founding board member of the Foundation for Heritage and the Arts, Nova Scotia’s stabilization program.
From 1992 to 1997, Mr. Kelley was a Program Officer in the Music Section at The Canada Council for the Arts, responsible for a range of programs that included the choir program, the sound recording program, and the operating programs for both opera organizations and orchestras.
PROMO 101 (Workshop)
Moderator:
JOANNE SETTERINTON & RICHARD FLOHIL
Joanne Setterington has built Indoor Recess Inc from the ground up. It has earned its stripes as a company with the goal to offer a creative, detail-driven, and comprehensive approach to media relations. With offices in Toronto and Vancouver, Indoor Recess has achieved and maintained long lasting relationships with print, radio and television networks across the country. Their combination of experience, energy, ambition, creativity, intuition, compassion, drive and innovation has garnered them an impressive list of past and present clients and artists that include: The Agency Group, Aquarius Records, Arcade Fire, BMG, Cadence Weapon, Caribou, Billy Connolly, EMI, Exclaim! Anniversary Tour, Junior Boys, Last Gang Records, Corb Lund, M For Montreal, Sarah McLachlan, Metric, Myspace Canada, Nickelback, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Polaris Music Prize, Red Ink Music, Rounder Records, Sum 41, transmission, Upper Class Recordings, V2 and Wintersleep.
Richard Flohil has been a Toronto-based publicist representing a diverse group of artists for the last 40-odd years. In the past he has worked with k.d. lang, Colin James, Nana Mouskouri (!) and CAPAC. the predecessor of SOCAN. His current clients include Loreena McKennitt, Ian Tyson, Downchild, Justin Rutledge, Serena Ryder, Roxanne Potvin, The Good Lovelies, and many more – all of them good, and many of them lovely. He also presents between 16 and 20 club concerts each year, mostly at Hugh’s Room. After all this time, and all these years, he knows where many bodies are buried, although he never carried a shovel.
FREE LEGAL ADVICE
Moderator:
NEVILLE QUINLAN, Peer Music
Neville Quinlan: Managing Director of Peermusic Canada Inc (the Canadian branch of one of the world’s largest independent music publishing companies). Peermusic Canada represents The Tragically Hip, Tom Waits, Hawksley Workman, ZZ Top, Aerosmith, David Foster, as well as some of the richest song writer catalogues from around the world.
Panelists:
STACEY MITSOPULOS, B.A., LL.B. Taylor Mitsopulos Klein Oballa
Stacey Mitsopulos (LL.B., B.A. (Hons.)) has been practicing entertainment and media law with Chris Taylor since 2002. After graduating at the top of her class at The University of Western Ontario (Honours B.A.) she earned her Bachelor of Laws at the University of Windsor in 1996, and was called to the Bar in 1998.Prior to co-founding Taylor Mitsopulos Klein Oballa, Stacey worked in the Legal Department of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC); she also gained corporate/commercial experience at the national law firms of Bennett Jones and Heenan Blaikie. As her client list clearly demonstrates, Stacey is a strong supporter of independent musicians across the country, frequenting artist showcases and helping bands land record deals via her extensive contacts in Canada and worldwide. Stacey’s expertise includes drafting and negotiating all legal aspects of entertainment contracts, and advising clients on many aspects of Canadian and international entertainment law, including licensing, production, distribution, copyright, and personality issues.
GLENN LITWAK, Esq. Law Offices of Litwak & Havkin
A founding member of Litwak & Havkin, Mr. Litwak specializes in entertainment law. He has extensive expertise in negotiating and drafting a wide variety of contracts relating to the entertainment industry, representing filmmakers, film and TV producers, film distribution companies, directors, writers, digital content providers, PR firms, actors, models, personal managers, talent agencies, recording artists, music producers, musicians, songwriters, record labels, and music production and management companies. Mr. Litwak also has extensive experience in handling entertainment industry litigation.
GARY P. ADELMAN, Robinson Brog Leinwand Greene Genovese & Gluck, P.C.
Gary Adelman is a partner in the law of Robinson Brog Leinwand Greene Genovese & Gluck PC. His specialties include Music, Intellectual Property, Entertainment and litigation. Gary has also been a qualified panel lawyer for the Intellectual Property Panel of the Legal Referral Service for the Bar Association of the City of New York since 2007.
Previously, Gary was the managing partner of the Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Group at Barton Barton & Plotkin, LLP, the founding partner of the IP firm Adelman & Lavaia and an associate at the Litigation Firm of Weiner & Milo.
In 1993 Gary co-founded Liquid Sky Music, an electronic dance label which gained critical acclaim and underground success throughout the 1990’s. Gary also co-founded Downloadcard, Inc., an award winning technology firm whose innovative PIN Code technology was central to the recent wave of digital download giveaway marketing programs.
LISA WHYNOT, Solicitor & Barrister
Lisa Whynot is a Los Angeles based entertainment lawyer with offices in Toronto and Los Angeles with over ten years of experience in the entertainment industry representing artists, record labels and new media companies with respect to international issues relating to music, publishing and digital media law. Lisa’s practice includes the negotiation of recording and publishing contracts between artists and Canadian, American and European music labels and music publishers and assisting corporate media clients in acquiring the master and publishing rights to music content in Canada, the United States and Europe as well as advising such clients on the operation of digital music operations in those territories. Until recently, Lisa held the position of Head of Business and Legal Affairs at EMI Music Canada where she advised on corporate, artist and intellectual property matters.
SOCAN – BREAKING THE UK WITH BORN RUFFIANS: A case study of an independent Canadian band and how they have found success across the pond.
Moderator:
RODNEY MURPHY, SOCAN
Rodney Murphy is the Education and Outreach Manager for SOCAN – the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. He spends most of his time attending shows, seminars, and industry events providing member education and public speaking on behalf of SOCAN. Prior to his current role at SOCAN, Rodney spent 5 years managing the catalogues and performance royalties of SOCAN’s highest earning Country, Rock and Pop members. Before joining SOCAN, Rodney worked for CKCU FM, Sony Music Canada and BBC Radio One in the UK. In 2005, Rodney completed his Master’s Degree in Communications and Media Studies. Rodney’s Master’s Thesis on “Britpop” continues to collect dust on his record shelf, wedged between his duplicate copy of Never Mind the Bollocks and Music from Big Pink.
Panelists:
MITCH DEROSIER, Born Ruffians
Mitch “Mitch” Derosier was born and raised in Midland, Ontario. A town in which he still holds the record for most accidental self inflicted head injuries ever received by a small boy aged 3-10.He started playing bass in high school and soon afterward formed Born Ruffians with his cousin Luke Lalonde and good friend Steve Hamelin. After moving to Toronto shortly after graduation and realizing that University wasn’t really where his heart was and the prospect of becoming a real life version of Batman for the city was impossible and unnecessary, he devoted himself full time to his first love, the band and hasn’t looked back since.
LEILA HEBDEN, Dote Management
Leila Hebden was born in London, UK just after everything cool there had already happened. She went to the University of Liverpool to study English Language and Literature and swiftly realised that she wasn’t going to become a teacher. As any touring band will tell you “when in doubt get in the van.” And so she did just that. Tour managing for a few years before the road brought her to Toronto and a job as a publicist at Paper Bag Records.After settling in to Toronto rather nicely and getting a few Canadian winters under her belt, Leila began feeling that management was her true calling so she left Paper Bag Records to pursue her own dream and began Dote Management. The first addition to her roster was Born Ruffians followed shortly after by the Junior Boys,Young Rival and the newest addition to the fold, The Acorn.
LUCY DICKENS, International Talent Booking UK
Age: 33
Position: Booking agent, International Talent Booking (ITB), UK
Background: With both a father and uncle already key figures in the music industry, it was perhaps inevitable that Lucy would follow suit, she spent six years working at Warner Music imprint Coalition Records, before joining ITB where she has been for the passed 10 years.
Her roster now includes artists such as Hot Chip, Jamie T, Jack Penate, Devendra Banhart, Sebastian Tellier, Born Ruffians, Mercury Music Prize nominee Laura Marling and double grammy award winning and brit winner artist, Adele.
NEW OPPORTUNITIES IN RADIO & TV
Moderator:
GRANT LAWRENCE, CBC Radio 3
Panelists:
RAJA KHANNA, Co-CEO, Glassbox Television & Co-President of GlassBOX TV
As Co-CEO of GlassBOX Raja helps drive the company’s mandate to launch new channels and capture market share in the digitally-savvy 18-34 year-old demographic. While directly managing the forthcoming launch of GlassBOX’s next channel Raja is also responsible for legal, finance (including third party financing), digital media and business development at the corporation. Raja is also the Co-Founder of QuickPlay Media Inc., a global leader in mobile video delivery platforms. Raja helped guide QuickPlay through three rounds of venture funding (raising over $30 million), four product releases, growth to 80+ employees, and expansion into the US and EU. Previously, Raja founded Snap Media Corp., a leading interactive digital media company producing global award-winning social networking technologies, websites and interactive content. Raja sits on the Board of Directors for Sears Canada Inc, QuickPlay Media and the National Screen Institute as well as various advisory boards in the media, education and technology industries in Canada and the US.
ANDREANNE SASSEVILLE, SIRIUS Satellite Radio CANADA
Andréanne Sasseville oversees Canadian Content Development investments and Music Industry Relations for SIRIUS Satellite Radio in Canada and calls on her reporter duties to feature and support Canadian artists on weekly segments for eTalk, daily segments for TVA in Quebec as well as artist interviews for Cineplex movie theatres and music reviews for various Canadian magazines.
ALAN CROSS, Edge 102
Alan Cross is the host of ExploreMusic.com and The Ongoing History of New Music. Between 2004 and 2008, he was program director of 102.1 the Edge/Toronto and was named PD of the Year at Canadian Music Week in 2005, 2006 and 2008. He also writes books and newspaper columns on music and conducts lectures across the country.
STEVE PARKER, CRTC
Steve works as a senior broadcast analyst English radio policy and applications at the CRTC. As a senior policy analyst, Steve provides the CRTC staff and Commissioners with analysis, interpretation and background information pertaining to past, current and future trends in the Canadian radio and the Canadian music industry. In his capacity as a senior analyst Steve has also managed numerous major market competitive radio hearings across Canada.
Before joining the Commission, Steve was a professional musician for 15+ years working within the rock, country, singer/songwriter and jazz genres. As well as playing and touring, Steve owned and operated an Ottawa-based indie music label and production company for 5 years in the early 1980’s. He holds an honors music degree in arranging and composition, Jazz/Commercial music.
KAI BLACK, CBC Radio 2
Kai Black heads up the daytime music programming at the new CBC Radio 2. Since its launch a year ago, R2 has given almost 800 Canadian musicians their first national air play. Recently, Kai launched a major rotation strategy for Canadian music on Radio 2. If you want to know how to get national radio air play with Canada’s public broadcaster, Kai is the guy to ask.
MEDIA TRAINING WORKSHOP
Moderator:
JOANNE SETTERINGTON, Indoor Recess
Joanne Setterington has built Indoor Recess Inc from the ground up. It has earned its stripes as a company with the goal to offer a creative, detail-driven, and comprehensive approach to media relations. With offices in Toronto and Vancouver, Indoor Recess has achieved and maintained long lasting relationships with print, radio and television networks across the country. Their combination of experience, energy, ambition, creativity, intuition, compassion, drive and innovation has garnered them an impressive list of past and present clients and artists that include: The Agency Group, Aquarius Records, Arcade Fire, BMG, Cadence Weapon, Caribou, Billy Connolly, EMI, Exclaim! Anniversary Tour, Junior Boys, Last Gang Records, Corb Lund, M For Montreal, Sarah McLachlan, Metric, Myspace Canada, Nickelback, Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, Polaris Music Prize, Red Ink Music, Rounder Records, Sum 41, transmission, Upper Class Recordings, V2 and Wintersleep.
Panelists:
TONNI MARUYAMA, Epitaph Records
Tonni started her career in Edmonton Alberta in record retail. Making a move from Record store to Record label by taking a position at Capitol Records (EMI) in Vancouver eventually presented the opportunity to take a Marketing/Promotion position at the budding independent label Nettwerk. Evolving into Marketing Director at Sony then to A&M, Tonni is now a Director with the thriving independent label Epitaph. Overseeing Sales, Promotion, Marketing and Publicity in Canada for the stellar roster of artists on Epitaph and sister labels Anti and Hellcat.
ROBERT OSTFIELD, andpop.com
Robert is Co-CEO of andPOP.com, one of the most visited entertainment news websites in Canada. andPOP was createdto offer original contentthat is updated daily, whileproviding an in depth look attoday’s popular culture. andPOP’s talented staff cover a variety of areas, including music, television, movies, technology and gaming.
andPOP has developed solid relationships with major music labels and movie distributors.Over the past year, andPOP has had many notable interviews, including Maroon5, Good Charlotte, Jerry Seinfeld, Lupe Fiasco, Matt Damon and many more. Additionally, andPOP is a pioneer in the use of video interviews as a content offering for visitors, and continues to grow its video library. andPOP reaches over 4 million people per month through its content partnerships and Internet portal.
JOHNNY HOCKIN, MTV
In his three years at MTV in Toronto, Johnny Hockin has interviewed hundreds of music’s biggest names from Usher to Nelly Furtado, Fallout Boy to The Killers. In his off hours he’s one of Toronto’s most visible DJs and music bloggers. Catch him as part of the MTV News team, weeknights at 630 and 8 on MTV.
JOSH OSTROFF, AOL
Joshua Ostroff is music editor for AOL Canada and AOL’s newly-launched, indie-centric site, Spinner Canada. He’s been covering the music beat for just over a decade-longer if you count reviewing Lollapaloozas for his high-school newspaper. After journalism school, he became music critic at the Ottawa Sun and later a freelancer for the Globe&Mail, Toronto Star, Exclaim!, eye weekly, Toronto Life and other various and sundry publications. Oh, and he still likes music. A lot.
SARAH LISS, CBC
BENJAMIN BOLES, NOW Magazine
AGAINST THE ODDS
Moderator:
STEVE JORDAN, Polaris Music Prize
Steve Jordan is the Founder and Executive Director of the not-for-profit Polaris Music Prize, which honours the Canadian album of the year each September with a cash prize of $20,000. The nominees and winner are selected entirely by a panel of music journalists and critics from coast to coast. Past winners were Final Fantasy’s for He Poos Clouds (2006), Patrick Watson for Close To Paradise (2007) and Caribou for Andorra (2008). Each winner has received immediate profile and sales boosts both at home and abroad. Prior to starting Polaris in 2006, he has served as an ‘Artists and Repertoire’ executive with multinational Warner Music Canada and independent True North Records. He has worked with musicians and artists from a variety of musical genres in a variety of roles, from publicist to promoter to manager. Prior to his 10 years experience in the record industry, Steve was a broadcaster, journalist, promoter, activist and mediocre cable access TV personality in Kingston, Ontario.
Panelists:
MICHELLE CABLE, Panache Booking
Panache is a booking agency representing over 130 artists from the United States, Japan,
Israel, Canada, UK, and Brazil with offices in both SF and NY. Initially a music publication, Panache continues to inspire and corrupt minds across the globe through print and sound.
SEAN CARLSON, Fuck Yeah Fest
HENRY OWINGS, Chunklet Magazine
Henry H. Owings is the publisher of the widely despised Chunklet Magazine. He claims to have produced a few comedy albums including Brian Posehn’s (Sarah Silverman Show, Mr. Show) release due out late this summer on Relapse and Patton Oswalt’s (Ratatoille, Comedians of Comedy) new album due out this fall on Warner Brothers. His second book, The Rock Bible (Quirk) came out late last year and has over 200 neatly typed pages and a bunch of illustrations by a guy from Scotland he’s never met. When Henry’s not busy having his thumb up his ass with these other non-paying sympathy gigs, he does graphic design for money. He brags that he’s been nominated for two Grammys. It’s all a lie.
DEMO DERBY, Presented by Songwriter’s Association of Canada (SAC)
Moderator:
DON QUARLES, Executive Director
As a songwriter and event producer of over 20 years, Quarles is passionate about helping Canadian songwriters. He was a regional workshop coordinator for the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI) for over 7 years and has helped to bring songwriting into Canadian schools with the founders of a program called “SASS” (the School Alliance of Student Songwriters). He continues to write and perform, mostly with his family band ‘The Family Quarles”. Quarles sits on the National Advisory Board of FACTOR, the advisory committee of “transmission” 2009 and is the Executive Director of the Songwriters Association of Canada.
Panelists:
JOSH FEINGOLD, SESAC
BRIAN MONCARZ, Producer/Engineer, Whirlwind Sound
Brian Moncarz, a producer/engineer/mixer, began honing his organic production style over 10 years ago in various Toronto area studios. A musician himself, Moncarz’s list of production credits include Moneen (Dine Alone/Vagrant), The Junction (Universal), Pilot Speed (Maple Music), Silverstein (Victory), Kyle Riabko (Aware/Columbia), and Lukas Rossi (EMI Publishing), plus engineering gigs for legendary producer Bob Ezrin (Pink Floyd, Kiss, Jane’s Addiction) and three time Grammy award winning producer David Bottrill (Tool, Silverchair, Peter Gabriel). Brian and David Bottrill have opened Rattlebox Studios in Toronto as a joint venture. Most recently Moncarz has been involved in developing eMixEngine.com an innovative online mixing service.
BLAIR PACKHAM, Artist
PRIYA THOMAS, Artist
i like magic. i got my first magic kit when i was seven. it had false drawers, plastic wands and red felt lining. i admire sleight of hand, & someone who makes something from nothing; or makes something appear; then disappear, or reappear again. i like to think i work with illusion, and disillusion and delusion. i like projections, and transparencies and screens of meaning. i like lies, truth, your stories about what happened between us, and everything they’ve said in between. i know magic is best made in the small spaces between the things hoped for and the things lost. some things i make are tangible; some things are not. I like to share most things i make. i’ve come to admit that most magic happens where you are….under your feet, under the seams, before the map was written, and where it remains still…in your very laugh lines and crow feet, unrecorded by history – i’m a fond member of a big family; part of a circus caravan of unnamed roamers and jokers and heartache seismographers. i was born in hamilton, raised in montreal, i live in toronto.
GETTING THE GIG
Moderator:
HEATHER GIBSON, In the Dead of Winter festival/KHG Management
Heather Gibson is a manager, promoter, venue owner, and festival producer from Halifax, NS where she has worked in the music industry for the past 9 years.She is the co-founder of Halifax’s
singer-songwriter festival, “In the Dead of Winter” and the co-owner of Halifax’s best new venue, “The Company House”.Recently, she was named the Industry Professional of the Year by Music Nova Scotia.
Panelists:
RALPH JAMES, President, Toronto, The Agency Group
Ralph started his career as the bass player for CBS rock band Harlequin, touring North and South America for over a decade.
He helped foster The Agency Group’s Toronto office in 1996 with Neil Warnock and Jack Ross. He started with a small roster of established Canadian artists, but also signed then-unknown acts such as Nickelback, Three Days Grace, and Billy Talent, among others, who have since garnered great international success.
In the same nature as the artists he’s developed, Ralph’s career has continued to flourish as he’s won multiple awards including Canadian Music Week’s Booking Agent of the Year Award five times.
Most recently, Ralph has been nominated for the Bobby Brooks Agent of the Year Award at the 2007 and 2008 Pollstar Concert Industry Awards.
JEFF COHEN, Owner, The Horseshoe Tavern
BERNARD KEARNEY, Owner, The Starlight/Jane Bond
Bernard Kearney is a proprietor of The Starlight and The Jane Bond, both located in Waterloo, Ontario. Jane Bond first opened in the Spring of 1995, and started booking live music in 1996. Although tiny with a capacity of only 40, over the years, the room played host to some memorable gigs including Hayden, Rufus Wainwright, The Sadies, The Constantines, Hawksley Workman, Feist, The Rheostatics, and Ron Sexsmith, to name a few. The Starlight, a much larger room, with a capacity of 270, opened in the Fall of 2003, and has since hosted its share of artists to include The English Beat, John Cale, Hugh Cornwell, Stars, Do Make Say Think, Kathleen Edwards, Martha Wainwright, Neko Case, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, The Fabulous Thunderbirds and Otis Clay. In 2004, he was a recipient of the Kitchener-Waterloo Arts award for supporting the arts.
JULIEN PAQUIN, Paquin Agency
Under Julien’s direction, the Agency roster of Paquin Entertainment has steadily grown to over 150 acts, representing a broad spectrum of musical styles. Having signed such notable artists as Tegan & Sara, Serena Ryder, Josh Ritter and K’Naan, to name a few, Julien’s knack for finding quality talent has been proven time and time again.
MUSIC + BRANDS
Moderator:
IAN DANZIG, Exclaim! Magazine
Panelists:
KARL FLANDERS, Creative Director of Media, Saatchi & Saatchi
Karl has been planning and buying media for almost 20 years, most recently in the role of Creative Director of Media for Saatchi & Saatchi Advertising.
Over his career he has developed and executed insight driven communication plans within a wide range of categories. These categories include packaged goods, video gaming, financial, and automotive. Currently, his key client responsibilities include Toyota, Transitions Optical, and Appleton Rum.
Karl’s role: To energize the creative message by fully exploiting the potential of each media opportunity that crosses his path.
Originally from Nova Scotia, Karl earned his B.Comm from Mount Allison University. In 1998 he was voted one of Strategy Magazines’ top four media persons in Canada.
DAVE VIDEKA, Jagermeister/ JagerMusic Canadian Manager
From Indie Labels to the Big Show at Universal Music Dave Videka has been involved with it all . Currently a retired Radio/Promo Rep as well as the daunting task of being a National Brand Manager for the majority of his 7+ years at Universal handling what seems like a 100 artists a year from Alexisonfire to Snoop Dogg.
Artists he has worked with in the past have won Junos (IRS, Silverstein, Alexisonfire) as well as multiple Gold (Rise Against, Rob Zombie etc.) & Platinum (Pussycat Dolls, Timbabland etc.) awards.
In 2007, Videka moved from Universal to Jagermesiter to build them a Custom Built Agency. At present, he is the Canadian Manager handling the development of marketing/promotional concepts, artist sponsorships & programming, The Jageretttes feat. The Suicide Girls, concerts/events & all sponsorships from coast to coast.
They have 35 Canadian artists sponsored in Canada (www.myspace.com/jagermusiccanada) which he believes is by far the most of any 3rd Party Brand in this country. They have built the music program to reward developing artists in this country by providing them with a leg up on other artists. Its completely customizable allowing for flexibility from artist to artist.
“Canadian Music, live shows & drinking a healthy portion of Jager is my life and I’m Damn happy to have been doing it for all these years…!!” – Videka
KENNY MACINTYRE, Red Bull
SUE KURUVILLA, Fred Perry
HOW TO SLAY AN AUDIENCE
Host:
MOE BERG
Moe Berg spent 11 years as the singer and songwriter for The Pursuit of Happiness. The band recorded five records and toured the world extensively. They were awarded one platinum and two gold records. Moe also became the Producer for the Pursuit of Happiness, and his success quickly caught the eyes and ears of various artists around the country.
His first book of short fiction, The Green Room, was published in 2000 and received many good reviews.
PUBLISHING BASICS (Part 1)
Moderator:
ALLISON OUTHIT, Outside Music
A graduate of Dalhousie Law School with ten years experience in the television industry, Allison Outhit joined Outside Music as head of Business Affairs in 2007. She also works directly with artists as a business manager and writes a regular column on the music business for Exclaim! Magazine. Originally from Halifax, Allison is herself a musician and published songwriter whose next album is slated for release in 2015…. assuming she finishes it.
Panelists:
CHERYL LINK, Peer Music
Cheryl Link began her career at FACTOR where she spent three years as a Program Officer followed by two years at independent distributor and label, Page Music where she held the title of Accounting and Label Relations. In 1999, Cheryl moved to BMG Music Publishing Canada as their Creative Consultant and talent scout, helping to develop their domestic songwriting roster. In 2004, Cheryl assumed the position of Manager, Copyright and Creative at one of Canada’s largest independent music publishers, Casablanca Media Publishing.
Presently, Cheryl is the Creative Manager at Peermusic Canada Inc. and is responsible for all domestic songwriters and artists, as well as for promoting the Peermusic worldwide catalogue to Film, TV, and advertising agencies.
MAGGIE MARTIN, EMI
Maggie graduated from Berklee College of Music in Boston, MA with a degree in Professional Music with a focus on Songwriting and Music Business studies. She began her career at Peermusic in the Los Angeles Film & TV Department. She joined EMI Music Publishing in 2005 where she is now a Manager in the Music Resources Department. She manages clearance and creative pitching of the EMIMP catalogue for Television, Film, Trailers and Promos.
RODNEY MURPHY, SOCAN
Rodney Murphy is the Education and Outreach Manager for SOCAN – the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. He spends most of his time attending shows, seminars, and industry events providing member education and public speaking on behalf of SOCAN. Prior to his current role at SOCAN, Rodney spent 5 years managing the catalogues and performance royalties of SOCAN’s highest earning Country, Rock and Pop members. Before joining SOCAN, Rodney worked for CKCU FM, Sony Music Canada and BBC Radio One in the UK. In 2005, Rodney completed his Master’s Degree in Communications and Media Studies. Rodney’s Master’s Thesis on “Britpop” continues to collect dust on his record shelf, wedged between his duplicate copy of Never Mind the Bollocks and Music from Big Pink.
VERONICA SYRTASH, CMRRA
Veronica Syrtash is the Director of Business Affairs at the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA). Veronica joined CMRRA in 1999, and is responsible for the negotiation, drafting and administration of CMRRA’s licensing agreements, and is also involved in Agency matters before the Copyright Board of Canada.
Most recently, Veronica led the negotiation of the Mechanical Licensing Agreement, which sets out standard terms and conditions applicable to the licensing of musical works on physical devices in Canada. She also helped establish the CMRRA/SODRAC Inc. (CSI) Online Music Tariff, which created an efficient licensing scheme and fair royalty rates for the reproduction of musical works in the Canadian online music market.
THE NXNE MUSIC MEETING
Host:
SEAN COAKLEY, Songlines/AAA Radio Tracker
Sean Coakley has spent the last sixteen years running his own marketing and promotion company specializing in rock and roots music for adults. Previously, he headed MMA Management/rooArt Records, North America (1991-93) which followed twelve years of promotion and artist development at Arista (1983-91) and ATCO/Atlantic (1978-83).
SATURDAY
ONLINE
Moderator:
CHRIS BUDD, Founder, Bearsuit Publishing & Owner/Editor, Indie Music Filter
Chris Budd started his career in the music industry in 2003 by interning for Aporia Records, an indie record label based in Toronto. After a year of handling retail and radio accounts, showcase organisation and promotional and marketing activities, Chris was promoted to Director of tv/film licensing. From ‘05-’07, Chris oversaw these activities at the label representing 16 domestic and international titles and landing placements for artists such as Lily Frost and The Coast. In mid ‘07, Chris formed Bearsuit Publishing, a publishing and song pitching company partnered with Aporia and Endearing Records in Vancouver. Chris is also the owner/editor for the Toronto music blog, Indie Music Filter. The site is nearing 1000 posts since its creation in January 2006 and now houses a mobile site for iPhones as well as a site for videos.
Panelists:
CHRIS MCKEE, McKee Agency
Chris Mckee is booking agent based in Toronto that runs his own agency that has put together concert tours across Canada for some of the biggest names in Urban music including: Rihanna, Flo-Rida, The Roots, Black Eyed Peas, Obie Trice, G-Unit, D12, Busta Rhymes, Raekwon, Fat Joe, Joe Budden, Royce Da 5′9, Naughty By Nature, Ludacris and dozens more. Chris also represents several of Canada’s top Urban acts including Juno winners Swollen Members, Snow & Maestro as well as Nikki Awesome & The Royal Society, Trish, Peter Jackson & The Smugglaz. www.myspace.com/mckeeagency
DAVID GARRISON, CMO of Indaba Music
As CMO, David works with the team to develop and execute effective marketing strategy and campaigns. Before joining Indaba, David was Director of Strategic Initiatives at SS+K, a non-traditional marketing and strategic communications firm that specialises in changing how people look at brands. Previously, he was a consultant at Katzenbach Partners, where he managed projects in industries ranging from non-profit to biotech. He has a BA from McGill University and an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. David is no stranger to start-ups. He advises a variety of young companies on growth and marketing strategies and co-founded Remede Naturopathics, a leading clinic for natural medicine in NYC. As you can probably tell from the spelling in this bio, David’s Canadian.
MATTHEW POLLESEL, iheartmusic.com
FAB 5 FREDDY INTERVIEWS GZA (Wu-Tang Clan)
POST TOURING INCOME
Moderator:
GREG JOHNSTON, Peer Music
Greg Johnston is a Toronto based producer, songwriter/composer and is currently published by Peermusic Canada. Greg’s songs have been cut by countless artists like Nick Lachey, Olivia Newton-John, Shannon Noll, Eva Avila, and currently has a top 10 with Theo Tams “Lazy Lovers” whose record Greg most recently produced for Sony Music. Greg has collaborated with such
artists as Hawksley Workman, Sarah Slean, Ron Sexsmith, Shelley Peiken, Gavin Brown, Rob Wells, but to name a few.
In addition to Greg’s talents as a songwriter and producer, he is heavily involved in composing for Film and Television. At present Greg is composing for a new CTV six-part mini-series entitled “Curious & Unusual Deaths” and has just completed the score for Discovery/CTV’s new game show “Qubit.”
Greg has composed for CTV, CBC and various independent films and documentaries.
Panelists:
JASON PLUMB, Artist
An artist of considerable depth, Saskatchewan-based singer/songwriter Jason Plumb has over the course of the past twenty years delivered an impressive body of work, including his time with Canadian heroes The Waltons and his own body of solo work. His name is also credited on scores of film and TV productions for which he has composed and produced their musical scores. Most recently commissioned by the Saskatchewan Roughriders to write a theme song for the beloved Canadian football team, Plumb presented Regina with the perfectly titled “Paint The Whole World Green”. The song has become an anthem in the community, and when Paint The World Green produced an accompanying video, the tune attracted almost 175,000 viewers on Youtube.
LIZZIE MARCY, producer TBWA\Chiat\Day
First a writer and founding member of Toronto-based ‘boards Magazine and now a broadcast producer at TBWA/Chiat/Day, LA, Lizzie has both covered the creative process and managed the day-to-day realities of the ad world. While writing, Lizzie was inspired by the stories of commercial directors Spike Jonze, Michel Gondry and Ridley Scott. As a producer, she has her own stories to tell, creating global ad campaigns for clients such as Infiniti, Nissan, Visa, Uncle Ben’s, and Sony PlayStation.
Lizzie Marcy is married to a music supervisor and has two first names.
IAN LEFEVURE, Artist
MARCO DEFELICE, ( Music Supervisor/ Composer/Producer ) – Indie Joe / Silent Joe
Founder of Indie Joe, a music supervision house in Toronto specific to providing music for Advertising.
Clients include Telus, Virgin Mobile, GM, Rogers, Lotto 649, P&G and a host of other blue chip Companies.
Marco also works with parent company Silent Joe in Film and Television.
Current TV Projects include CBC/ABC ’s ” Being Erica” and Feature Film “One Week”.
As well, Marco is the music director for the Interactive Social Network company File Mobile, and an accomplished Musician/Producer/Songwriter.
BEYOND MUCH MUSIC
Panelists:
SHAD K
Shad (Shadrach Kabango) is quickly becoming one of Canada’s most respected young artists. His sophomore record, The Old Prince, was received with top reviews by music publications across the board, snagged a Juno nomination for Best Rap Recording of the Year, and also secured a spot on the coveted Polaris Music Prize short-list. This summer, Shad will pack his bags and tour the US on the 2009 VANS Warped Tour in support of the US Release of The Old Prince. Shad is also completing his Master’s in Liberal Studies at Simon Fraser University.
TABASSUM SIDDIQUI, AOL/Freelance music critic
Tabassum Siddiqui is a Toronto-based freelance arts writer and editor who writes the regular “Northern Exposure” column (which highlights new tracks by homegrown artists) for Spinner Canada, AOL.ca’s music portal, and has covered the Canadian independent music scene over the past decade for some of Canada’s leading publications, including the Toronto Star, National Post, Exclaim, and Eye Weekly. A self-proclaimed “word nerd” with a penchant for newsprint and indie-rock, she likes lots of sugar in her coffee, CBC Radio turned up high, and is always on the hunt for anything in the perfect shade of red.
NADINE GELINEAU, CEO/Founder, The MuseBox
Growing up in Canada, and living in NYC since ‘97, Gelineau has an extensive career in various aspects of the music industry. An executive with over 30 years of Domestic and International marketing experience in the music industry, her involvement ranged from radio (CKCU, CKUT, CBC Brave New Waves) to club dj, retail buyer, concert promoter and finally executive marketing roles at BMG Music Canada, Palm Pictures, Volcano and TVT Records. Her reputation as an innovative, results-driven, life-long music fan led to the birth of a partnership culture agency with Vice, called addVice, and eventually her own agency, The MuseBox. She also loves traveling towards the sun, her cat LeTigre, and spas. Within the field of Artist Management, Gelineau worked with The Dears during the “No Cities Left” album cycle; her current clients include Uncut, and 120 Days and Echo and The Bunnymen (in partnership with Porcupine Management.) Uncut, 120 Days, and Echo and The Bunnymen.
RT!, Executive Director, The NE Inc.
RT! has quickly become one of Canada’s most successful and prolific film/media directors since debuting on the music video scene only a few years ago. Over the course of six years he has been awarded ten International music video awards, including Director of the Year, two years consecutively at the MuchMusic Video Awards, and has been nominated for more than thirty film and television industry awards. His acute characterization and often cinematic visualization has made him one of the most sought after new taste-makers in North America today.
AARON BROPHY, Managing Editor, CHARTattack.com
Aaron Brophy is the managing editor of the daily music news and information website CHARTattack.com. He was also on the first ever Grand Jury for the Polaris Music Prize and generally enjoys music that sounds like Neil Young, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Black Sabbath, The Smiths or PJ Harvey.
RECORD LABEL DIY
Moderator:
JESSIE STEIN, You’ve Changed Records
Jessie Stein is a musician, grant writer, tour manager and founding owner of You’ve Changed Records, a Montréal based independent record label. She has been involved with indie music for the past 10 years, involved in the Blocks Recording Club, Pome Records, Opak Media, among other independent ventures. She has toured internationally with Miracle Fortress and her revolutionary band The Luyas.
Panelists:
MIRO OBALLA, Taylor Mitsopulos Klein Oballa, Entertainment and Media Lawyers
Miro has been practicing entertainment law since 2002 and was one of five lawyers who founded Taylor Mitsopulos Klein Oballa in 2006, Primarily focused on music, Miro’s practice also encompasses the areas of film, television, gaming, new media, dance, art and event promotion. His client list includes major label and independent artists, songwriters, record labels, music publishers, film and television producers, music producers and on-screen personalities. He has taught courses in the entertainment business program at the International Academy of Design, and at the Harris Institute for the Arts and is on the board of directors of the Urban Music Association of Canada. In addition to his legal experience, Miro has been actively involved in the business side of the entertainment industry as a former owner of both a nightclub and an entertainment company. He applies this entrepreneurial background to his legal work, providing clients with strategic business planning as well as legal advice to help them navigate the murky waters of the business of entertainment.
ANNA-MARIE REILLY GAUTAM, Little Miss Know-It-All
Anna-Marie began her music industry career in 1994 as a shared co-op student between Pandyamonium/William Tenn Artist Management (PM/WTM) and JAM! Entertainment (Jack Ross’ management company before he co-headed The Agency Group Canada). She ended up spending nine years with PM/WTM, working her way through several titles and roles, not least of which was being in charge of all of the finances for the company and its roster. This included both Hayden’s Hardwood Records (since 1995) and Hawksley’s Isadora Records (since 1999). In 2001, Anna-Marie received an honours diploma in Business Marketing from George Brown College and used those new skills to advance the labels’ marketing initiatives.
2003 saw Anna-Marie launch her own company, Little Miss Know It All, to offer a variety of services to artists, independent labels and management firms including: business management/bookkeeping; marketing/management consulting; grant administration; tour co-ordination/budgets. Although her client list isn’t short and includes everyone from artists to managers, she continues to focus her skills on the finances for Hayden/Hardwood Records, Hawksley Workman/Isadora Records, and Paper Bag Records.
KORTNEE BORDEN, ACTRA
Carolyn Richardson joined the FACTOR team as General Manager in November 2008 with a predominant background in Public Relations and Communications. Carolyn comes to FACTOR after working with the Ireland Fund of Canada where for 3 years she held the position of Event Coordinator, Public Relations and Sponsorship Manager. While working for the Ireland Fund of Canada she was seconded for the Opening of Ireland Park 2007 as both the Coordinator of Volunteers and Coordinator for the Gala Dinner attended by the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese. In 2008 she participated in the 2008 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame as part of the Organizing Committee. As FACTOR’s new General Manager, Carolyn oversees the day to day administrative and operational aspects of the organization.
RODNEY MURPHY, SOCAN
Rodney Murphy is the Education and Outreach Manager for SOCAN – the Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada. He spends most of his time attending shows, seminars, and industry events providing member education and public speaking on behalf of SOCAN. Prior to his current role at SOCAN, Rodney spent 5 years managing the catalogues and performance royalties of SOCAN’s highest earning Country, Rock and Pop members. Before joining SOCAN, Rodney worked for CKCU FM, Sony Music Canada and BBC Radio One in the UK. In 2005, Rodney completed his Master’s Degree in Communications and Media Studies. Rodney’s Master’s Thesis on “Britpop” continues to collect dust on his record shelf, wedged between his duplicate copy of Never Mind the Bollocks and Music from Big Pink.
VICTORIA SHEPHERD, AVLA
Victoria Shepherd has spent the past 12 years working for the music industry, and has been the AVLA’s Program Manager since 2006. On behalf of over 575 producers, AVLA non-exclusively administers certain music video and sound recording rights, and since its inception in 1984, has paid out many millions of dollars to rights holders.
RON PORTER, CMRRA
Ron Porter is the Director of Copyright of the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency LTD. (CMRRA). Ron has been with CMRRA since 1991 and currently oversees the Copyright department and Membership Services areas. Previous to CMRRA, he worked at PROCAN (now SOCAN) for their West Coast Division, in the Writer/Publisher relations position. He has also worked for Polygram Records in the licensing department.
RICH MASIO, Senior Director of Content Acquisition, IODA
Rich serves as a key person at IODA responsible for securing licenses of many of IODA’s leading Rightsholders and has been with the company since 2005. He was a staffer at two pioneering internet companies, SonicNet (1995-96) and CDNOW (1997-2001), in addition to running a label, heading up sales at two independent record distributors, a journalist, DJ, club promoter and father of two.
DEMO DERBY, Presented by Urban Music Association of Canada (UMAC)
Moderator:
DJ MEL BOOGIE, Host, Droppin’ Dimez CKLN
DJ Mel Boogie is one of Canada’s best-known female DJs. In a career spanning almost 15 years, Mel can be heard weekly on Droppin’ Dimez, Canada’s ONLY all-female hip hop show, alongside JJ Rock and Big G, every Monday night from 11PM to 12:30AM on CKLN 88.1FM-Toronto.
Panelists:
FARLEY FLEX, Industry Expert
Former Canadian Idol judge Farley Flex has been actively developing the urban market since the mid-80s, starting by managing Canada’s most successful solo rap artist, Maestro.
Flex has spent his entire career discovering, promoting and developing new Canadian talent. Farley is also a principal founder of Plasma Corporation, a music and media company based in Toronto, Ontario.
JENI “JJ” MCKENZIE, Flow 93.5 FM
With more than 12 years broadcasting experience, JENI joined FLOW 93.5 in 2007. You can find everything from Soca to Jazz to R&B/Hip Hop in her IPOD & JENI brings the same vibes, passion and energy to her FLOW listeners during the midday every Monday through Friday 10:00a – 3:00p.
FAMOUS, Artist
Imagine working for free for 2 years at companies like Universal and Sony/BMG while studying the industry you want to take over. Imagine owning the airwaves on Canada’s #1 urban radio show with only 60 seconds. Imagine people thinking you write for Jay-Z. Now imagine your dream coming true. Imagine…being FAMOUS!
EMPIRE ISIS, Artist
Dubbed one of Canada’s Breakout Artists of 2009, Empire ISIS introduced the year with her Sophomore Album, Brand New Style. An international gangstress speaking five languages, Empire ISIS has pushed forward her world mashup sound along with her Musique Plus/Much Music show “The Gangstress Chronicles”.
WILL STRICKLAND, President, UMAC
Combining his cultural status with an exemplary educational background & over 20 years of entertainment industry, Will Strickland is responsible for several unique “firsts”:
1) Conceptualized & created the first ever online concert in Black Music history
2) Established the world’s first university-accredited course on hip hop culture
3) First American President of UMAC, The Urban Music Association of Canada
FACTOR
Host:
CAROLYN RICHARDSON, GM of FACTOR
Carolyn Richardson joined the FACTOR team as General Manager in November 2008 with a predominant background in Public Relations and Communications. Carolyn comes to FACTOR after working with the Ireland Fund of Canada where for 3 years she held the position of Event Coordinator, Public Relations and Sponsorship Manager. While working for the Ireland Fund of Canada she was seconded for the Opening of Ireland Park 2007 as both the Coordinator of Volunteers and Coordinator for the Gala Dinner attended by the President of Ireland, Mary McAleese. In 2008 she participated in the 2008 Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame as part of the Organizing Committee. As FACTOR’s new General Manager, Carolyn oversees the day to day administrative and operational aspects of the organization.
DANNY FIELDS INTERVIEW WITH WARREN KINSELA
DANNY FIELDS
Danny Fields was born in New York City sometime during WWII. He went to public schools, then to Penn, and to Harvard Law School from which he dropped out.
His first job was at Datebook Magazine, where he happily used John Lennon’s quotes about Jesus and Christianity being LESS popular than the Beatles on the cover and as inside headlines. After a blizzard of death threats, the Beatles decided to stop touring forever following their Candlestick Park concert in San Francisco in August of 1966. Fields was never happier.
Delighted by making mischief in the silly old music business, Fields went on to confound executives and hoi polloi alike with albums by the MC5, Iggy and the Stooges, Nico, David Peel and the Ramones whom he managed for five years at the start of their career.
He’s also an amateur photographer, now included in a group show which has been to Paris, London, Los Angeles, and Tokyo and is now on view in Hong Kong.
Otherwise, he watches tv documentaries on volcanoes and man-eating hippos.
WARREN KINSELA, Founder Social Blemish Records
Warren Kinsella is the author of ‘Fury’s Hour: A Sort-of Punk Manifesto.’ He was the lead singer and bassist of Calgary’s Hot Nasties, and the founder of punk label Social Blemish Records (”More hits than zits!”) Kinsella has interviewed dozens of punk bands over the years, and is currently a member
of Shit From Hell, a Toronto-based geriatric punk quartet. He thinks Iggy Pop is God.
