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Johnny Marr Teaches “The Headmaster Ritual” by The Smiths

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Johnny Marr Teaches “The Headmaster Ritual” by The Smiths

Johnny Marr gives a unique access to his home studio where he performs and then teaches how to play “The Headmaster Ritual” by The Smiths.

1-minute tip for artists: Do a takeover.

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1-minute tip for artists: Do a takeover.

The social media takeover is another cool way for artists to get heard and seen – you get to posting your own content on a whole different stream, reaching new people, and they get to do the same.

1-minute tip for artists: Trending topics.

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1-minute tip for artists: Trending topics.

Find those trneidn topics on social media to connect a post with, but stay away from anything negative, or one that’s an absolute storm of controversy.

Canadian Folk Outlier NOBLE SON Offers “Sad Dumb Lovesick Young Kid” Ahead of New Album, Life Isn’t Fun

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Canadian Folk Outlier NOBLE SON Offers “Sad Dumb Lovesick Young Kid” Ahead of New Album, Life Isn’t Fun

When it comes to describing the indie-folk undertaking that is Canadian artist Noble Son — aka Adam Kirschner, singer/songwriter, actor, and VFV (very familiar voice) — his new single “Sad Dumb Lovesick Young Kid,” and album Life Isn’t Fun, here’s what others have to say:

“There is a dichotomy buried deep in the musical well that is Noble Son: the brutal heartbreak of reality and the bounding absurdity of life itself,” says BeatRoute. “His romanticism is all wrong according to feel-good rules — where love fails, politics prevail, that sort of thing — but maybe that’s why his music makes us hurt so good.

“It’s impossible to speak of his work without also exclaiming about the other component of Noble Son: an uncanny Jim Carrey-esque persona. All the roiling energy in that creative well of the artist also expresses itself through comically brilliant physicality.”

“When we think of folk music at a glance, visions of somber men and women standing emotionally with their guitars often comes to mind,” Citrus Magazine concurs. “Noble Son is quite the opposite.

“Kirschner confronts and criticizes his genre for being too serious, which is pretty obvious for anyone who’s seen him live. Perhaps life is a bit more of a playground than we give it credit, and it’s time for the sad boy musician trope to be a thing of the past. Through storytelling, Kirschner reminds us that we are allowed to have fun, even in times of uncertainty and political unrest.”

Between long, isolating winters during his Northern Canadian upbringing, and inspiration mined from themes of anxiety, self pity, obsessive joy, and rage, Kirschner’s uniquely eruptive songwriting and displays of sonic inventiveness walk the line between subtly endearing and unbridled animalism.

Recorded at Afterlife Studios in Vancouver, BC — and his most ambitious work to date — Life Isn’t Fun features contributions from Erik Nielsen (We Are The City, Deep Dark Woods), Andrew Rasmussen (Hey, Ocean!, Hannah Georgas), Alex Dobson (Old Man Canyon, David Beckingham) and more.

Adam Kirschner is an internationally recognized voice actor, having backed cartoons and commercials for brands such as Porsche, Disney, Bud Light, My Little Pony, the Vancouver Canucks, and more. He’s also an accomplished television and film actor, and has been seen on shows such as CW’s iZombie and the upcoming Hulu original series, Woke.

His most previous video for “Love Love Love” — also featured on Life Isn’t Fun — was shot by Director of Photography Cole Graham (Drake, Solange) and directed by Kasey Lum (Lights, Felix Cartel).

Life Isn’t Fun is available May 15, 2020.

“Sad Dumb Lovesick Young Kid” is available now.

1-minute tip for artists: Throwback Thursdays

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1-minute tip for artists: Throwback Thursdays

Who would have guessed that it all started from a basketball show blog in the mid-2000s? This is your opportunity to share photos, videos, or talk about happy moments in your life, past songs, past memories, anything nostalgic for your audience.

Indigo Love of Reading Foundation Commits $1,000,000 in Funding for Books and Educational Resources to Support Canadian Families in High-Needs Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Indigo Love of Reading Foundation Commits $1,000,000 in Funding for Books and Educational Resources to Support Canadian Families in High-Needs Communities During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Today the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation committed $1 million in books and educational resources to support Canadian children in high-needs communities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

The new Indigo Love of Reading Community Response Fund is part of the Foundation’s continued efforts to support literacy in high-needs communities across Canada.

“Books are critical to education and as a vehicle to ‘travel’ to new places and ‘meet’ new people.  This is important always and especially at this moment,” said Heather Reisman, Chair of the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation. “I want to thank our customers for the special role they play in helping to support our Foundation. I also want to thank our employees whose commitment every day plays an equally important role.”

The Indigo Love of Reading Foundation has partnered with three outstanding national Canadian organizations to help distribute books to families in need across the country: Jays Care Foundation, Martin Family Initiative, and Boys and Girls Clubs of Canada. Local non-profit organizations that currently serve children and their families in high-needs communities can also apply for grants. Applications are open now and organizations are encouraged to apply at loveofreading.org.

“Jays Care is incredibly grateful for the support of our partners at the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation,” said Robert Witchel, Executive Director of Jays Care Foundation. “Now, more than ever, we are thankful to have a teammate like the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation to break down educational barriers for kids who need it most. Their generous donation will further literacy opportunities for thousands of kids in Jays Care programs across Canada.”

The Indigo Love of Reading Community Response Fund is an addition to the Foundation’s signature programs, the Literacy Fund Grant and Adopt a School program, which enable high-needs elementary schools to enrich their school libraries with educational resources and improve access to books for their students.

Since its inception in 2004, the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation has provided $31 million dollars in funding, supporting over 3,000 high-needs schools and reaching 1 million students.

For more information on Indigo please visit indigo.ca. To apply for funding through the Indigo Love of Reading Community Response Fund, please visit loveofreading.org.

Indigo Books & Music Inc. founded the Indigo Love of Reading Foundation in 2004 to address the underfunding of public elementary school libraries. To date, the Foundation has committed $31 million to more than 3,000 high-needs schools across Canada, impacting over 1,000,000 children. To learn more about the Foundation, visit www.loveofreading.org

SOCAN Announces Resignation of CEO

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SOCAN Announces Resignation of CEO

SOCAN (the Society of Composers, Authors & Music Publishers of Canada) has announced the resignation of Eric Baptiste as the company’s chief executive officer, effective immediately.

Jennifer Brown, Senior Vice President Operation & Reproduction Rights, has been appointed to the role of Interim CEO during the formal process of identifying a permanent CEO.

“We thank Eric Baptiste for his leadership over the past 10 years,” said Marc Ouellette, President & Chair of SOCAN’s Board of Directors. “During this time, SOCAN has seen growth and has maintained its presence as a leader in serving music creators and publishers in Canada and around the world.”

With the end of the current CEO contract approaching, Eric thought it was time to move on and a mutual decision was reached with the Board to end his tenure now.

Jennifer Brown has been on SOCAN’s executive team for nearly 10 years. She was previously Vice President of the company’s Licensing department and has worked with the company for more than two decades.

SOCAN will continue to serve its members as a not-for-profit organization, as well as its initiatives in rights management, licensing, advocacy, and support for the music and entertainment industry.

The decision is purely coincidental to the current COVID-19 crisis, and the Board of Directors has full faith in SOCAN’s executive management team. The organization continues to operate at full capacity.

SOCAN is a rights management organization that connects more than four-million music creators worldwide and more than a quarter-million businesses and individuals in Canada. More than 160,000 songwriters, composers, music publishers and visual artists are its direct members, and more than 100,000 organizations are Licensed To Play music across Canada. With a concerted use of progressive technology and unique data as well as a commitment to lead the global transformation of rights management, with wholly-owned companies Dataclef and MediaNet, and Entandem (co-owned with RE:SOUND), SOCAN is dedicated to upholding the fundamental truths that music and visual arts have value and creators and publishers deserve fair compensation for their work. For more information: www.socan.com

Giant Tiger Launches #ThankYou Sessions Livestream Concert Series in Support of Food Banks Canada

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Giant Tiger Stores Limited (Giant Tiger) is launching the #ThankYou Sessions livestream concert series in support of Food Banks Canada. The weekly musical performances, featuring Anthem Records recording artists, will stream live every Wednesday at 8pm ET from April 15-May 27, 2020 on Giant Tiger’s official Facebook page. The first artist announced as part of the series is rising Canadian country star, Eric Ethridge, who is set to perform his hits, premiere unreleased songs from his new EP ‘Forever With You’ and chat with viewers about his musical journey. Giant Tiger is also making a donation to support Food Banks Canada with each performance to help fund food for the vulnerable in communities across the country. The concert series aims to thank everyday heroes for helping with the COVID-19 response, and unite Canadians at home in communities coast-to-coast, through the power of live music, all while social distancing.

Music fans are encouraged to ‘like’ Giant Tiger’s Facebook page to access the livestreams and sign up for the Giant Tiger email club to be the first to know the identity of each week’s performer when it’s announced online every Monday.

Giant Tiger stores continue to be dedicated to serving affordable groceries and everyday needs to communities across Canada by maintaining a safe shopping environment and providing customers value through everyday low prices.

The Ottawa-based national retailer continues to be committed to giving back, in small and large ways and recently donated 20,000 medical-grade masks to The Ottawa Hospital to support the medical community in the fight against COVID-19. Local Giant Tiger stores remain focused on giving back to their local communities during this time as well.

SiriusXM’s Kids Place Live launches special series “Tunetopia” during free streaming period

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SiriusXM’s Kids Place Live launches special series “Tunetopia” during free streaming period

SiriusXM’s Kids Place Live announced the launch of “Tunetopia”, a daily series of exclusive performances featuring kids’ musicians, award-winning artists from Kids Place Live, and music educators from around the country. The special programming, in video and audio form, is available exclusively on the SiriusXM app beginning today.

“Tunetopia” on Kids Place Live will provide an assortment of fun and educational content for children ages 10 and under, including interviews, games, and in-studio performances from the best in family-friendly music, including those from Laurie Berkner, Jack Forman, Lucy Kalantari, Lisa Loeb, Brady Rymer, Danny Weinkauf of They Might Be Giants, and more.

In addition, “Tunetopia” will incorporate a special learning segment with music educators, including Matt Marshak (“Matt The Music Man”) and Darlene Graham of “Rockin Tots.” The teaching features include introducing kids to new instruments, and instruction on how to make drum beats, how to beat box, and how to keep rhythm, which helps children explore how sounds are made, and shows them how to make music at home using a variety of household objects.

Kids Place Live is the ultimate entertainment platform for children and an oasis that families come to for fun, learning and laughs. With school closures and increased quality time on the rise, Kids Place Live (ch. 78) is here 24/7 to turn the time at home into a family-friendly staycation. With an “we are in this together” approach, SiriusXM will provide a tool for families to navigate this challenging time.

The “Tunetopia” collection of video and audio can be found within the SiriusXM app on Kids Place Live (ch. 78) and is available to subscribers nationwide and to everyone – including anyone who is not already a SiriusXM subscriber – as part of SiriusXM’s recently announced free streaming access period through May 15. For more information and to start listening, visit: SiriusXM.ca/streamfree.

 

SOCAN Announces $2-million Enhanced Emergency Program for Struggling SOCAN Members

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SOCAN Announces $2-million Enhanced Emergency Program for Struggling SOCAN Members

SOCAN announced today that it is expanding its efforts to provide financial assistance to struggling members as a result of the COVID-19 crisis by allocating up to a total of $2-million for emergency royalty advances.

The program is based on information gained from discussions with numerous SOCAN members. It is primarily aimed at SOCAN’s songwriters and screen composers whose ability to sustain their income has been compromised by the impact of the crisis on the music industry, especially on those whose concerts have been cancelled, or whose television and movie productions have been suspended. The interest-free advances will be considered based on each member’s most recent earnings history, urgency and need.

“SOCAN has our members’ backs,” said Eric Baptiste, CEO of SOCAN. “Getting funds to struggling members as soon as possible is of the utmost importance, and we will do whatever we can to help. We have a long history of supporting our members in time of need.”

Each individual application will be considered on its own. SOCAN already provides royalty advances to thousands of deserving creator and publisher members every year as part of its commitment to nurturing the careers of Canada’s music creators. Domestic music publisher members are able to access support as well.

Members who have been affected by the COVID-19 crisis and wish to apply for the program  should contact SOCAN’s Membership team at 1-866-307-6226, or by email at members@socan.com

Priority will be given to SOCAN members who are faced with a loss in live performance royalties or screen composers whose productions have been suspended.

The interest-free advance program will be followed by additional support initiatives that will be announced in due course as needs are better identified.

As one of the leaders in the Canadian music ecosystem, SOCAN is in proactive contact with all relevant levels of government to draw their attention to the need of music people and businesses to benefit from all general economic relief programs and to consider specific programs for music, as one of the highly impacted sectors. While SOCAN and others will do their parts, the crisis is on a scale that only governments can mitigate.

SOCAN collects license payments from businesses that use recorded and live music. It then identifies the music that was used to those who hold the rights to it and distributes what they have earned in regular royalty payments.

SOCAN will announce additional programs designed to assist its members through the crisis as they are determined.

SOCAN is a rights management organization that connects more than four-million music creators worldwide and more than a quarter-million businesses and individuals in Canada. More than 160,000 songwriters, composers, music publishers and visual artists are its direct members, and more than 100,000 organizations are Licensed To Play music across Canada. With a concerted use of progressive technology and unique data as well as a commitment to lead the global transformation of rights management, with wholly-owned companies Dataclef and MediaNet, and Entandem (co-owned with RE:SOUND), SOCAN is dedicated to upholding the fundamental truths that music and visual arts have value and creators and publishers deserve fair compensation for their work. For more information: www.socan.com

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