MusicOntario is joining forces with The Bout @ The Hideout in 2019 to present a series of panels designed to equip emerging bands and artists with some of the tools they will need to build their careers in the music business. The Bout is an annual competition created in 2018 by

The Worldwide Independent Network (WIN), the global organization representing the independent music industry, has released its WINTEL 2018 report, which shows that globally, independent music companies increased their global market share to almost 40%. For Canadian independents, their national market share increased to 25% in 2017. This latest research shows

The SOCAN Foundation has announced the participants for its inaugural TD Creative Entrepreneur Incubator. "The program is designed to foster high-potential music creators, and to help them evolve their passion and talent into a sustainable career," explains Charlie Wall-Andrews, Executive Director of SOCAN Foundation. After reviewing nearly 1,

In January of 2019, SOCAN is re-launching its Song Camp Mondays initiative, whereby SOCAN members are chosen to participate in a three-person, one-day writing session in the Sound Lounge at the SOCAN Toronto office, or those Sound Lounges at SOCAN's new offices in either Vancouver or – for the first time