CMRRA

Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency

SPOTLIGHT – Sandy Pandya redefines success with community-first business model

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By: Isabelle Speerin It’s another whirlwind week for artist manager, Sandy Pandya. This time she’s riding high after bringing home three Canadian Music Week awards, one of which celebrates the community-building, mentorship, and wellness advocacy work she’s championing across the industry, a calling near to her heart. As one of the few women of colour […]

Front of House with Angela Murphy

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This month’s Front of House features Angela Murphy, our People & Culture Coordinator. Motivated by a passion for supporting people and solving problems, she focuses on developing and refining tools and processes to enhance staff workflow, aiming to understand employee experiences better and improve client service from the People and Culture lens. You recently joined […]

Writers on Track Featuring Anjulie

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Writers on Track features JUNO award-winning, platinum-selling, songwriter/producer/singer Anjulie with Sony Music Publishing Canada. Anjulie has collaborated with notable artists like Kelly Clarkson, Nicki Minaj, and Lady Gaga, and her music has been featured on HBO, ABC, NBC, and MTV. What’s your favorite part of the songwriting process? There are so many parts of songwriting […]

SPOTLIGHT – Round Hill Music COO Steve Clark on how rights and representation are vital to the company’s success

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By: Tabassum Siddiqui Steve Clark’s resounding enthusiasm for music is immediately apparent when you speak with him, and comes as no surprise, given the years he has dedicated to building a career in the music industry. After more than two decades with a major publisher, culminating in running their global operations, Clark is now the […]

Front of House with Bruce Wong

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This month’s Front of House features Bruce Wong, a Quality Assurance Analyst at CMRRA. Driven by a fascination with the intricate details of CMRRA’s software system, Bruce transitioned from his role as a Repertoire Administrator to better understand how the system functions. Holding a Bachelor of Music from Berklee College of Music and having worked […]

Writers on Track Featuring Illegal Audio

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Writers on Track showcases the two-time JUNO-nominated production and songwriting team Illegal Audio, signed to Daytripper Music Publishing. Known for their expertise in artist development and crafting sonic identities, this emerging duo, formed by Marc Koecher and Lexie Jay, has already collaborated with artists such as Shawnee Kish, CARYS, Emi Jeen, Featurette, and POESY. What’s […]

CMRRA distributes over $78 million in mechanical royalties to music publishers and self-published songwriters

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TORONTO, Canada – The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA), innovators in licensing and royalty administration for over 49 years, announced today their 2023 year-end fiscal results, including the distribution of more than $78 million dollars. “We’re thrilled to have processed and distributed over $78 million dollars of mechanical royalties to our music publisher and […]

SPOTLIGHT – From the greenroom to the boardroom: Blanche Israël’s journey to ECMA CEO

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By Isabelle Speerin A versatile cellist who’s graced over 60 stages around the world, Blanche Israël is poised to lead the Atlantic music scene into its next chapter as the head of the East Coast Music Association (ECMA). Israël is a multilingual Moroccan-French Canadian cultural strategist who has called Dartmouth, Nova Scotia home since 2019. […]

Front of House with Jennifer Bird

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This month’s Front of House spotlight is on Jennifer Bird, Supervisor of Licensee Management. Jennifer began her tenure at CMRRA in 1996, and after a break from 2002 to 2005 during which she taught English in South Korea, she returned to Canada and rejoined CMRRA. Since her return, she has progressed through various roles and […]

Writers on Track Featuring Logan Richard

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Writers on Track features three-time Music PEI Award winner and ECMA nominated Logan Richard with CYMBA Music Publishing. He’s a Prince Edward Island-born songwriter, guitarist, and producer, and is often referenced as Canada’s East Coast equivalent of John Mayer, Theo Katzman and Colin James all rolled into one. His music blends pop, blues, R&B, and […]