by Jon Dekel A few years ago, Daniel Lafrance was tuning into La Voix when he heard something that got his blood flowing. His interest piqued, he called a friend who was a producer on the popular TV show and, the following Sunday, he was on set, courting and eventually signing three of the show’s […]
Canadian Music Week resists pandemic limitations with its first-ever virtual conference
Canadian Music Week (CMW) was the epitome of adaptability during its 2021 virtual music conference. Last week’s attendees had access to live & archived panels, networking events, and streamed music events, despite the restrictive social and travelling barriers brought on by the global pandemic. Keynote speaker Mike Huppe, President & CEO of SoundExchange, addressed the […]
PROFILE: Disney Music Group’s Peter Jansson approaches music publishing from a global perspective
By Isabelle Speerin When Peter Jansson played Disney’s most popular songs on his piano as a child, he never imagined that one day he would be on Disney Music Publishing’s management team. “I loved those songs so much, I memorized them back to front and at the end of every practice session my mother would […]