S.A.C. Black History Songwriters’ Series: Mel Brown
At the age of 50, a second career in music beckoned established guitarist Mel Brown and found him relocating from Texas to Canada for a 20-year career making and supporting…
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Update from Ottawa: Federal support for live performance
SELRES_0.8404019504874614SELRES_0.8404019504874614A new video clip on federal support for live performance Live music and theatre is so important to our communities, both for work and entertainment. MP Julie Dabrusin raised in…
The Reason Why More Musicians Are Releasing Their Own Music
BBC correspondent Mike Savage wrote a piece highlighting one artist’s remarkable story. Lauren Spencer-Smith, British-born Canadian singer-songwriter from Vancouver Island, has no record deal. Her song, ‘Fingers Crossed’ was released…
Tribute to Terry McManus
Happy New Year, S.A.C. members. We hope everyone is keeping as well as can be hoped during a frozen January in a pandemic. We start 2022 on a sombre note,…
Sound Advice: Legal Considerations When Co-writing a Song
What rights do songwriters have? Can a co-writer record the song, or sign a synchronization license, without the consent of the other co-writers? How do co-writers “split” songs? What are…
Government Support Services for Music Creators,Music Businesses and Artists
The City of Toronto Music Office has provided a list of national support services available to music creators and artists at this time. Do you qualify for support services? Carefully…
Minister Rodriguez Postpones the National Summit on the Arts, Culture and Heritage
Canadian Heritage released a statement last week announcing that the national summit with the arts, culture and heritage sectors, planned for Jan. 31 and Feb. 1, 2022, will be postponed.…
Austria Set to Create Limited Exemption for Clips
It looks like Austria is the the next nation set to make a limited set of exceptions for the use of music clips less than 15 seconds. It passed through…
Sate Bey, S.A.C. Member and Visionary Explains Music & Tarot
Sate Bey sits down with Star contributor Nick Krewen to talk tarot, transformation and the business of being Black and rock n’ roll in Canada she says, “The interesting thing…
AcceleratiON: An Entrepreneurship Initiative for Black and Indigenous-owned Music Businesses
Ontario Creates’ priority is to support the growth and development of business entities that are focused on driving commercial growth and creating job opportunities within the province of Ontario. At…