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S.A.C. Black History Songwriters’ Series: George Hector

25 Feb 2022

George Hector’s life gives one a glimpse of the music which permeated the challenging lives of African Canadian Maritimers. Former Poet Laureate of Canada, George Elliott Clarke, coined the term…

S.A.C. Black History Songwriters’ Series: Mel Brown

15 Feb 2022

Celebrating Diversity, S.A.C. News

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…

MCNA submits ‘letter in response’ to US Copyright Royalty Board

28 Jan 2022

Industry News, S.A.C. News

January 27th 2022 – Yesterday MCNA (Music Creator’s North America), joined it’s member organizations (AWFC) The Alliance for Women Film Composers,(CMC) Council of Music Creators, (SCGC) Screen Composers Guild of…

Sound Advice: Legal Considerations When Co-writing a Song

26 Jan 2022

Business and Craft, Celebrating Diversity, Industry News, S.A.C. News

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…

Austria Set to Create Limited Exemption for Clips

27 Dec 2021

Industry News, S.A.C. News

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…

Afghan Musicians Land in Portugal With Hopes of Rebuilding Famed Arts School

17 Dec 2021

Celebrating Diversity, S.A.C. News

Students and faculty members from the Afghanistan National Institute of Music arrived in Lisbon this week with hopes of rebuilding their acclaimed school. The group flew in to Lisbon, Portugal…

Why The Broadcasting Act Reform is Serious Business

14 Dec 2021

Industry News, S.A.C. News

The Liberal govt has promised to re-visit and reform the legislation pertaining to the Broadcasting Act (Canadian Content) within the first 100 days in office. Why is this important? The…

How the Federal Government Can Unlock the Enormous Potential of Canada’s Creative Industries

24 Sep 2021

Industry News

By: Margaret McGuffin September 22, 2021 Canada should develop a co-ordinated national action plan to ensure the creative sector’s continued growth. TORONTO—Throughout this election campaign, Canada’s creative industries have heard…

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Creators Unite

S.A.C. Black History Songwriters’ Series: George Hector

S.A.C. Black History Songwriters’ Series: Mel Brown

MCNA submits ‘letter in response’ to US Copyright Royalty Board

Sound Advice: Legal Considerations When Co-writing a Song

Austria Set to Create Limited Exemption for Clips

Afghan Musicians Land in Portugal With Hopes of Rebuilding Famed Arts School

Why The Broadcasting Act Reform is Serious Business

How the Federal Government Can Unlock the Enormous Potential of Canada’s Creative Industries

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