The Craft of Songwriting

Looking back on "Decades" presented by the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame

26 Mar 2020

Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame concert, Phoenix Theatre, Toronto. A gala concert to kick-start the festive season was a great way to celebrate this year’s batch of songs being celebrated…

S.A.C. Celebrates International Women’s Day: Bonnie Dobson

26 Mar 2020

Celebrating Diversity, Featured Members

It took a chunk of her lifetime, but Bonnie Dobson is pleased to finally receive recognition for the brilliant song “Morning Dew” which she wrote, but failed to protect at…

COVID-19 Information & Resources for Canada’s Music Industry (Prepared by CIMA)

18 Mar 2020

Business and Craft, S.A.C. News

As the music community comes together during the novel COVID-19 pandemic, we hope to keep you informed of developments as they roll out. Artists, performers, and musicians are without income,…

S.A.C. Celebrates International Women’s Day: Lorraine Segato

05 Mar 2020

Celebrating Diversity, Featured Members

Lorraine Segato was born in Hamilton, on June 17, 1956, but made her home in Toronto’s Queen West neighbourhood. Home to some of the city’s longest standing live music venues…

S.A.C. Black History Songwriters Series: Bullen Family

02 Mar 2020

Celebrating Diversity

Eddie Bullen’s birthplace of Grenada is better known for The Mighty Sparrow and calypso grooves than jazz music. Arriving in Canada in 1980, Bullen has since worked to add jazz…

S.A.C. Black History Songwriters Series: Bucky Adams

20 Feb 2020

Celebrating Diversity

Born April 25, 1937 to a large family in Depression era Halifax, Charles “Bucky” Richmond Adams was fortunate to find himself in a musical household. Bucky Adams started teaching himself…

S.A.C. Black History Songwriters Series: Joe Sealy

12 Feb 2020

Celebrating Diversity

Joe Sealy’s role as a fixture on the Canadian jazz scene started in his hometown of Montreal, but his status grew after heading east. Instead of heading for Toronto or…

Protect Your Music Online

19 Dec 2019

Business and Craft

Living in the Cyber Age surely has a lot of advantages. With the development of technologies our lives are much easier. Songwriters all across the globe use new online technology…

Featured Member: Nick Fowler (FWLR)

22 Oct 2019

Featured Members

While maintaining a successful career in music for TV and Film, Nick Fowler needed an outlet that was solely focused on him. In 2013 FWLR was born. Born free to…

Featured Member: KARLI

16 Sep 2019

Featured Members

It’s with her magnetic voice that singer, songwriter KARLI captures the attention of everyone around her. The 24 year old Hamiltonian who grew up surrounded by many musical influences, began…