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CIMA (formerly CIRPA) is the trade organization representing the independent sector of the Canadian music and sound recording industry and the collective voice of independent music in English-speaking Canada. |
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CIMA's online registration for the Canada Stand at Popkomm (September 8 to 10, 2010) in Berlin, Germany is now open. The Canada Stand will deliver a full complement of business and networking opportunities targeted to supporting Canadians access the international marketplace. New under the Popkomm umbrella this year is Jazzkomm, a networking platform for the contemporary jazz culture. Jazzkomm is free to all Canada Stand participants.
To submit names of artists for possible showcases at Jazzkomm or for more information on Jazzkomm, contact Kathy Hahn, tradeshow coordinator, Canada Stand at Popkomm.
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Toronto, ON (July 6, 2010) - The Short List of 10 Canadian albums selected as nominees for the fifth annual Polaris Music Prize was announced today. The 10 records will vie for the annual $20,000 award, presented by Sirius Satellite Radio. In alphabetical order, they are: The Besnard Lakes – The Besnard Lakes Are The Roaring Night (Montréal, QC); Broken Social Scene - Forgiveness Rock Record (Toronto, ON), Caribou – Swim (Dundas, ON), Karkwa - Les Chemins De Verre (Montréal, QC), Dan Mangan – Nice, Nice, Very Nice (Vancouver, BC), Owen Pallett – Heartland (Toronto, ON), Radio Radio – Belmundo Regal (Grosse Coque, NS, Moncton, NB, Pointe-à-l'église, NS), The Sadies – Darker Circles (Toronto, ON), Shad – TSOL (London, ON) and Tegan And Sara – Sainthood Vancouver, BC & Montréal, QC). more>> |
The Canadian Music Industry in a Digital World
CIMA Submission to National Digital Policy Consultations
Canada produces some 2,000 new musical titles (albums in English) every year. This productivity has remained constant over the past several years, despite the substantial issues faced by the industry with the advent of wide-scale file sharing. Canada has developed a system of regulated Canadian content requirements for radio, combined with financial supports mandated by the CRTC, to produce this outcome. The Canadian system is much admired and often envied by other countries that did not have the foresight or political will to implement similar systems. Most of Canada’s current production (and most of the recent catalogue) of musical works has been digitized, and producers are aware of and are meeting the need to distribute their works throughout the world in digital form, with the correct formats to allow the tracking of sales and distribution. This effort has been ongoing for some time, and is beginning to show results as Canadian companies collect on international sales.
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Upcoming Events: 2010
September 8-10, Popkomm, Berlin, Germany
September 13-15, Festival Music House at TIFF, Toronto, ON
September 23-25, Reeperbahn, Hamburg, Germany
September 29-Oct. 3, POP Montreal, Montreal, QC
October 19-23, CMJ, New York City, NY
October 21-24, Breakout West Festival, Kelowna, BC
October/November (TBA) - BAFIM, Argentina
Upcoming Events: 2011
January 23-26 – MIDEM, Cannes, France
February 13, The Grammy Awards, L.A., USA
April 14-17 - ECMA, Charlottetown, PEI
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