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Cancon on the web: a survey of freely-available musical Canadiana.(Website overview)
Information about Canadian music can be an elusive commodity. Perhaps this is due to our self-deprecating nature, or our longstanding tendency to wait until our artists succeed elsewhere before we favor them with our support. Readers may be surprised to learn that a percentage of Canadian Content (or CanCon) is legislated for both radio and television broadcasters--and has been so since 1971. (The percentages vary by medium; see http://www.crtc.gc.ca/eng/INFO_SHT/b306.htm.) Given the current crop of homegrown superstars who have garnered international success, such as Bryan Adams, Avril Lavigne, Celine Dion, and Diana Krall, there are those who want the legislation ...
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Musicians and bands are invited to participate during the Western Canadian Music Awards, set to take place in Brandon from Sept. 17-20. This event - a salute to all genres of music written, performed and...
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- Magazine article from: Notes September 1, 2005 700+ words
Newsletter [of the Institute for Canadian Music] (alternate title: ICM Newsletter...Edited by Robin Elliott. Institute for Canadian Music, Faculty of Music, University of...html. Subscription: Institute for Canadian Music, Faculty of Music, University of...
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...Two new documentaries exploring the Canadian music scene in the 1970s and 80s sound like...All Over, his entertaining look at Canadian music in the '60s. This Beat Goes On continues...the quota." Some stations shoved Canadian music into a midnight to 6 a.m. ghetto...
- Musical initiatives: new idea may provide a boost for the Canadian music...
- Magazine article from: Performing Arts & Entertainment in Canada Bell, Karen September 22, 1996 700+ words
...Harris is a man with a vision for the Canadian music industry. Harris is the driving force...actually a plan for the future of the Canadian music industry. It is important because the Canadian music industry, which employs some 80...
- Statement by the Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and...
- News wire article from: Marketwire Canada September 21, 2009 700+ words
...generation wants to hear. The Western Canadian Music Awards-Western Canada's largest...also ensure that a wide variety of Canadian music is accessible on multiple platforms...Government of Canada, I commend the Western Canadian Music Awards on recognizing excellence in...
- MuchMusic means more music videos. (Canadian music video network signs...
- Magazine article from: Broadcasting & Cable Brown, Rich May 30, 1994 700+ words
Rainbow imports Canadian music channel to compete for audiophiles The roll of would-be MTV competitors is getting longer. Canadian music video network MuchMusic has struck a deal with Rainbow Programming to distribute the channel in the U.S...
- Bruce Cockburn to be inducted into Canadian Music Hall of Fame.
- News wire article from: Canadian Corporate News October 18, 2000 700+ words
...celebrated and respected artists, will be inducted into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame during the 30th Anniversary Juno Awards Show...to us all. The Academy is proud to welcome him into the Canadian Music Hall of Fame." The 30th Anniversary Juno Awards will be...
- Word of Mouth Public Relations Inc.: Canadian Music Icon 'Nash The Slash' and...
- News wire article from: Canadian Corporate News January 20, 2004 700+ words
...assembled Canadian surreal artist Robert Vanderhorst and Canadian music icon and classical-modernist composer Nash The Slash have...who is considered a contemporary rock music pioneer in the Canadian music industry, has been composing and performing music since...