SaskMusic

“FROM SELF-MANAGED TO MANAGED" MUSIC BUSINESS PANEL 

Presented by Canada’s Music Incubator (CMI), SaskMusic and Creative Saskatchewan

7pm Friday, April 17, 2015
Ramada Hotel, Maple Room, Regina SK

Now, more than ever before, it appears that artists are spending much of their time running their businesses. This panel will address and discuss the new reality that artists must not only be creative, but to also have a mind for business. There's a lot to learn, from setting up your business structure, to understanding taxes and budgets, to preparing yourself for the reality that in today's industry, managers are looking for "Export Ready" product and artists.

This panel will provide self-managed artists and emerging artist managers with information on negotiating the path to a successful career in music from day one. CMI’s Vel Omazic and Liam Killeen will offer insight on what it means to manage your music business efficiently and effectively.

Topics covered in this panel will include:

• Understanding what it means to be “Export Ready”
• Operating your career as a business
• How to appeal to managers
• Pitching to potential partners such as managers, agents, publishers, labels, promoters, etc.

This panel is the open-to-all kick off event to the three-day professional development “Artist Entrepreneur Bootcamp” (also presented by Canada’s Music Incubator, SaskMusic and Creative Saskatchewan) for which 15 artists are being selected through a separate submission process. The Bootcamp is a condensed version of CMI’s 10-week Artist Entrepreneur program, which mentors aspiring artists to not only survive, but to thrive in today’s music industry.

Immediately following the event, SaskMusic will be hosting an open networking mixer and meet-and-greet with our new Executive Director, Mike Dawson, 9-11pm.

Panelists of the “Self-Managed to Managed” music business panel in Regina are:

Vel Omazic, Vice President of Canada’s Music Incubator, and Education

Vel brings over 20 years of experience to Coalition Music where he spearheads the development, direction and delivery of Canada’s Music Incubator’s Artist Entrepreneur and Tour & Tech Program, and various high school programs. He joined Coalition Music in 2010 after serving as the Vice President of National Promotion and Media Relations at Sony Music Canada for a decade.

Liam Killeen, Artist Manager Associate

As the day-to-day manager of Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker, Faber Drive, These Kids Wear Crowns, Treble Charger, and Greig Nori, Liam is dedicated to creating new and exciting opportunities for the artists he works with.

 

We thank Creative Saskatchewan and The SOCAN Foundation for their support of this event.

Please note: While the Artist Entrepreneur Bootcamp has room for a limited number of artists (submissions now closed), this music business panel is open to all. 

If you are accepted into the Artist Entrepreneur Bootcamp, there is no need to register separately for this panel. Other members of your band or team are encouraged to attend this panel, though!

TO REGISTER: 

Artists and managers who wish to register for this music business panel, call 1-800-347-0676 or email info@saskmusic.org. It's free for SaskMusic members, or $20 each for non-members to attend.

 

 

About Canada’s Music Incubator

Canada’s Music Incubator (CMI) is a not-for-profit incubator based in Toronto with a mandate to help artists, touring professionals and artist managers evolve from starter companies into sustainable businesses through hands-on mentoring, networking, and collaboration.

Originally founded by Coalition Music in 2012, CMI and its three incubation programs (Artist Entrepreneur, Tour & Tech and Artist Management) reside at Coalition Music’s headquarters, which allows program participants direct access to an active music business environment, a community of like-minded artists across all genres of music, touring professionals, artist managers, industry experts and decades of experience and expertise.

CMI current partners and sponsors include: Bell Media, Newcap Radio, TD Financial, Stingray Music, City of Toronto, Ontario Music Fund, Warner Music Canada and Sennheiser.

An award-winning artist management company, Coalition Music currently represents: Simple Plan, USS, Our Lady Peace, Justin Nozuka, Finger Eleven, Andee, Ben Caplan, The Balconies, Incura and The Reklaws. Collectively, this roster has sold over 12 million albums globally.

About SaskMusic

SaskMusic (www.saskmusic.org) represents, promotes and develops the commercial music industry of our province with programming including career advice, artist listings, workshops, marketing, networking opportunities and more. Our artists and music professionals hail from across the province, and work in pretty much every genre you can imagine.

About Creative Saskatchewan

Creative Saskatchewan is dedicated to the growth and commercial viability of Saskatchewan's creative industries; visual arts and craft, publishing, music and sound recording, live performing arts, and screen-based media. Creative Saskatchewan's funding programs are designed to introduce Saskatchewan's creative products to the global marketplace. The agency facilitates the expansion of a business environment advantageous to the growth of the creative industry and to the growth of new employment, investment and production opportunities in Saskatchewan, and encourages and supports innovation, invention and excellence in the creative industry by stimulating creative production and new models of collaboration. For more information, visit www.creativesask.ca.