A reminder that our Annual General Meeting for 2020-2021 will be held on Monday, June 28, 8pm (Sask time) online. You must be an Individual, Band or Corporate Member of SaskMusic to vote on motions and elections presented during this meeting. Youth members are also welcome to attend this virtual event.

Members may vote in advance or on June 28 during the AGM, but not both. All votes will be combined to determine the final election results. Members have received a separate email containing further information.

Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre Musical Artist in Residence 2021

The City of Regina | Municipal Government, in partnership with SaskMusic, is seeking a Regina-area artist to create music, songs, sound art or musical material that speaks to their lived experience as an ethnocultural minority in Canada. The residency will provide the opportunity for a sound artist or musician to explore themes such as cultural heritage, cultural identity, traditions, customs, storytelling, racism, equality and diversity.

The Artist in Residence will operate out of the City of Regina’s Neil Balkwill Civic Arts Centre, Sept 1–Nov 1/21. The artist will be expected to dedicate a minimum of 30 hours per month over two months to develop musical content for the residency. The artist can work in any genre and may also work remotely. Deadline for interest is June 30.

More info

Seeking the summer vibes for our Sask playlist!

We're hard at work building our annual summer Sask playlist! Got a great track for us? Bops, bangers, jams, dreamy summer-vibe, and feel-good songs, send them our way!

Submission Form

Deadline Extended! SMMART Free Social Media Training Course
Apply by June 25

Artists, do you want to learn how to 'do' social media more effectively? Apply now for the FREE training course called SMMART! In the process of learning social media marketing skills, you'll create new videos / content.

• Applications accepted from Saskatchewan artists working in the music, spoken word or visual art sectors
• Eight-week (one session per week) training program delivered online, developed and delivered in partnership with Strategy Lab, a Regina-based social media marketing firm, and partners SaskMusic and Sakewewak
• Committed to ensuring equal representation between Indigenous and non-Indigenous artists in each cohort.
• Deadline extended to June 25

Apply / More info: https://smmart.ca/

Behind The Board - Celebrating Sask Techs & Crew

Our Behind the Board series continues - you can read all the features here https://www.saskmusic.org/news/artist-and-industry-spotlights

If you are a professional sound tech or live crew worker in Sask who'd allow us to feature them in this series, please contact shawn@saskmusic.org.

Sask Studio Spotlight Series 

Our Sask Studios podcast continues! This series will introduce you to and celebrate the many recording studios, from small in-home setups to stand-alone commercial studios, in Sask - and the people behind them.

You can catch the series at https://anchor.fm/saskmusic or https://open.spotify.com/show/2ymco8OVv0kZU26qsLVC5K?si=pw4fPshpTz-yQEeziv81lg

Are you a SaskMusic member who is a producer and/or studio owner? Hit us up for a feature by emailing ben@saskmusic.org!

#ForTheLoveOfLive Awareness Campaign

The Canadian Live Music Association has launched #ForTheLoveOfLIVE, an awareness campaign to bring attention to the damage COVID-19 shutdowns have caused Canada's live music industry.

Make some noise and tag Canadian Live Music Association on social media as you share your favourite live music memories, support artists and live music workers, and ensure live music remains at the forefront of recovery conversations.

Click the link below to access digital toolkits for fans and industry stakeholders, and instructions on how to engage with your local MLA/MP.

canadianlivemusic.ca/fortheloveoflive

Featured Singles/Videos: https://saskmusic.wufoo.com/forms/p1b5aft60baybgl/

Submit Albums/News: https://saskmusic.wufoo.com/forms/p1j5txnh11l7bht/

Have you recently released or will soon be releasing an official single, music video, or album, in any genre? Have some exciting music news to share?We want to know what you've got going on! Even if we follow your socials, we (and other media) don't see, or catch everything you post about. Please let us know your release date and/or other activities. Just follow the links above!

The monthly Songwriters groups are currently meeting online via Zoom. Please check out their Facebook groups for more information about the next meeting.

Saskatoon group info: https://www.facebook.com/saskatoonsongwriters/

Regina group info: https://www.facebook.com/groups/258208420940008/

• National Indigenous History Month Concert Presentation, June 24, 2021, Online
• Sask Drive In Charity Concert feat. Karissa Hoffart, Chris Henderson, & NewLaw, June 26, 2021, Moonlight Movies
• An evening with Earl Pereira ft. Alex Maher, July 3, 2021, Revival Music Room