Canadian Music Week (or CMW) is an industry conference and music festival held over four days in various venues throughout Toronto.
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Canadian Music Week
Canadian Music Week began in 1981, and celebrated it's 25th anniversary in March of 2007.
As Canada’s largest and most influential media and music conference, CMW brings together the world’s top industry professionals to participate in a three-day program of activities. Designed to stimulate the exchange of market intelligence, increase dialogue and provide networking opportunities, the CMW Executive Conference includes over 75 panels featuring over 360 industry experts.
Now in its 26th year, Rogers Wireless CMW is the single longest running and premiere music and media event focusing on the business of MUSIC, bringing together more than 360 of the world's top industry professionals for one spectacular week of events - combining informative, intensive conferences, award shows & Canada’s biggest New Music Festival. By night Toronto's most popular clubs and concert halls throw open their doors to industry insiders and the general public to create an electrifying musicfest of discovery. The talented emerging new bands are music to the ears of A&R reps on the lookout for next year's stars. The Festival spans 4 nights of performances, with over 500 showcasing bands at over 40 live music venues in downtown Toronto.
For Information Contact:
- Neill Dixon, President, neill@cmw. President is a Title leaders of Organizations companies, Trade unions universities, and countries. net;
- Verle Mobbs, Conference Director, verle@cmw. net;
- Bessie Bullard, Communications Director, bessie@cmw. Director of Communications is a position in the private and public sectors net;
- Dan Brooks/Paul Quigley, Festival Managers, festival@cmw. net;
Notable participants
Notable Speakers and performers that have been a part of the event (Canadian Music Week) include:
- David Foster, Celebrity Interview record producer;
- Dennis DeYoung, Celebrity Interview artist/songwriter;
- Chuck D, Keynote Speaker artist/record producer;
- Alan Parsons, Keynote Speaker British record producer;
- Hollowphonic, an ambient, post-rock unit;
- Seymour Stein, president of Sire records;
- Trapt, a nu metal rock outfit;
- Public Enemy, hip hop group;
- Wolfmother, Rock band;
- The Exies, an indie rock band. David Walter Foster, OC, OBC, LLD (born November 1, 1949 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Dennis DeYoung (born February 18, 1947) is an American singer Songwriter, Musician and producer best known for being a founding Carlton Douglas Ridenhour (born August 1 1960 in Roosevelt New York) better known by his stage name Chuck D, is an American rapper author and producer A keynote in Literature, Music or Public speaking is the principal underlying theme Alan Parsons (b 20 December 1948 in London) is a British Audio engineer, Musician, and Record producer A keynote in Literature, Music or Public speaking is the principal underlying theme Hollowphonic is an ambient, Space-rock Musical collective from the Canadian city of Mississauga Ontario. Ambient music is a Musical genre in which sound is more important than notes Post-rock is a genre of Alternative rock characterized by the use of Musical instruments commonly associated with Rock music, but using Rhythms Seymour Stein (born 1942 in Brooklyn New York) is an entrepreneur in the music industry who has been a part of the business since getting his first job as a clerk for Billboard Sire Records Company is an American record label owned by Warner Music Group and distributed through Warner Bros Trapt (træp't is a rock band that formed in Los Gatos California in 1997. Nu metal (sometimes named new metal or nü metal) is a musical genre that emerged in the mid 1990s which fuses influences from grunge and Alternative Public Enemy, also known as PE, is an influential hip hop group from Long Island New York, known for its politically charged Lyrics, criticism Hip hop is a cultural movement which developed in New York City in the 1970s primarily among African Americans and Latinos. Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. For the Hamburg group of The Beatles followers see Exy The Exies are an Alternative rock band from Los Angeles California Indie rock is genre of Alternative rock that primarily exists in the independent Underground music scene ;
- Glen Ballard, Producer;
- Don Was, Producer;
- Mark Hudson, Producer;
- Mathew Knowles, Keynote Speaker - World Music Entertainment C. Glen Ballard (born 1953 in Natchez Mississippi, US) is a veteran Songwriter and Record producer, best known as the producer of Alanis In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Don Was (born Don Fagenson; September 13, 1952) is an American Musician, bassist and Record producer. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Mark Hudson (born August 23, 1951) is a Record producer, Musician and Songwriter living in Los Angeles California. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Mathew Knowles (born January 9, 1951) is an American Record executive and manager from Etowah County Alabama A keynote in Literature, Music or Public speaking is the principal underlying theme E. O;
- Sir George Martin, Producer;
Canadian Indies Hall of Fame
CMW also honours important independent and alternative artists with its annual "Canadian Indies Hall of Fame" program. Sir George Henry Martin CBE (3 January 1926 is a British record producer arranger and Composer. In the Music industry, a record producer or music producer has many roles among them controlling the recording sessions coaching and guiding the musicians organizing Artists who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame include Parachute Club, The Pursuit of Happiness, Martha and the Muffins and D.O.A., Rough Trade (band)
Canadian Music Industry Hall of Fame
Canadian rock trio Triumph was inducted into the Canadian Music Industry Hall of fame at Canadian Music Week 2007
External links
- Canadian Music Week Official site
- The official Canadian blogging/interview website of CMW 2008 ISTHISHAPPENING.COM
- Everything you need to know about CMW at Exclaim!
- Photos - Canadian Music Week 2008
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