Canadian Music Fest is a once-in-a-year opportunity to get your band in the face of those who matter. From A&R reps and music publishers to booking agents and talent buyers, over 3000 industry insiders from Canada and beyond descend on the streets of Toronto looking for the next big thing.
Produced by CAAMA, Canadian Music Fest takes place March 10-13, 2010 during Canadian Music Week - Canada's annual music convention and film festival - strategically situated on the week>...
Canadian Music Fest is a once-in-a-year opportunity to get your band in the face of those who matter. From A&R reps and music publishers to booking agents and talent buyers, over 3000 industry insiders from Canada and beyond descend on the streets of Toronto looking for the next big thing.
Produced by CAAMA, Canadian Music Fest takes place March 10-13, 2010 during Canadian Music Week - Canada's annual music convention and film festival - strategically situated on the weekend preceding SXSW, providing international bands with an advantage to budget dates more effectively.
For four nights in March, Toronto's most popular clubs and music halls throw open their doors to the general public and the industry at large to create an electrifying musicfest of discovery featuring performances by tomorrow's emerging artists to today's hottest concert hit-makers.
If you've never been to Canadian Music Week, here's a sample of past years' headliners and featured artists: Bloc Party, Tokyo Police Club, The Ting Tings, The New Pornographers, Crystal Castles, Katy Perry, Public Enemy, Lights, Arcade Fire, Broken Social Scene, Holy Fuck, Alexisonfire, Chad VanGaalen, Death From Above 1979, Matt Mays & El Torpedo, KRS-One, Gogol Bordello, The Hives, Anvil, Arkells, RZA, Buckcherry, Papa Roach, Handsome Furs, Silverstein, Bleeding Through, Supersuckers, Beast, USS, The Midway State, Bedouin Soundclash, Mishka, Malajube, Missy Higgins, Aaron Pritchett, Finger Eleven, Our Lady Peace, The Dears, Fat Boy Slim, The Breeders, Jully Black, Metric, Barenaked Ladies, KT Tunstall, Daniel Lanois, The Pipettes, Alanis Morissette, Gordon Lightfoot, Wolfmother, The Pretenders, Daniel Johnston, Aesop Rock, Circle Jerks, State Of Shock, The Zoobombs, Hellogoodbye, Hilltop Hoods, Guitar Wolf, Ace Frehley, No Use For A Name, Bif Naked, 3 Inches Of Blood, Patrick Watson, Jewel, DOA, Neverending White Lights, Joseph Arthur, Priestess, Bang Camaro, The Robocop Kraus, Xavier Rudd, Rascalz, Tegan & Sara, Thornley, Cadence Weapon, Wintersleep, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Stars, We Are Wolves, Figurines, Great Lake Swimmers, Three Days Grace, The Hidden Cameras, Sloan, Moka Only, The Trews, illScarlett and thousands of others.
Your name can be on this list.
As an added bonus, all bands will have the opportunity to be spotlighted in the "Artist Feature" on our homepage at www.canadianmusicfest.com, with a link back to your Sonicbids EPK. Bands will be spotlighted on a weekly basis, so don't put off your chance to be recognized until the end.
In addition, all entrants will receive a free year's subscription to Canadian Musician magazine and a two-year membership to C.A.A.M.A. (Canadian Association for the Advancement of Music and the Arts) - a national, non-profit organization dedicated to the commercial development of the Canadian sound recording business domestically and internationally.
Don't wait... Get your application in now! All bands will be notified by mail/email.
Please note: All US-based bands who submit to Canadian Music Fest will receive a code after the CMF deadline to submit to the Road to Canadian Music Fest for free.