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Apr. 25, 2018

Recipients of Heritage and Kevin Walters Industry Builder Awards Announced

Terry Jacks (from left) and Allan Reid To Be Honoured at the Western Canadian Music Awards This October

Apr. 24, 2018

BreakOut West Changes Official Hashtag To #BreakOutWest

Over the past few years we've shared the same hashtag with a group of hunting enthusiasts, the Best of Westchester, Banquet of Worship and a recent…

Apr. 18, 2018

Second Batch of Speakers Announced

An Australian who launched a music services company specializing in artist, project, and event management, An US-based artist manager who works with…

Apr. 18, 2018

Sc Mira - Featured Artist

The video for the song, 'Noose' features a character now familiar to Sc Mira fans: the “Blob.” Fans have seen this in their recent video work, and it…

Apr. 17, 2018

20 Western Canadian Artists You Can Listen To On Vinyl

In honour of International Record Store Day

Apr. 3, 2018

Nick Faye & the Deputies - Featured Artist

New release, Stumbling Distance, is a concept album that was produced by Polaris and Juno award winning Michael Wojewoda (Barenaked Ladies, Buffy…

Apr. 3, 2018

Recording a New Album? Read This First

Award-winning producer Ryan Worsley contributes to our Roadmap to the Music Industry series.

Apr. 1, 2018

Human Uber at BreakOut West!

We understand that not everyone is able to attend BreakOut West in Kelowna this Oct 10-14th. Breaking new ground for festival and conference…

Mar. 22, 2018

Amplify BC Gives Boost to B.C. Music Industry

British Columbia’s music professionals and artists have reason to celebrate, with the announcement of $7.5 million in government funding for AMPLIFY…