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2018 Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class
Winners Announced
The four winners of the fourth annual Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class are:
Haviah Mighty from Brampton, ON; Port Cities from Cape Breton, NS; smrtdeath
from Winnipeg, MB; and Halifax, NS’s Aquakultre, who was also the 2018 winner
of CBC Music’s Searchlight competition.
The winning acts will receive an all-inclusive trip to Toronto for an intensive
mentorship week hosted by Canada’s Music Incubator at Coalition Music with
industry leaders and Canadian artists, which includes a music industry showcase
night in Toronto, along with various other prizes.
For more information, go to www.junomasterclass.ca.
CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: AQUAKULTRE, HAVIAH MIGHTY,
SMRTDEATH & PORT CITIES
SOCAN’s Michael McCarty & Live Nation’s
Steve Herman to Enter Canadian Music &
Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame
Canadian Music Week has announced that SOCAN’s
Michael McCarty and Live Nation’s Steve Herman will be
inducted into the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry
Hall of Fame. They’ll both be honoured for their contri-
butions to Canada’s music industry at a gala dinner in
Toronto during CMW on May 9, 2019.
McCarty is SOCAN’s chief membership and business
development officer, where he is responsible for leading
a department of 40 people across Toronto, Montreal, Van-
couver, Los Angeles, and Nashville and building its roster
of songwriters, composers, and music publishers. Prior to
joining SOCAN, McCarty spent over 25 years in the music
SOCAN’S MICHAEL MCCARTY
publishing business, serving as president of EMI Music
Publishing Canada and ole.
Herman is the senior VP of touring at Live Nation and has been involved in the music industry
for decades as an agent and promoter. He is one of Live Nation’s leading tour promoters and, most
recently, Herman helped successfully reunite Guns N’ Roses for one of the highest grossing tours in
history. From 2002 to 2009 he served as the North Americian CEO for The Agency Group and, prior
to that, was the founding president of Clear Channel Canada. In the 1990s, Herman served as the
SVP of Universal Concerts.
For more information, go to www.cmw.net.
LU
Pop Artist LU Wins RBC
Emerging Musician
Program Grand Prize
Pop singer-songwriter LU of Ajax,
ON, is the grand prize winner of
the sixth annual RBC Emerging
Musician Program, as part of
Canada’s Walk of Fame Emerging
Artists Programs and Scholar-
ships. The program, valued at
more than $100,000, provides
musicians with the opportunity
to grow and develop their skills
and industry connections, and
take their budding music careers
to the next level.
For more information, go to
www.canadaswalkoffame.com.
RBC & The Canadian Academy Launch New Music Video Production Program
RBC and the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (The Canadian Academy) have launched a joint initiative called the Music Video
Production Project (MVP Project) to support and promote emerging Canadian artists and filmmakers in the creation of music video
content. The Canadian Academy has officially acquired the Prism Prize, which will be fully integrated into the national organization.
The MVP Project is open to recording artists and/or directors who identify as “emerging artists.” Over two rounds of funding, support
for artists and storytellers will be offered through music video production grants valued between $5,000 and $15,000. Each round will
also include a curated component, which aims to foster an existing director/recording artist relationship. In addition to the grants,
successful candidates will receive mentorship and networking opportunities.
For more information, go to www.mvpproject.ca.
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