Music Creators! 🎶 SOCAN elections are underway, I’m running again and I’d *love* your vote 👋 I have served as a board director for the past 5 years and I’d like to bring all of that knowledge and experience to the next term. 🙏 So much is on the horizon for our mighty collective…
Some info about me:
✅ active songwriter/composer/performer
✅ 12 albums, 13th coming soon
✅ 30 years experience in the industry
✅ 4 Juno, 2 Gemini nominations, 1 ECMA nom
✅ once chased down tens of thousands in royalties that my former record company was quietly collecting illegally on my behalf (😳)
✅ screen composer with 1 CSA win and another nomination (🙏 with
@aminbhatiacomposer Ari Posner)
✅ composer of stage musical “Maudie” , on
@nac.cna /
@theatrecalgary stages in 2028!
✅ composer of chamber music commissioned by the amazing award-winning groups
@ensemblemadeincanada @iristriomusic @hannafordband Brass,
@elorasingers ,
@atgtheatre @stratfest among others
✅ composer of orchestral scores commissioned by the
@nac.cna orchestra
@calgaryphil and more
✅ was sub host for the
@cbcradio classical/pop hybrid show
✅ self-managed since 2009
✅ served as board member of
@factorcanada @mroc_canada
✅ completed York University’s Entertainment Law Course during my SOCAN board term to better understand the copyright landscape
✅ completed a Masters in Composition in 2023
✅ teacher of Film Scoring, Songwriting and Career Development for Musicians at York University
✅ mentored and guest lectured at York, U of T, U of Victoria and many others
✅ Canadian Film Centre
@cfccreates @cfcmedialab composer graduate
✅ MOM, which is, let’s face it, more impressive, in terms of the brute strength of character required than all of these other things put together 🔥🫡 😂
✅ have driven cargo vans full of people and gear through the Rockies, 14 hours of plains, NYC at rush hour during 20 years of touring… 😂
✅ passionate collaborator across genres
✅ driven by a deep and genuine love of music
Voting is open now and until April 29th at noon. Log in to your old portal account and you’ll see the voting button there. Link to that in the comments. My deepest thanks to those of you who have already voted!! xo
