Music Celebration Week 2024 | September 4 – 7 | St. John’s, NL
We’ve got four days chock full of offerings for artists, music industry and fans alike, including: four nights of shows, daytime networking, export development, showcases, one-on-one business meetings and two awards shows.
MORE INFORMATION HERE & SCHEDULE OVERVIEW BELOW
- Conference Program Guide in PDF *NEW as of Sept 4
- Registration & Ticket Pricing
- Evening Performances
- MusicNL Conference
- MusicNL Export Program
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Awards
- Volunteer
- MusicNL Award Nominees
Music Celebration Week – Schedule Overview
Conference Program Guide
Download the PDF of our conference program guide here (link below), and get a printed copy on site at the Sheraton conference registration desk.
Conference Registration and Award Gala Ticket Prices
Register for the conference HERE.
| Member | Non-member | |
| $40 | $60 | |
| $50 | $70 | |
| Conference Registration – On Site Sept 4 – 7 | $60 | $80 |
| Industry Awards – Sept 4 | Free with advance RSVP | Free with advance RSVP |
| Awards Gala tickets – Sept 7 ** | $35 | $35 |
| Wristbands for performances only Sept 4-7 *** | $40 | $40 |
| Evening show entry Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday (per venue, per show, at the door) | $20 | $20 |
**Wristband offers entry (subject to capacity) to evening shows Wednesday, Thursday, Friday + the afterparty on Saturday
Showcase Evening Performances – September 4 to 7
The artist line-up, with more than 30 performers representing a wide range of genres, including: rock, country, pop, folk and more. The detailed schedule is here, 4-day wristbands ($40) are on sale and individual evening tickets ($20 per venue, per night, at the door ONLY, cash or card). Evening performances will take place at The Ship and the Rockhouse, daytime showcases are at the Sheraton.
2024 Performing Artists for Music Celebration Week
Evening Performance Schedule
Wednesday September 4
The Rockhouse
Doors 8:30pm | Show 9pm
- 9:00pm – Ana Luisa Ramos
- 9:30pm – Natasha Blackwood
- 10:00pm – Andrew Rodgers
- 10:30 pm – Carolina East
- 11:00pm – Port-Aux-Poutines
Thursday September 5
The Rockhouse
Doors 7:30pm | Show 8pm
- 8:00pm – Justin Fancy
- 8:30pm – Rachel Cousins
- 9:00pm – Kubasonics
- 9:30pm – Kitchinparti
- 10:00pm – Fairgale
The Ship
Doors 8:30pm | Show 9pm
- 9:00pm – Mackenzie Critch
- 9:30pm – Darcy Scott
- 10:00pm – Len O’Neill
- 10:30pm – Valmy
- 11:00pm – Youngtree & The Blooms
Friday September 6
The Rockhouse
Doors 8pm | Show 8:30pm
- 8:30pm – Rozalind MacPhail
- 9:00pm – Selina Boland
- 9:30pm – Evelyn Jess
- 10:00pm- Maria Cherwick
- 10:30pm – Baraka
- 11:00pm – Greta & The Goldfish
Saturday September 7
St John’s Convention Center
7:30pm MusicNL Awards Gala (doors 6:30pm)
The Rockhouse – MusicNL Awards Gala Afterparty
10pm doors
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MusicNL Conference – September 4 to 7
Sharpen your skills, expand your network and deepen your knowledge! Over the 4 days of Music Celebration week, we’ve got over 15 panels, workshops, peer sessions and networking events designed to help attendees grow their network.
MusicNL Conference Sessions
OVERVIEW
Thursday September 5
10:00am – 11:30am Navigating the Festival Circuit (Sheraton Avalon/Battery)
12:00pm – 1:30pm Brandcamp (Sheraton Avalon/Battery)
2:00pm – 3:30pm DIY: Booking Your Own Tour (Sheraton Avalon/Battery)
4:00pm – 5:30pm Social Media By Musicians: Find Your Fit (Sheraton Avalon/Battery)
Friday September 6
10:00am – 11:30am Preparing for the International Market (Sheraton Avalon/Battery)
10:30am – 2:30pm ECMA One-on-Ones (Sheraton Viking)
12:00pm – 1:30pm Sound Check: Live Sound Basics for Performers (Sheraton Avalon/Battery)
2:00pm – 3:30pm How To Plan A Music Release Cycle (Sheraton Avalon/Battery)
4:00pm – 5:30pm Music On Screen: Intro to Sync Licensing (Sheraton Avalon/Battery)
Saturday September 7
10:00am – 11:30am Streaming Success: Untangling DSPs (Sheraton Avalon/Battery)
12:00pm – 1:30pm Crafting Your Image: Essentials of Promotional Tools (Sheraton
Avalon/Battery)
2:00pm – 3:30pm On The Road: The Reality of Touring Today (Sheraton Avalon/Battery)
4:00pm – 5:30pm Royalties 101 (Sheraton Avalon/Battery)
DETAILED PANEL SCHEDULE
Thursday, September 5
10:00am – 11:30am Navigating the Festival Circuit
- Ian Thomson, Mile of Music (moderator)
- Ghislaine Cormier, Route 11 Festival
- Mercedes Caxaj, Sunfest
- Ariana Dalie & Craig Smith, Four Winds Festival
Looking to expand your reach and showcase your work on a global stage? This panel offers a unique opportunity to connect with festival buyers from across Canada and beyond! You’ll hear directly from the decision-makers who select artists for coveted festival performances! Learn about the criteria these buyers use, what trends they’re following, and how you can best position yourself to be selected. This session will provide valuable insights into the festival circuit and help you understand how to make your mark in new markets.
12:00pm – 1:30pm Brandcamp
Jud Haynes, Graphic Designer & Concert Promoter (Mighty Pop)
In today’s music industry, your artist identity is more than just your sound—it’s the complete image that sets you apart. This workshop will guide you through the process of building a strong and authentic artist brand that uniquely reflects you.
This session will cover the essential elements of branding, from visual aesthetics to messaging, and show you how to align your brand with your artistic goals. You’ll learn how to present yourself consistently across platforms and connect with your audience on a deeper level. By the end of the session, you’ll have the tools and insights to confidently define and elevate your brand as an artist.
2:00pm – 3:30pm DIY: Booking Your Own Tour
- Lara Supan, Midwood Entertainment (moderator)
- Peter Smith, Youngtree & the Blooms
- Valmy, artist
- Sherry Ryan, artist
- Jacob Cherwick, artist
As an artist grows their career and works towards exporting outside the province, there is always a step where they manage their own bookings. What are some of the best practices in booking your own gigs and tours? How can an artist ensure this supports career growth AND helps lead them to a place where they can build a team and transition to a booking agent?
4:00pm – 5:30pm Social Media By Musicians: Find Your Fit
- Jordan Coaker, Quote The Raven
- Kristan Toczko, artist
- Don-E Coady, DC Design House
When trying to run a music career it can feel like you’re constantly required to run your own social media content factory, which is like a full time job in itself. In this session, you’ll hear from musicians who have found the right formula to keep on top of their socials successfully.
Friday, September 6
10:00am – 11:30am Preparing for the International Market
- Neil Pearson, Sounds Just Fine (moderator)
- Lara Supan, Midwood Entertainment
- Phil Simpson, Nearfield Artists
- Jonathan Een Newton, Free Dirt Records
For many artists, the international market is a key part of their career goals and growth. Having the right music is just a first step. During this session, you’ll hear from agents, labels and other key industry who work with Canadian exporting artists. What team, tools and benchmarks do you need to build an international music career? Find out here.
10:30am – 2:30pm ECMA One-on-Ones, Viking Room
Anthony Carew, ECMA Membership & Projects Manager
With the ECMA’s new CEO Blanche Israel at the helm we will be seeing some exciting changes to the 2025 ECMA Awards and Stages. Schedule a time to chat one-on-one with Membership & Projects Manager Anthony Carew about these changes and how you can make the most out of your ECMA experience.
Booking Page: https://calendar.app.google/36bcqWJYTQfUdqVG8
12:00pm – 1:30pm Sound Check: Live Sound Basics for Performers
Matt Dines – sound tech
For performing artists, a smooth live show starts with a solid stage setup and a basic understanding of the tech gear at your disposal. This workshop will empower you with the skills needed to manage your own live setup, from plugging in and positioning your equipment to running basic sound and lighting systems.
Designed for performing artists, this session will break down the essentials of onstage gear, offer hands-on guidance, and provide practical tips on working effectively with sound engineers. By the end of this workshop, you’ll be better equipped to set up and troubleshoot your own live performance tech with confidence.
2:00pm – 3:30pm How To Plan A Music Release Cycle
- Neil Pearson, Sounds Just Fine
- Tony Tarleton, acronym Records
- Ghislaine Cormier, Kaneshii Records
- Jonathan Een Newton, Free Dirt Records
With the ever-changing impacts of streaming, singles and content trickling, it’s increasingly important to plan a long-term strategy for a music release. How long in advance should you have masters ready before pitching to a label? When is the ideal time to upload to a distributor or DSP if you want best results? How do you plan for vinyl pressing? These, and more, questions will be discussed in this session, which will be led by managers, label owners and more.
4:00pm – 5:30pm Music On Screen: Intro to Sync Licensing
- Tim Hardy, Sound of Pop
- Mikaila Simmons, Rolly Polly
- Vince Degiorgio, Cymba
Are you curious about how your music can make its way into film and TV? This introductory panel will demystify the world of music synchronization. We’ll explore what sync is, the key roles of music supervisors and publishers in the process, and what they look for when selecting music. You’ll learn the essentials of how to prepare your tracks for potential placements, including tips on metadata, licensing, and building a sync-friendly catalogue. Whether you’re an artist, songwriter, or music industry professional, this session will equip you with the foundational knowledge to get your music ready for the sync market.
Saturday, September 7
10:00am – 11:30am Streaming Success: Untangling DSPs
- Sarah Porter, Porter Music Management (moderator)
- Neil Pearson, Sounds Just Fine
- Jonathan Een Newton, Free Dirt Records
- Tony Tarleton, acronym
In the ever-evolving music industry, digital service providers (DSPs) like Spotify, Apple Music, and others have become critical platforms for artists to distribute and monetize their music, as well as build audience. This session will explore the world of streaming, offering insights into how DSPs work, how to get your music featured, and the strategies for maximizing your streaming revenue. It will also offer insight on how to keep on top of the ever-changing DSP landscape.
We’ll cover everything from playlisting and algorithms to understanding royalty structures and the importance of data analytics. Whether you’re an artist, manager, or label representative, this session will provide the tools and knowledge you need to build a strategy for the streaming era.
12:00pm – 1:30pm Crafting Your Image: Essentials of Promotional Tools
Michelle Robertson
In today’s competitive music industry, how you present yourself can be just as important as the music you create. This introductory workshop is designed to help artists develop a clear and compelling press kit, also known as a one-sheet.
We’ll walk through the key elements you need to include—like your bio, press photos, key achievements, and contact information—ensuring that you’re ready to impress industry professionals at a moment’s notice. Beyond the basics, this session will highlight the importance of aligning your marketing assets with your artistic goals, helping you portray yourself authentically and effectively. By the end of this workshop, you’ll have a stronger awareness of your brand and be better equipped to make a lasting impact in the industry.
2:00pm – 3:30pm On The Road: The Reality of Touring Today
- Melissa Tobin, CBC Radio [moderator]
- Kelly McMichael, musician
- Josh Sandu and Andrew Laite, Rube & Rake
- Ana Luisa Ramos, musician
- Nico Paulo, musician
In a post-pandemic, late-capitalist world, how do musicians survive the reality of touring? From a financial, physical and psychic perspective, touring musicians will discuss the reality of their road experience and offer tips (perhaps also some therapy) on what it’s like out there, and how to avoid the pitfalls of modern-day touring.
4:00pm – 5:30pm Royalties 101
Tim Hardy, Sound of Pop
This session will demystify the songwriting and publishing world. From registration to royalties, presenter Tim Hardy will show you how to maximize your revenue and keep track of your catalogue.
Say Cheese – Headshots with Lauren Vandenbrook
Portrait photographer Lauren Vandenbrook is offering free headshots to MusicNL Conference Registrants from 11am to 3pm, Friday and Saturday!
Sign up here! First come, first serve.
Please check in at the registration table at the Sheraton Hotel 5 minutes before your appointment time. If you need to cancel your appointment please email or call Sarah at sarah@musicnl.ca or (709) 754-2474 ext. 3.
Lauren Vandenbrook is a multi-disciplinary artist working on all sides of the camera. Her directorial work has been exhibited in Canada, the United States and throughout Europe. As an award-winning photographer, she is best known for her extensive work in portraiture and capturing Canada’s top talent.
**programming subject to change
Export Program
MusicNL is pleased to present the 2024 Export Program activities at the MusicNL Conference, and as part of Music Celebration Week. The program will feature an array of high-quality showcases, industry conference sessions, the Awards Gala and a boutique Export Development program.
Meet our Export Delegates! We’re bringing in more than 45 key industry leaders from Canada, USA and UK, including festival and venue programmers, presenters, booking agents, labels, radio promotions, music supervisors, and industry tastemakers from across Canada, the USA, and the United Kingdom. These invited guests will participate in MusicNL export program showcases, one-on-one meetings, nightly showcases, Awards Gala and conference sessions to engage with our members and industry. Get your networking on and make instrumental connections at the conference.
As part of the MusicNL Conference Export Program, performing artists and nominees will have the opportunity to request one-on-one meetings with our Export Delegates – a group of more than 45 key industry members from Canada and beyond. The meetings will take place September 5 & 6, as part of the MusicNL Conference at The Sheraton in St John’s. To take part in the meetings, eligible participants (MCW performing-showcasing artist OR nominee), must do the following:
- Register for the conference (MCW performing-showcasing artists will receive a code for complimentary registration in the coming days) by August 27
- Submit the meeting request form by Friday, August 23 (5:00 PM NDT)
- Participate in Export Orientation session (online) August 28 (more information to follow)
2024 MusicNL Conference Export Delegate Overview
| Delegate Name | Delegate Name | Title | Company | City | Prov | Country |
| Sam | Baijal | Artistic Director | Hillside Festival | Guelph | ON | Canada |
| Chris | Ball | Programming Manager | Arts & Culture Centres NL | St. John’s | NL | Canada |
| Natasha | Blackwood | Talent Buyer/Venue Coordinator | First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity | St. John’s | NL | Canada |
| Kai | Bryan | Logistics Manager | Atlantic Presenters Association/APA | St. John’s | NL | Canada |
| Hannah | Buske | Booking Manager | Big Sky | Boots and Hearts Music Festival | Burl’s Creek Event Grounds | Republic Live | Oro-Medonte | ON | Canada |
| Jamie | Campbell | Artistic Director | Stewart Park Festival | Perth | ON | Canada |
| Eugene | Carnegie | Director, Theatre and Arts Centre | Keyano Theatre | Fort McMurray | AB | Canada |
| Suze | Casey | Artistic Director | Calgary Folk Club | Calgary | AB | Canada |
| Mercedes | Caxaj | Artistic Co-Director | Sunfest | London | ON | Canada |
| John | Clarke | Manager, Events, Festivals and Ceremonies | 2025 Canada Summer Games | St. John’s | NL | Canada |
| Ghislaine | Cormier | Directrice-générale | Festival Route 11/ La Fédération culturelle de l’ÎPÉ | Charlottetown | PEI | Canada |
| Ariana | Dalie | Artistic Director/Festival Producer | Four Winds Music Fest | Durham | ON | Canada |
| Nora | de Mariaffi | Marketing Coordinator | Lawnya Vawnya | St. John’s | NL | Canada |
| Vince | Degiorgio | President/Publisher | Cymba Music Publishing | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Genny | DeMerchant | Booking Agent/ Management | AIM Booking | Ottawa | ON | Canada |
| Julien | Desaulniers | Directeur artistique/ Artistic Director | Festival du Voyageur inc. | Winnipeg | MB | Canada |
| Jonathan | Een Newton | General Manager/Label | Free Dirt Records | Washington | DC | USA |
| Kathleen | Flanagan | Programming Director | Cloggeroo Festival | Georgetown | PEI | Canada |
| Nicole | Fougère | Executive Director | Rotary Arts Centre Corner Brook | Corner Brook | NL | Canada |
| Troy | Greencorn | Executive Director/ Festival Producer | deCoste Performing Arts Centre/ Stan Rogers Folk Festival | Pictou | NS | Canada |
| Tim | Hardy | Owner/ Publishing & Sync | Sound of Pop | Dartmouth | NS | Canada |
| Laurie | Iverson | Artistic Director//Festival | North County Fair | Joussard | AB | Canada |
| Zainab | Jerrett | Executive Director | Tombolo Multicultural Festival Newfoundland and Labrador Inc. | St. John’s | NL | Canada |
| James | Keeleghan | Artistic Director | Summerfolk Music Festival/ Georgian Bay Folk Society | Owen Sound | ON | Canada |
| Ryan | Kemp | Artistic Director | Peterborough Folk Festival | Peterborough | ON | Canada |
| Pilvi | Keto-LeBlanc | Executive Director | Writers at Woody Point/Heritage Theatre | Woody Point | NL | Canada |
| Emmanuelle | LeBlanc | Festival | Festival Route 11 | Charlottetown | PEI | Canada |
| Steve | MacIntyre | Artistic Director | Stan Rogers Folk Festival | Canso | NS | Canada |
| Kerry | Martin | Senior Music Curator | Amazon Music | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Neil | Pearson | Founder/ Presenter/ Producer | Sounds Just Fine/ The Hive | Shrewsbury | Shropshire | UK |
| Louis | Robitaille | President/ Program Chair | Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society/ Lunenburg Folk Harbour Festival | Lunenburg | NS | Canada |
| Navel | Sarr | President | St. John’s African Roots Festival – SARFest | St. John’s | NL | Canada |
| Kelly | Sceviour | Special Events Coordinator | Town of Gander/ Festival of Flight & other events | Gander | NL | Canada |
| Liz | Scott | Booking Agent | I Book Shows | Tara | ON | Canada |
| Spencer | Shewen | Artistic Director/ Festival Manager | Mariposa Folk Festival/Riverfest Elora/ Lot 18 Productions | Elora | ON | Canada |
| Mikalia | Simmons | Music Supervisor | Roly Poly Music | St. John’s | NL | Canada |
| Phil | Simpson | Booking Agent/ Music Publisher | Nearfield Artists | Beverley | Yorkshire | UK |
| Craig | Smith | Artistic Director/Festival Producer | Four Winds Music Fest | Durham | ON | Canada |
| Carter | Snow | Program Coordinator | Carter Music/The Rec Room/Jibfest | St. John’s | NL | Canada |
| Lara | Supan | Agent/Head of Artist Division | Midwood Entertainment | Ithaca | NY | USA |
| Tony | Tarleton | Owner/ Label | acronym records | Toronto | ON | Canada |
| Ian | Thomson | Director, Talent and Partnerships | Mile of Music Festival | Appleton | WI | USA |
| Mary Beth | Waldram | Festival Programmer | Newfoundland Folk Festival/ Newfoundland Folk Arts Society | St. John’s | NL | Canada |
| Carol | Weatherall | Music Director//Festival | North County Fair | Joussard | AB | Canada |
| Jason | Williams | Artistic Director | Wild Mountain Music Festival | Hinton | AB | Canada |
Our 2024 Export Delegates
Meet our amazing 2024 export buyers!
International Delegates
Jonathan Een Newton
General Manager/Label
Free Dirt Records
Washington, DC, USA
Jonathan runs the day-to-day operations of Free Dirt Records, a three-time Grammy-nominated label. Since 2006, the label has released music by Willi Carlisle, Jake Blount, Pokey LaFarge, Mama’s Broke, Kaia Kater, Anna & Elizabeth, Hackensaw Boys, Mighty Poplar, (Grammy-nominated), Julian Lage & Chris Eldridge (Grammy-nominated), Che Apalache (Grammy-nominated), Viv & Riley, and JP Harris. Free Dirt also works with PM Press to co-release spoken word and folk music. Together we’ve put out lectures by Noam Chomsky and Howard Zinn and music from Chumbawamba, Leon Rosselson and Robb Johnson, among others. The label also distributes a number of roots labels including Jalopy (Brooklyn), Big Muddy (St. Louis), Hi-Style (Nashville), and Mashed Potato (New Orleans). We are based in Washington, DC.
Neil Pearson
Manager / Artist Development
Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK
Neil is a UK based artist manager and artist development specialist working mainly in the singer/songwriter, Americana, and folk genres.
Through Sounds Just Fine he has Kaïa Kater, John Smith (UK), and Cara Luft as management clients, and also works with a range of US and Canadian clients and organisations on project based artist and market development.
He programs the UK showcase rooms at Folk Alliance, and supports all the artists attending this annual North American conference; and also programs a year-round concert series in a 105-capacity arts centre in his hometown of Shrewsbury.
Phil Simpson
Booking Agent/ Music Publisher
Yorkshire, UK
Nearfield Artists was formed in 2021 by Phil Simpson (ex partner/founder of Strada Music) culminating 12 years in the live agency business. The agency proudly represents some of the foremost names in Acoustic, Americana, and Folk genres. Phil is also runs First Original Music: a UK-based music publishing and rights management organisation.
Ian Thomson
Talent Buyer
Appleton, WI, USA
Ian has been a part of the music industry ecosystem for the past 10 years. Currently, he is the Talent Buyer for the Mile of Music Festival in Appleton, WI. He books close to 200 artists and schedules close to 600 sets of original music for the 4 day festival. Ian is responsible for all artists’ engagement from booking and contracting through day-of-show contact. He leads all key components of artist relations including artist hospitality, artist care, lodging, advancing, and marketing.
Lara Supan
Agent/Head of Artist Division
Ithaca, NY, USA
Lara started her career in the live music business as a performance artist herself where she managed her own Americana band, South Rail, through many successful regional and national tours. She went on to co-found and launch the crowdsourcing and crowdfunding platform, RoadNation, a site that allowed bands to work directly with their fans to pre-fund and plan tours. She moved on from RoadNation to co-found a boutique booking agency, Mile One, with music industry veteran Fawn Goodman in 2015. In 2019, she joined forces with Jim Fleming at Fleming Artists and became Vice President of the company in 2020. In 2023, she accepted the position of Head of the Agency Division at Midwood Entertainment and currently represents artists such as Kellie Loder (US only), Aleksi Campagne, Carsie Blanton, Susan Werner, Crys Matthews, Martyn Joseph and many others.
Canadian Delegates
Sam Baijal
Artistic Director
Guelph, ON
Samir (Sam) has bee programming the Hillside Festival since 1998 and the Hillside Inside Festival from 2007 to the present day. He also works for the University of Guelph (since 1989) where he programs entertainment on and off campus and special events at the University Centre. Hillside also presents concerts during the year. Sam’s favourite pastime is going to concerts.
Hannah Buske
Booking Manager
Republic Live/Boots and Hearts Music Festival
Oro-Medonte, ON
With eight years in the music industry, Hannah began with internships at UTA, Republic Live, Canadian Music Week, and Indie Music Week while earning her BA in Creative Industries from Toronto Metropolitan University. Post-graduation, she joined Republic Live, contributing to marketing and PR for Boots & Hearts Country Festival and Canada Rocks with The Rolling Stones.
At Paquin Entertainment Group, Hannah held roles such as Agent Assistant and managing their Social Media and Marketing efforts. She then worked in artist management with Michelle Szeto at 2:42 Management/Loft Entertainment, managing JUNO-winner Donovan Woods, JUNO-nominee Wild Rivers and GRAMMY-winner Aaron Raitiere.
Currently, Hannah is back with Republic Live as Booking Manager, working on programming the 2024/25 events calendar including Boots & Hearts and creating the inaugural All Your Friends Fest.
Jamie Campbell
Artistic Director
Perth, ON
Jamie Campbell is the Artistic Director of the Stewart Park Festival in beautiful downtown Perth, Ontario. It’s been 34 straight years of music by donation in Stewart Park! Having just finished his second year as the AD, Jamie looks forward to SPF 2025! After retiring as a high school principal, Jamie is getting back to his musical roots, as he spent 15 years touring as a professional musician before getting into education, including writing and touring with Roch Voisine for 10 years in the early 90s. Jamie continues to record and play with several bands in the Eastern Ontario area.
Eugene Carnegie
Director, Theatre & Arts Centre
Fort McMurray, AB
Eugene took over leadership of Keyano Theatre a little over a year ago, but has been with the company for over 20 years. Starting as an audio technician has always kept Eugene rooted in music and now as a programmer he is looking for quality acts to bring to the people of Fort McMurray. Keyano Theatre has a long history of presenting a variety of local and professional talent, which will continue. October-May is the typical season and Keyano Theatre is looking for a couple of East Coast groups each year to bring the Maritimers a taste of home.
Suze Casey
Artistic Director
Airdrie, AB
Artistic Director of the prestigious Calgary Folk Club (1986 – present) with 13 live events Sept – April focusing on Singer-songwriter and trad. Past involvement includes International Folk Alliance Showcase Coordinator (1994 – 2007), Canadian Folk Music Awards Board Member (2010 – 2014), CFMA Gala Producer (2015-2016), promoter and emcee. A volunteer with no “vested interest” other than promoting music that makes a difference, in 2024, Suze was recognized by the CFMAs with “The Spirit of Folk Award”. An active advocate for musicians, she is an expert connector. Suze brings her expertise in the Personal Development arena – as a successful entrepreneur, and best-selling author of “Belief Re-patterning: The Amazing Technique for “Flipping the Switch” to Positive Thoughts (Hay House c. 2012). She loves supporting individuals in becoming their own “best selves”, and is an active awards juror, as well as a respected mentor and coach for musicians, agents and other promoters.
Mercedes Caxaj
Co-Director
London, ON
For more than a decade, Mercedes has been the Artistic Co-Director for Sunfest-London Committee for Cross Cultural Arts, which presents thoughtful, innovative global arts programming in London, Ontario. She also recently served as Head of Programs for Small World Music and produced the music conference, Global Toronto, and the Emergence Music Incubator, which showcase and support culturally diverse artists and partners in Toronto, Ontario, and works in collaboration with the International Indigenous Music Summit.
Mercedes has grown her career within the realm of arts and cultural work by contributing to the success of a range of arts and non-profit organizations and festivals across southern Ontario — and is responsible for logistics, development and partnership building, marketing and branding, as well as scouting and programming artists with a focus on intersectional representation.
In addition, Mercedes has served as a jury member and panellist for both national and international music meetings, conferences and major granting agencies where she discusses artistic programming, community program development, cultural advocacy and strategy, and prioritizing representation.
Mercedes was awarded the Contributor of the Year Award from the Forest City London Music Awards for her work in the London music scene and currently serves as a board member of Tourism London (London, Canada), the Association for Performing Arts Professionals (APAP)(Washington, DC) and the Corporation of Massey Hall and Roy Thomson Hall (Toronto, Canada).
Ariana Dalie & Craig Smith
Artistic Directors/Festival Producers
Four Winds Music Fest/The Happiness Mafia
Durham, ON
Ariana is the co-founder of The Happiness Mafia, a premier live music event, and production company dedicated to bringing you the best in live music entertainment. We are passionate about promoting live music and understand that music is more than just a sound, it’s an experience. We produce an annual music festival that is growing in attendance in the second week of July. We also produce between 3-4 shows leading up to the festival.
We are keen to curate a diverse lineup at our festival, which represents our multicultural country.
As the Executive Artistic Director for Four Winds Music Fest, Craig’s responsibilities include curating the lineup to ensure it reflects our values. In addition to curating the lineup, he is also responsible of producing 3-4 shows leading up to the festival.
Vince Degiorgio
President/Publisher
Toronto, ON
Vincent Degiorgio is the CEO of Cymba Music Publishing.
His company, Cymba is one of the most pro-active, creative music publishing entities in Canada. It is home for writers and artists such as Logan Richard, Oleyada, Barbra Lica, Rachel Cousins, Mia Kelly and The Free Label and proudly represents Citadel House, Daniel Adams and Noah Malcolm, to name a few.
Cymba has been nominated 3x by the Guild Of Music Supervisors Canada as best Sync Team, Indie Publisher and is represented worldwide.
Vince is also a multi platinum songwriter and sits on the board of directors of Music Publishers Canada.
Genny DeMerchant
Booking Agent
Genny DeMerchant began singing before she could talk. She grew up studying classical violin and piano and has a deep love and appreciation for all things ‘live’ performing arts. After completing a music degree at Wilfrid Laurier University, Genny spent the first 15 years of her professional life in arts marketing and programming, working in various organizations, from the symphony to producing theatre and performing arts centres. Her last role prior to establishing the booking agency, You Will Love it Live (YWLIL), was Chief Marketing Officer at the Centre in the Square, Kitchener.
Julien Desaulniers
Artistic Director
Winnipeg, MB
Julien Desaulniers is the Artistic Director for le Festival du Voyageur, Western Canada’s largest winter festival. Celebrating Franco-Manitoban culture and heritage, the festival features over 150 artists ranging in musical genres from traditional to pop, rock and hip hop.
Laurie Iverson
Artistic Director
North Country Fair/CKUA Radio
Edmonton, AB
Laurie Iverson is the Artistic Director of the North Country Fair, an outdoor multi-genre festival in Northern Alberta. Throughout her years working in the music industry, she has supported emerging artists beyond the festival. Booking artists and producing concerts at Blues on Whyte, Underground Music Society and North Country Campground. She now works as the manager of Events and Volunteers at CKUA radio station, a community-supported radio station broadcasting in 16 communities across Alberta. CKUA promotes art, culture and recording artists across Canada on radio and through live performances in Edmonton and Calgary.
James Keelaghan
Artistic Director
Georgian Bay Folk Society/Summerfolk Music and Crafts Festival
Perth, ON
Summerfolk turns 50 years old in 2025. The festival happens on the third full weekend of August on the shores of Georgian Bay in the town or Owen Sound, about 2.5 hours north of Toronto. Every year the festival hosts over 40 acts and 45 unique artisans. James Keelaghan has been Artistic Director for the past 12 years.
Ryan Kemp
Artistic Director
Peterborough, ON
Artistic Director of the Peterborough Folk Festival since 2015 and promoter of over 1500+ shows as a manager/promoter of local Peterborough venues The Moho , Red Dog and Gordon Best.
Peterborough Folk Festival is a four-day, multi stage festival that artistically is wide ranging with an emphasis on diversity and inclusion.
One of the countries longest running free folk festivals takes place in a beautiful accessible park on the banks of the Otonabee River in Peterborough,ON.
The festival takes place August 21st to 24th 2025.
Kerry Martin
Senior Music Curator
Amazon Music
Toronto, ON
Kerry has worked in the music industry for fifteen years as a music journalist, broadcaster, columnist, special projects producer, and is currently a music curator with Amazon Music. Before working at Amazon, Kerry worked at Google, YouTube, and CBC and has worked with global livestreams like Coachella, with festivals such as the Cavendish Beach Music Festival, and live broadcast events such as The Tragically Hip’s National Celebration concert with CBC. Kerry has sat on juries for the Juno Awards, CCMA Awards, CMA Awards, Polaris Music Prize, and Americana Music Honors & Awards. Though the roles have changed over the years, the passion and goal has always remained the same: help Canadian artists build their careers, and get their stories out to the world.
Liz Scott
Agent
I Book Shows
Meaford, ON
Liz Scott is the former Artistic Director at Mariposa Folk Festival, Eaglewood Folk Festival, Fred Eaglesmith Picnic, and Village Vibes at Blue Mountain Resort and has hosted concerts for over 20 years at her home near Georgian Bay. Liz presents soft-seat theatre shows and spent several years partnering with Fred Eaglesmith and Sean McCann, promoting their shows at small halls across Ontario, grassroots style. She’s also Canadian agent for one-of-a-kind folksinger Steve Poltz for the past 11 years and recently started working with Rainbow Girls. She also booked two distinct double-bill tours in Canada with Danny Michel & Steve Poltz while also taking on the tour managing component. Very recently she began working with I Book Shows, a full service Canadian entertainment agency based in Ontario, primarily with Danny Michel, Colin Linden, The Arrogant Worms, Hussy Hicks. Liz continues to wear many hats as agent, promoter, presenter, and ad hoc tour manager – wherever the live show takes her.
Spencer Shewen
Artistic Director
Mariposa Folk Festival & Riverfest Elora
Elora, ON
Recently entrusted with the role of Artistic Director of the fabled Mariposa Folk Festival, Spencer is celebrating a sell out festival during his first year at the helm! At the same time, he has also continued with his role as Artistic Director at Riverfest Elora, where he has played an integral role in guiding the festival through its rapid growth since 2014. Two of Ontario’s most celebrated festivals!
Spencer also sits on the Board of Directors for the River and Sky Festival (Sudbury) and the Elora Centre for the Arts. Previously, he has held seats on the Board Of Directors for the Halifax Pop Explosion, the Hillside Festival (2007 – 2012) and CFRU 93.3FM (2010, 2011), worked as Artistic Director and Event Manager for Waterstock (2017) and 100 Mile Riot (2012, 2013), curated and managed the Fortnight Music Series (2007 to 2016), acted as label manager for SunnyLane Records (2005 – 2008), among many other adventures. The Mariposa Folk Festival takes place on July 4-6, 2024. Riverfest Elora takes place on August 15-17 2024.
Tony Tarleton
Head of Creative & Managing Partner
Toronto, ON
acronym is my baby, for lack of a better term!
My day to day “jobs” are many, many and change every day – from A&R, to plotting the creative course in tandem with the roster, to providing Business Activity structure, to working global relationships etc – the list is vast. But I am fortunate to be able to accomplish the goals set by the business and by the Artists themselves working with and alongside an amazing group of Independent Services companies in many countries (PR, Radio, Marketing etc).
The roster currently has 5 Artists most of which we work with globally – Kaia Kater, Mikhail Laxton, Del Barber, Megan Nash and Maïa Davies. We are expanding the roster in 2024, but can’t say who yet and I’m always looking!
Artists on acronym have been nominated for/or won Junos, multiple WCMA’s, multiple Canadian Folk Music Awards, multiple Saskatchewan Music Awards, Capital Music Awards and have been on the Long List for the Polaris Music Prize.
Carol Weatherall
Artistic Director
North Country Fair
Joussard, AB
northcountryfair.ca
Carol Weatherall joined the family band at the age of 12 in Owen Sound Ontario. After a move to Alberta in 1978 she continued performing with various bands, including a stretch with her 4 brothers. She discovered the North Country Fair in 1987 and became the Artistic Director in 1993.
Jason Williams
Artistic Director
Hinton, AB
Jason Williams is the Artistic Director for the Wild Mountain Music Festival near Hinton, Alberta. Wild Mountain is in its 16th festival and 19th year of existence. Jason has held many roles within Wild Mountain since starting the festival, but his focal point is artistic direction. Wild Mountain Music Festival 2025 will take place on July 18, 19, 20. Jason programs a diverse selection of music and is now starting to book for 2025
Atlantic Canadian Delegates
Ghislaine Cormier
Executive Director / Directrice-générale
Festival Route 11/ La Fédération culturelle de l’ÎPÉ
Charlottetown, PEI
Ghislaine Cormier, is a Prince Edward Island-based cultural industry professional working with organizations across Canada in the fields of culture, economic development and tourism. Ghislaine has been the Executive Director of the Fédération culturelle de l’Île-du-Prince-Édouard since 2009 and delivers the new Festival Route 11 which falls the first weekend of August, next year celebrating it’s 5th edition – August 1st-3rd 2025.
Festival Route 11 is a bilingual, multi-modal visual-arts, culinary, and folk-music festival held along the 65 kilometer coastal drive in Prince County which is the Festival’s namesake, Route 11, its main events happen at Union Corner Provincial Park in the middle of the Acadian Community of Evangeline.
The Federation culturelle de l’IPÉ also does year round programing
Troy Greencorn
Executive Director/ Festival Producer
deCoste Performing Arts Centre/ Stan Rogers Folk Festival
Pictou, NS
Troy is the Executive Director of the deCoste Performing Arts Centre in Pictou, Nova Scotia. This 400-seat facility, which presents over 100 events each year, is just emerging from a $15+M expansion that sees it emerge as a culture hub in close partnership with the Pictou Antigonish Regional Library and other municipal and community partners. Troy is also the founder/producer of the Stan Rogers Folk Festival, now into its 28th year. “Stanfest”, as it has come to be known, is an international songwriter’s festival that presents a roster of over 40 accomplished artists/acts from a wide range of genres. The event is hosted annually in Canso, Nova Scotia.
Tim Hardy
Music Publisher / Sync Rep
Halifax, NS
Tim has been part of the East Coast music scene since the early 1990s and his devotion to the regions songwriters and artists is second to none.
Tim Hardy is the co-owner of Sound of Pop, a multiple ECMA award-winning music publishing & master/sync representation company based in Nova Scotia, operates an independent rights management / music consulting company based in Halifax and previously worked with SOCAN for over 20 years.
Sound of Pop Publishing currently represents a 3000+ song catalogue world-wide in a one-stop capacity for sync representation and/or publishing. The SOP roster is comprised of artists from Canada, the US and Europe, including current & former Music NL award winners and nominees Chris Kirby, Quote the Raven, Fairgale, Chris Ryan & Brianna Gosse.
Emmanuelle LeBlanc
Charlottetown, PEI
With over two decades of experience in the music industry, Emmanuelle LeBlanc is a seasoned musician and music industry professional specializing in logistics, communications, and project management. As a founding member of Vishtèn and 6 Hearts, Emmanuelle has not only performed on stages worldwide but also excels in organizing and executing the behind-the-scenes work that drives success. Through her work with her production company, Les Productions Takashoun Inc., she has facilitated more than 3,000 performances across the globe, contributing to over 60 international tours. Alongside her musical career, Emmanuelle serves on the programming committee for Festival Route 11, where her expertise in producing large-scale events and fostering international cultural exchanges shines.
Steve MacIntyre
Artistic Director
Port Hawkesbury, NS
The Stan Rogers Folk Festival is an annual songwriters festival held in Canso, NS. In its near 30 years, Stanfest has presented some of the biggest names in folk music. As Artistic Director it is my job to source, contract, and present artists that I feel would fit well with our event, and that our audience would enjoy.
Louis Robitaille
Program Chair & President
Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society
Lunenburg, NS
Louis Robitaille is the President of the Lunenburg Folk Harbour Society and the longest serving Chair of their Program Committee. With over 20 years of experience in programming the Society’s events, he is passionate about bringing a wide-range and gender-balanced selection of music to Lunenburg. Professionally, he is an educator who currently works as an executive staff officer for the Nova Scotia Teachers Union. The Folk Harbour Society owns and operates the Lunenburg Opera House, a century old theatre in the center of the UNESCO world heritage town of Lunenburg. The Society presents an annual festival in early August each year as well as spring, summer, and fall concert series. In August of 2025 the Society will be celebrating its 40th Festival.
Kathleen Flanagan
Programming Director
Georgetown, PEI
Since 2014, Kathleen has provided leadership to a mighty team of volunteers to create and host an annual music festival in Three Rivers PEI, on the shores of the Brudenell River (Georgetown) and in the “Boggeroo Blues Tent” at Bogside Brewery (Montague). Cloggeroo is a non-profit, family friendly, volunteer-run event. Recognized as Music PEI’s 2020 Event of the Year, 2023 ECMA nominee and 2024 Music PEI nominee – Cloggeroo hosts a variety of top-notch music from across Atlantic Canada and beyond, including the likes of The Barr Brothers, Adam Baldwin, Theresa Malenfant, The Sadies, Old Man Luedecke, Garret Mason, Harry Manx, Whitehorse, Alex Cuba, Joce Reyome, Lennie Gallant and more. Join us (August 9-11, 2024) for the magic – with local food and drink vendors, live art installations, and a private campground with its very own late-night silent disco – all surrounded by the very best of Atlantic Canada’s music!
Newfoundland & Labrador Delegates
Natasha Blackwood
Talent Buyer/Venue Coordinator
First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity
St. John’s, NL
Multidisciplinary Programming for Spirit Song Festival, and First Light’s “Songs and Stories” series, annually in St John’s each fall. Primarily programming traditional and contemporary Indigenous artists for performances, workshops, artist talks, and other knowledge-share opportunities.
Kai Bryan
Logistics Manager, Member Services Coordinator
Atlantic Presenters Association
St. John’s, NL
The Atlantic Presenters Association (APA) is a member-based organization offering programs and services to a multidisciplinary network of performing arts presenters across the Atlantic Region. APA’s annual showcasing conference Contact East connects over 100 regional, national, and international presenters with 30+ selected artists through pitches, showcases, one-to-one meetings, and networking opportunities. APA also manages a block booking service that assists artists and presenters in developing affordable tours in the Atlantic region.
As Logistics Manager and Member Services Coordinator, Kai is responsible for the organization and administration of APA’s conferences and events, and keeping open lines of communication with presenters to ensure APA is best serving the membership, and the sector. APA’s members include, but not are not limited to: performing arts centres, theatres, festivals, Pow Wows, community and volunteer presenters, universities, symphonies, and municipalities.
John Clarke
Manager, Events, Festivals and Ceremonies
St. John’s, NL
A presenter, event manager and musician spending the last 20 years on all sides of many stages and a longtime advocate of young artists. Currently managing the cultural and artistic events of the 2025 Canada Summer Games coming up in St. John’s, NL in August 2025.
Nora de Mariaffi
Marketing Coordinator
St. John’s, NL
Nora de Mariaffi is an artist and arts worker based in St. John’s, NL who is entering her 5th year working for Lawnya Vawnya!
Lawnya Vawnya is a non-profit arts organization that presents multidisciplinary and collaborative artistic experiences focused on new independent music in Newfoundland and Labrador. Nora has worked as Marketing Coordinator since 2021 and as Graphic & Web Designer since 2023. Nora de Mariaffi sits each year on the Festival Programming Committee along with staff, board, and community members. Lawnya Vawnya programs year-round and boast a yearly festival going on 15 years!
Lawnya Vawnya 15 will take place in Downtown St. John’s June 4-7th, 2025 and applications are open now!
Nicole Fougère
Executive Director
Rotary Arts Centre Corner Brook
Corner Brook, NL
Nicole Fougère is an artist, community-weaver, and programs-innovator. She is a leader who uses empathy to help people connect to each and to the world around them.
Nicole recently started at the Executive Director for the Rotary Arts Centre (RAC) in Corner Brook.
The RAC is a multi-faceted, not-for-profit organization that fosters creativity and is a cornerstone of its community. It is a gathering place that brings people together to experience the arts of all disciplines. Its beautiful theatre has 95 seats and is an excellent space for music, theatre, film, and community events. Its two gallery spaces host varied exhibitions. This year the RAC will launch its multidisciplinary Artist in Residency Program.
Nicole believes that the RAC is a community arts centre for everyone and looks forward to providing even more opportunities for a diversity of community members to access and delight in their community arts centre.
Zainab Jerrett
Executive Director
Tombolo Multicultural Festival Newfoundland and Labrador
St. John’s, NL
https://www.wecarefoundationnl.ca/en/index.html
Executive Director, Tombolo Multicultural Festival Newfoundland and Labrador. Our organization organizes multicultural festivals and events in towns and cities across Newfoundland and Labrador. Our organization plays a key role in supporting and promoting local, new immigrant and newcomer artists and heritage performers.
Pilvi Keto-LeBlanc
Executive Director
Writers at Woody Point/Heritage Theatre
Woody Point, NL
Pilvi Keto-LeBlanc (FIN/CAN, she/her) is an arts admin, artist, and curator who believes in facilitating and nurturing community and knowledge exchange via artistic experiences, collaboration, and dialogue.
Before migrating to Norris Point, NL, Keto-Leblanc developed and promoted international arts and culture collaboration projects in Lapland, the northern part of Finland, under the umbrella organization Lapland Artists’ Association. Keto-LeBlanc is a co-founder and curator-producer of the Young Arctic Artists Exhibition and Network platform and was part of the border-crossing X-Border Art Biennial production team.
Keto-LeBlanc holds a BA of Arts and MA studies in Audiovisual Media Culture from the University of Lapland (FIN) and has studied Photography & Film Studies at Concordia University (CAN) and Fine Arts at Grenfell Campus of the Memorial University of Newfoundland (CAN).
Navel Sarr
President
St. John’s African Roots Festival – SARFest
St. John’s, NL
Kelly Sceviour
Special Events Coordinator
Town of Gander/ Festival of Flight
Gander, NL
Mikaila Simmons
Music Supervisor
St. John’s, NL
Mary Beth Waldram
Artistic Director
Newfoundland & Labrador Folk Festival
St. John’s, NL
While working in the Newfoundland and Nova Scotia music industry since 2008 as both a musician and industry professional, Mary Beth Waldram has organized and supervised large-scale events, created successful grant proposals, and helped various artists with their work. Mary Beth is a graduate of Memorial University’s School of Music and Nova Scotia Community College’s Music Business Program. She’s since gone on to work with many Atlantic Canadian music festivals including Halifax Pop Explosion, Lawnya Vawnya and The Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival, all while managing bands and booking tours for Atlantic Canadian artists. Winner for MusicNL’s Industry Professional of the Year 2022, Mary Beth currently resides in St. John’s, Newfoundland and is the Artistic Director of the Newfoundland and Labrador Folk Festival.
Conference Delegates
Anthony Carew
Through charities like Free the Children and Make a Wish Foundation, event production and promotion were Anthony’s first ventures into the music industry. As he completed an interdisciplinary degree in English and Business at Memorial University, music journalism presented itself as an opportunity. This provided a look into the industry and how its various facets come together. Journalism enabled the creation of relationships with media outlets, labels, PR companies, and artists. An added bonus – getting to talk with artists he grew up listening to, like Voivod, Anthrax, Misfits, plus Canadian rap icon Shad.
Being awarded the MusicNL Press On Grant (2020) allowed for enrollment in Berklee’s Professional Certificate program focused on music supervision, licensing, and publishing. Split between Halifax and St. John’s as the East Coast Music Association’s (ECMA) Membership & Special Projects Manager since 2021, Anthony has managed: the awards and showcasing manuals, submission process, festival programming, sync clearance, cue sheet submissions, and drafting contracts.
Michelle Robertson
Consultant
Feedback Music
Michelle is a music industry educator and former artist manager living in St. John’s. She has co-managed some of Newfoundland’s best and brightest musicians – including JUNO winners The Swinging Belles – earning several nominations for both she and Kilbride Music along the way (ECMA Management of the Year, MusicNL Outstanding Company, MusicNL Industry Professional of the Year). Through her company, Feedback Music Consulting, Michelle has provided artist development services to countless local, regional, and national artists, and has secured over $1 million in funding for her clients’ projects. She is the former Vice-Chair and Executive Secretary of the ECMAs and has been a conference panelist for MusicNL, Lawnya Vawnya, and Contact East.
Melissa Tobin
CBC Weekend AM
Melissa Tobin is a journalist and cat mom from St. John’s, now based in Gander, NL. A longtime music lover, Melissa enjoys talking to artists about their passions and shares her love of the Newfoundland and Labrador music scene with anyone that will listen. She is always open to hearing new music. Her interview highlights include Alanis Morrissette, Buddy Wasisname and the Other Fellers, Basia Bulat, and Alexisonfire. Her dream concert is any show where Jodee Richardson is singing. You can hear Melissa on Weekend AM on CBC Radio One in NL.
Jacob Cherwick
Artist
Five-time MusicNL award-winner Jacob Cherwick is a musician, audio engineer, producer and graphic artist. Cherwick is a well-recognized figure in the St. John’s music scene as a member of Ukrainian speed-folk band Kubasonics and emo/math rock favourites Swimming as well as nearly a dozen other groups that can be seen popping up in venues across the city on any given night. When he’s not tracking new material for one of his own projects, Cherwick can often be found recording & producing material for other St. John’s artists as well as working in live sound & lighting. Rarely turning down a gig, Cherwick has performed to captivated concert and festival audiences across Canada, Europe and the Caribbean. Cherwick’s interest in design was initially born out of necessity to create visuals for various music projects. Now a full-time artist, this interest has become a fundamental element in his creative practice fusing sound and vision.
Kristan Toczko
Artist
Kristan Toczko, a virtuoso Canadian harpist, is one of the most widely seen and heard classical musicians in the world. Since joining TikTok in 2020, hundreds of millions have watched and listened to Kristan play her harp online, with her videos also appearing on Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube. She received her BMus from McGill University and a Master’s at Yale and won major competitions in Canada and abroad performing in acclaimed venues including Carnegie Hall. Kristan has been a soloist at multiple music festivals and has worked with world-renowned orchestras. When not performing, Kristan teaches one-on-one lessons through her online studio. www.harpistkt.com
Music Celebration Week FAQs
Conference Registration
What’s included in the conference registration?
- All panels, showcases, networking (and more) at the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland
- One wristband for all evening shows from September 4 to 7 at the Ship, Rockhouse, and Sheraton (excluding the Awards Gala)
Where do I pick up my conference badge and wristband?
- Sheraton Conference Registration Table
Wednesday, Sep. 4 – 2pm to 8pm
Thursday, Friday, Saturday – 9am to 5pm
Note: Conference Badges will be required for all conference sessions, meetings and networking at the Sheraton
My bandmates are not here. Can I pick up their badge and wristband?
- Yes, you can pick up for your bandmates, or colleagues, just sign the registration envelope with your name and phone number.
Show Wristbands and Tickets
What does a Show Wristband include?
- Entry to all the MusicNL performances at the Rockhouse, The Ship, and the Sheraton Hotel Newfoundland (subject to capacity).
- Perfect for music lovers and fans!
Where can I pick up my wristband?
- Sheraton Hotel – registration desk (near ballroom, to the left of the hotel desk)
- Wednesday, Sep. 4 – 2pm to 8pm
Thursday, Friday, Saturday – 9am to 5pm
- Wednesday, Sep. 4 – 2pm to 8pm
- At the door of show venues (Rockhouse & The Ship) see schedule here
Can I attend a show without a wristband?
- Yes – Entry to all evening shows is available for $20, at The Ship, and the Rockhouse, ($20 per venue, per show, *only* at the door, cash or card). Not including Awards Gala. Subject to capacity.
Showcasing Artists
Where can I find the exact time of performance?
- The exact showcase times are on our website here.
When is my soundcheck?
- You should have received an email with this information, from Abigail Pye. Please search your inbox.
Can I add someone to the guest list?
- No, unfortunately we can’t offer a guest list for these performances. Tickets are available for $20 at the door, cash or card.
Can I sell merch at a show?
- You are more than welcome to set up your own merch table, but we do not have staff or volunteers to support sales.
- Merch sales at Sheraton showcases are not possible.
Awards Gala
Where do I pick up my Awards Gala tickets?
- The tickets are sent by email. Unless you visit the convention center box office and request one, you will not have a physical ticket
What time is the Awards Gala?
- Doors and red carpet (open to all attendees) are at 6:30pm. Bar will be open.
- The Awards Gala show begins at 7:30pm
Is the Awards Gala an all ages event?
- Yes! The Awards Gala is an all ages event. Everyone is welcome!
Export Program
Can I sign up for one-one meetings?
- If you are a showcasing export artist, you should have received a one-one meeting request, and your meetings will be assigned to you.
- If you are not a showcasing export artist, and did not receive a sign-up invitation, you can drop by the one-one meeting area.
When is my performance?
- You should have received an email with this information, from Abigail Pye. Please search your inbox.
How long is my performance?
- You should have received an email with this information, from Abigail Pye. Please search your inbox. Alternatively ask the stage manager when you get to your performance.
Volunteers
Where do I pick up my badge and wristband?
- Your badge and wristband will be available at the Sheraton Conference Registration Table
Wednesday, Sep. 4 – 2pm to 8pm
Thursday, Friday, Saturday – 9am to 5pm
How will people know that I am a volunteer?
- We will have a button for you to wear, identifying you as a volunteer.
Awards
MusicNL 2024 Awards Gala – Saturday September 7
Tickets are now on sale for The Awards Gala! –
Saturday, September 7, at the St. John’s Convention Centre.
Walk the red carpet with the stars of today’s Newfoundland and Labrador music scene! Tickets are $35 + taxes and fees and can be purchased here or at the Mary Brown’s Centre Box Office. This is an all ages event.
The show will feature performances by:
- Ana Luísa Ramos
- Justin Fancy
- Kellie Loder
- Liz Fagan Band
- Maria Cherwick & Jockey Special
- Rachel Cousins
- Shanneyganock
- Silver Wolf Band
- The Order of the Precious Blood
- Valmy
With a special tribute performance by The Modern Saints as a tribute to the late,
MusicNL 2024 Industry Awards – Weds September 4
The MusicNL Industry Awards will help kick off the business conference at the Sheraton on Wednesday, September 4 at 7pm, with industry networking starting at 6pm. The event is free for MusicNL members, MusicNL Conference registrants and MusicNL Award nominees but you must RSVP (see below)
HOW TO RSVP FOR INDUSTRY AWARDS
Are you registering for the MusicNL Conference? You will be asked to RSVP as part of the conference registration process.
OR
Do you want to attend ONLY the Industry Awards (not the conference)? RSVP here.
Volunteer
Join our Volunteer Team at Music Celebration week! Volunteers have access to showcases, conference sessions, and more (subject to capacity).
To register, please sign up here for volunteer roles such as: Door Person, Merchandise Seller, Registration, Conference Monitor, Driver, Photography, Social Media, Sponsorship, and more!
Perks:
- One (1) free conference
- Network with artist and industry professionals
- Discover new music
- Work with awesome people!
Congratulations 2024 MusicNL Nominees
We’re thrilled to be spotlighting the 2024 MusicNL Award Nominees. Click below for a full list.
Thank you to our funders who have made these programs possible.
