About Me
Celebrating more than thirty years in the music industry, Anya Wilson is the President of Anya Wilson Promotion & Publicity in Toronto, Ontario. Anya Wilson's company has carved out a niche as one of Canada's top radio promotions and marketing agencies. Representing Canada's finest artists and record labels, Anya Wilson Promotion & Publicity has worked with Garth Brooks, Bryan Adams, Cindy Church, Patricia Conroy, Deadline, Lawrence Gowan, Joan Kennedy, The Neilsons, Quartette, Rawlin's Cross, Harry Manx, Kenny Rogers, Laura Smith, Eddie Schwartz, Ian Tyson, Sylvia Tyson, Jimm Witter/Casandra Vasik, Dwight Yoakam, Nickel Creek, The Duhks, Jimmy Buffett, The Cruzeros, Susie Arioli, Twilight Hotel, The Ryan Luchuck Band and Michelle Wright.
The company's current client roster includes George Canyon, Dave Gunning, David Clayton-Thomas, Aaron Pritchett, Adam Gregory, John McDermott, Joel Kroeker, Alana Levandoski, The Good Brothers, Lennie Gallant, The Divorcees, Stephanie Hardy, The Chucky Danger Band, Darcy Mazerolle and others.
Anya Wilson started in the music industry in the late '60s in London, England with her promotion and publicity company "The Acme Plug Co". Representing artists such as David Bowie, Janis Joplin, Paul McCartney, The Kinks, The Who, and Jimmy Hendrix, Anya quickly established herself and career in both the industry and in music history.
From there she went on to represent early promotions for Anne Murray and Linda Ronstadt for Capitol before she crossed the Atlantic and relocated to Toronto in the late '70s. Joining Cachet Records as the National Promotion Manager she handled the media campaigns for Ernest Tubb and Johnny Cash until 1980 when she began start Anya Wilson Promotion & Publicity.
An outgoing representative of the rights of independent artists Anya often sits on panels and teaches seminars on the art of record promotion, publicity, and marketing. Anya's dedication to the music industry is second only to her family and the cause of disabled children and their families. With personal experience with disabled children, Anya works toward the education and cultural perceptions regarding the role and rights of both the families and disabled children in our society. She is a supporter of Safehaven Homes.
