Apply now for 40th annual Caraquet awards |
Friday, March 28, 2008, is the application deadline for the 40th anniversary Caraquet (N.B.) Francophone Pop Music Awards, a SOCAN-sponsored event that will take place in late July 2008. Eligible appl...
Posted by SOCAN Central on Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:07:00 PST |
CMW 2008: SOCAN members get 50% discount registration, SOCAN presents touring seminar |
SOCAN members who attend the 2008 edition of Canadian Music Week (CMW) will pay only half of the regular rate for either the Executive Registration or to register for the Digital Music & Me...
Posted by SOCAN Central on Thu, 07 Feb 2008 12:10:00 PST |
CTVs Canadian Idol calling on singer-songwriters |
CTV's Canadian Idol is back and coming to a city near you. The Idol team will be traveling across the country in search of Canada's newest singing sensation. Especially of interest to singer-songwrite...
Posted by SOCAN Central on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 09:16:00 PST |
SOCAN selected as one of Top 25 Employers in Canada |
The results of the 2008 Best Small and Medium Employers (BSME) Survey have been tabulated, and SOCAN has been selected as one of the top 25 employers in Canada. In only its second year of participati...
Posted by SOCAN Central on Wed, 16 Jan 2008 11:10:00 PST |
Information on Tariff 22 - Royalties for online music use |
SOCAN is pleased with the Copyright Board's decision to set licence fees for the use of online music services for the years 1996-2006.
Under the new decision, online music service providers wil...
Posted by SOCAN Central on Thu, 01 Nov 2007 10:47:00 PST |
Abdominal and Tricot Machine win SOCAN's $5,000 ECHO Songwriting prize |
SOCAN was pleased to present its second annual ECHO Songwriting Prize to Abdominal (Andrew Bernstein) and his co-writer Rodney Pleasant (BMI) for their song "Pedal Pusher." SOCAN presented the $5,...
Posted by SOCAN Central on Wed, 10 Oct 2007 07:50:00 PST |
Ensure your songs are registered with BDS to take advantage of DAI technology |
Beginning with the August 2007 distribution, SOCAN will be taking advantage of Digital Audio Identification (DAI) technology to provide a more complete record of performances on Canadian radio, ...
Posted by SOCAN Central on Fri, 20 Jul 2007 01:59:00 PST |
SOCAN Launches First Information Webcasts |
Got a question about copyright? Want to know what SOCAN does and how membership may benefit you?
Follow the link to our website to view these informative webcasts. We'll be adding more topics in...
Posted by SOCAN Central on Thu, 31 May 2007 01:33:00 PST |
SOCAN makes first distribution under Tariff 23 |
SOCAN's May 15, 2007, royalty payments include a distribution of arrears money collected since the Copyright Board's certification of Tariff 23 in July 2006.
Tariff 23 allows music creators and publis...
Posted by SOCAN Central on Wed, 02 May 2007 12:53:00 PST |
Know your rights when posting music online |
The goal of most songwriters, composers and lyricists is to distribute their creative work to the widest possible audience, in the most efficient manner and with the greatest possible return on invest...
Posted by SOCAN Central on Thu, 15 Feb 2007 01:54:00 PST |
