What Is CanCon? Getting on the radio used to be a nearly impossible feat for an independent artist. Back in the day, artists were forced to make calls, knock on doors and mail in demos to stations in hopes of getting ears on their music, with often lackluster results. Even if an indie artist managed […]
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Pro PR Tips from Strut Entertainment’s Samantha Pickard For Samantha Pickard, Founder and President of Toronto-based Strut Entertainment, success, personally and professionally, is about helping people achieve their dreams. Period. “Helping people, helping artists get to where they need to go, I love doing that. It’s the really exciting part of the work we do.” […]
In this age of renewed appreciation for our communities at large, and recognition of available resources, we take the opportunity to spotlight some of the many organizations and support available to musicians throughout Canada. Notably, a $100,000 fund has been announced in a partnership between The National Arts Centre and Facebook. The fund aims to […]
After you’ve had initial success promoting artists to radio, and are steadily working with increasingly higher profile clients – you’ll want to build on that success and expand. Where do you go next?