Australia & New Zealand Take the Spotlight at Canadian Music Week 2015

The Annual Canadian Music Week has chosen to feature Australia and New Zealand for their 33rd installment, hosting 21 elite industry members and over 25 artists to participate in conferences, performances and awards shows… with more to come!

The ‘Spotlight On’ initiative aims to bring international business to Canada, whilst connecting international buyers with Australia’s best. Notable personalities such as Michael Gudinski, Millie Millgate and Michael Chugg will be highlighted amongst New Zealand heavyweights Peter Baker (Rhythmethod), Ben Howe and Ian James.

“Australia has a unique musical ecosystem which does not have to rely upon global sales, global distribution or artist success abroad in order to be successful,” said CMW President Neill Dixon.

“Their labels are successful. Their distribution foundation is strong. The amount of profitable festivals and music venues remains the highest in the world.”

In addition, the week will also see a huge lineup of Canadian and international acts across 60 live music venues in downtown Toronto. Confirmed homegrown acts include Dune Rats, Banoffee, Kingswood, Apes and many more!

“There is a lot that we can learn from Australia and we plan to explore and uncover as much of it as we can at CMW 2015,” continued Dixon.

The event will commence on May 1st and take place over ten days in Toronto, Canada. For the full list of acts, schedule and further announcements just visit the Canadian Music Week website at www.cmw.net/

Canadian Music Week Australian Artist Lineup
APES
Banoffee
BONJAH
Caitlin Harnett
Dune Rats
Demi Louise
Far Away Stables
Ghyti
Hamish Anderson
I Am Giant
I AM THE RIOT
Immigrant Union
Julia Why?
Karl S Williams
King George
KINGSWOOD
Lili Kendall
Marta Pacek
Olivers Army
Phebe Starr
Pierce Brothers
Sweet Jean
The Beautiful Girls
The Love Junkies
The Resignators
Tom West

Canadian Music Week Australian & New Zealand Industry Member Lineup
Michael Gudinski | Frontier Touring
Millie Millgate | Sounds Australia
Graham Ashton | Footstomp Music
Dave Batty | Artist Voice
Michael Chugg | Chugg Entertainment
Ian James | Mushroom Music Publishing
Brett Murrihy | Artist Voice
Susan Heymann | Chugg Entertainment
Kelly Breuer | The Brouhaha
Dean Ormston | APRA/AMCOS
Damian Cunningham | National Live Music Office
Dan Rosen | Australian Recording Industry Association
Danny Rogers | Lunatic Entertainment
Peter Noble | Bluesfest
Geoffrey Trio | Code One Entertainment
Peter Baker | Rhythmethod
Ben Howe | Laneways Festival
Ian James | Mushroom Music Publishing
Scott Maclachlan | Saiko Management
Teresa Patterson | CRS Music Management
Dylan Pellett | Independent Music New Zealand

And of course the AU review will be on ground to bring you all the latest during the event…