- Zoom event
- Bilingual
Join AIRsessions for this youth workshop on the music industry led by singer-songwriter Ila Barker and some wonderful guest mentors.
- Registration is required.
- Eligibility: Ages 13-29. All genres and skill levels are welcome.
- Participants are encouraged to prepare questions for these presenters
- There are a small number of one-on-one meetings available with the presenters. First come first serve – contact Ila for more information.
- To register for the workshop or to book a one-on-one please email ilabarkermusic@gmail.com
Guest Mentors:
SOCAN - Houtan Hodania from SOCAN Music will present on how and why to become a member of this Canadian performance rights organization that represents the performing rights of more than 135,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers.
Canada's Music Incubator - Vel Omazic is the co-founder and executive director of CMI. CMI is a not-for-profit incubator based in Toronto with a mandate to help artists and artist managers evolve from starter companies into sustainable businesses through hands-on networking, mentoring and collaboration.
sākihiwē festival - Alan Greyeyes runs an artist and project management company Ogichidaa Arts and produces the sākihiwē festival. His volunteer work includes positions on the board of directors for the Polaris Music Prize and the RBC Convention Centre; the Indigenous Music Advisory Committee for the National Music Centre; the Mayor's Indigenous Advisory Circle for the City of Winnipeg; the Indigenous Advisory Committee for the Winnipeg Folk Festival; and, the Rap category screening committee for the JUNO Awards.