All Together Now” Conference
Focusing on Community Building and Emerging Artists
Music Nova Scotia is pleased to announce the “All Together Now” conference as part of Nova Scotia Music Week 2021. This year’s conference will focus on community-centred recovery and growth to align with the realities around building back post-COVID. With delegates from the UK, the US, and Canada, “All Together Now” will take a back-to-basics approach to explore real strategies for growing your career in the music industry.
As the industry itself has been redefined, this is the time to take stock of what really matters, what’s working, and how we can work together to build our community and, in turn, build your career.
Gain access to networking events, one-on-one meetings with international and domestic delegates, showcases, and more with the Delegate Pass, on sale now.
Pre-Registration is now open
For Developing and Export ready artists, #NSMW2021 offers a number of opportunities to meet with international buyers to build their networks and grow their business. We are pleased to bring back our third annual Mentorship Cafe, this year brought to you by Support4Culture. To be paired with a mentor during #NSMW2021 please register here.
Pre-registration is now open for international and regional Speed Meetings, 5 Minute Pitch, and The Pinball Mixer. In order to take part in these events you must pre-register. Registration is open until Wednesday, October 20th at 11:59PM.
Conference Tracks
Breaking Down Racial Barriers IN PERSON at NSMW
The Breaking Down Racial Barriers (BDRB) initiative will facilitate the fourth and final roundtable in a series addressing anti-Black racism in Canada’s East Coast music and entertainment industry. Through nationwide consultation with artists and leading industry professionals, the roundtable series has woven together a powerful, collective narrative that tells the experience of Black Canadian music professionals with regional nuance.
Initiated, curated, and coordinated by Canadian music and entertainment industry mainstays Ian Andre Espinet and David “Click” Cox, the Breaking Down Racial Barriers initiative is centred in the voices and lived experiences of working Black music professionals. In an effort to advance equity in the region’s music industry, ECMA along with Atlantic music industry associations has given full support to the BDRB facilitated series to curate difficult, yet critical conversations in an effort to identify the structures and behaviours that perpetuate anti-Black racism.
The fourth and final roundtable will aggregate the findings to create actionable recommendations for change which will be shared with peer and partner organizations and the wider community. More info on the event to follow. Learn more about previous BDRB sessions here.
Creators Track
The “All Together Now” conference will have five sessions specifically focused on exploring revenue opportunities in songwriting and producing outside of being an artist. These sessions include:
Royalties Pt. 1
Royalties Pt. 2
Getting Songwriting to Work for You
Songwriter and Producer Agreements
Producers Roundtable
For more information, the full schedule can be viewed here.
Career Development Track
Music Nova Scotia aims to grow and develop emerging and export-ready artists through the annual conference. “All Together Now “ will allow Nova Scotian artists the opportunity to meet, and grow their networks and build their fan base through panel discussions and networking opportunities, including:
The Future of Live Music
Fan Development and Artist Growth Strategies
Cutting Through Noise – Content Creation and Engagement
Getting Songwriting to Work for You
Live Sector Recovery
For more information, the full schedule can be viewed here.