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Canadian Music Week 2010
Music & the Internet
The 2010 Canadian Music Week was held March 10 to 14, 2010 in Toronto, Ontario and attracted participants from across the globe. CMW is Canada's largest annual event dedicated to the celebration and promotion of the country's music, media and entertainment industries. It consisted of two conferences, a trade exposition, a film festival and four awards events; namely; the Indies Awards, the Crystal Awards, the Canadian Music Industry Gala Awards and the Canadian Radio Music Awards.
CMW's Music & Entertainment Convention has delegates from record companies, music manufacturers, radio and music television broadcasters, music retailers and distributors, new media/Internet producers, concert promoters, venue managers, music & video producers, and recording artists and musicians. It consisted of the Radio conference, the Tuneup Conference, the Music Creator Conference and the Executive Conference which targets music & media business professionals and the Digital Music & Media Summit. The CMW Executive Conference is the official meeting ground for those who truly shape the music & broadcast industries and attracts more than 2000 executives from the industry - CMW claims that over 70% of the attendees are VP/Director or higher. The TuneUp Conference, which runs concurrently with the Executive Conference, is designed to assist new and experienced artists hone their skills in all aspects of their careers. CMW held the Digital Music & Media Summit on March 11 and 12, 2010 which examined the transformation of the entertainment industries through technologies. DMS included discussions on topics such as trends in digital industries, development of new digital business models, marketing in the digital age, and what’s next for Gaming, Mobile and the Web 2.0 as well as a lively discussion on the potential for ISP to pay a tax for content.
The highlights of the Canadian Music Week are the awards:
The 13th Annual Canadian Radio Music Awards were held on March 12, 2010 and were hosted by Mad Dog & Billie. And the winners are:
Music is Canada's most successful entertainment industry - Canadian musical artists are successful worldwide and hence this is one of the most important festivals that Canada has! The economy and the Internet dominated this exciting and interesting festival - so
Mark your calendar for next year's Canadian Music Week and check back here for details!
The Indies Awards were held at the Royal York, Toronto, Ontario on March 14 2010. And the Winners are:
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