North by Northeast Music and Film Festival & Conference 2009
June 17 to 21, 2009

The 2009 North by Northeast (NXNE) was held June 17 - 21, 2009 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. NXNE is an important Canadian music & film festival which consists of the music festival, the film festival as well as the NXNE industry conference. For the last fifteen years, NXNE has developed an international reputation for discovering new & emerging talent to not only music fans but also industry professionals. According to NXNE, "The music festival gives over 500 local, national and international artists the chance to showcase for thousands of fans, agents, talent buyers, media, promoters, labels and management companies at a variety of essential downtown venues. While many NXNE performers have hit the fest’s 40 + club stages on their way to major international breakthroughs, other high-profile acts join the fray to helping make NXNE essential, fresh and eclectic. ... The NXNE Conference attracts over 2,300 delegates for celebrity interviews and music-biz panels that ask tough questions and dish out straight answers. Our demo-listening and mentoring sessions tell you what you need to know to keep your career going deep into the 21st century. Past guests include Police drummer Stewart Copeland, head Sex Pistol Johnny Rotten, guerrilla songwriters Steve Earle and Bruce Cockburn, Peaches, Patti Smith, Thomas Dolby and Stones’ ex-guru Andrew Loog Oldham. At the same time, the NXNE Film Festival screens a tight program of hand-selected music movies, from concert classics to the latest indie docs from Rio to Rwanda." TorontoArtsandEvents attended the opening party at Berkely Church as well as a party at Joao Carvalho Mastering Party which welcomed NXNE artists.

The industry conference consists of panels, roundtables, workshops, seminars, and always controversial speakers. Celebrity Interview Fab 5 Freddy interviewed GZA, founding member of the Wu-Tang Clan. The Town Hall was Moderated by Jake Gold, CEO/President, The Management Trust and the topic was the State of the Industry 2009.

North by Northeast (NXNE) is an important Canadian music & film festival for music fans and industry. Check back here for next year's NXNE!

@ Joao Carvalho Mastering Party

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