CMW To Host Music Cities Summit

By FYI Staff

Canadian Music Week (CMW) has announced that the one-day Music Cities Summit will close the conference's 4-day Music Summit, running May 9-12.

Set for Sat. May 12, the program includes city planners and music industry leaders taking part in the international creative-economy conference dubbed "The Mastering Of A Music City."

Speakers will include Elizabeth Cawein, Founder of Music Export Memphis; Josh Colle, Toronto City Councillor; Chief Howard Miller, President New Orleans Mardi Gras Indian Council; and Kate Becker, Director of the Office of Film and Music, City of Seattle.

According to a media handout: ";The Mastering Of A Music City' - a joint event by Music Canada, The Music Policy Forum,IFPI and Canadian Music Week - will explore the relationship between creative city planning and the role of music in an urban setting with sessions including: New Orleans: A Case Study; Emerging Music Cities; and Music Officers Meet Their Match."

Details about the event can be found here. More confirmed speakers TBA.

Canadian Music Week's 4-day Music Summit will include celebrity interviews, panels and workshops. Music Summit highlights include renowned lawyer Lorraine D'Alessio speaking about how to use a digital platform to launch a music career in the United States; a keynote by Laura Pearce, Head of Consumer Marketing at Twitter Canada; and an international spotlight on Mexico and the United States.