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Andrew Mosker is the founding President and CEO of the National Music Centre (NMC) in Calgary, where he has spent more than two decades building one of Canada's most significant cultural institutions. Under his leadership, NMC evolved from the grassroots Cantos Music Foundation into the national home for music in Canada, culminating in the creation of Studio Bell — a $191 million landmark that now houses special exhibitions for the Canadian Music Hall of Fame (with a special focus on Sum 41 this year), Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame collection, Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame and ADISQ Hall of Fame. In 2024-25, NMC presented a special exhibition on the Beatles' first trip to Canada and announced a major partnership with the Bruce Springsteen Archives and Center for American Music, expanding NMC’s global reach. In 2025, Mosker was awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal, further recognizing his national contributions to Canada’s cultural landscape.