Submissions for the 2009 Canadian Music Café are now open and last year’s event was a real big hit! The showcase is annual in association with the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) and includes 15 Canadian acts performing in front of music supervisors, publishers, producers and directors attenting the TIFF.
Last year’s showcase landed some of the talented artists synchronization deals (licensing their songs) with such tv shows as “Degrassi” and such films as “The Wrestler” just to name a few.
We’ve all learned that careers can be launched with as little as one sync deal in a hit tv show or a box office film in theaters. After last year’s success, guess who decided to get involved… THE RADIO STARMAKER FUND! There lies living proof of how lucrative this opportunity really is. The competition is fierce with more than 300 applicants and only 15 getting selected to perform up to 3 songs.
That being said, don’t miss out on your chance to perform at the Hard Rock Café in front of the delegates whom are attending this year’s Toronto International Film Festival. The event is not open to the public, it is strickly for industry professionals by invitation only.
Best of all, it is not genre specific so you are sure to catch an eclectic taste of what Canadian music really is; Hip Hop, Rock, Folk, Jazz, and so much more.
Check out the 2008 alumni of the Canadian Music Café (CMC) hosted at the Hard Rock Café as part of the Toronto International Film Festival. This video includes a candid interview with program coordinator discussing the goals and process of the CMC and performances by City and Colour, Final Flash, Lindi Ortega, Kreesha Turner, Jill Barber, Shuyler Jansen, Two Hours Traffic, and Grand Analog.
For more information about the CMC please visit http://www.canadianmusiccafe.com