Peter’s career as a producer, arranger, composer, bass player has taken him from working with some of the giants of music (Ray Charles, Rick James, Anne Murray, Michael Buble, Shania Twain, George Harrison) to owning his own internationally acclaimed music label. His large and small screen experience includes movies like The Freshmen, Superbad, and TV shows Grey’s Anatomy, the Tonight Show, Bizarre, and more.

ALMA RECORDS, founded in 1991, is an established independent “music first” Canadian label with a roster full of talented Grammy nominated and multiple Juno award winning artists. Our focus is on artist development and production in jazz, world, latin, pop/rock, R&B, soul, blues and classical. We own both sides of most of our catalog, and can offer a convenient one stop service.

Emily is the Synchronization Representative at Aporia Records. She previously has worked at both the Montreal and Toronto locations of music production and songwriting house Apollo Studios and the Toronto office of post production company Deluxe.

APORIA

We focus on songs.

We are a music rights company. We meld the creative power of a music publisher with the production and marketing prowess of a record label. And for as long as we've been publishing and recording, we've been placing songs in film and television, creating experiences, defining moments.

Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA) - Margaret McGuffin

Margaret McGuffin currently is the Vice President, Strategy and Business Development at Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA)  Margaret has extensive experience in research, policy development, strategy and business planning with a focus on the collective management of royalties.  She has worked primarily in the sound recording and music publishing industries.

CMRRA  is a music licensing collective representing music rightsholders who range in size from large multinational music publishers to individual songwriters. Together, they own or administer the vast majority of songs recorded, sold and broadcast in Canada.

Entertainment One - Jay Devonish

With over 10 years experience as a Label Manager at eOne Canada (formerly KOCH) Jay is responsible for the day to day business in Canada for labels such as: eOne Music, Death Row, Duck Down, Stones Throw, IceH20, Now Again, Madlib Invazion, Soul Temple, SomeOthaShip, Tuff Gong, VP and Greensleeves. In addition, in his role as A&R, Jay recruits new labels and artists for licensing & distribution via eOne Music Canada, specifically specializing in Urban and EDM. Lastly, Jay heads up eOne Music Canada's Licensing & Sync division, pitching for eOne represented music for placement on TV, Film, Video Games & Advertising.

For the last 7 years Jay has also been an instructor at the reputable Harris Institute teaching a class on Independent Distribution and Retail Marketing. He also serves as the Chairman of the CARAS Juno Rap Advisory Committee and recently joined the faculty teaching the Business of Music at the non-profit organization The Remix Project.

In July of 2010, eOne Music (formerly KOCH Entertainment), set up a full service record label division - eOne Music Canada - to effectively license, produce, promote and bring to market the sale of client records with its own distribution company. Located in the heart of Downtown Toronto, eOne Music Canada has its own in house marketing, publicity, licensing & sync, publishing, and National sales staff. The label division is specifically dedicated to developing Canadian talent both domestically and internationally.  The label division was created to capitalize on the wealth of talent in Canada and to utilize our experienced staff, vast resources and distribution network.

As music distributor, Entertainment One (formerly KOCH), it is the #1 independent music brand in North America. Entertainment One produces, distributes, licenses and promotes some of the world’s top music – more than 45,000 tracks across various genres.  It is one of the most comprehensive wholesale services in Canada, advancing every step of the process from pick and pack and category management to procurement and merchandising, with access to over 5,000 physical and digital retail stores, some of which on an exclusive basis. Entertainment One was the first distributor in Canada to offer full marketing and PR services, at no cost, to artists and labels.  It continues to be the leader in this field and recently took home 2015 Canadian Music Week Awards 'Best Independent Distributor.'

Our parent company, Entertainment One Ltd., also contain a Film and TV division that they effectively work with to secure licensing and synchronization opportunities for their artists.  In addition, eOne Music Canada work closely with the Film and TV division on cross-promotional and marketing initiatives within our produced shows/films.

As a result of the international reach of Entertainment One as a global film and television content provider, eOne Music is uniquely situated to offer opportunities in song licensing/synchronization to its artists.

File Under: Music - Lisa Stewart

Lisa Stewart is co-founder and label director of File Under: Music. Being one of the few one-stop pitching houses in British Columbia, Lisa pitches not only for acts on the label but for over forty non-exclusive clients, and has seen key placements in shows such as Californication, Being Human, Grimm, Warehouse 13, Royal Pains, American Idol, and Hockey Wives.

Since 2007 File Under: Music has released forty nine projects from some of Canada's most unique and talented artists. In 2015 alone, File Under Music will propel the releases of Kathryn Calder; NEEDS; Will Currie and The Country French; and Blackie and The Rodeo Kings. With this increasing momentum, there are no plans of slowing down.

From tax auditor, concert promoter, award winning artist manager, to a telecommunications marketing guru, Stephane Lecuyer has had a varied and rich career. He has inspired many with his willingness to share his expertise, including teaching young adults and nurturing extraordinary talents such as Nelly Furtado, Glenn Lewis, Divine Brown, JRDN, Keshia Chante, jacksoul, K-OS, and Tamia. He’s a no-nonsense bottom line executive with an impressive and successful track record.

Fullcc Music Group

Artist Management * Concert Promotions * Marketing Consultants * Digital Distribution

Established in 2005 as Full Capacity Concerts – FULLCC has evolved into an elite firm providing 360° services for the world. Representing artists and companies in the Urban Pop arena, we are a Management and Tour Promotion company providing Marketing Services to artists and companies looking to tap the global expertise of our team. We also access the global music mar-ketplace via our record label and provide Digital Distribution services to independent artists and labels via our strategic partnership with MapleMusic Fontana.

FULLCC currently represents:

• Divine Brown
• Glenn Lewis
• White Tiger Society
• The Walkervilles

Gordon "Comissioner Gordon" Williams is a multi-Grammy award winner who has taken many paths[ during his musical career and has proven successful in many ventures from multiplatinum producer to Senior executive at Sony Music. Resume includes multiple Grammy Awards and numerous Gold and Platinum albums.

Comissioner Gordon was responsible for the development/production/mixing of top selling artists Amy Winehouse, Lauryn Hill, Joss Stone, Damian and Steven Marley to name a few.

 Home Music Co. - Khaled Verjee

Khaled Verjee is a graduate of London School of Economics. He worked as a corporate lawyer and investment banker for 6 years before founding Marked Music Inc (a management company) and HOME Music Co, a joint venture with Nettwerk Music Group.

HOME Music Co is a new record label HQ’d in Toronto, Canada which acts as a joint venture with Nettwerk Music Group. It currently has a roster of 4 active clients (and an extensive back catalogue) – The Trews, Colin Munroe, Kalle Mattson and RAINES (who just signed a worldwide license deal with Island US / Virgin UK)

Jones is an award-winning co-founder of Canadian indie label and artist development firm, Pipe & Hat, known for their diverse and eclectic roster. The company was recently nominated for two 2014 Western Canadian Music Awards – Manager of the Year (the second consecutive nomination in this category) and Independent Record Label of the Year – with Jones taking home the award for Manager of Year.

Popguru Sound & Vision Ltd. - Graham Stairs

Graham Stairs has twenty-seven years of management experience and is president of Popguru Sound & Vision Ltd. He started off as a musician and then moved into A&R, working for such labels as EMI and True North Records. He currently manages the Wilderness of Manitoba, Grand Analog, Delhi 2 Dublin, Martha and the Muffins, Lake Forest and Red Horse Rebellion.

Popguru Sound & Vision was founded in 1998 by Graham Stairs and is a fully integrated music company whose core business is artist management. Popguru is a one-stop shop that either owns the content or controls it on behalf of its management clients which include the Wilderness of Manitoba, Grand Analog, Delhi 2 Dublin, Martha and the Muffins, Lake Forest and Red Horse Rebellion.

Tim Potocic is co-owner and president of 21-year old Sonic Unyon Records in Hamilton, including inhouse labels Sonic Unyon records, Sonic Unyon Metal and Goodfellow Records. Potocic has sat on the boards of CIRPA and CARAS and has enjoyed a Canadian Music Industry Award for label of the year, a Hamilton Entrepreneur of the Year award, and having several of his artists acquire Juno nominations. Potocic currently sits on the boards of the CIMA “ Canadian Independent Music assoc”, Downtown Hamilton BIA, Hamilton Arts Council and the Cobalt Arts Service organization. Sonic Unyon has grown into one of Canada’s leading independent record companies releasing over 160 new recordings by a wide variety of acts such as Aereogramme, Augury, A Northern Chorus, Change of Heart, Cursed, Dinner Belles, Hayden, Oh Suzanna, Suicidal Angels, Ringo DeathStarr, Sacrifice, Sianspheric, Spirits, Simply Saucer, Treble Charger, Terra Lightfoot, Teenagehead , Tristan Psionic, Tricky Woo, Young Rival, Frank Black & the Catholics, and Voivod.

In 2009/10 Sonic Unyon have also expanded into the Live Music business with Tim Potocic as the Supercrawl festivals lead organizer. The passed year Supercrawl attendance 2014 grew to over 150,000. Supercrawl has won Tourism “festival of the year” awards 3 years straight with multiple awards in 2012 including Entertainment ambassador of the year 2011 - Tim Potocic. 2015 proves to be an other expansion year as Sonic Unyon continues its foray into the Live music business. Currently, Sonic Unyon has opened its first venue - Mills Hardware @ 95 King St E. In 2015-16 Sonic Unyon will be focusing on the events side of the business with Supercrawl expansions, Because Beer, Hamilton Blues Festival, Seven Sundays concert series and some new event properties being developed to launch in 2016. Among running successful Music operations Tim has also been involved in property redevelopment and management in downtown Hamilton with the purchase of the first property in 1996. The partners in Sonic Unyon have acquired and currently operate and manage 10 additional properties in the James St N area with over 100,000 sq ft under their care!!

Erikson Herman, founder of The Truth Music Group, is a young veteran of the Canadian music industry having worked with several independent music companies and major record labels (including Battle Axe Records, S.L. Feldman & Associates, MapleMusic Recordings/Fontana North and Warner Music Canada) prior to focusing on the career of Tasha the Amazon full-time in early 2014.

The Truth Music Group is a progressive, urban-focused artist management company operating out of Toronto, Canada and primarily focused on the career of Tasha the Amazon, her production duo Bass & Bakery and several touring DJs.