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SCGC shares member survey results in new advocacy brochure
The SCGC recently conducted a survey of its membership to understand the real issues being faced by the Canadian screen composing community. More than 100 members took the time to complete this survey and add comments to illustrate the current economic challenges they face. Our thanks to all for your responses. We have already started […]
SCGC Stands in Solidarity with WGA, SAG-AFTRA
Toronto, 15 August 2023: The SCGC offer its solidarity and support to SAG-AFTRA, the WGA, and their members in their efforts to achieve a fair and equitable contract through strike action. “The cause of our fellow audiovisual artists is our cause, as we believe every creator’s work holds profound value,” said John Welsman, SCGC’s President. […]
Independent music creator groups alert US congress to “black box” royalty issue
The Screen Composers Guild of Canada has joined with MusicAnswers and eight other international music creator groups to alert the US Congress to the hundreds of millions of dollars in the The Mechanical Licensing Collective’s “Black Box”. Most of this was earned by independent music creators, but unless action is taken it will be heading […]
Event: The Music of Carbon – The Unauthorised Biography
On March 3, 2023, we held a unique live-streamed event that saw director Niobe Thompson and composer Jonathan Kawchuk draw back the curtain on the creation of the ambitious score for the feature length documentary “Carbon: The Unauthorized Biography”. Featuring an orchestra and choir performing to picture, we were able to discover what goes into […]
New Free Resource for Canadian Music Creators
The SCGC is proud to announce the launch of musiccreator.ca and créationdemusique.ca The Screen Composers Guild of Canada and partners have announced the launch of musiccreator.ca and créationdemusique.ca – a comprehensive and free online resource for Canadian composers, songwriters, and other originators of music. The multimedia website provides a wealth of useful information and tools […]
SCGC Sponsoring Student Passes to Victoria Film Festival Springboard Industry Event
The SCGC is excited to provide an opportunity for students enrolled in a film/music program that wish to attend the Victoria Film Festival Springboard Industry Event by sponsoring 10 student passes! Email industry@victoriafilmfestival.com for your Pass! First come, first served. Visit https://www.victoriafilmfestival.com/festival/springboard/ to find out more.
Musical culture and economics rest on both speech freedoms and copyright protections
New York, November 19, 2022: With the suppression of artistic freedoms on the rise throughout the world, it remains clear that many governments continue to view the longstanding practice of lashing out against music creators to be an especially effective strategy in discouraging political dissent. That tactic has the dual intentions of silencing those voices […]
Fair Trade Music releases songwriters’ guide to the MLC unmatched royalties issue
Fair Trade Music International has released an educational video to help music creators understand and address the MLC unmatched royalty issue. In this two-minute animation, we explain how these unclaimed royalties came about and describe what each creator can do to check whether part of this $400m+ belongs to them. The important message in this […]
SCGC president invited to Canadian senate to testify on behalf of screen composers in Bill C-11 hearings
SCGC president John Welsman appeared at the Senate of Canada in Ottawa yesterday to represent guild members before the committee reviewing Bill C-11; the online broadcasting act. Participating in the two hour session, he explained SCGC’s priorities to the committee and answered a number of senators’ questions regarding the technical and in-practice definitions of “Canadian […]
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