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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 […]
We welcome Lora Bidner to the Screen Composer’s Studio podcast
Ottawa born Lora Bidner combines her background as a singer-songwriter multi-instrumentalist as well as affinity for folklore in her music for the screen, which includes the BBC/Family Channel series Malory Towers, mini series Hogtown, feature thriller Don’t Click, and Family Channel series Ruby and the Well, which she co-composes with Rob Carli. The four-time SOCAN […]
Lodewijk Vos on the Screen Composer’s Studio podcast
Originally from the Netherlands, Lodewijk Vos’ approach to music making is very much his own. One half of the scoring duo Menalon (with Joseph Murray), the Canadian Film Center grad has worked on TV shows such as Diggstown on CBC, documentaries including HBO’s The Slow Hustle and Mr. Tachyon for VICE TV, and films like […]
Screen Composer’s Studio podcast featuring composer, Neil Parfitt
Neil Parfitt’s wonderfully diverse career sees him working at the highest levels as a composer for animated series, as well as designing custom synth sounds for some of the biggest blockbusters on the planet. He started out as a kid who was equally fascinated by how music was produced as he was with the technology […]
SCGC announces list of winners in the inaugural Canadian Screen Music Awards
Toronto, September 22nd, 2022: The Screen Composers Guild of Canada celebrated its first Canadian Screen Music Awards (CASMA) last night in a live ceremony held at Toronto’s historic El Mocambo venue. The proceedings were also live streamed for those unable to attend in person. In total, nine awards were presented for screen composing. A tenth special […]
Carly Paradis on the Screen Composer’s Studio podcast
Originally from Hamilton, Ontario, Carly Paradis has made a name for herself as a first call screen composer, scoring huge TV hits such as the BAFTA nominated Line of Duty, Sick Note, and Netflix’s The Innocents. After a stint in Toronto’s burgeoning indie rock scene in the mid-2000’s, a cold email to Clint Mansell on […]
Scores, Songs & Screens: Pulling back the curtain…
On September 21st! Get your ticket before it’s too late: Scores, Songs, and Screens – pulling back the curtain… | Screen Composers Guild of Canada Rob Carli, Aaron Paris, Alexandra Petkovski, Sarah Slean and Darren Fung Join the conversation as our panelists discuss the various approaches and styles to composing original music to picture and […]
On The Clock with Murdoch: Taking the Mystery out of Recording to Picture
Get your ticket – only a few spots left! On The Clock with Murdoch: Taking the Mystery out of Recording to Picture | Screen Composers Guild of Canada Sept 21st 2022 Robert Carli is one of Canada’s busiest and most in-demand composers for Film & Television and has received numerous industry awards and nominations. Be […]