“Songwriter At Your Service”

For the past 4 years Ania Ziemirska has had the privilege of combining her passion for songwriting with helping fellow songwriters as the Membership Services Representative at the Songwriters Association of Canada. She sat down to talk to us about her job, her music and her advice for members. Here’s what she had to say.

Highlights from the ALL-STAR Bluebird North

The much anticipated ALL-STAR Bluebird North took place this past May at Koerner Hall, where the acoustics of the room took as much of a center stage as the artists that filled the place with magic. Rarely do we get to hear songwriters with such acoustic clarity and intimacy.

ArtsCan Information Webinar (Taped)

ArtsCan Circle brings creative artists to remote northern communities to serve and inspire indigenous at-risk youth. We were pleased to have Executive Director Carol Teal, visit the S.A.C. Writers Room to conduct a webinar to inform artists of their meaningful work. This is a recording of her presentation.

Magician’s Rule #2 for Songwriters

Most people know that a magician’s Rule Number One is, “Never tell the secret,” but did you know what Rule Number Two is? Never perform the same trick twice for the same audience.

Let's "Make the Box Bigger" with File Sharing

Millions of music lovers have been “coloring outside the box” for years now in the form of music file-sharing using P2P and other similar methods. The SAC’s solution? Make the box bigger!

Getting Paid and Getting Protected as a Songwriter

I recently attended the “Registering Your Music – Copyrights & Royalties Information Session” in Edmonton and Calgary and met up with Singer/ songwriter Erica Viegas, who I had previously met at the CCMAs last year. Here is her take on the evening’s discussions. (Don Quarles)