Current Membership:
- Joel C High - Creative Control Los Angeles, CA
- Shain Shapiro - UK Europe Rep, CIMA London, England
- Ro Cemm
- Canadian Blast-UK and European Showcasing Assistant, CIMA
Brighton, England
- Coralie Hummel - National Events Manager, SOCAN (Membership)
- Grant Lawrence - Broadcaster, CBC Radio 3
- Cam Wright
- Festival Director, Canadian Music Fest
- Benjamin Boles
- Freelance Journalist
- Jonny Stevens
- Executive Director, Halifax Pop Explosion Association
- James Keast - Exclaim! Magazine Editor In Chief
- Rick Fenton - Executive Director, BreakOut West
- Chris Topping - VP, Events & Sp Programming, CARAS
- Alan Cross - Host, The Secret History of Rock/AlanCross.ca
- Ben Rayner - Pop Music Critic, Toronto Star
- Stuart Johnston - President, CIMA
- Donna Murphy
- Vice President Operations, CIMA
TALENT COMMITTEE
CRITERIA for Export Ready Canadian Acts
The following lists the criteria applied to candidates for inclusion in
Canadian Blast Showcases:
a) Artist/Band must be based in Canada and be Canadians or landed immigrants;
b) Artist/Band must meet submission dates and requirements of hosting event (i.e. SXSW, CMJ, The Great Escape), as the Festivals choose the acts/bands to perform;
c) Artist/Band should have a current album or digital release (within 18 months);
d) Artist/Band should have an export marketing strategy which targets the particular market or an overall international marketing strategy;
e) Artist/Band must be “export ready” and have a Canadian based team (one of: Label, Management, Publishing Company, Agent, etc.) to maximize their showcase appearance;
f) In some instances, Canadian Regional/Provincial and Music Genre representation may be considered;
g) In some cases, CIMA partners/sponsors may require specific parameters that must be considered by the Talent Committee;
h) Artist/Band that has previously performed at a CIMA-organized Canadian Blast major event (SXSW, CMJ, MIDEM, etc.) may not be considered to allow for other Canadian artists/bands to have the opportunity;
i) Artist/Band is solely responsible for completing their US/UK/International Visa application paperwork.
j) Each chosen artist must have a business representative attend the Canadian Blast event to participate in any B2B sessions and liaise with the International business representation/VIPs in attendance.
