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OffKey
by membranlabs
Welcome to OffKey, a podcast by membranlabs! Join music industry novice Taliya Seidman-Wright as she explores the music industry from the perspective of two key players in the creation of music: the Songwriter and Recording Artist. Through research and conversations with professionals, OffKey’s third season will investigate how these creators make money and who and what they should be aware of in the ever-evolving music business landscape.Show notes for each episode are available here: medium.com/membran-labsOffKey is recorded and produced by Membran Entertainment Canadamembranlabs.com/
Episodes
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Private Copying Royalties in Canada
This week, we're looking at an important topic in the world of royalties: private copying. This topic is very important for music creators to be aware of, as Canada only has private copying levies on outdated technology and has not kept up with new developments in technology. Lisa Freeman from…
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How Artists Are Adapting During COVID-19
This week, we’re tackling a pressing topic at a time like this: how artists are adjusting in the context of COVID-19. For musicians, artists, tour teams, and other team members, the economic disruption caused by COVID-19 has led to cancellations and postponements of virtually all gigs, tours, and...
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The Recording Artist's Royalty Collections
This week, we're continuing down the path of royalty collections, looking at how the recording artist gets paid when their songs are played. I had the pleasure of speaking with Martin Gangnier from Re:Sound, Matt Craig from MROC, and Andrew Karis from ACTRA-RACS to learn about royalty collections...
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The Songwriter's Royalty Collections
This week on OffKey, we're turning to a big topic for any songwriter looking to build and sustain a career in music: royalty collections. I had the pleasure of speaking with Mike McCarty and Holly Fagan-Lacoste from SOCAN and Rebecca Webster from CMRRA to learn about how the songwriter gets paid...
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Music Funding in Canada
This week on OffKey, we're looking at a key part of Canada's music industry: funding. In Canada, there are numerous grants offered by public and private organizations that artists can apply to for funding costs associated with recording, promotion, and touring. I had the pleasure of speaking with...
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Music Therapy
For our first episode of 2020, we’re looking at a very special field in the world of music: music therapy. This week, I had the pleasure of speaking with Erica Tetzel and Taryn Stephenson from Music Heals, a non-profit based in Vancouver that raises awareness and supports music therapy programs...
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The Recording Artist's Team
This week on OffKey, we're looking at the various players on the Recording Artist's team. Our guests this week include: Brian Hetherman, founder of Curve Music and Cerberus Artist Management; Byron Pascoe, an entertainment lawyer at Edwards Creative Law; Jonathan Simkin, founder of 604 Records;...
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Publishers & Publishing Agreements
This week on OffKey, we're looking at a key player on the Songwriter's Team: the Music Publisher. Featured in this episode are the insights and expertise of: Norman Arnold, a composer and producer based in LA with experience working for Warner Bros., Disney, NBC, CNN, and more; Mark Jowett, the...
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MAKUTA and I M U R on building a career as an independent band
This week, we spoke with MAKUTA and I M U R, two independent bands from the east and west coasts who have built their careers and fanbase from the ground up. We talked about songwriting, self-promotion, live shows and touring, and the "DIY" nature of building a career. Thank you to Doug, Jane,...
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The Recording Artist
This week on OffKey, we’re looking at our next character in the creation of music: the Recording Artist. In this episode, we learned from the expertise of: Andrew Karis from ACTRA-RACS; Byron Pascoe, an entertainment lawyer at Edwards Law; Jeff Wolpert, an engineer and producer at Desert Fish...
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The Songwriter
This week on OffKey, we’re looking at our first character in the storyline of the creation of music: the Songwriter. Featured in this episode are the insights of: Kathryn Calder, of The New Pornographers, Frontperson, and Oscar St. Records; Karen Kosowski, songwriter and producer based in...
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Mateo Palmisano (Xitmuse) on building a small business in a competitive music industry
This week, we're featuring an interview with Mateo Palmisano, a writer, recording and mixing engineer, producer, composer and music production educator who has over a decade of experience working on both the recording side and composition side of music across North America and beyond. Mateo’s...
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The Songwriter & Recording Artist
OffKey's third season will be turning down a new path, moving on from the “who” question towards the “how-to," with the goal of creating an educational resource for industry newcomers like myself. Join me as I explore the ins-and-outs of the music industry from the perspective of two key players…
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Looking back at OffKey (and forward) with Taliya Seidman-Wright
This week we're taking a look back at this past season of OffKey, and talking with Taliya Seidman-Wright who will be taking over the project! We're so excited about this next development and the future of the podcast, and I hope that you enjoy our chat as much as I did! It's been a pleasure…
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The Sunset Kids on chance encounters and creating immersive audiovisual experiences
We have reached the second season finale of OffKey! While it’s bitter-sweet to see this season come to an end as it also means the end of my time at Membran Labs, I am so excited to announce that I will be passing the project off to my best friend, the ever so talented Taliya Seidman-Wright! Make...
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Racquel Villagante (SOCAN) on switching career paths and the importance of mentorship
This week on OffKey we're chatting with Racquel Villagante, who is an A&R Rep for SOCAN. We talked about how she arrived at her role at SOCAN from getting a psych degree at UBC to working as a settlement worker to working for Nimbus school of recording and media and everything in between. We also...
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Fintan on coming from a musical family and developing his sound
For this week’s episode of OffKey, Victoria musician Fintan was kind enough to stop by the studio to chat about his career! We touched on everything from when he first learned to play the accordion, to busking with his family band, to getting a complete walk through both the story and musical...
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Brittany Ayton (Sofar Sounds Vancouver) on her role as City Director
This week on OffKey we're chatting with Brittany Ayton, who is the City Director of Sofar Sounds Vancouver. Many of our past OffKey guests including Kirsten Ludwig, David Ward, Blonde Diamond, Haley Blais, and Jasper Sloan Yip have played Sofar shows in the past so it was so nice chatting with…
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Noah Derksen on inspiration and the differences between the Canadian and American music industries
For this week’s episode of OffKey, musician Noah Derksen stopped by the studio while on the west coast leg of his Canadian tour for the second part of his album America, Dreaming. We talked about how he got his start in the music industry, the inspirations behind the album, and some of the...
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Lisa Logutenkow (Dine Alone Records, Bedlam Music Management, The Orchard Canada) on artist management, record labels, publishing, and music distribution
This week on OffKey I’m chatting with Lisa Logutenkow, Vice President of Bedlam Music Management and Dine Alone Records, and the Vice President of The Orchard Canada, a music distribution company. From studying sciences at The University of Toronto to managing artists such as Alexisonfire…
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Kate Wattie (Tonic Records & Exile on Main Street) on running a boutique label in a ever-changing music landscape
This week on OffKey we're talking to Kate Wattie, founder of the Vancouver-based record label and artist management company Tonic Records! Though Kate had intentions to pursue a career in the fine arts, after a literal run-in with someone from Virgin Records in London, she found herself working…
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Kristina Lao on the notion of "home" and continuous learning
This week on OffKey we're talking to Kristina Lao, a multidisciplinary artist, who also works with the Nimbus School of Recording & Media on business and community development, is a board member of Music BC, and is the founder of the music collective Indie Van City. Kristina is a wonderful...
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Tristan Thompson (Diamond Cafe) on growing as an independent artist
This week on OffKey we're talking to Tristan Thompson, a musician from Victoria, BC, to chat about his solo project Diamond Cafe. We touched on everything from how he first got started in music as a Michael Jackson dance impersonator to the projects he is working on currently, and how his career...
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Sandy Scofield on expanding the toolbox and honing your craft
This week on OffKey I’m chatting with musician, sound designer, composer, and story teller Sandy Scofield. Sandy has had an incredibly diverse career in the music industry, which included composing the Aboriginal Welcoming Song for the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremonies. I hope you enjoy…
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Shawnee on music as medicine
For today’s episode of OffKey I spoke to Two Spirit singer-songwriter Shawnee Talbot! In high school Shawnee found music to be the medicine she needed to get her through a difficult time, and today uses it to give back and create that same medicine for others. We talked about the themes that...
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Jonathan Simkin (604 Records) on a career transition from law to music
This week on OffKey we’re chatting with Jonathan Simkin, founder and president of 604 Records! From starting a legal career in criminal law to transitioning into entertainment law and eventually founding 604 Records alongside Nickelback’s Chad Kroeger, Jonathan has had an incredibly diverse…
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Jasper Sloan Yip on taking the time to travel and the meaning of success
This week on OffKey we're talking to Jasper Sloan Yip, a singer-songwriter from Vancouver. Our conversation touched on Jasper’s decision to take a year to travel through Europe after starting university, what led him to his decision to pursue music full-time, and his current role as Music…
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Looking Back at OffKey's First Season
While OffKey's second season doesn't start until May 27th, I thought I would piece together a little look back at the first season of our podcast. It's been such a pleasure learning more about the music industry from some of its Canadian members, so I hope you enjoy this episode featuring some of...
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OffKey Newscast - Spotify's Podcast Strategy - 19.05.19
In this episode I dive into Spotify’s continued foray into Podcasts. Specifically it’s acquisitions of Podcasting companies and the launch of new features geared toward podcasters & podcasting. I also discuss some of the motivations and potential strategic components around why Spotify is making…
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Dino Celotti (Membran Entertainment Group) on music distribution
This week on OffKey we're talking to Dino Celotti, COO of Membran Entertainment Group, and Founder and CEO of Membran Canada. While Dino lives and works in Hamburg, Germany where Membran is based, on a visit to Victoria we sat down to chat about how he first got started at Membran, the role of...
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Kathryn Calder on development and collaboration in songwriting
This week we're talking to Kathryn Calder, an artist and the founder of Oscar St. Records. From her first band Immaculate Machine, to The New Pornographers, a solo project under her name, and most recently Frontperson with Mark Andrew Hamilton, Kathryn has had an incredibly diverse and active...
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Geneviève Racette on songwriting and expanding an audience and fan base
This week on OffKey Linh Sa is chatting with French-Canadian singer-songwriter Geneviève Racette. Geneviève grew up in Dorval, Québec and currently lives just outside of downtown Montréal. We hopped on a call with Geneviève to talk about her background in music, how she has developed her...
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Boslen and Isaac Markinson on navigating success in music as full-time students
This week on OffKey Linh Sa is talking to the artist-manager team of Boslen and Isaac Markinson. Boslen and Isaac are both students in their second year at The University of Victoria (where Linh Sa also studies) and stopped by Membran Labs to talk about how they got their starts in the music and...
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Elaine Bomberry and Murray Porter on Indigenous representation in the Canadian music industry
Today on the OffKey music podcast, Linh Sa is talking to Elaine Bomberry and Murray Porter. While Elaine and Murray both hail from Canada's East, from the Six Nations Of The Grand River territory of Southern Ontario, today the couple and manager-artist team live in Vancouver BC. We talked about…
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Cortney Harkin (baselineMUSIC) on marketing and publicity
Today on OffKey, Linh Sa is chatting with Cortney Harkin. Cortney is the Head of Marketing and Publicity of baselineMUSIC a management, marketing, and PR company founded by Sean Russell. Cortney talked to us about how she first got started in the music industry, and provided some value career...
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Alexis Young (Blonde Diamond) on being a DIY'er in music and the importance of live shows
Today on OffKey, Linh Sa is chatting with Alexis Young, front-woman of the Vancouver-based band Blonde Diamond. Their conversation ranged from how Alexis first got started in music after growing up in Calgary with two lawyers for parents to the importance and significance of live performances and...
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David Ward and Jeanette Wilkinson on successful artist-manager relationships
Today on OffKey we're talking to David Ward and Jeanette Wilkinson, a musician-manager team from Vancouver, BC. Our conversation ranged from how they both got involved in the music industry and how they started working together to how David got back into dance for his music video "Looking Glass."...
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Renee Crawford (Copper Owl) on running a music venue
This week on the OffKey Music Podcast, we're talking to Renee Crawford. Renee owns the Victoria BC bar, lounge, and music and arts venue Copper Owl and was kind enough to stop by Membran Labs to talk about her career in the music industry. From her first show (The Beach Boys !!), to converting a...
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Joey Clarkson building an audience and networking in a new city
This week on OffKey, Linh Sa is talking to Joey Clarkson, an Americana singer-songwriter from the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island. Though Joey now lives in London, England, despite the time difference (and technical issues associated with long-distance recording) she was kind enough to come on…
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Haley Blais on transitioning from Youtube to focus on music
This week on the OffKey Music Podcast, Linh Sa spoke to musician and Youtuber Haley Blais. Originally from Kelowna, Haley is now living in Vancouver, BC and was in Victoria for a few days to work on her upcoming album. Haley stopped by Membran Labs to chat with us about her upcoming US tour, how...
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Jocelyn Greenwood (Cordova Bay Entertainment Group and Jets Overhead) on working for a record label as a musician
This week I sat down with Jocelyn Greenwood, the President of Cordova Bay Entertainment Group, a record label located in Victoria, BC. Jocelyn is also one of the founding members, and bassist of, alternative-rock band Jets Overhead. Jocelyn stopped by on a snowy day to talk about her experience...
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Sarah MacDougall on the songwriting process and capturing an environment through song
Today I'm speaking with Sarah MacDougall, a singer-songwriter originally from Malmo, Sweden! Sarah was in Victoria just wrapping up her Trader Time show with Ivan Coyote, and was kind enough to stop by the Membran Labs studio for a quick chat despite the snow outside. We talked about how she got...
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Quinn Bates (Quarterback) on taking risks and staying authentic in music and branding
This week on the OffKey Podcast, Linh Sa chats with R&B artist Quinn Bates (Quarterback). Originally from Kelowna BC, Quinn moved to Victoria to pursue classical music, and studied Opera at the Royal Conservatory of Music. Since making the move to the island Quinn has transitioned from classical...
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Kirsten Ludwig on music as a means to moving forward
For our first episode of the OffKey podcast, Linh Sa sits down with singer-songwriter Kirsten Ludwig. While Kirsten calls Calgary home, she has been living in Victoria for the last few years since the release of her first album, Drifting (2014). Having released her most recent album We Get It Now...
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Trailer: Welcome to OffKey!
Welcome to OffKey! Join Linh Sa Arnold in conversations with musicians, producers, and other members of British Columbia's music industry to hear their stories and takes on the industry and the ways in which technology and social media have changed its landscape. OffKey episodes are released…
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
Welcome to OffKey, a podcast by membranlabs! Join music industry novice Taliya Seidman-Wright as she explores the music industry from the perspective of two key players in the creation of music: the Songwriter and Recording Artist. Through research and conversations with professionals, OffKey’s third season will investigate how these creators make money and who and what they should be aware of in the ever-evolving music business landscape.Show notes for each episode are available here: medium.com/membran-labsOffKey is recorded and produced by Membran Entertainment Canadamembranlabs.com/
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