LibGuides: Music Production and Songwriting: Music Business

Introduction

Find resources from the library on every aspect of the music business - from books on navigating contracts, to where you can find grants for artists.

Audio Engineering Society
A professional society devoted exclusively to audio technology. Members include artists and audio engineers. An active Toronto chapter exists.
Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS)
Umbrella organization for the JUNO awards. Celebrates and promotes Canadian music.
Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA)
Trade association and professional development opportunities for musicians in Canada.
Canadian Independent Recording Artists Association (CIRAA)
CIRAA programming aims to improve Canada's independent artist development system through education, opportunity and support.
FACTOR - Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recording
Subsidies and grant opportunities for various parts of the recording process.
Music Ontario
Promotes industry education, professional development, resources, information, and support, all with the goal of helping artists and industry in Ontario.
Ontario Arts Council
Government agency for art awards, grants, and opportunities.
SOCAN
SOCAN demystifies copyright for songwriters, and primarily deals with performance rights.
Songwriters Association Canada
An advocacy group for songwriters.
Toronto Arts Council
City of Toronto's funding body for artists and arts organizations in Toronto. Find out about grants and hiring opportunities.
Toronto Musicians Association
Local union that is under the umbrella of the American Federation of Musicians. Find contracts, advice, and services.

Nexis Uni This link opens in a new window
(LexisNexis) A large multi-tiered database of thousands of sources including newspapers, journals, wire services, newsletters, company reports and SEC filings, case law, government documents, transcripts of broadcasts, and selected reference works.
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ABI/INFORM Collection This link opens in a new window
(ProQuest) Part of ProQuest Central. Comprised of ABI/INFORM Global, ABI/INFORM Trade and Industry, and ABI/INFORM Dateline. The database features thousands of full-text journals, dissertations, working papers, key business and economics periodicals such as the Economist, country-and industry-focused reports, and downloadable data. Its international coverage gives researchers a complete picture of companies and business trends around the world.
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Business Source Premier This link opens in a new window
(EBSCO) Provides access to one of the industry's most used business research databases of magazines, journals, newspapers, reports, profiles, case studies, books and trade publications.
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Explore the subject headings below to find print and electronic books in the library: