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Executive Director’s Message EDITOR Nick Krewen Setting S.A.C. Sights on Sites, MANAGING EDITOR Beverly Hardy LAYOUT Lori Veljkovic Sounds and Songposium COPY EDITOR Leah Erbe s fall fades into winter, I'm extremely itally is an advantage for those who want to ensure Canadian Publications Mail Agreement pleased to announce that a number of dif- their music is “out there” for the world to hear. No. 40014605 ferent S.A.C. programs will be warming up The S.A.C. was also present at a number of Canada Post Account No. 02600951 A ISSN 1481-3661 ©2002 songwriters as we head into the colder months -- important conferences. The first, Copycamp, some familiar, some new and all of them an involved a three-day session in Toronto Songwriters Association of Canada opportunity to encourage your creativity and September 28-30 that exposed all types of Subscriptions: Canada $16/year plus sharpen your business acumen. creators to various copyright challenges and GST; USA/Foreign $22 options facing the world today. First, I'm very pleased to announce that Songwriters Magazine is a publication of the Songposium 2.0 is taking place in five cities across The other was the Future of Music Policy Songwriters Association of Canada (S.A.C.) the country, targeting the urban, country and pop Summit, held in Montreal during the POP and is published four times a year. Members music fields. Montreal festival October 5-7. Both events offered of S.A.C. receive Songwriters Magazine as Featuring some amazing industry professionals excellent information on directions the music part of their membership. Songwriters including Jully Black, Steve Wilkinson, Derek industry is taking and are events that anyone seri- Magazine welcomes editorial comment. Brin, John Capek and our own Haydain Neale ous about their craft should try to attend. I rec- Opinions expressed in Songwriters Magazine among others, Songposium 2.0 will be visiting the ommend checking out websites for information do not necessarily represent the opinions of Holiday Inn on King in Toronto on November 25- on these past events (www.copycamp.ca and the S.A.C. Address submissions, inquiries 26; the Metropolitan Hotel in Vancouver on www.thefutureofmusic.org ) and changes of address to: December 2-3; the Fairmont Palliser Hotel in I was also fortunate to attend the Ontario Calgary January 13-14, 2007; the Holiday Inn in Council Of Folk Festivals (OCFF) conference in 26 Soho Street Guelph on January 20-21 and the Delta Ottawa from October 12-15. The S.A.C. spon- Suite 340 Barrington Hotel in Halifax on February 3-4. sored three events, with Blair Packham hosting a Toronto, Ontario Bluebird North will also be visiting five cities fantastic demo critique panel called "Hey Big Canada M5T 1Z7 Ears!" Blair also did a fine job of lining up the including Edmonton on January 19; Ottawa on Phone: (416) 961-1588 talent for the post-midnight songwriter show- January 27; Halifax on February 2; St. John's on or: 1-866-456-7664 case at the notorious S.A.C. Pajama Party. February 9-10 and Whitehorse on February 16. Fax: (416) 961-2040 Thanks to those of you who came decked out Look for announcements for these great pro- E-mail: [email protected] in your best PJs. grams on our www.songwriters.ca website and Web: www.songwriters.ca plan to attend. Better yet, bring a friend! It's also my great pleasure to announce a brand PJam All rights reserved. No part of this publica- new program called Bluebird In The Schools -- an Session: tion may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval opportunity for young people to get exposed to Executive system or transmitted in any form or by any great Canadian songwriters. Director Don means without the prior written permission We hope that Bluebird In The Schools will Quarles and of the Songwriters Association of Canada. offer a window into the School Alliance of OCFF Songs Student Songwriters program that is already From The Heart STAFF in many schools across the country contest winner Executive Director Don Quarles (www.sasscanada.net). Ana Miura com- Manager of Operations Beverly Hardy On a personal note, I'd like to thank those of pare fashions at you who called to welcome me in my new post. I the S.A.C. BOARD OF DIRECTORS have spent recent months getting to know some Pajama Party. of you either by phone or in person at events or President Haydain Neale here at our Toronto head office. I have also spent First Vice-President Shari Ulrich time meeting with music industry folks, getting The third event was the Estelle Klein Award Second Vice-President Eddie Schwartz accustomed to the lay of the land and learning interview with this year's recipient Richard Secretary Christopher Ward more about the Songwriters Association of Flohil, conducted by songwriter / media per- Treasurer Sean Hosein Canada's goals and future plans. sonality / S.A.C. Board member Christopher Past President Stan Meissner Ward. In early September, S.A.C. president Haydain Directors Erin Benjamin, John Capek, Neale and I were in Ottawa and met with several On a final note, some of you have been help- Lisa Dalbello, Lennie Gallant, officials from Heritage Canada, including those ing to beta-test our website and we appreciate responsible for developing copyright policy. As the extra effort in helping us work through the Bill Henderson, Marc Jordan, you may be aware, the Federal government is in kinks. If you haven’t yet done so, please visit Dan Kershaw the process of reviewing copyright law and is hop- www.songwriters.ca and have a look around! ing to table new legislation soon. We are working on a Members Community ADVISORY BOARD Jann Arden, Randy As a creator-driven group, our hope is to have page called SongPage that will allow you to Bachman, Tommy Banks, Liona Boyd, our voice heard loud and clear in terms of speak- upload MP3 files of your songs, copies of your Tom Cochrane, Richard Dodson, Rik ing for songwriters on the important issues. In lyrics, and also encourage you to interact with Emmett, Micky Erbe, Roy Forbes, David speaking to songwriters, the common interest is other songwriters. Foster, Alan Frew, Dan Hill, Paul to encourage digital distribution, as it is a fantas- This will enable them to know about your Hoffert, Paul Janz, Ron Hynes, Ron tic means of distributing music. strengths as a writer and inform them of your Irving, Arnold Lanni, Geddy Lee, Mike The caveat here is that most writers would pre- current successes (CD releases, song cuts, demos Levine, Colin Linden, Rita MacNeil, fer to find a way to monetize the system so that or events.) This promises to be a great co-writ- they can be compensated fairly for downloads of ing and collaborative meeting place. We're Sarah McLachlan, Murray McLauchlan, their music. The manner in which the world lis- anxiously awaiting its launch! Dean McTaggart, Frank Mills, Ben tens to music has evolved and both the industry I look forward to seeing you at S.A.C. events Mink, Adam Mitchell, Gerald O’Brien, and the legislation need to keep up with the this coming year and hope that you will take Gary O’Connor, Declan O’Doherty, Blair times. advantage of our member benefits! Packham, Dave Pickell, Raffi, Cyril Having a strong volume of music available dig- Don Quarles Rawson, Sam Reid, Tyler J. Smith, Ian Thomas, David Tyson, Sylvia Tyson, 2 Songwriters Magazine WINTER 2007 Valdy, Jim Vallance, Nancy White Contents WINTER 2007 Volume 9 Number 3 COVER PHOTO: JEREMY R. JANSEN Features PHOTO: DUSTIN RABIN 13 4 CANADIAN SONGWRITING HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Joni Mitchell, Jean-Paul Ferland and Wilf Carter Make The Grade 5 DRAWING FROM THE CREATIVE WELLS Talented Brothers Make International Impact By Kerry Doole 8 A PUBLISHING PRIMER Legal Beagle Gives Songwriters The Skinny By Paul Sanderson 9 ROSSI REIGNS SUPREME A Publisher’s Rock Star: Supernova Diary By Keith Carman 11 ALEXISONFIRE HEATS IT UP! The Only Band Ever Breaks Down The Creative Process By Karen Bliss 13 MUSICAL EXPLORER k-os Plays It By Ear By Nick Krewen 17 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION Alan Parsons, Neverending White Lights and Meligrove Band Go Topical By Shallima Maharaj and Nick Krewen 18 WORKSHOP TESTIMONIAL Sharing Ideas Is A Good Thing By L.C. DiMarco 19 BLUEBIRD NORTH 4 PHOTO: GREG PLANTE 17 CSHF AWARD PHOTO USED BY PERMISSION OF THE ESTATE OF ELIZABETH WYN WOOD. PHOTO: PIERRE MILLETTE 19 CSHF INDUCTS MITCHELL, FERLAND, CARTER AND "SPINNING WHEEL" Montana Slim is in! map. A first-class yodeler who was intro- Whiting) is also a Pioneer Inductee; as is So is the most influ- duced to Canadians through Calgary radio the 1842 Acadian anthem "Un Canadien ential female singer station CFCN in 1929, and found audiences Errant," written by Antoine Gerin-Lajoie. and songwriter of in the U.S. -- where he was known as The 2007 Canadian Music Publisher the 20th and 21st Montana Slim -- and Australia. Association (CMPA) Legacy Award recipi- centuries; a prolific A Canadian Country Music Hall Of Famer, ent is St. Stephen, New Brunswick native French-Canadian icon "The Father Of Canadian Country Music" Henry Burr, who recorded under a dozen PHOTO: COURTESY and a song that's been will be inducted into the CSHF along with pseudonyms, co-writing "Stand Up and CSHF covered by over 400 his songs "My Old Canadian Home," "My Sing for Your Father" and "Old-time Tune." artists ranging from Swiss Moonlight Lullaby" and "There's a Between 1903 and 1922, Burr recorded 16 Ella Fitzgerald and Peggy Lee to NRBQ Love Knot in My Lariat." No.