JULY 27 – 31, 2020 Our office is located on, and this conference is rooted in, the ancestral territory of the Onkwehon:we, Anishinaabe and Huron-Wendat. The Dish With One Spoon Treaty was established between the Anishinaabe, Mississaugas and Haudenosaunee as an agreement to share and protect the land we call Tkaronto (Toronto) — “The Gathering Place”. We honour the ancestors of this land by acknowledging the shared responsibility of inhabiting this territory and its ongoing legacy as a meeting place for people across Turtle Island and from around the world. We are grateful for the stewardship, past, present, and future, that has enabled, and will enable, us to be here continuing the work that has been done over millennia in this very location. Table of Contents Welcome Message................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 4 About Global Toronto ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 5 Schedule.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 7 Program..................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 • Panels............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 15 • Professional Development Webinars........................................................................................................................................................................... 24 • Regional Network Spaces............................................................................................................................................................................................. 28 • Spotlights on Events...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 33 • Spotlights on GT20 Artists............................................................................................................................................................................................ 35 • Breakout Sessions.......................................................................................................................................................................................................... 38 Contributors.............................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 40 GT20 Artists............................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 87 Jury............................................................................................................................................................................................................................................. 97 Partners...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 102 • Producing Partners........................................................................................................................................................................................................ 102 • Community Partners...................................................................................................................................................................................................... 107 • International Partners.................................................................................................................................................................................................... 122 About the Producer | Small World Music............................................................................................................................................................................... 126 Team & Advisory Committee................................................................................................................................................................................................... 127 Funders...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 128 Contact...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... 129 4 Welcome Message The global pandemic has sent a Global Toronto 2020 has expanded shockwave through the wider music beyond being only a marketplace: GT20 industry. While many are eager to see is a meeting place, where, together, the things “go back to normal,” we have small ripple we inspire will eventually questions: “Was it ever normal?” and wash over the global music sector with “Normal for who?” These questions are positive growth. at the core of what we aspire to achieve with you all at Global Toronto 2020. GT20 is but the first step in a long journey. We pledge to continue this With the pause forced upon us by important work, and invite you to join Covid, we encourage all to acknowledge us in envisioning a better future for all this moment as an opportunity for of us. self-reflection and envisioning a more equitable music ecosystem. Conference programming is driven by this hope - the hope of seeing a better music industry emerge from the devastation. Umair Jaffar Executive Director Small World Music 5 About Global Toronto Global Toronto is a conference that Lula Lounge, and Hugh’s Room Live, engages in, grows, and reflects the delegates experienced showcases, diversity and excitement of the music conversations, and other activities to sector - connecting, inspiring, and promote the participating artists and creating opportunities for under- the diverse landscape from which they represented artists and industry emerged. professionals. In 2019, Small World Music took on Global Toronto 2020’s (GT20) theme GT and expanded the collaborative of Acknowledging Opportunity, vision while rooting activities in three Envisioning the Future is a direct result fundamental principles: Sustainability, of the global pandemic, but embodies Equity, and Accessibility. Showcase the idea at the heart of our mission: applications were sought nationwide; a Moving the industry forward. Jury of esteemed music professionals selected artists representing a wide GT’s first edition, in 2018, created a range of what Canada sounds like; and music market to support the export a diverse range of international and of diverse Toronto-based artists. Led domestic delegates were recruited. by the Royal Conservatory of Music in collaboration with local presenters Small World Music, Aga Khan Museum, 6 About Global Toronto With the onset of the global pandemic, the interests of those hit hardest by GT20 is not a short-term solution to a GT20 embarked on a carefully- the lockdown - the very voices GT was temporary problem. It is an opportunity considered online pivot. established to serve. to make a long-term impact through a new approach to our work. We turned outward, to the wider GT20, therefore, was in a unique community, seeking the input of a position to be a platform for inspired It is inspired by the extraordinary work range of stakeholders, colleagues, and connections and meaningful being done across our sector in these counterparts before we embarked on conversations in aid of building the Next unprecedented times, and rooted in our any further GT20 planning. Normal. founding ambition to move the industry forward. Importantly, we also turned inward, to The enormity of our moment demands our core principles, which guided us to that we come together as a sector – We are excited for the journey ahead the GT20 theme. to offer support, to unite, and to re- and grateful that you’re joining us. The imagine what comes next. That’s why conference may end on July 31, but the It was clear that the pandemic didn’t GT20 is more than just a marketplace: work is just getting started. only expose and exacerbate systemic It’s a meeting place, continuing in the issues across the sector, but created millennia-long tradition of the place we the conditions for a complete reset: To now call Toronto. re-imagine our industry, to re-build our sector, and to re-create our world in a way that better represents and serves MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY 7 Schedule 7:00