Canadian Music Fest 2013

**DEADLINE FOR CANADIAN ARTISTS TO SUBMIT IS OCT 30 AT 11:59 PM EST**

Canadian Music Fest is a once-a-year opportunity to get your band in front of over 3000 industry insiders and 700 media reps from Canada and all over the world - from A&R reps and music publishers to booking agents, promoters, and talent buyers. Over 200 performance slots are reserved for Sonicbids artists. Click here to view bands already confirmed for the event.

Produced by CAAMA, Canadian Music Fest takes place March 20-24, 2013 with over 900 artists filling over 70 venues to mark another installment of Canada’s largest new music festival. From tomorrow's emerging artists to today’s hottest concert hit-makers, you'll find them here. Last year alone featured performances from the following:



Slash (Featuring Myles Kennedy), Passion Pit, The Sheepdogs, Cold Specks, Rich Aucoin, Hill Top Hoods, Dope D.O.D., Ewert and The Two Dragons, Childish Gambino, The Trews, I Mother Earth, Saul Williams, Spoek Mathambo, The Cat Empire, John K. Samson & The Provincial Band, Joel Plaskett & The Emergency... plus hundreds more!



Bands and artists from over 40 different countries, including Australia, Canada, Italy, Mongolia, Norway, Singapore, Spain, UK, and USA, were selected to perform at Canadian Music Fest 2012 using Sonicbids.

Canadian Music Fest takes place during Canadian Music Week - Canada's annual music convention and entertainment festival - this year taking place the week following SXSW. Now in its 31st year, Canadian Music Week is recognized as one of the premier entertainment events in North America focusing on the business of music. For artists, it is a chance to learn and network with pros from all sectors of the industry who are at your disposal with the tools and knowledge to build your career in music. With panels, keynotes/celebrity interviews, mentoring sessions, speed-dating, workshops, film premieres, award shows, networking opportunities, an international marketplace, an artist lounge, and newly launched in 2012, the Canadian International Comedy Fest, Canadian Music Week is your one–stop music destination to the world.

All entrants will receive a COMPLIMENTARY PASS to attend Canadian Music Week’s Music Summit 2013 (valued at $499 CAD) and a two-year membership to CAAMA (Canadian Association for the Advancement of Music and the Arts) - a national, non-profit organization dedicated to the commercial development of the Canadian sound recording business domestically and internationally.

As an added bonus, all bands will have the opportunity to be featured in the "Artist Spotlight" on the Canadian Music Fest site - www.canadianmusicfest.com - with a link back to your Sonicbids EPK. Bands will be spotlighted on a weekly basis, so don't put off your chance to be recognized until the end.

Artist Testimonials:

• "It's always exciting to play new places, and we found our experience of Canadian Music Week to be amazing. The festival is well organised, and the people extremely friendly. We can't wait to get back out to experience it again." - The Lines (Wolverhampton, England)