Canadian Heritage committee  What's the old Mark Twain quote, “The rumour of my demise has been greatly exaggerated”?

Canadian Heritage committee  Look, we are in an incredible transitional period. The recorded music industry has had to face new barriers. We've had to rethink how we're doing things. In terms of the great panacea promise of “Tour, tour, tour—you'll make your money on t-shirts and shows”, there is truth to th

Canadian Heritage committee  I'll just add one other quick thing. You did ask about publishing. There's clear evidence that publishing is a pennies business, and they do very well.

Canadian Heritage committee  I read with some interest the comments of Mr. Monahan of Bluesfest yesterday on the whole festival. It might be the cart before the horse. A promoter like Mr. Monahan is not going to put an emerging artist on his main stage. It takes marketing dollars and investment to get an a

Canadian Heritage committee  Again, as Simon pointed out, I suppose it's affecting them in that the more platforms we have, the more points of entry that people have into music, the more touchpoints they have, the greater the chance of consumption, continued consumption. It's all about access. The digital in

Canadian Heritage committee  I'm not going to immediately be contrary, but I am going to be contrary. It's actually the exact opposite, sir. We create singles. One of the most fascinating things to me about the emergence of the digital music world is that in so many ways it's kind of back to the future. It'

Canadian Heritage committee  One hundred per cent....

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes. Again, as mentioned earlier, one of the key elements was that there was a very close and very effective relationship between the telcos in the Nordic countries and companies like Spotify, where they came together with a very effective marketing campaign and a very effective

Canadian Heritage committee  Yes, definitely. Warner Music Group has a long and storied history of development of great Canadian talent on both sides of the border. You can go back as far as Gordon Lightfoot, Blue Rodeo, Billy Talent, who has an enormous international career. Lynda Lemay is a perfect example

Canadian Heritage committee  I guess the short answer to that, Mr. Falk, is yes. I think programs like FACTOR or on the private sector side, Starmaker,have been essential and vital for the development of not only Canadian musical talent, but the Canadian music business. Some of the most innovative and bold

Canadian Heritage committee  Thank you for the invitation to appear before the committee. As just noted, the marketplace for recorded music in Canada has greatly eroded in the last 10 to 15 years. We commend the government for introducing framework legislation in the Copyright Modernization Act to help rect