Society of Composers, Authors, and Music Publishers of Canada
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SOCAN is the Canadian
copyright collective
for the right to communicate to the public and publicly perform musical works. SOCAN administers these rights on behalf of its members (composers, lyricists, songwriters, and their publishers) and those of affiliated international organizations by licensing the use of their music in Canada. The fees collected are distributed as royalties
to its members and to affiliated organizations throughout the world. SOCAN also distributes royalties received from those organizations to its members for the use of their music worldwide. SOCAN has offices in Toronto
, Montreal
, Vancouver
, Edmonton
, and Dartmouth
.
SOCAN publishes Words & Music/Paroles & Musique, a quarterly magazine geared for its membership but also available to the general public, Music Means Business!/Le rythme de vos affaires!, SOCAN’s customer newsletter, as well as numerous brochures, all available on its website at www.socan.ca.
SOCAN holds an annual gala in November, presenting awards to its members for achievements from the preceding year or for their career’s work. A gala is held in Toronto for its Anglophone
members and in Montreal for its Francophone
members. Throughout the year, SOCAN also honours members that have achieved top chart status, presents of the ECHO Songwriting Prize/Prix de la chanson ÉCHO, awarded to the songwriter(s) of the musical work receiving the most votes from the public. SOCAN is active throughout the year with its sponsorship of music industry events and conferences that advance the causes of Canadian songwriters, composers and music publishers.
The organization was founded in 1989 when the Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada
and the Performing Rights Organization of Canada Limited merged into one organization.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
copyright collective
Copyright collective
A copyright collective is a body created by copyright law or private agreement which engages in collective rights management...
for the right to communicate to the public and publicly perform musical works. SOCAN administers these rights on behalf of its members (composers, lyricists, songwriters, and their publishers) and those of affiliated international organizations by licensing the use of their music in Canada. The fees collected are distributed as royalties
Royalties
Royalties are usage-based payments made by one party to another for the right to ongoing use of an asset, sometimes an intellectual property...
to its members and to affiliated organizations throughout the world. SOCAN also distributes royalties received from those organizations to its members for the use of their music worldwide. SOCAN has offices in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
, Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
, Vancouver
Vancouver
Vancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, Edmonton
Edmonton
Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...
, and Dartmouth
Dartmouth, Nova Scotia
Dartmouth founded in 1750, is a community and planning area of the Halifax Regional Municipality, Nova Scotia. Located on the eastern shore of Halifax Harbour, Dartmouth has been nicknamed the City of Lakes after the large number of lakes located in the city.On April 1, 1996, the provincial...
.
SOCAN publishes Words & Music/Paroles & Musique, a quarterly magazine geared for its membership but also available to the general public, Music Means Business!/Le rythme de vos affaires!, SOCAN’s customer newsletter, as well as numerous brochures, all available on its website at www.socan.ca.
SOCAN holds an annual gala in November, presenting awards to its members for achievements from the preceding year or for their career’s work. A gala is held in Toronto for its Anglophone
English Canadian
An English Canadian is a Canadian of English ancestry; it is used primarily in contrast with French Canadian. Canada is an officially bilingual state, with English and French official language communities. Immigrant cultural groups ostensibly integrate into one or both of these communities, but...
members and in Montreal for its Francophone
Francophone
The adjective francophone means French-speaking, typically as primary language, whether referring to individuals, groups, or places. Often, the word is used as a noun to describe a natively French-speaking person....
members. Throughout the year, SOCAN also honours members that have achieved top chart status, presents of the ECHO Songwriting Prize/Prix de la chanson ÉCHO, awarded to the songwriter(s) of the musical work receiving the most votes from the public. SOCAN is active throughout the year with its sponsorship of music industry events and conferences that advance the causes of Canadian songwriters, composers and music publishers.
The organization was founded in 1989 when the Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada
Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada
The Composers, Authors and Publishers Association of Canada was a Canadian copyright collective for the right to communicate to the public and publicly perform musical works...
and the Performing Rights Organization of Canada Limited merged into one organization.
See also
- Copyright collectiveCopyright collectiveA copyright collective is a body created by copyright law or private agreement which engages in collective rights management...
- List of copyright collection societies