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10/18/2021

Co-Founder Exit. COVID-19 chaos has been a back drop to important strategic planning at Mundial Montreal in 2021, within which the notion of “succession” has arisen. As a result, I have decided to move on from my role as Artistic Director leaving space for new vision and talent to carry on the work. My years developing a platform to advance the needs of “under represented” artists has been very rewarding, as has the experience of working with Sebastien Nasra and our team. Due to my health based pacing I am being more selective about projects these days, but I look forward to continuing to “connect the dots” in my work as a catalyst for change in the challenging world of presenting live music.

01/29/2020

Live stream! The Maple Blues Awards can be watched from your computer screen remotely on Monday February 3, 2020 from Koerner Hall. Check the new Sapphire video award, a 50th Anniversary salute to Downchild and enjoy host Raha Javanfar aka Bad Luck Woman who is hosting. 7pm showtime.

For the very first time, the 23rd Maple Blues Awards will be live-streamed to all parts of the globe!

To watch the MBA's from the comfort of your home, bookmark the link below and be sure to tune in on Monday, February 3rd at 7:00 pm (EST).

www.rcmusic.com/livestream

06/29/2019

Errol's show is on at 5pm here in Toronto and the event runs 4-8pm at the Toronto Jazz Festival.

Big City, Small World is your cultural connection to life in Toronto.

05/31/2019

A 40-year veteran of the music business, Borealis recording artist MOSE SCARLETT has a rich bass-baritone voice, an intricate finger-picking guitar style, and a penchant for the 'good old tunes'. With his entertaining blend of Blues, Jazz, Ragtime, and 'Tin Pan Alley Treasures' [1900-1940], he has p...

01/01/2019

11/16/2018

Congratulations to Derek Andrews, this year’s recipient of the NAC Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring. Derek is being recognized for his tremendous influence on the Canadian music scene, and in particular, his work supporting Indigenous and world music artists.

Throughout his career as an artistic director, music curator, producer, manager and advocate, he has worked tirelessly to promote Canadian artists and culture across Canada and internationally. Currently the Artistic Director of Mundial Montreal, Derek has also been the music curator and programmer for some of Canada’s most important venues and festivals, including the Harbourfront Centre, Luminato, Cultura Festival, the 2015 Pan Am Games, and many more.

The award will be presented in collaboration with CAPACOA at the closing gala dinner of the CINARS biennale in Montreal on Saturday in Montreal.

https://nac-cna.ca/en/media/newsrelease/20483

Félicitations à Derek Andrews, récipiendaire cette année du Prix du CNA pour contribution exceptionnelle aux activités de tournée. Derek reçoit cet honneur pour son immense influence sur la musique canadienne, et tout particulièrement son appui aux artistes autochtones et artistes de musique du monde.

Au cours de sa carrière en tant que directeur artistique, programmateur musical, réalisateur, gérant et porte-parole, il a travaillé d’arrachepied pour promouvoir les artistes canadiens et leur culture à travers le pays, ainsi qu’à l’internationale. Derek a été programmateur musical pour certains des plus grands festivals et des plus importantes salles de spectacle au Canada, dont le Centre Harbourfront, le festival Luminato, le festival Cultura, et les Jeux Pan Am 2015.

Le prix, offert en collaboration avec CAPACOA, lui sera remis lors du gala de clôture de la Biennale CINARS le samedi à Montréal.

https://nac-cna.ca/fr/media/newsrelease/20483