MNS News

MNS Annual General Meeting 2020 Board of Directors Election Results

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2020-06-24 12:12

Four (4) incumbents re-offered and four (4) additional nominations competed for eight (8) seats with terms ending in 2022.

The following individuals have been elected to the Music Nova Scotia Board of Directors:

Dana Beeler

Dena Williams

Kyle Cunjak

Marc Perry - incumbent

They will join the existing board members, Barbara Cameron, Brian Doherty, Israel Ekanem, Matthew Sampson, Meghan Scott, Mike Campbell, Rosanna Burrill, Sarah Atkinson, Tracey Williams, Mike McGuire (Appointed) and Cecil Wright (Appointed).
Music Nova Scotia Funding Update

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2020-06-19 14:06

As mentioned previously, after consultation with the province, industry leaders, and artists we have created two new one-time Investment Programs:

COVID-19 Response Program (available to Artists II, III, and Export Ready Companies)

Songwriter Mentorship Program (available to all Artists)

Music Nova Scotia Executive Director Search Now Open

Submitted by admin on Wed, 2020-06-17 13:22

Music Nova Scotia is a not-for-profit association that encourages the creation, development, growth, and promotion of Nova Scotia’s music industry. They do this by providing education, information and resources to their members; by advocating for the industry to all levels of government and private sector; and by promoting the export of Nova Scotia music regionally, nationally, and internationally. On their behalf, we are seeking an experienced professional as its Executive Director.

Mission

Music Nova Scotia is a non-profit organization that has worked since 1989 with a mandate to encourage the creation, development, growth and promotion of Nova Scotia’s music industry. Music Nova Scotia exists to grow and nurture the Nova Scotia music industry, to retain our own natural resource and promote investment, by:

Providing education, information and resources to our membership
Acting as the advocate for the industry to all levels of government and private enterprise
Supporting membership in the promotion of the export of Nova Scotia music regionally, nationally and internationally

Membership is mainly made up of Nova Scotians but some join us from other regions of the East Coast as well as across Canada. We are songwriters, musicians, agents, managers, promoters, distributors, photographers, associations, lawyers, accountants and other industry professionals.