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Music Nova Scotia provides members with an internet presence as well. Our website has a profile devoted to each and every member, comprised of contact information, a photo, a biography, show dates and music. Please login to the website at www.musicnovascotia.ca to update your profile - you are responsible to keep this up to date! Update your Member News: Login to your profile, go to the bottom where it says “Member News Add a News Item”, enter your news and wait for it to be approved – it will go directly on our homepage under ‘member news’ Update your Tour Dates: Login to your profile, go to the bottom where it says “Tour Dates” and add your dates to the calendar and it will appear on the homepage under ‘Music Nova Scotia Live’ Update your videos: Send embeddable YouTube or other links to Dwayne@musicnovascotia.ca for our Music Nova Scotia YouTube channel. Don’t forget to also embed the video in your own MNS web profile. LOBBYING AND PROMOTING Music Nova Scotia acts on behalf of the Nova Scotia music industry regionally, nationally and internationally, both to government and other music industry representation. Music Nova Scotia promotes Nova Scotian music at major music conferences and festivals such as Canadian Music Week, East Coast Music Awards (ECMA), and also organizes such events as Nova Scotia Music Week and Bringin' It Home. BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND COMMITTEES The Music Nova Scotia Board of Directors holds monthly meetings and shapes the direction of the association on behalf of its members. Music Nova Scotia holds elections every year for empty spots on the board. If you are interested in running for the board, please contact info@musicnovascotia.ca. A list of the current board of directors can be found on our website under ‘About’. VOTING Your membership entitles you to vote! Voting takes place twice a year for the Board of Directors Election in the spring and the Music Nova Scotia Awards in the falll. One vote is given per individual or band membership and two votes per non-profit or corporate membership. The individual who signed up for the membership will be automatically considered the first voting member, unless otherwise stated. Please notify us of your voting member(s) through info@musicnovascotia.ca. The voting members MUST be part of the band/group/association membership. We encourage you to attend and vote at our Annual General Meeting, held every June. This is where your say can shape the path of Music Nova Scotia. We also encourage you to attend and vote for Molson Canadian Nova Scotia Music Week, a celebration of our provincial music industry, held every November. The more votes received for our awards show, the more reflective the results will be of our music scene. NETWORKING AND WORKING IN OUR SPACE Our office is your office. Use our computers (including a Mac), or bring your own and connect to our wireless internet. We have a colour printer/copier, fax and scanner. If you want to copy posters for gigs, black and white copies are free (up to 50 copies) and colour copies are only $0.50. Many calls come into the office looking for bands, promoters, agents etc. Being a member of Music Nova Scotia may put money in your pocket. It is the policy of Music Nova Scotia to search our membership database first for business referrals. Make sure your profile includes key words the public could be searching for! The Music Nova Scotia office is the meeting place for artists and industry alike, many success stories have come out of just having a presence at the office. So drop by! PERFORMING Music Nova Scotia Showcases are held throughout the year and all over the world! We have showcased Nova Scotian artists everywhere from a navy ship in Ireland to South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas. Opportunities to showcase will be posted through email and on our website. As a member, you can apply for some of these opportunities! These advertised showcasing opportunities are juried by your peers, who are chosen to be objective and knowledgeable. Music Nova Scotia New Music Tuesdays! Held every Tuesday at The Seahorse in Halifax, New Music Tuesdays features two new artists, along with a more established regular performer every week, offering a main Halifax stage for new artists to cut their teeth at performing. The event also continues to feature the Industry Room, which showcases visual artists from Nova Scotia. Contact Troy Arseneault at troyarseneault@gmail.com for booking information. Music Nova Scotia Songs and Stories Open Mic at the Carleton Music Bar & Grill (1685 Argyle St., Halifax) Geared towards the singer-songwriters, come out to the afternoon show, 1-4 p.m. at the Carleton on Argyle Street in Halifax to show off your original tunes. Signup starts at 12:30 p.m. on Saturday – first come first serve! Email lindsaybea@musicnovascotia.ca for more information.
Get a membership card from the Music Nova Scotia office to receive discounts! Go to our website http://www.musicnovascotia.ca/Member-Info/memberdiscounts/ page for more information about discounts offered to our members. HEALTH CARE Music Nova Scotia, in partnership with Theriault Financial Inc, (Employee Benefit Specialists) have put together a wonderful health plan for members only through Manulife Financial. As you can see, Music Nova Scotia is actively developing the music industry from grassroots education to international partnerships. All of these initiatives are a result of our members engaging with the office and informing us of their needs. For more information, contact: |
