MNS News

MNS Office Closure

Submitted by admin on Fri, 2018-05-18 15:40

Just a quick reminder that the Music Nova Scotia Offices will be closed on Monday, May 21st for the long weekend. Have a good one!
Music Nova Scotia's 2018 Annual General Meeting and Call for Nominations

Submitted by lisastitt on Mon, 2018-05-14 08:56

Music Nova Scotia’s Annual General Meeting will be held Tuesday, June 26th, 2018 at the Music Nova Scotia office at 2169 Gottingen Street. The meeting will go from 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM. All Music Nova Scotia members in good standing are invited and encouraged to attend.
Nova Scotia Music Week Joins Keychange Initiative Festival Pledges to Achieve 50:50 gender balance by 2022

Submitted by admin on Tue, 2018-05-08 09:18

Nova Scotia Music Week is one of the latest festivals to join the Keychange initiative, a pioneering international initiative supported by the Creative Europe programme of the European Union which empowers women to transform the future of the music industry and encourages festivals to achieve or maintain a 50:50 gender balance by 2022.

The announcement was made today in Liverpool, UK during the Liverpool Sound City international festival and conference. Nova Scotia Music Week is amoung 40 festivals from across North America and Europe included in today's announcement.

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To join MNS and reap the benefits of membership, you can call Lisa Stitt, Member Relations/Operations Manager, at 1-888-343-6426, or click here to join online.

Note: there are two steps to joining online.

First, you'll register an account on our website, then you'll need to create a Project once you're logged in. A Project is a band, group, company or other business; whatever you would like your membership to pertain to.
When you create your Project, you will be prompted to purchase a membership for that Project in order to become a member. You can be a member of multiple Projects, too, each with their own membership.

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Individual Artists- $50
Promote your news in our daily email newsletter / Apply for showcasing opportunities and awards / Create a profile online at musicnovascotia.ca / Use our resource centre / Have access to year-round workshops / Free consultations / Voting member status for ONE representative for the AGM and Music Nova Scotia Awards / Business referrals / Networking opportunities. Individual memberships can not display company names, you must hold a small business or corporate membership.

Band/Group - $60
Promote your news in our daily email newsletter / Apply for showcasing opportunities and awards / Create a profile online at musicnovascotia.ca / Use our resource centre / Have access to year-round workshops / Free consultations / Voting member status for ONE representative for the AGM and Music Nova Scotia Awards / Business referrals / Networking opportunities. Band memberships can not display company names, you must hold a small business or corporate membership.

Small Business - $70
Promote your news in our daily email newsletter / Apply for awards / Create a profile online at musicnovascotia.ca / Use our resource centre / Have access to year-round workshops / Free consultations / Voting member status for ONE representative for the AGM and Music Nova Scotia Awards / Business referrals / Networking opportunities

Student - $20 (Student ID Required)
Promote your news in our daily email newsletter / Create a profile online at musicnovascotia.ca / Use our resource centre / Have access to year-round workshops / Free consultations / Business referrals / Networking opportunities *Students do not have voting rights and are not eligible for showcasing opportunities. A membership upgrade is required for showcase eligibility. Student memberships can not display company names, you must hold a small business or corporate membership.

Corporate - $135
Promote your news in our daily email newsletter / Placement of logo and link on "Corporate Members" webpage / Apply for showcasing opportunities and awards / Create a profile and advertise online at musicnovascotia.ca / Use our resource centre / Have access to year-round workshops / Free consultations / Voting member status for TWO representatives for the AGM and Music Nova Scotia Awards / Business referrals / Networking opportunities

Non-Profit - $70
Promote your news in our daily email newsletter / Apply for showcasing opportunities and awards / Create a profile online at musicnovascotia.ca / Use our resource centre / Have access to year-round workshops / Free consultations / Voting member status for TWO representatives for the AGM and Music Nova Scotia Awards / Business referrals / Networking opportunities

Venue - $70
Promote your news in our daily email newsletter / Apply for showcasing opportunities and awards / Create a profile online at musicnovascotia.ca / Use our resource centre / Have access to year-round workshops / Free consultations / Voting member status for One representative for the AGM and Music Nova Scotia Awards / Business referrals / Networking opportunities