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Submissions for the 2014 Halifax Pride Festival (July 17-27, 2014) will be accepted March 3, 2014 - April 1, 2014.
Halifax Pride Festival is the largest Canadian Pride celebration east of Montreal and is looking for artists to fill a variety of paid opportunities during the festival, including Main Stage acts. Questions can be directed to entertainment@halifaxpride.com
Here is an excellent overview of the general principles and conventions which defines the music publishing business:
http://www.digitalmusicnews.com/permalink/2014/02/28/understandpublishing
It is a little lengthy, but it will give you a thorough overview of the different aspects you need to understand if you are to make the most of your music copyrights. Do remember that this article was written from a US perspective, and Canadian copyright differs slightly in a few respects, but overall, we follow the US on a majority of these principles
If you have specific questions on music publishing that aren't covered by this article, feel free to contact me (serge@musicnovascotia.ca) for a consultation, and we'll do our best to find you an answer.