Session 2a: 11:00 AM-12:30
Bookings
Grant Paley
Performances are the bread and butter of a musician’s business. Professional booking agent Grant Paley will help you learn how to book gigs, route tours, and what to consider when deciding whether to book your own shows or work with an agency or agent. There's more to a successful show than you might think and this workshop will give you the background knowledge to fill up your tour schedule so that it works best for you.
Grant Paley has spent the past 18 years entrenched in the music scene – as both artist and agent.
Joining Paquin Artists Agency Division in 2009, Grant represents a diverse roster of artists in Canada, the United States, Australia & New Zealand. He’s works directly with such artists as The Strumbellas, Delhi 2 Dublin, Chali 2na, the Funk Hunters, DJ Shub, Royal Canoe, Randy & Mr. Lahey of the Trailer Park Boys, Buffy Saint-Marie, Serena Ryder, SkiiTour, Fred Penner, The Elwins, the Wet Secrets, the Harpoonist & the Axe Murderer, Old Man Luedecke, Shred Kelly and Terra Lightfoot.
Before making the transition to full-time agent, he toured extensively under the alias RPG, and most notably as part of multi-WCMA winning funk group Moses Mayes.
Grant also lends his expertise to several music programs by acting as mentor & speaker to emerging artists & conferences around the world. He has sat on juries for FACTOR, the Canada Council for the Arts, CARAS, WCMA/BreakOutWest and Manitoba Film & Music.
Session 2b: 11:00 AM-12:30
All Things Legal
As a musician your income depends on your intellectual property rights and the quality of the contracts you create with your fellow musicians, managers, publicists, and venues. Paul will give an overview the broad legal considerations that musicians and performers need to keep in mind in all aspects of their work to make sure that they know who owns what and who owes what at the end of the day.
As an entertainment paralegal with Sanderson Entertainment Law in Toronto, Paul services songwriters, recording artists, producers, artist managers, independent record companies, music publishers and others in the music industry in all aspects of the business, including contract review, negotiations and drafting; consultation, artist development and solicitation; trade-mark and corporate matters; dispute resolution relating to music contracts and copyright matters; assisting and advising clients in the preparation of company proposals / business plans.