Young Music Professionals

YMP @ the Junos: Mentorship Cafe at SOCAN HQ March 28 from 3:30pm - 5:30pm PT at the JW Marriott Parq Fairview Ballroom ?? Members: drop in for roundtable chats with industry leaders in the artist management, label, live, and publishing spaces. Chat directly with leaders to get to know how they progressed in their careers, and what it takes to grow in those roles. Hosted at?SOCAN?HQ

This month, Young People Doing Cool Sh*t is partnering with Women In Music Canada to celebrate its 2025 Rising Leader Honourees. We are thrilled to recognize the work of these leading young women and gender-diverse professionals: Alex Simpson ? Live Nation Canada Harpo Mander ? 5X Kingsley Swim ? Project Warp & The Framework Laura Wilson-Lewis ? Warner Music Canada Alexandra Idiart-Benavides ? The Vault ?? Read the issue here: https://lnkd.in/g-HkgbaP Join?us?live on March 6 at Queen Elizabeth Theatre for the annual Women in Music Canada Honours. Tickets here: https://lnkd.in/gwf3GK5p

British Columbia-based YMP members: On March 5 between 9am-5pm PT, enter for your chance to get a free ticket to a Juno event. ?? Not a member yet? Join at https://lnkd.in/g_-_DqW2 Tickets are available for the Honouring Ceremony, Songwriters’ Circle, Chair’s Reception, and Awards Gala. Tickets will be given on a first-come, first served basis. To apply: Between 9am-5pm PT on March 5, visit the BC members channel in the YMP Slack and follow the instructions to apply. A sincere thank you to Music Canada for generously providing these tickets to YMP and its members.

Young Music Professionals and Revelios announce Strategic Partnership Young Music Professionals (YMP) is excited to announce its Strategic Partnership with Revelios, a consultancy specializing in human-centered leadership and workplace mental health. YMP, a network for music business workers aged 35 and under, and Revelios share a dedication to the holistic professional development of the burgeoning music workforce and the next generation of leaders. In alignment with its vision for a more competitive, inclusive, and resilient future for the industry, this Strategic Partnership will help YMP equip its members with the skills and resources to build psychologically safe, innovative, and sustainable workplaces. Revelios is a boutique consultancy that helps forward-thinking leaders create psychologically safe workplaces where employees can thrive and perform their best. While Revelios has extensive cross-sector experience, it now focuses on the Canadian music industry, with a mission to nurture future leaders, enhance mental health literacy, and promote the integration of well-being with achieving strategic goals. “At Revelios, we believe that transforming the culture of the Canadian music workplace begins with providing individuals and organizations with the tools to thrive. Through research, advocacy, and education, we work to develop leadership skills and behaviors that create meaningful, lasting change. This partnership with Young Music Professionals is a valuable opportunity to empower emerging leaders to prioritize mental health, challenge norms, and build a stronger, more inclusive industry,” says Catherine Harrison, M.Psych., President of Revelios. “We are enthusiastic to work with Revelios to provide our members with holistic, meaningful learning opportunities. In ten years, our music industry may have leadership that is fully trained in creating psychologically safe, yet effective work environments,” says Maddy Oliver, Founder of YMP. “Our partnership with Revelios will further enable us to continue delivering those vital networking opportunities that build careers and catalyze creation. Thank you to Catherine and Revelios for your support.”

Volume III of Young People Doing Cool Sh*t is now live Featuring: Robert Solomon, whose articles have appeared in Rolling Stone, Teen Vogue, and Paper Magazine; Hugo Lebreton, who started a platform for open calls; Folarin Odunayo, who curates tiny condo sessions internationally; Kingsley Swim, who has built a grant for indie arts professionals; & Mac Downey, who helped found a music video festival. Read it here: https://lnkd.in/g6D6YD_R

Celebrating 500 members nationwide ??

Young People Doing Cool Sh!t Vol II is here! Oct 2024?·?The one who designs merch for Mariah Carey and Omar Apollo; the one who oversees one of the country’s largest South Asian festivals; the one who won the Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year award; the one who is turning up the volume on Black music in Nova Scotia; the one who started Live Nation’s queer sapphic music festival. Jacob Gourgis, Harpo Mander, Brooke Dunford, Micah Smith, & Alex Simpson. Read: https://lnkd.in/gq8MxunK Subscribe: https://lnkd.in/g-HkgbaP Follow: https://lnkd.in/gUJWrJyn

A quick visual review of our Official Toronto Launch Party with ADA Music Canada ?? Thank you to our supporters SOCAN, Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA), Camille Mayers, Molson Coors Beverage Company, and Town Brewery for making this event happen. Thank you to Warner Music Canada for hosting us!

Announcing the artists that will be taking the stage at this coming Thursday's ADA Music x Young Music Professionals official Toronto launch party! As well as announcing Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency Ltd. (CMRRA) as an official co-sponsor. 24 hours until RSVPs close (YMP members only): https://lnkd.in/e-USgq-e If you're not a YMP member yet, but you qualify and wish to attend, you can join here: https://lnkd.in/eZsqVW4g

Introducing Young People Doing Cool Shit, a periodical by Young Music Professionals diving into projects born from or led by young innovators in the music industry. Sep 2024?·?The people behind: The Beaches' management; Turtle Island's largest Indigenous music festival; western-Canadian conference announcing a record label; an app that rethinks pre-release campaigns. Read more: https://lnkd.in/g-HkgbaP Laurie Lee Boutet, Dakota Bear & Casey Desjarlais, Teon Gibbs, Asar Qadir