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The Breakwater

A place to think, discuss, and plan for a new music industry support model in Atlantic Canada. Written by Blanche Israël, former CEO of the East Coast Music Association.

By Blanche

· Launched a month ago

ECMA is defaulting on its artist payments

here is why that is not okay

Jun 19•Blanche

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Music pays. Just not the people making it.

What if the businesses that most benefit from local music helped pay for it?

Jun 10•Blanche

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We are artists and we are rich. (And hot.)

A new atlantic canadian music support entity should do this one thing for artists

Jun 2•Blanche

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On what happened

Pulling back the curtain on my time at ECMA

May 28•Blanche

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Introducing: The Breakwater

a new forum to protect and grow music on the east coast, from the former CEO of the ECMAs

May 27•Blanche

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