TORONTO – SOCAN exec Michael McCarty has been tapped as the 2019 inductee to the Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame.
McCarty will be honoured at the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Awards gala dinner on May 9, 2019 at Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto.
As chief membership & business development officer at SOCAN, McCarty is responsible for leading a department of 40 people across Toronto, Montreal Vancouver, Los Angeles and Nashville engaged in building a roster of 150,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers that includes Canadian music creators like Drake, Alesia Cara, The Weeknd, Shawn Mendez, Frank Dukes, Mudah Beats, Keith Power, Andrew Lockington, Bryan Adams, and Sarah McLachlan. His mandate includes creating cutting-edge creative and digital business services for current and future SOCAN members, and he is also responsible for overseeing the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.
Prior to joining SOCAN, he spent over 25 years in the music publishing business, serving as president of EMI Music Publishing Canada, and president of Ole.
Known for his expertise in developing and mentoring young artists and executives, McCarty and his teams have had a major impact on the Canadian music scene by providing millions of dollars of financial investment and creative support to songwriters and artists.
He has also been actively engaged in lobbying government for effective copyright reform and testified at Canadian Senate and Parliament Copyright hearings.
Canadian Music Week 2019 will take place May 6 – 12, 2019 in Toronto.
