recipients announced in AID: #ForTheLoveOfLive
Relief fund partnership with SOCAN provides a total of $30,000 to assist live music venues
Toronto, September 1, 2022 – Today the Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA) announced the 30 recipients of the AID: #ForTheLoveOfLIVE financial assistance relief program, a joint-effort between the CLMA and SOCAN created to help independently owned and operated small venues who have experienced significant financial challenges due to the pandemic.
From June 13 to July 13, independent live music venues with capacities of 500 or fewer in Canada were invited to apply to the program. The recipients were selected randomly by blind lottery, and each will receive $1,000 to help with recovery.
The 2022 AID: #ForTheLoveOfLIVE recipients are:
Bez Arts Hub (BC)
Local Losers (BC)
The Hart Gastown (BC)
The LIDO (BC)
Victoria Event Centre (BC)
Vinyl Envy (BC)
The Common / 9910 (AB)
The Vat Pub (AB)
Bulldog Event Center (MB)
The Good Will Social Club (MB)
Times Change(d) High & Lonesome Club (MB)
West End Cultural Centre (MB)
Broken Record Bar & Music Room (NB)
The CAP (NB)
The Caveau (NB)
Xeroz Arcade/Bar (NB)
First Light Centre for Performance and Creativity (NL)
Lunenburg Opera House (NS)
Aeolian Hall (ON)
Hayloft Dance Hall (ON)
LIVE! on Elgin (ON)
LopLops (ON)
Supermarket Bar and Variety (ON)
The Cameron Public House Ltd (ON)
Ausgang Plaza (QC)
Cooperative Paradis (QC)
Le Pantoum (QC)
La Petite boîte noire (QC)
La Source de la Martinière (QC)
Le Verre Bouteille (QC)
The initiative was created in partnership with SOCAN, who recognizes the intrinsic and vital relationship between their membership and live music venues.
“The strength of concert venues is essential to the Canadian music ecosystem,” said SOCAN CEO Jennifer Brown. “Live performances are an essential part of the careers of our members, and the health of Canada's concert venues is vital to supporting our industry. SOCAN is happy to work with the CLMA on programs like this that support musicians, artists, and live music spaces.”
“COVID has made it abundantly clear as to why partnerships are critical for our collective future,” said Erin Benjamin, President & CEO of the Canadian Live Music Association. “It’s by working together that we will be able to find our way to true recovery and beyond, and we are grateful to SOCAN for their generosity and collaborative spirit. These venues are part of the heart of our community, the importance of the role they play in the industry cannot be overstated.”
Through AID: #ForTheLoveOfLIVE, a total of $30,000 has been distributed to eligible music venues that have experienced significant financial challenges due to the pandemic.
To learn more visit https://www.aidfortheloveoflive.com/
ABOUT THE CANADIAN LIVE MUSIC ASSOCIATION
The Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA) is the voice of Canada’s live music industry representing industry stakeholders including concert promoters, festivals, talent agencies, venues, clubs, arenas, performing arts centres, ticketing companies, industry associations and networks, as well as the supply chain. Its mission is to entrench the economic, social and cultural value of live music – creating the conditions for concerts to thrive, from coast to coast to coast. For more information: www.canadianlivemusic.ca #ForTheLoveOfLIVE
ABOUT SOCAN
SOCAN is a rights management organization that connects more than four-million music creators worldwide and more than a quarter-million businesses and individuals in Canada. More than 175,000 songwriters, composers and music publishers are its direct members, and more than 100,000 organizations are Licensed To Play music across Canada. With a concerted use of progressive technology and unique data, SOCAN is dedicated to upholding the fundamental truths that music and visual arts have value and creators and publishers deserve fair compensation for their work. For more information: www.socan.com
Media contacts:
CLMA: Maddy Oliver, Director, Membership & Industry Relations, moliver@canadianlivemusic.ca
SOCAN: Amal Yassir, Communications & Marketing Manager, amal.yassir@socan.com