Saturday, September 12th
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
River Valley Room, Chateau Lacombe Hotel

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Ready to take the next step in your touring career but don't know who to talk to about getting out of the country? Dig into everything from booking shows and working with venues, promoters, and talent buyers to planning tours to tackling the daunting task of international touring and visa requirements.

Presented by Alberta Music

MODERATOR
Liam Prost
Programming Manager, BreakOut West; Production Coordinator, Tooth Blackner Presents; Director, Tamarack Records

SPEAKERS
Joey Massa
Agent, Space Agency Booking
Emily Bachynski
Sound Engineer, Bitter North Sound; Managing Partner, Double Lunch; Artist/Bad Buddy
Andy Mulcair
Bandleader, Andy & The Dannys; Drummer, Knitting & Lovelet

Saturday, September 12th 2026
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
River Valley Room, Chateau Lacombe Hotel

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Get the inside scoop from festival producers and talent buyers on what goes into putting on a festival, what they look for in applications, what makes submissions stand out, and how artists can better navigate the process.

MODERATOR
Arlo Maverick
Artist; Chair, Junos Rap Music Advisory Committee

SPEAKERS
Eric Gilbert
CEO & Director of Programming, Duck Club Entertainment; Festival Director, Treefort Music Fest; Artist, Radio Host
Maud Salvi
Executive & Artistic Director, Sled Island Music & Arts Festival
Juliana Carlevaris
Festival & Artistic Director, Project Nowhere; Booker, The Garrison; Musician, Hot Garbage
Mosang Miles
Coordinator, Massif Music Festival

Saturday, September 12th 2026
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
River Valley Room, Chateau Lacombe Hotel

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Creating safer spaces takes preparation, shared responsibility and a willingness to listen, learn and act. Join War On Women frontperson and Making Spaces Safer author Shawna Potter for a candid conversation on building more equitable and inclusive music spaces. From harassment and gender inequity to exclusion and other barriers to participation, the panel will explore how artists, organizers and venues can challenge these barriers and create meaningful change.

Presented by Women in Music Canada

MODERATOR
Amanda Gregoire
Women in Music Canada Edmonton Chapter Lead & All Good Promotions

SPEAKERS
KEYNOTE: Shawna Potter
Intimacy Professional. Safer Space Guide. Musician, War on Women, Author
Homa Khoshnavaz
Artist (Gadfly)
Mati Sykes
Promoter, Common Ground Productions
Charlotte Cuvilier
Technical Director, Sled Island Music and Arts Festival; event specialist

Saturday, September 12th 2026
4:30 PM - 5:30 PM
River Valley Room, Chateau Lacombe Hotel

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Join Women in Music Canada – Alberta Chapter for an open, welcoming conversation circle at Purple City Music Festival. This casual gathering is a space for women and gender-diverse folks in the music community to connect, share experiences, and discuss the opportunities and challenges of working in the industry. Whether you’re an artist, behind-the-scenes professional, or just starting out, come meet peers, exchange ideas, and build your network.

Presented by Women in Music Canada

MEET YOUR HOSTS

Amanda Gregoire
Owner, All Good Promotion & Marketing
Women in Music Canada
Non-Profit Music Industry Association

Baltimore, MD
Intimacy Professional. Safer Space Guide. Musician, War on Women, Author
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Shawna Potter is an activist, educator, Intimacy Coordinator, and the lead singer of the Baltimore feminist punk band, War On Women. Through her music and her work, Shawna has been empowering people to make their community more fun and inclusive for over a decade. She created the Safer Space Program and wrote “Making Spaces Safer: A Guide to Giving Harassment the Boot Wherever You Work, Play, and Gather” because everyone deserves equal access to a good time. Over the pandemic, Shawna expanded her safety skill set by training to become an Intimacy Professional for both theater and film. She also hosts the podcast But Her Lyrics…, is ordained to perform wedding ceremonies, and runs Big Crunch Amp Repair. 

Toronto, ON
Musician, Filmmaker, Actor, Radio & Television Broadcaster
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Sook-Yin Lee is a Canadian filmmaker, musician, actor, multimedia artist and award-winning radio and TV broadcaster (CBC Radio & TV, BBC, MuchMusic).

After starring in John Cameron Mitchell’s groundbreaking LGBTQ movie Shortbus, which premiered at Cannes Film Festival, Lee made her feature film writer and directorial debut at TIFF with Year of the Carnivore, starring Cristin Milioti.

In 2014, Sook-Yin won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Performance by a Lead Dramatic Actress for her role as Olivia Chow in Jack, and went on to write and star in Unsafe at Canadian Stage, which examined questions of censorship and artistic freedom. Her work has been presented by Ottawa Art Gallery, Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto Dance Theatre, and Festival of New Dance.

Octavio is Dead! – a supernatural ghost story written and directed by Lee – starring Sarah Gadon and Rosanna Arquette – won her Best Director and Best Picture at the Downtown Los Angeles Film Festival in 2018. Her latest feature, lockdown movie Death and Sickness made with Dylan Gamble premiered on CBC Gem.

Sook-Yin is a film score composer and solo recording artist. Her bands include first project Bob's Your Uncle, jooj, co-led with Adam Litovitz, and most recently, Lee & Gamble Unlimited. 

Edmonton, AB
Women in Music Canada Edmonton Chapter Lead & All Good Promotions
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Amanda Gregoire is an accomplished music industry professional with nearly 20 years of experience in event marketing, promotion, and management. Through her own brand, All Good Promotion & Marketing, she has collaborated with leading National and International companies, including AEG, Goldenvoice, Modo Live, Starlite Room, ConcertWorks, MacEwan Hall, and Trixstar. Her work reflects a deep commitment to creating impactful live experiences, whether for intimate club performances that showcase new talent or major festivals and national tours headlined by internationally renowned artists.

Montreal, QC
Bandleader, Andy & The Dannys; Drummer, Knitting & Lovelet
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Based in Montreal, Andy Mulcair is a multi-instrumentalist who has spent over a decade drumming for indie acts touring across North America, Europe, and the UK. He actively plays drums for Knitting, Lovelet, Marlaena Moore, Una Rose, and various Montreal songwriters. Performing at festivals including SXSW, Treefort, New Colossus, Lawnya Vawnya, and Sled Island, Andy makes it a priority to create relationships with local radio stations, artists, and promoters. When he isn't behind the drum kit, Andy is the bandleader of Andy & The Dannys, writing songs and collaborating with a revolving door of musicians across the country.

Edmonton, AB
Rap Music Advisory Chair, The Junos | Award Winning Hip-Hop MC | Artist Mentor
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Arlo Maverick is an Edmonton-based​, ​award-winning, and critically-acclaimed Hip-Hop Artist; a successful Grant Writer with grants from organizations like Canada Council, FACTOR, and the Alberta Foundation for the Arts; a NAIT Marketing graduate who has created promotional campaigns that have resulted in Juno nominations​; and a Community Leader who has been celebrated through things like being a Queen Elizabeth II Platinum Jubilee recipient.

For 11 years​, Arlo hosted a radio show on CJSR called the Urban Hang Suite​, giving urban music artists a platform to grow their fan base. While this is probably his most notable contribution, Arlo has been a freelance music journalist, a mentor to many aspiring artists and ​has sat on many boards to advocate on behalf of artists, including music industry association Alberta Music, the Edmonton Music Awards and the Junos Rap Music Advisory Committee​, for which he is currently its chair. 

Whitehorse, YK
Executive Director, Music Yukon
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Beth Dart is an arts administrator, theatre artist, and community activator with two decades of experience across the music, live events, festival, and theatre industries. For the past two years, she has served as Executive Director of Music Yukon, supporting the incredible talent of the North through artist development, industry training, export initiatives, advocacy, and opportunities to connect Yukon artists with the national and international music industry.

Before heading North, Beth spent more than 15 years working in Edmonton’s vibrant arts and festival community. Her work has included producing, directing, programming, production management, and festival leadership with organizations and independent artists across the city. She spent seven years as Festival Director of Found Festival and, along with her sister Megan, is the co-founder of Catch the Keys Productions.

Beth is passionate about building stronger, more sustainable arts communities, creating opportunities for artists, and connecting people across disciplines, sectors, and geography. 

Edmonton, AB
Program Manager, CJSR 88.5 FM

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Chad Brunet started volunteering with CJSR a million years ago (circa 2006) hosting a morning show (currently called "It Could Be Worse) and eventually also CJSR's weekly top 30 chart show. Over the last 16 years, he has been lucky to serve as the Music Director, Volunteer Coordinator, and even acting Station Manager, but won't stop until he has earned every community radio merit badge. Radio forever.

Vancouver, BC
Technical Director, Sled Island Music and Arts Festival; event specialist
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Charlotte Cuvilier has worked as a freelance event specialist for nearly a decade across Canada as well as in Australia. Charlotte has played a significant role in the tech department at Sled Island music festival for the last 9 years and has been the department head for the last 5 years. Charlotte is always expanding her portfolio of events some highlights include Bass Coast, Canada Day Burnaby and this year Purple City. Charlotte is open to running any kind of event but her favourite ones are community focus locally operated arts and culture festivals.

Vancouver, BC
Artist, Cherry Pick
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Cherry is a Vancouver-based musician, songwriter, and frontwoman of alt-rock/shoegaze project Cherry Pick. Beyond performing and writing, she handles social media, artist management, touring, visas and work permits, contracts, and navigating industry deals and the music scene as a young artist. Her career has been shaped by learning through hands-on experience, experimenting creatively, and taking on many different roles within the music industry. 

Seattle, WA
Artist, Dark Chisme; Producer
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Christine is the Seattle-based, Chicago-born Latina Producer, and Vocalist of Dark Chisme. She has been featured on KEXP, is a multi-genre DJ, and works in community outreach and design. 

Halifax, N
Artist/Producer, Ghettosocks
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Noted as one of the top rappers in Canada (The CBC’s Top 25 Greatest Canadian Rappers Ever), Ghettosocks is a JUNO Award nominated, ECMA and MNS Award winning artist living in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

In 2006, he completed his media arts degree at the Nova Scotia College of Art and Design (NSCAD) in Halifax. While there, Socks would establish himself as a prominent member of the local Hip Hop scene as well as founding the indie rap label "Droppin Science."

In a short period of time, Socks has built his fan base from his Halifax headquarters, stretching across Canada, Europe, South America, Southeast Asia Australia, Japan, and the United States, sharing the stage with the likes of Nas, Afrika Bambaataa, Special Ed, The Gza (Wu Tang), The Beatnuts, The Herbaliser, El da Sensei, AZ, and Kool Herc.

Vancouver, BC
Label Manager, Mint Records
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Elysse Cloma is the Label Manager at Mint Records based in Vancouver. Mint was founded in 1991 and has released over 200 albums by more than 80 artists, and for the past 5 years Elysse has managed the album release campaigns of artists such as knitting, Heaven For Real, Ribbon Skirt, and Cassia Hardy. Elysse's background in music includes campus-community radio, music writing, session playing, and DJing.

Edmonton, AB
Musical Artist, Bad Buddy and Bitters; Sound Engineer, Bitter North Sound; Managing Partner, Double Lunch
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Emily Bachynski does music. You can catch her behind the board at live shows, engineering/producing at her home studio (BitterNorth Sound), or playing all sorts of music with all sorts of people in all sorts of bands. Bachynski began with just her and a guitar and carved a multifaceted career out of the music industry, a career that has evolved to include film production, photography/design, teaching and mentorship. 

Boise, ID
CEO & Director of Programming, Duck Club Entertainment; Festival Director, Treefort Music Fest; Artist, Floating Witch’s Head; Radio host, KRBX 89.9 FM
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Eric Gilbert is a co-founder, CEO and Director of Programming at Duck Club Entertainment in Boise, ID - best known for building Treefort Music Fest. Treefort is a multi-disciplined (aka multi-Forted), multi-day, multi-venue event that has been happening all over downtown Boise for five days in March since 2012. Duck Club Entertainment also produces concerts in various venues in Boise year-round as Duck Club Presents, and runs a boutique booking agency as Duck Club Touring. In 2023, Duck Club opened a new state-of-the-art concert and event venue in downtown Boise called Treefort Music Hall and its accompanying rooftop bar Hap Hap Lounge, as well as taking over operations of Shrine Social Club. These moves quickly expanded options for people of all ages to experience music and other events in flourishing downtown Boise. Built off of years of DIY touring and being active in the music community at large, Gilbert and his team hold a strong focus on community building, artist discovery and advocacy, and a passion for creating a niche within the business side of music that keeps them inspired. Maintaining a home in the cultural frontier of Idaho has proven fertile ground for their fresh and collaborative approach. 

Twenty-five years since his first live gig, Gilbert is also still an active musician playing keyboards in Boise-based rock band Floating Witch’s Head with Travis Ward and Michael Mitchell. Gilbert cut his teeth in the DIY touring circuit all across N. America with the band Finn Riggins that he formed with his wife Lisa Simpson and friend Cameron Bouiss in 2006 - originally in Moscow, ID before relocating to Hailey, ID to pursue writing, recording and touring full-time. Finn Riggins DIY-released an EP and a live album before putting out two full length albums and two EPs with Portland-based record label Tender Loving Empire between 2007-2012. Gilbert and Simpson moved to Boise in 2009. Finn Riggins went on indefinite hiatus in 2018. Floating Witch’s Head formed during the pandemic and put out their debut album You Look Like A Rainbow with Boise-based record label Moon Ruins in 2024. Floating Witch’s Head regularly performs in Boise and continues to tour around the region, nationally and outside of the US.

Gilbert also hosts a weekly radio show called Antler Crafts on community radio station Radio Boise KRBX 89.9 FM, and is a father of a crafty 12-year-old daughter named Vera in his latest collaboration with his former bandmate and life-partner Lisa Simpson. 

Edmonton, AB
Host/Producer , Alberta Morning | Hidden Track, CKUA Radio Network
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Grant Stovel is a music fan, a drummer, and broadcaster who spent most of his 20s and 30s on the road, playing in a wide array of bands in various blues, country, and roots music settings. For the past 20 years, he has been engaged with community radio, where he first started volunteering at CJSR as a teenager and continues to do so. In 2006, he began working at the CKUA Radio Network, and has been the host of CKUA's weekday program, Alberta Morning and hosts CKUA's music interview podcast Hidden Track.A lifelong passionate devotee of community radio, he started volunteering at CJSR as a teenager -- and still does to this day, as a decidedly non-teenager! In 2006, he began working at the CKUA Radio Network, where he eventually became a full-timer, and for the past dozen years has been the host of CKUA's weekday program, Alberta Morning. He also hosts CKUA's music interview podcast Hidden Track, and sometimes he gets to do some super-fun stuff like moderate for a panel of illustrious speakers at Purple City! 

Vancouver, BC
Guitar and Vocals, Gadfly
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Homa Khoshnavaz is an Iranian artist, musician and creative producer residing in Vancouver. Homa makes art and music through combining elements of grief, politics and social standing and diy culture to deal with identity, displacement, memory, chaos.

As the front woman of Gadfly, she has been contributing to the music scene of Vancouver through her dedication for many years now and at times even giving more than she has received in return. Through her art, music, and community activism, she keeps on creating and coming back even when no one recognizes her efforts.

Calgary, AB
REVERIE Magazine, Editor
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Jess Arcand is a journalist, publicist, artist manager, and broadcaster living in Calgary, AB. After years of binge-watching too much Buffy the Vampire Slayer and wearing down her Cibo Matto and Imogen Heap CD’s, they dedicated their life to slaying in the music industry. They are the founder of the independent print publication REVERIE Magazine, is a music columnist at the CBC, hosts a radio show called Mint Condition on n10.as in Montreal, and is the New Music Editor at The Line of Best Fit. 

Los Angeles, CA
Agent, Space Agency Booking
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Joey Massa has been with Space Agency Booking for nine years, where he handles North American booking for approximately 60 international and domestic clients while also overseeing the day-to-day management of the company. His current roster includes Desire, Frankie and the Witch Fingers, Shintaro Sakamoto, Cortex, Os Mutantes, El Michels Affair, Iguana Death Cult, and others.

Prior to joining Space Agency Booking, Joey worked at WME, one of the world’s leading talent agencies. His experience also spans a major live venue (The Hollywood Bowl); tour management; major and independent record labels; and artist management.

Joey holds a B.A. in Music Industry Studies from California State University, Northridge. Throughout his career, he has intentionally sought out opportunities to work across different areas of the music business, with the goal of developing a broad understanding of the industry and how its various facets intersect.

Toronto, ON
Festival & Artistic Director, Project Nowhere; Booker, The Garrison; Musician, Hot Garbage
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Juliana Carlevaris (she/her) is a Toronto-based artist with an affinity for live music and festivals. She is the Festival & Artistic Director of Project Nowhere festival (est. 2023) which has brought artists such as DEATH, Lightning Bolt, Lee Ranaldo, The Armed, Water From Your Eyes, and many more to venues across the city’s buzzing west end. She also manages the booking calendar for The Garrison, a well-loved 300 capacity venue in Toronto.

Previously, Juliana served as the director of booking at Mothland where she represented the Montreal agency’s roster of over 20 artists across North America. She has also worked with the teams behind Night Owl Festival, Taverne Tour, River & Sky, Hollowfest, Do West Fest, and Eisbaer.

Edmonton, AB
Community Liaison, Project Manager, Facilitator, Radio Host (CKUA/CBC); Musician, ASKO & Wayfinding
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Marek Tyler (nêhiyaw/Scottish) is a community liaison, project manager, facilitator, radio host, and musician living in amiskwacîy (Edmonton) on Treaty 6 territory. He was the Interim Executive Director of the Indigenous Music Office and now works with the University of Alberta’s Office of the Vice Provost Research, Indigenous Initiatives. Marek leads cultural projects, hosts radio shows, releases albums, and performs. He supports the Indigenous non-profit sector through community-based research and project management, including work on projects like The Witness Blanket. As ASKO, he explores and documents his family's cultural protocols through contemporary art. Most recently, Marek started a music and art imprint called "Are You Giving Me The Hi-Hat".

Edmonton, AB
Promoter, Common Ground Productions
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Mati Sykes has been an all ages hardcore promoter for over 3 years working under the name Project 23, which has been recently rebranded as Common Ground Productions. Through her work in the arts and music scene, Mati is passionate about supporting and building community.

Calgary, AB
Programming Manager, BreakOut West; Production Coordinator, Tooth Blackner Presents; Director, Tamarack Records
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Liam Prost is a music industry multitasker, working simultaneously as Programming Manager for the BreakOut West festival and conference, in venue production and booking with Tooth Blackner Presents, and as an independent artist manager with his boutique management company and label Tamarack Records. Liam specializes in team building, strategy, and content creation as a photographer, videographer, and a writer. 

Calgary, AB
Executive & Artistic Director, Sled Island Music & Arts Festival
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Maud Salvi is the Executive and Artistic Director of the Sled Island Music & Arts Festival in Calgary. Taking place over 5 days in 20 venues across the city’s downtown core, Sled Island is a discovery festival dedicated to elevating artists and music genres under-represented in mainstream media. Sled Island is a charitable, community-centric organization driven by values of curiosity and inclusivity, on and off the stage, and committed to principles of equity, anti-racism, and accessibility.

Edmonton, AB
Manager, Arts Development & Investment, Edmonton Arts Council
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After joining the EAC nearly four years ago as a Program Advisor, I was grateful to step into the Manager role in March 2025 and continue supporting Edmonton’s vibrant arts community.​ My background spans arts education, performance, administration, and community leadership. Over the past 20 years, I’ve worked as a performing arts teacher, guest clinician and conductor for bands and choirs, private theory instructor, event planner, music journalist, and performing musician on saxophone and vocals. Alongside my role at EAC, I continue to stay active as an artist through independent projects. In 2026,these include consulting on marketing for a rural dance initiative and serving as musical director for Edmonton’s first all-female big band project.​

​As Manager of ADI, I lead a knowledgeable and approachable team that supports artists and organizations in navigating granting processes and understanding public funding systems, while they build sustainable artistic practices. A key part of my role is executing funding programs while staying connected to the needs and experiences of the arts sector to help inform responsive, community-focused approaches across our work.

Nelson, BC
Coordinator, Massif Music Festival
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Mosang Miles is the coordinator of the Massif Music Festival in Nelson, BC. Massif is a volunteer-run nonprofit founded in 2016 with mandates to increase diversity in the heavy music scene and bring underrepresented music to the Kootenay region. Mosang was one of the founding members of Massif, which grew out of the area's rich underground scene. Over Massif's 10 years, they have developed and maintained a strong focus on representation of women, youth, the 2SLGBTQI+ community, and Indigenous people and people of colour. Mosang grew up in the island nation of Palau and has lived in Nelson for nearly 20 years with his wife and son. He works for a sports website as an editor and programmer, and manages the Massif co-ed softball team. He has hosted two shows on Kootenay Co-op Radio, winning the NCRA's Music Programming award in 2012.

Edmonton, AB
Station Manager, CJSR 88.5 FM. Journalist
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Sarah Hoyles is a seasoned journalist, radio host and producer, with more than two decades of experience crafting programming with CBC nationally as well as regionally in Manitoba, New Brunswick, Alberta and the Yukon. She also spent five years hosting and producing Alberta-wide music and arts shows for CKUA. She has been leading the local community radio station CJSR since September 2025.

Calgary, AB
Photographer and Visual Editor, REVERIE Magazine
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Shannon Johnston is a Calgary-based live music and event photographer and Visual Editor at Reverie Magazine, known for her raw, gritty style rooted in photojournalism. A passionate visual storyteller, she documents the energy, atmosphere, and emotional weight of live performance—from major festival stages to underground clubs. Her work has been featured at SXSW, Sled Island, Terminus Festival, Purple City Festival, and Osheaga, and published by Reverie Magazine, Exclaim!, Range Magazine, and Getty Images.

Shannon’s photography has been described as capturing “atmosphere, intention, and the emotional weight of a moment” (Jess Arcand, Senior Editor, Reverie Magazine), while helping shape Reverie’s visual identity and Calgary’s broader music archive. Known for her care, consistency, and respect for artists at every stage of their careers, Shannon has become a trusted presence within Canada’s music community. Her Instagram, @me_onlylouder, reflects her lifelong love of music and commitment to documenting the artists, spaces, and moments that make a scene feel immediate, lasting, and punk rock. 

Edmonton, AB
Professional Grant Writer; Guitarist, STRIKER
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Tim Brown plays guitar and runs the business side of the JUNO award-winning band STRIKER. He has submitted over $1M in successful grants from all levels of government, as well as success in private sector funding. He also helps manage funding and grants for Purple City.