SOCAN Foun­da­tion and the Cana­di­an Song­writ­ers Hall of Fame is delight­ed to announce the open­ing of the appli­ca­tion process for the 2023 Indige­nous Song Camp pre­sent­ed by Ama­zon Music. The pro­gram aims to fos­ter musi­cal cre­ativ­i­ty, col­lab­o­ra­tion, and cul­tur­al exchange between Indige­nous and non-Indige­nous music cre­ators. The 2023 Indige­nous Song Camp pre­sent­ed by Ama­zon Music will take place at Kilo­me­tre House in Toron­to, Ontario, from Octo­ber 23 – 26, 2023.

Over the course of a four-day cre­ative jour­ney, 15 Indige­nous and non-Indige­nous song­writ­ers, artists, and pro­duc­ers will come togeth­er to explore new writ­ing styles, devel­op new col­lab­o­ra­tive rela­tion­ships, and cre­ate a com­mu­ni­ty expe­ri­ence. Orga­nized with the guid­ance of Alan Greyeyes and the sāk­i­hi­wē fes­ti­val, with sup­port from Ama­zon Music and Kilo­me­tre Music Group, the camp aims to allow par­tic­i­pants to expand their net­works, while cre­at­ing new songs in an inspir­ing set­ting, and pre­sent­ing their work at an indus­try lis­ten­ing session.

Indige­nous and non-Indige­nous music cre­ators are encour­aged to apply begin­ning Mon­day, July 10, 2023, at 10:00 AM EDT until Sat­ur­day, August 5, 2023, at 11:59 PM EDT by vis­it­ing www​.socan​foun​da​tion​.ca. Inter­est­ed appli­cants can receive a reminder when appli­ca­tions open by sub­scrib­ing to the SOCAN Foun­da­tion Newslet­ter.