Organizers of East Coast Music Week have announced that the event will be returning to Sydney, Nova Scotia again next year as more than 8000 people are expected to turn out.
Andy MacLean, the executive director of the East Coast Music Association, told CBC News, “The people who are coming from away. The agents, the managers, the labels and the artists themselves and the fans who are coming to support what’s going on. They need a place to stay, they need to eat, they need to drink and so all of those spinoffs are very important.”
The conference headquarters will be held at The Membertou Trade Centre. “Great opening ceremonies, we’re on First Nations land, we’re going to embrace First Nations aboriginal culture in a big way,” he said to the news outlet. “Thursday is the gala. Friday, Saturday, Sunday, the showcases all through the clubs downtown. There will be bands playing everywhere and networking collaborations, great collaborations are going to happen throughout the whole city.”
Meanwhile, ECMA is partnering with CIMA and Australian Music Week to give the opportunity for two ECMA members to perform at the new Australian Music Week festival and conference in New South Wales, November 19-21, 2015.
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