Author: Eloisa Veliz

Hello there!

This is Eloisa Veliz, the Marketing and Outreach Coordinator of the NCRA/ANREC and the Lead Manager for !earshot distro.

Thank you for supporting and using our system. Now with 40,000+ songs, 1,400+ Artists, 5,000+ Independent accounts and 65+ weekly/monthly Syndicated Programs. 

Thanks for supporting non-profit campus/community radio in Canada and a huge thank you to FACTOR for funding some amazing sessions in June at our annual conference, if you were able to attend in person or online or you were waiting for the recordings please enjoy the sessions below!

The Power of Charting: Amplifying Music Across Canada – Workshop (FACTOR)
Troy Lemberg, Music Director at CFUV

Watch: https://youtu.be/84Fgdu3Swj8
Transcript: NCRC43_ The Power of Charting Amplifying Music Across Canada (FACTOR SESSION).docx

What is charting and why is it important to artists, stations and your community. How submitting charts helps everyone!  This session looks into the music department and how once your submission is accepted in the station it can become “chart eligible” on weekly top played lists. How will this benefit both artist, stations and your own communities!  Discussion of how charting works, best practices for stations to ensure national charting, and tips on how to help your accepted submission in getting more possible plays at each station.

 

Bio: Troy Lemberg is CFUV’s full time Music Director since 2016 and previously held the role of assistant Music Director for 10 years of experience in Music departments and just under 20 years in the sector, his first NCRC was in 2008! Troy has a passion for helping artists get on radio be it helping with mailers, who to contact for both US and Canadian radio, or going to conferences to hype up Campus/Community radio on panels at Sled Island, Breakout West, and SXSW.

The Urban Vacuum – Presentation (FACTOR)

Sean Warkentine, Station Manager (Interim) at Met Radio 1280AM

 Watch: https://youtu.be/5MBbbEK7IVc
NCRC43_ The Urban Vacuum (FACTOR SESSION) (1).docx

New, young, emerging talents from rural communities are at a major disadvantage in so many ways, compared to those in urban settings. Fewer opportunities, smaller audiences, less pay, and little access to industry. It’s rare that artists are able to thrive outside of cities, creating something of a cultural vacuum. This session will act as an ideashare and brainstorm for how our sector might better encourage the flourishing of arts in smaller communities.

 

Bio: Sean Warkentine has been working in the campus/community radio sector for over 10 years. Beginning as the Production Coordinator at CKXU in Lethbridge, AB, he then spent 5 years working as the Music Director there, moved to Toronto to work as the Program Director at Met Radio in Toronto, and is currently wrapping up a term as interim-Station Manager there. He has been involved in music for much of his life, from early beginnings in hardcore punk, and later in ambient and experimental genres of electronic music.

Inside Music Departments: Demystifying the Radio Mailout Process – Workshop (FACTOR)

Jenny Mitchell, CFRU

 

Watch: https://youtu.be/71ObwpglNhE NCRC43_ Music Departments (FACTOR SESSIONS).docx

 

Ever wonder what really happens when music gets sent to radio stations? This session dives into the world of music departments and radio mailouts—from the perspective of both the artist and the station. Drawing on firsthand experience doing independent mailouts for their own music and supporting other artists, as well as stepping into a campus station’s music department, the speaker will unpack the challenges, surprises, and lessons learned on both sides of the submission process.  Whether you’re an artist trying to get your music heard, or a station looking to streamline your inbox, this session intends to give space for us to learn from each other – bring your mail-out tips, your music-sorting tricks, and Music Department hacks and come help us collectively uncover some practical insights into how music flows through the system—and how we can all make it a little smoother.

 

Bio: Jenny Mitchell is a local musician, artist, mother, and school bus driver. She has been performing in bands in Guelph since she was fifteen, with her acts the Barmitzvah Brothers, Jenny Omnichord, and Bird City, and has performed in many other bands including Richard Laviolette (the Oil Spills, the Glitter Bombs), the Burning Hell, The Crying Out Loud Choir, Andrew Vincent, Blimp Rock, Pauly and the Blowbots and more.  She has a giant golden bus and a cat.  She works as CFRU’s Volunteer and Mobile Studio Coordinator, recruiting, training, helping and celebrating volunteers at the station, and developing and coordinating “mobile studio projects” to get more and different voices on our airwaves. 

 

!earshot Distro Music Training – July 21

Watch: https://youtu.be/MGYYtTbi8dQ 

!earshot Distro Music Training (Nanaimo).docx

 

Join us for an informative !earshot Distro training event! Whether you’re an independent artist or work for a label, we are here to show you the ins and outs of the !earshot Distro (https://earshot-distro.ca/) music distribution service. 

 

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The MAPL!e Grant Program
If you’re a member of a participating music association, you can get discounted access to !earshot Distro uploads through the MAPL!e Grant Program.
Deadline: January 31, 2026
Learn more: MAPL!e Grant Program Info

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Eloisa Veliz
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eloisa@ncra.ca  

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