BREAKOUT WEST SHIFTS WINNIPEG EVENT PROGRAMMING TO ONLINE FOR FEBRUARY 2-6
VIRTUAL SPECIAL TO TAKE PLACE
HONOURING 2021 WCMA SPECIALTY AWARD RECIPIENTS
INCLUDING THE HERITAGE AWARD,
KEVIN WALTERS INDUSTRY BUILDER AWARD,
AND WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES
VISIT HERE TO REGISTER FOR THE ONLINE EVENTS
ATTENDEES CURRENTLY REGISTERED FOR IN-PERSON
WILL BE CONTACTED TO ADJUST FOR ONLINE
OR TO OBTAIN REFUND
WINNIPEG, MB – January 11, 2021 – With COVID-19 cases surging across the country, and with the health and safety of audiences, artists, members, delegates, speakers, volunteers, fans, staff, and all of their families as top priority, BreakOut West has made the important decision to move the 2022 events, set to take place in Winnipeg next month, to an online format. The conference will take place virtually from February 2-6, as previously scheduled, with details on the festival component to come soon.
“It pains me that we are making a move to online yet again,” says BreakOut West Executive Director, Robyn Stewart. “Artists, industry and our team have worked so hard planning a program that will welcome back live music, dive into the future of our industry structure and celebrate western Canadian talent. However, as we continue to put the safety of our music community first, we have made the decision that the safe way to come together at this time is to do so online.
A special thank you to the Winnipeg Host City partners; Province of Manitoba, Tourism Winnipeg and the City of Winnipeg, and to local premier sponsor, Downtown Biz, and the Winnipeg Host Committee. You have been an incredible support to us in adjusting dates, rolling with the COVID punches and preparing to celebrate our great city. We are excited to share digitally the reasons to love Winnipeg and the incredible industry and artists. We will be back soon.”
Attendees can register for BreakOut West Online here. Anyone who had previously registered for the in-person events will be contacted to adjust their registration to online, or obtain a refund.
Along with the online programming for the conference and festival, the 2021 Heritage Award, Kevin Walters Industry Builder Award, and Western Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees will be formally presented at a special virtual event in February.
BreakOut West is incredibly grateful for the ongoing support of its partners throughout these difficult and unprecedented years, and looks forward to celebrating together again in Calgary, this fall, for BOW’s 20th anniversary.
Stay tuned over the coming weeks for more details on how to join in the talent development and music discovery at BreakOut West 2022 Online.
About the Western Canadian Music Alliance / BreakOut West:
The Western Canadian Music Alliance is a pan western organization created by the Alliance Member Music Industry Associations (MIA’s) of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, The Northwest Territories, the Yukon Territory, and in partnership with Nunavut, to promote and celebrate western Canadian music. WCMA, with the financial support of each provincial and territorial government partner, FACTOR, the Government of Canada and of Canada's private radio broadcasters, WCMA annually hosts their core artist and industry development event, BreakOut West. The event is held in a different western Canadian city on a rotational basis and is the prime music industry event in western Canada. BreakOut West 2022 will be held online from February 2 – 6, followed by Calgary, AB from September 28 – October 2. The 2022 Western Canadian Music Awards and Industry Awards will be announced in October 2022.
WCMA’s head office is in Winnipeg. We recognize the ancestral lands, from Treaty One Territory, the original lands of Anishinaabeg, Cree, Oji-Cree, Dakota, and Dene peoples, and the homeland of the MeĢtis Nation.
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