MMF Canada Online
REAL TALK SERIES: Exploring Revenue Avenues in Music

WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2024
Panel - 1:00pm to 2:00pm ET 
Networking - 2:00pm to 3:00pm ET 
(Online via Remo)

Join us for an engaging panel and networking mixer to discuss embracing different avenues of revenue in order to sustain ourselves as music industry professionals and self-managed artists. Learn from our panelists who have carved out ways to expand their skill sets and network through their many roles. We'll hear their insights on the realities, challenges, enjoyment of wearing so many hats in this day and age.

TICKETS:

Registration is free for members
MMF Canada welcomes the attendance of non-members for a fee of $30

SPEAKERS:

Bee Ramesh (Moderator)

Label Manager, Musician, Producer, Marketer and Director

Bee Ramesh, aka Eboshi, is a director, producer, marketing strategist, and multidisciplinary artist. Bee is one half of the experimental hip-hop group, Cartel Madras, and a founding member of interdisciplinary art and production house, FOREIGNERZ. She is passionate about platforming artists and developing their brand so they can share their stories with authenticity. 

Signed to Sub Pop Records in 2019, Bee has toured North America and Europe, performing in major festivals; SXSW, Reeperbahn, Pop-Kultur Berlin, and Barcelona Acció Musical (BAM). Cartel Madras has been featured in Billboard, GQ India, and NME and has had their music in the soundtracks of Hulu's "Shrill", EA Games FC24 and UFC4, and Netflix's "Trinkets". Bee has also hosted many notable events such as Boiler Room Toronto, The Otherworld: A Fashion Experience, She Rocks - a South Asian Women in Music Showcase, and the 2023 Calgary Pride Gala. FRNRZ Media is currently developing a new scripted series. 

At Birthday Cake Records, Bee works on the label side for marketing, sales, publicity and PR. Developing unique approaches for release rollout, social media, and running internal publicity. At Birthday Cake, a love of music fuels everything we do. We cultivate and champion music careers guided by integrity, compassion, and perseverance. Some of our artists include The Bros. Landreth, Begonia, Field Guide, and Slow Leaves. 

TIKA (Panelist)

Multi-disciplinary Artist, Songwriter, Film Composer, Artistic Director, Educator, Voiceover Artist, Cultural Curator and Energy Healer

TIKA makes a lasting impression on everyone she encounters and is a strong advocate for female & musicians, artists and creatives. TIKA added film scoring to her repertoire in 2019 after going to the Canadian Film Centre in 2021. To date she has scored 6 short films, 2 cartoon series, 2 feature films and is the 2022 Canadian Academy Award Winner alongside Casey MQ for best original song in the film “Learn To Swim.”

As a singer, TIKA has opened for major R&B heavyweights like John Legend + NAO and is listed by Complex Magazine as “One of the most prolific creatives in Toronto.” TIKA’s debut album was released in Spring of 2021. Aptly titled “Anywhere But Here,” it serves as a brilliant indication of her unique voice, as well as her distinctive resonance and personality as a developed artist, with many critics internationally hailing “Anywhere But Here” as one of the most powerful releases of 2021. In addition, TIKA was the only Canadian musician to model for Sephora 2 years in a row. 

While her vocation as an ambassador and creator of music has been well established, her image and sound as a new artist is being unleashed to make a very durable impression in order to gracefully provide what this generation has been missing musically. 2024 will see the relaunch of the artistic side of TIKA and will also see her releasing her sophomore album, “All About Love.”

Joy Warmann (Panelist) 

Project Manager at Secretly Group, Community builder with Imaginary Millions, Corporate Copywriter, Social Media Manager, Radio Presenter with Melatrois and Imaginary Millions Show on Soho Radio.

Joy’s taken the last few years to embed herself in the UK music industry. Currently, if she’s not at a gig or festival, she’s working as a European Project Manager at Secretly Group or building a community with Imaginary Millions. At Secretly Group, she oversees projects for artists such as Jamila Woods, Faye Webster, Baby Rose, MUNA, Khruangbin and more. Within the community at Imaginary Millions she’s able to dig deeper into the grassroots of performers’ careers and ultimately tries to shine a spotlight on everyone’s creativity.

She also has experience in corporate copywriting, research, social media management, and radio presenting as one third of radio collective, Melatrois, or on the Imaginary Millions show on Soho Radio. All these things and more make up the Joy we see today – your friendly neighbourhood music nerd.

Eman Safadi (Panelist) 

Co-founder of FOREIGNERZ Multidisciplinary Art & Production House, Producer, Talent Manager and Strategist