Canadian Live Music Association and Kinaxis Announce Live Concert Series to Help Sustain Hard-Hit Music Industry

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n Canadian Live Music Association and Kinaxis Announce Live Concert Series to Help Sustain Hard-Hit Music Industry\n \n \n /* Style Definitions */\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Kinaxis InConcert to sponsor up to 30 concerts supporting artists in diverse music genres across\n \n Canada\n \n \n \n \n \n OTTAWA, ON\n \n ,\n \n Dec. 14, 2020\n \n /CNW/ - Canada's live music community has received an early holiday gift thanks to the generosity of\n \n Ottawa\n \n -based supply chain software company, Kinaxis® Inc. (TSX: KXS). Today, the Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA) and Kinaxis unveil details of\n \n Kinaxis InConcert\n \n , a new performance series that will feature approximately 30 concerts live streamed from stages across\n \n Canada\n \n . The concert series will be funded via a\n \n $250,000\n \n sponsorship from Kinaxis and facilitated through an application process available to all professional live music venues. Applications to\n \n Kinaxis\n \n \n InConcert\n \n will be accepted beginning today through\n \n February 28, 2021\n \n at:\n \n kinaxis.com/InConcert.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \"We are grateful to Kinaxis for setting an example of the kind of private sector support that\n \n Canada's\n \n live music community desperately needs,\" says CLMA president and CEO,\n \n Erin Benjamin\n \n . \"\n \n Kinaxis InConcert\n \n is a reason to come together to celebrate our artists, support our venues and connect to music fans. It is much needed good news for an industry that has suffered unprecedented economic hardship.\"\n \n \n \n Canada's\n \n live music industry is facing seismic threats to its sustainability. Venues are closing their doors at an alarming rate leaving countless Canadians who benefit culturally and financially from this sector in a precarious situation. According to a\n \n recent study\n \n conducted by Nordicity, each venue that closes costs an average of\n \n $575,000\n \n in annual GDP contributions, and\n \n $148,000\n \n in provincial and federal taxes.\n \n \n \"The Kinaxis c...

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