Music NWT

Intro to Sync: How to Get Your Music in Film & TV
2025-11-07 18:30 - 19:30 (America/Yellowknife) | The Explorer Hotel, 4825 49th Ave, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 2R3, Canada
Ever wonder how to get your music on the big screen (or your fave binge-worthy show)? ⁠Join Folk On The Rock for an Intro to Sync: How to Get Your Music in Film & TV. A free panel featuring top music supervisors, publishers, and artists ready to spill the secrets of sync.⁠
Panelists include:
-Host: Taylor Shephard, Funny Farm Music-Adrienne LaBelle, Wave Pool Sync-Amy Eligh, Arts & Crafts Publishing-Claudia Campos Jugo, Disco-Natasha Duprey, Music Supervisor-Carmen Braden, Artist

Participants who pre-register will also have the opportunity to book one-on-one meetings with panelists following the discussion.⁠ Nov 7, 2025⁠ 6:30 PM⁠ Explorer Hotel, Yellowknife⁠

About the panelists:
Adrienne LaBelleAdrienne LaBelle is the founder of Wavepool Sync, a sync licensing agency based on the unceded territories of the Musqueam, Squamish and Tsleil-Waututh peoples, colonially known as Vancouver. Wavepool is dedicated to championing independent artists and helping them to build sustainable careers by representing their songs for sync licensing opportunities, helping to place their music in films, television, advertising, and beyond. Adrienne first got involved in the sync world via Mint Records, where they co-managed the label as well as the sync licensing department. During their time at Mint, they helped to secure placements for Mint artists in popular shows such as Yellowjackets and Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, as well as indie films Door Mouse and Infinity Pool, to name a few. Since moving on from Mint, Adrienne has built Wavepool, a new sync agency looking to grow and build lasting relationships with artists, composers, and music supervisors alike.

Amy ElighAmy Eligh began her career in Publishing at Casablanca Media / Red Brick Songs in the Copyright and Royalties department, before moving into Creative – where she successfully stationed herself for over a decade before moving to Arts & Crafts Music.Within her role as Director of Publishing & Licensing, Amy pitches large-scale catalogue of songs for film, trailers, advertising, video games, and TV (US & Canada) as well as oversees the day to day within the department. In addition to pitching, Amy organizes showcases for clients / songwriters with TV networks, music supervisors, and advertisers. She also develops new writers, arranges co-writing sessions, coordinates and hosts song-writing camps, and scouts for talent.At Arts & Crafts Music, Amy works with Broken Social Scene, Dear Rouge, Old Man Saxon, Marcus Paquin, Dan Mangan, bülow, Cary Brothers, Sarah MacDougall, David Vertesi, Jordan Klassen, Sylo and many more. Amy is also on the Board of Directors for Music Publishers Canada and the Chair of the FACTOR Board.

Claudia Campos JugoClaudia Campos Jugo is an Account Executive at DISCO.ac, where she helps music teams streamline their workflows and stay in sync. With a background in artist management and deep expertise in metadata, she specializes in bridging the gap between creative and operational teams. Claudia is passionate about helping users unlock the full potential of DISCO to connect siloed processes and keep projects moving smoothly. She’s excited to bring her perspective to “An Intro to Sync” and demystify the tools that power modern music collaboration.

Natasha DupreyNatasha Duprey is an award-winning music supervisor based in Vancouver who has supervised thousands of hours of episodic television including the series The L Word, Kids In the Hall, Snowpiercer, ConDnuum, The Terror and Let The Right One In as well as feature films like the Bobby Farrelly-directed Champions starring Woody Harrelson and documentaries including the 4-part EPIX series PUNK! and the Emmy Award winning Boys State and Girls State.Natasha recently completed a trio of epic horror films – the smash hit Nicholas Cage film Longlegs (the highest grossing independent film of 2024), the A-24 feature HereDc starring Hugh Grant (who garnered BAFTA and Golden Globe nods) and The Monkey (based on a short story by Stephen King who called it “batshit crazy”). She is currently working on the third seasons of the series Allegiance and My Life With The Walter Boys (Netflix #1 global series) and the new Oz Perkins films Keeper and The Young People and much more.Natasha is the founding Vice President and current board member of the Guild of Music Supervisors Canada.

Carmen BradenCarmen Braden is a creator and performer of new, beautiful and sometimes weird music. She brings her songwriting depths to the live stage in dynamic, chamber-pop shows with her full band. Drawing deeply from her latest album “A Hard Light”, Carmen gently shifts the focus away from genre-bound expectations to craft a journeying arc with moments of 90’s electro-pop, folk, jazz and country. Praised for her “charismatic vocal performances, engaging lyrics and magnetic beats” (FV Music Blog UK) and compared to artists as wide-ranging as Joni Mitchell and Radiohead, Carmen’s music and her groove-rooted band makes space for shining textures and crystalline melodies. Her lyric-driven writing delves into the beauty and struggles of the everyday: reflecting parenthood, relationships, and the female body with joy, stark realness, and undercurrents of quirky humour.Raised in Yellowknife, and now raising her own young family in the ‘knife, ya she likes it up north. Records ice sometimes, or ravens. Carmen has created lots of music for humans in groups like choirs, soloists and small classical cover bands (aka chamber music ensembles like string quartets), and the occasional orchestra. The occasional foray into music for film, theatre and dance. She’s got 4 super-diferent-sounding albums out in the world made with longtime producer Mark Adam and the latest one is so deadly: “A Hard Light” is all singer songwriter craft + studio crazy gorgeous. Some kind folks have said her songwriting is “quirky and clever…à la Joni Mitchell” (The WholeNote). That was sure nice of them to say!

Brenden Macintosh / Upper Mall Rats
2025-11-08 19:30 - 22:00 | The Underground, 4910 Franklin Ave,, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 3S5, Canada
Doors open at 7:30pm
Tickets: $20 at door

Punk Goes Acoustic YK - Volume 2
2025-11-14 20:00 - 2025-11-15 01:00 | The Underground, 4910 Franklin Ave,, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 3S5, Canada
Life’s Not Air-Fair Fundraising event featuring performances by TURTLE, Cat McGurk, Upper Mall Mike and Peepee.

Ben Cornel + Hughes Release with Special Guest Wyatt C. Louis
2025-11-15 20:00 - 23:45 | The Black Knight, 4910 49 St, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 1P3, Canada
Wyatt C. Louis joins Ben Cornel and Hughes for a special night celebrating the release of their new EP and album.

An Intro to Sync Part 2
2025-12-14 12:00 - 13:00 | NT
Following the success of the Intro to Sync Panel earlier this month, we invite NWT-based musicians to join us for a part two Q&A series.

After an amazing response to our in-person sync panel, we’re excited to keep the conversation going! Join Folk On The Rocks and Music NWT for Part 2: Online Sync Q&A, a relaxed follow-up session where musicians can ask anything about music licensing for film, TV, ads, and more.
Whether you attended the first panel or are jumping in fresh, this session is open to all NWT-based musicians interested in learning more about the world of sync. Bring your questions, big or small, and get direct insight into how the industry works.
Panellists will include:

Host: Carmen Braden, Black Ice Sound
Adrienne LaBelle, Wave Pool Sync
Amy Eligh, Arts & Crafts
Natasha Duprey, Must Be Nice Productions

It’s free to attend, but space is limited, so don’t wait to sign up! Sign up here and you will receive a link to the Zoom session.

Still Dark Festival
2026-02-05 - 2026-02-09 | NT
Still Dark Festival is inspired by the northern tradition of caring for one another during the long, harsh winters. By working together – artists, venues, and community – Still Dark aims to create a festival space that brings people together for warmth and celebration in the coldest part of the year.

Folk On The Rocks
2026-07-17 - 2026-07-20 | Folk on the Rocks, 5102 49 St, Yellowknife, NT, X1A 3R8, Canada
Dance under the midnight sun at the 46th Annual Folks On The Rocks Music Festival, happening from July 17-19, 2026!
