This interactive producer master class will be modeled after a live reality TV cooking show! But instead of cooking food, we will be Cooking Beats! Canada’s beat-making genius Murda Beatz will be using special ingredients and tools to show the IMSTA audience how to make a killer beat. Whether you are an aspiring beat-maker or an industry professional who has always wondered how beats are made, this Master Class will pull back the curtain and show you why Toronto beat-makers are among the best in the World. Ever wonder where ideas for beats come from? How do you create a beat and what software can you use? What are the stages and growth of the beat? How do you use and recreate samples? Once you have a finished beta, how do you shop it? How do top-liners write over the beat? All of these questions will be answered!

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IMSTA FESTA TO 2016- Murda Beatz

How to get funding for yourself, your band, your company or your organization.

The newly elected Liberal Government has pledged billions of dollars in financial support for the Canadian Arts and Entertainment industries. 
Make sure you get your share. Learn how to get money from Friends & Family, Private Investors, Financial Institutions, Government Programs, Crowdfunding and how to write a business plan and a funding proposal that get results.

IMSTA FESTA TO 2016- Norris-Whitney Communications presents

The 2nd place finish from the IMSTA FESTA Berlin song contest. Better Day by the band Admission Reduced.

Admission Reduced - Better Day

Admission Reduced - Better Days

THE POWER by Ceylan J. Morgan

Apryll Aileen - Fall With Grace

Snowflakes - Monte Casino

Idrise — Los Angeles based songwriter bringing urban roots to the pop market. With over 2 million streams on Spotify, 8 singles hitting the German MTV Bullet Charts (Urban), and one single in the Music Week (UK) Club Charts, Idrise is making waves and currently collaborating with grammy-winning songwriters on a vast array of musical projects in multiple genres including Pop, Rock, Country & K-Pop; landing him 3 placements in Korea, and a spot on Taxi's top 10 list this summer.

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What Should Be

IMSTA FESTA is a celebration of music technology featuring consumer shows that bring the manufactures of music technology products face to face with their users.  And that's just for starters. The shows also host Industry Panels, Master Classes, Song Competitions, Song Reviews along with intimate exhibits. The shows currently occur annually in Toronto, Los Angeles, Chicago and New York.