Canadian Delegation Heads to Australia for BIGSOUND 2026 

[TORONTO, CANADA — August 27, 2026] — Canada’s music industry is heading to Australia this week as Canadian music businesses and artist entrepreneurs gather for BIGSOUND 2026, taking place in Gold Coast and Brisbane from August 28 through September 4. This year, Canada takes centre stage as BIGSOUND’s Spotlight Country, creating an important platform for Canadian music companies to build connections, explore new markets and strengthen business opportunities across Australia and the wider Indo-Pacific region. The Canadian delegation will kick off its BIGSOUND experience in Gold Coast on Friday, August 28, with a special pre-event for invited delegates. From there, participants will travel to Brisbane for a full week of business development and industry programming, including B2B meetings, panels, roundtables, mixers, networking events, industry lunches and events presented as part of the Goolwal Goolwal First Nations program. As part of the Spotlight Country programming, Canada will also host a special event on Thursday afternoon at The Prince Consort, giving Canadian and Australian music industry representatives an opportunity to connect and strengthen relationships between the two markets. This year, CIMA and MMF Canada bring together delegations from both organizations and expand the Canadian industry's presence at BIGSOUND. The Canadian companies attending are: CIMA Delegation: High Tide Artists, Ishkode Records, Kirk Diamond Music, Laughing Heart Music Inc, Misfit Music Inc, SUPERCONNECTED & Trope Music Inc MMF Canada Delegation: Brandi Caroline Sidoryk (Self-Repped), Martin Mayer Music Inc Meta Arts Management, Porter Music Management, R.Addington and Associates & Thunderhaus Management Learn more about the delegations here. A special thank you to the BIGSOUND team and the Canadian Consulate in Sydney for their collaboration in organizing the Canadian presence throughout the event. CIMA gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR), the Government of Canada (through the Canada Music Fund) & through Global Affairs Canada’s CanExport for Associations program, Ontario Creates, the Canadian Starmaker Fund and Stingray Music.

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About Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA): Founded in 1975 CIMA is the not-for-profit national trade association representing over 700 Canadian-owned music companies connected to over 6,000 artists and music industry workers in every province and territory in Canada. CIMA's membership ranges from individual artists and solopreneurs to Canadian-owned global music companies. Its membership also includes music publishers, managers, agents, songwriters, as well as other industry associations, provincial MIAs, and industry-adjacent service companies including digital marketing, public relations, and content creation.