AASPAA CANADA

Andrew Kwan Artists Management Inc Andrew Kwan is Director of Andrew Kwan Artists Management Inc. (AKAM). Founded in 1991, AKAM specializes in career development and management for many of Canada's most established and emerging classical musicians. Mr. Kwan has been awarded the 2014 CAPACOA Agent of the Year, 2013 Ontario Contact Agent of the Year, 2011 BC Touring Council Agent of the Year. Mr. Kwan has been advisor for arts councils and often invited to jury grant programs and music competitions. He presents many workshops and in 2015, was commissioned by Debut Atlantic to author “15 Minutes and Counting: A Guide to Showcasing Successfully.” He also contributed to Canada Council's last online publication artsontour.ca.  He is currently on the board of Prairie Debut, Axis Music, AASPAA Canada, and was ex-Chair of both Program Development and Program Advisory committees of Centennial College's Music Industry and Arts Program. He is on faculty at The Glenn Gould School and University of Toronto.    

Agence d’artistes et de concerts Danielle Lefebvre With a background that includes French horn studies in Quebec’s conservatories, piano and teaching certificates, the founder and actual executive director of the Danielle Lefebvre Artist & Concert Agency brings a unique expertise and synergy to her organization. She received the 2014 Agent of the Year award from the British Columbia Touring Council and was nominated for CAPACOA’s (The Canadian Association for the Performing Arts / l’Association canadienne des organismes artistiques) Agent of the Year award in 2011. The Danielle Lefebvre Artist & Concert Agency is a touring agency based in Quebec, Canada. The agency works with artists and groups dedicated to jazz, classical and world music. With over more than 20 years of existence, the agency has built an excellent reputation in the industry. Danielle Lefebvre’s agency enjoys a strong presence in Canada. It has also started to focus its market development efforts in Europe, Mexico and the United States.

Bailiwick Booking Agency Tara Bailey (Bailiwick Booking Agency - president) is an agent, whose work is solely dedicated to family programming. Tara studied Performing Arts Management at Capilano University in Vancouver before moving to Toronto. She has over 15 years experience in performing arts administration. Most recently she was an Associate Director of Kids’ Entertainment, where she scouted and booked performances for young audiences across North America. Prior to this Tara spent 6 years at ArtStarts In Schools booking over 2000 events a year in addition to producing an annual showcase. Tara also served on the board for the New Forms Festival and Media Society from 2005-2011. Tara recently joined the Youth & Family Showcase at APAP team as a co-producer in 2019 and is helping to advance current conversations around family programming. Tara has been on the NAPAMA board since January 2020.    

Caline Artists International Margot Holmes has owned Caline Artists International for the past 33 years. Caline Artists has played an integral role in developing the career of hundreds of Canadian musicians who have toured North America and around the globe as cultural ambassadors for Canada.  In 2015, Margot was awarded Agent of the Year by The Association for the Performing Arts / Association canadienne des organismes artistiques (CAPACOA) and in 2014 she was awarded the Cultural Champion Award for Arts Leadership by Business for the Arts, Canada and the City of Nanaimo Award of Distinction for her contribution to the Arts. In 2008 she was awarded Agent of the Year from the BC Touring Council and in 2007, she was named Arts & Culture Advocate of the Year. She has sat on numerous Boards and Committees including the CAPACOA and B.C. Touring Council (3 terms) Boards, the Tourism Leadership Committee, Economic Development for the City of Nanaimo, Nanaimo Community Archives and the Canada 150 Nanaimo Organizing Committee.  

Brent Belsher Arts Management Brent is the director of Belsher Arts Management. His career in the arts began when he took a position with Ballet British Columbia as manager of artistic operations in 2000. Prior to his involvement in the arts Brent worked for a Vancouver based travel company leading groups of people to over 35 countries.. Since 2006 he began working as an arts consultant primarily in dance and works with a variety of organizations specializing in management and touring. He has been tour manager for Crystal Pite’s company Kidd Pivot since 2007 and tours with that company all over the world. In addition he does fundraising for Kidd Pivot. When he founded his company in 2012 he presented companies in Vancouver including The National Ballet of Cuba on their first Western Canadian performances. Then in 2014 Brent began his work as an agent. At first working for the French based agency Le Trait d’Union and in following years adding Canadian artists to the roster as well as other international companies.  

Lise Boyer embarked on a career as an artist's agent, with the aim of supporting performing artists in their creation and career development. With her own background in dance and music, and several grants from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec, she has produced two albums of her own songs and presented numerous shows in Quebec, across Canada and abroad. In October 2009, she redirected her career to serve other creators full-time, and formalized her approach by founding her own production and management company. In 2018, she joined the ranks of BAM - Beaulieu Artistik Management, with whom she had already completed several projects and who offered her the support of an administrative team.

Born in Toronto and now based in Montreal, Sarah Rogers is a Producer and Agent who collaborates closely with artists to help develop their careers, their productions and tour internationally. With a primary focus in contemporary performing arts, Sarah has worked in the industry since 2001, developing opportunities for important and ambitious productions and ensuring positive and meaningful experiences for the artists, presenting partners and audiences who experience the work.