Toronto Songwriting School presents Making Money as a Self-Publisher through our Business of Music Series on Monday, April 26, 2021 at 7pm ET.

For independent songwriters acting their own music publisher, the world of royalties can be confusing to navigate. The Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA) works on your behalf to collect and distribute royalties earned by your music on the radio, digital platforms, television syncs, music videos, and social media. In this conversation with Rebecca Webster of CMRRA, we’ll break down how it all works.

Our special guest: Rebecca Webster

Rebecca Webster is the Director of Industry Relations & Communications at the Canadian Musical Reproduction Rights Agency (CMRRA), a SoundExchange company. She joined CMRRA in 2019 after running highly-respected music public relations company Webster Media Consulting Inc. for the last ten years in Toronto. Known for her roster of award-winning artists, she helmed the Canadian publicity campaigns for Arcade Fire’s ‘The Suburbs’, French-Canadian rock band Karkwa, Netflix docu-series Hip Hop Evolution host Shad, Children’s music entertainers Splash’N Boots as well as Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Third Man Records’ Margo Price, among others. Prior to launching Webster, she built and ran the Toronto media office for Montreal’s Distribution Fusion III. She is an honours graduate of Ryerson University’s esteemed Radio & Television Arts and Public Relations programs.