Mandate
The mandate of the Radio Starmaker Fund is to make a substantial and discernable difference to the careers of Canadian musical recording artists through artist driven marketing assistance, and to support the Canadian independent music infrastructure.
Created by the Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission’s Radio Policy Review of 1998, the Radio Starmaker Fund has completed its eleventh full year of operation.
French language artists are supported by Fonds RadioStar, although Radio Starmaker Fund supports non-French language and instrumental projects originating from Quebec.
For the period from September 1, 2011 to August 31, 2012, the Radio Starmaker Fund Board of Directors was comprised of:
Chair
Sylvie Courtemanche
Vice-President Government Relations
Corus Entertainment Inc.
Toronto, Ontario
Vice-Chair
Shauna de Cartier
President
Six Shooter Records / Management
Toronto, Ontario
Treasurer
Sheri Jones
President
Jones & Co. Artist Management
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Secretary
Randy Lennox
President
Universal Music Canada
Toronto, Ontario
Directors
Julie Adam
Vice-President Programming / Rogers Radio
Rogers Broadcasting Limited
Toronto, Ontario
Alan Doyle (Artist Representative)
Singer, Songwriter, Producer, Actor
St. John’s, Newfoundland
Steve Parsons
National Content Manager
Astral Radio
Toronto, Ontario
Ric Arboit
President
Nettwerk Productions
Vancouver, British Columbia
Mike Shannon
CKCE FM / Program Director
Bell Media
Calgary, Alberta
Jim West
President
Justin Time Records Inc.
Montreal, Quebec
Staff
Executive Director
Chip Sutherland
Manager, Finance And Administration
Rachel Oldfield
Manager, Programs And Applications
Jerry Leibowitz