About Us
Picanto reaches beyond the commercial music that is already available everywhere. It helps you to discover music you love and new artists, too. Picanto.ca was created by and for Canadian music lovers. Please Read our Equity, Diversity, Inclusion and Decolonization Statement Sign up for PICANTO to get free access to some content and create playlists, follow your favorite artists and more! PICANTO connects you with audiences all over the world who want to hear new, creative music. Some content is free. Premium content is on a pay-per-view basis and will remain available to you for repeated viewings after purchase. Sign up to send us your videos. Enjoy all the benefits of Picanto Member, and:Discover. Listen. Play.
Tune into a music that's
creative, contemporary, and Canadian.
You get direct access to a curated selection of diverse genres and traditions such as jazz, orchestral music, experimental and improvised music, sound art, and also new cross-cultural music such as Indonesian gamelan, Chinese guzheng, and more.
Who?
It’s a cooperative project of the Canadian Music Centre, a registered not-for-profit arts company representing Canadian composers and distributing their music worldwide. The project was originally initiated and spearheaded by Canadian composer and electric guitarist Tim Brady, and began with a 3-year research and consultation process funded by the Canada Council. Development of the platform was funded by a grant from the Canada Council's Digital Strategy Fund, in collaboration with Le Vivier and other Canadian composers and creative music practitioners.
Continued operations of the site will be supported by payments and subscriptions, donations, and grants from various funding bodies.
Picanto for Viewers
Picanto for Artists
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Watch and listen to live streams, concert recordings and intimate studio sessions.
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Your audio/video productions are presented in a single, clearly organised, professionally managed and promoted web platform.
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