Andrew Cash is the President and CEO of the Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA), the voice of Canada’s independent music sector. He is a Juno Award winner and a three time SOCAN award winner. As a Member of Parliament in Canada from 2011 to 2015 Cash championed the music sector while raising awareness of the tough realities of making a living in Canada as an arts and culture worker. He continued this mission post-Parliament, co-founding the non-profit Urban Worker Project. As a singer/songwriter, producer and performer Cash spent 25 years touring and recording, first in the post punk band L’Etranger followed by a successful solo career as well as several collaborations including the Cash Brothers, with Peter Cash, Skydiggers and Jason Collett (Broken Social Scene). He has created soundtrack music for television, including as series composer for Dragons Den. Cash has released over a dozen records and his music can be found at https://andrewcashmusic.com/
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