ADISQ
{{Short description|Organization that promotes independent music in Quebec, Canada}}
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ADISQ ({{langx|fr|Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo}}; {{langx|en|Québec Association for the Recording, Concert and Video Industries|link=yes}}) is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to support the independent music industry in Quebec. It was created in 1978.
Since 1979, it has also organized an annual awards ceremony for musicians and singers. The award bears the name Félix after famed singer-songwriter Félix Leclerc.
It is a member of the World Independent Network.{{cite web|url=http://winformusic.org/win-members/|title=WIN Members|website=Worldwide Independent Networks|access-date=17 August 2019|archive-date=16 August 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190816023304/http://winformusic.org/win-members/|url-status=dead}}
History
Its first mission consisted of two goals to promote the Québec music industry:
- From its creation in 1978, the ADISQ has had the responsibility of organizing a collective stand (Musique du Québec) and coordinating member participation at the Marché International du Disque et de l'Edition Musicale
- Starting in 1979, it was to produce an annual televised gala that seeks to award artists, artisans, and professionals in the music industry. In addition to the main gala, the ADISQ also produced the Autre Gala (since 2003) and Gala de l'industrie (since 2009). Both ceremonies took place on the same day.[https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/adisq-emc ADISQ] at Encyclopedia of Music in Canada In 2015 the name Autre Gala was changed to Le Premier Gala de l'ADISQ{{Cite web|url=http://adisq.com/medias/pdf/fr/COMMUNIQUE_ADISQ_2015_le-premier_gala.pdf|title=Communique ADISQ 2015 Le Premiere Gala}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2016/06/20/le-premier-gala-de-ladisq-sera-diffuse-a-tele-quebec|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160620162151/https://www.journaldemontreal.com/2016/06/20/le-premier-gala-de-ladisq-sera-diffuse-a-tele-quebec|archive-date=2016-06-20|title=Le Premier Gala de l'ADISQ sera diffusé à Télé-Québec|first=Agence|last=QMI|website=Le Journal de Montréal|url-status=live}}
Several years after realizing these objectives, its mission was changed to include lobbying the governments of Canada and Québec on the following issues:
- General policy pertaining to the recording, concert and video industries;
- Financing of these industries;
- The protection of artists' intellectual property;
- Broadcasting regulations.{{Cite web|url=https://www.adisq.com/a-propos|title=ADISQ : Association québécoise de l'industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la vidéo|website=ADISQ}}
The ADISQ initiated the urban project Quartier des Spectacles in Montréal. It was first unveiled in 2002 at the Sommet de Montréal{{Cite web|url=https://www.quartierdesspectacles.com/fr/a-propos/histoire-et-vision/|title=Quartier des spectacles | Histoire et vision|website=www.quartierdesspectacles.com}} by then-president Jacques K. Primeau.{{Cite web |url=http://productionsjacqueskprimeau.com/index.php/a-propos-de-nous.html |title=Les Productions Jacques K. Primeau: À Propos De Nous |access-date=19 January 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170201235150/http://productionsjacqueskprimeau.com/index.php/a-propos-de-nous.html |archive-date=1 February 2017 |url-status=dead }}
References
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External links
- {{in lang|fr}} [http://www.adisq.com ADISQ Official Site]
{{Canadian music associations}}
Category:Organizations based in Quebec
Category:Canadian music awards
Category:Music organizations based in Canada
Category:1978 establishments in Quebec
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