Quebec elevator music is going home grown..Provincial officials said effective immediately all music in government or Crown corporation elevators or on phone lines for people on hold, must come from artists born in Quebec..“The days of royalty-free elevator music are over,” said Quebec Culture Minister Nathalie Roy at a news conference..“I was personally on hold on the phone line at the Ministry of Culture and was shocked to hear an American singer singing a little song in English.”.It is not known if English-speaking Quebec artists or Indigenous artists will also benefit from this measure, the Canadian Press reported.. The Director General of the Association quebecoise de l’industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la video (ADISQ), Solange Drouin applauded the move..“Allow me to hope that this is just the beginning and that other people in the private sector will follow suit,” said Drouin..“Our music is beautiful, let’s hear it.”.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
Quebec elevator music is going home grown..Provincial officials said effective immediately all music in government or Crown corporation elevators or on phone lines for people on hold, must come from artists born in Quebec..“The days of royalty-free elevator music are over,” said Quebec Culture Minister Nathalie Roy at a news conference..“I was personally on hold on the phone line at the Ministry of Culture and was shocked to hear an American singer singing a little song in English.”.It is not known if English-speaking Quebec artists or Indigenous artists will also benefit from this measure, the Canadian Press reported.. The Director General of the Association quebecoise de l’industrie du disque, du spectacle et de la video (ADISQ), Solange Drouin applauded the move..“Allow me to hope that this is just the beginning and that other people in the private sector will follow suit,” said Drouin..“Our music is beautiful, let’s hear it.”.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
