MusicOntario presents the March Webinar Series 2026
MusicOntario presents the March Webinar Series 2026
Join us this March for a three-part webinar series designed to support artists and music professionals at every stage of their careers. From building ADHD-friendly systems to creating a healthier relationship with social media to understanding the legal foundations of your music, this series offers practical tools you can put into action right away.
All sessions will take place on Zoom.
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Design Over Discipline: ADHD Systems for Creatives
Monday, March 9, 2026
Zoom Webinar @ 11:30 AM
Tired of relying on willpower, motivation, or the “perfect morning” to get things done? You’re not alone, and you’re not broken.
In this 1-hour session, Executive & ADHD Coach Ranya Elan will introduce a shame-free, design-based approach to productivity built for real ADHD brains. You’ll learn how to stop forcing yourself into systems that don’t work and start creating environments that support how your brain functions best.
What you’ll explore:
• 5 practical design strategies to make starting easier
• How to make focus feel more doable
• Systems that support joyful follow-through
• A burnout-to-better-design mindset shift
This webinar is especially designed for adults with ADHD, but anyone struggling with overwhelm or traditional productivity advice is welcome.
About the speaker
Ranya Elan, M.Ed., CPCC, PCC is a Professional Speaker, Executive & ADHD Coach, and Neuroinclusivity Specialist dedicated to catalyzing courageous leadership and creating cultures of belonging. She is the founder of re.coach and Tomato Crushers, an online community for professionals and entrepreneurs with ADHD, focused on helping people work with their unique brains—not against them.
With 15+ years of experience across executive coaching, facilitation, and leadership development, Ranya partners with organizations to elevate communication, support neurodivergent talent, and build more inclusive teams. As a neurodivergent leader herself, she brings both lived experience and specialized training to her work—bridging insight with empathy.
Ranya is a Certified Professional Co-Active Coach (CPCC), PCC-certified through the ICF, and trained in ADHD coaching through the ADD Coach Academy. She also serves as faculty at the Co-Active Training Institute and has coached leaders across industries, including tech, finance, healthcare, higher education, and government.
Click here to register for this webinar.
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Posting with Purpose: Using Social Media to Support Your Artistry, Not Replace It
Friday, March 13, 2026
Zoom Webinar @ 12:30 PM
Social media can support your artistry, but it shouldn’t replace it.
In this session, creative strategist Victoria McEwan will guide artists through building a healthier and more intentional relationship with social platforms. Together, you’ll explore how to build genuine community, understand what different platforms are actually useful for, and participate in a live content ideation exercise to leave with a strategy that feels sustainable and authentic.
What you’ll gain:
• A clearer understanding of how platforms can serve your music
• Practical community-building strategies (online and offline)
• A live content exercise you can apply immediately
• A framework that centers your artistry first
About the speaker
Victoria McEwan is a creative strategist and founder of Look Up, a boutique creative studio helping artists and music teams build intentional online communities. With a background in experiential marketing and photography, she blends strategic thinking with both an artist's and a fan's perspective to create work that feels authentic, thoughtful, and human. Her work has included projects with Tokyo Police Club, MONOWHALES, Vector Management, and 604 Records, among others. Follow her on Instagram at @vic_shmik and @lookupstandout.
Click here to register for this webinar.
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Own Your Sound: Copyright Essentials for Independent Musicians
Monday, March 16, 2026
Zoom Webinar @ 12:30 PM
Understanding copyright is essential to protecting your music and your career.
Join music lawyer Paul Sanderson for a practical legal session covering what independent artists need to know about safeguarding their songs and recordings.
Topics include:
• How copyright protection arises automatically
• Why registration still matters
• The difference between musical compositions and sound recordings
• Sampling, collaborations, and avoiding infringement• Licensing basics and digital royalties
Whether you're releasing your first single or managing a growing catalogue, this session will provide clear, actionable legal guidance.
About the speaker
Paul Sanderson is a co-founder of ALAS, and has exclusively served clients in arts and entertainment for over 35 years. He has counselled music clients, including major music publishers, large independent record companies and gold and platinum recording artists in all aspects of the music business, and has worked on domestic and international licensing and distribution contracts. Paul has also advised visual artists, art galleries and arts associations on contract and copyright matters, and has assisted in the establishment of and provided ongoing legal advice for copyright collectives in the visual art field. Additionally, Paul has two groundbreaking legal texts to his credit: Musicians and the Law in Canada (published by Carswell Legal Publications), and Artists’ Contracts: Agreements for Visual and Media Artists (published by CARFAC Ontario).
Click here to register for this webinar.