Canadian Blast is back for the 26th Edition of South By Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, Texas (March 13-18, 2012). Canadian artists will be hard to miss at this annual festival with our usual show-stopping contingent of Canucks heading south in March. Once again we will be kicking things off with the Canadian Blast Showcase & BBQ at Brush Square, a "must" on anyone's list featuring some of Canada's hottest new artists; as well as "by invitation only" showcases at Canada House and a Canada Stand on the trade show floor with events scheduled during the week.

CIMA gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our partners and sponsors: SiriusXM Canada, the Radio Starmaker Fund, The Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN), Harvard Broadcasting, Audio-Video Licensing Agency Inc. (AVLA), the Government of Canada (Department of Canadian Heritage/Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada-GOA), the Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC), Astral Radio, Slacker Canadian Music Week (CMW), and the Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR).

Canadian Blast at SXSW 2012 is put together with the efforts of many individuals and companies comprising the Canadian Blast Team.