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Fanshawe College tied with Metalworks Institute for the Music School of the Year Award Presented by Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards (CMBIA).

The Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards (CMBIA) have named Fanshawe College Canada’s Top Music School, tying with the Metalworks Institute in Mississauga.

This marks the third year in a row that Fanshawe has received this prestigious award illustrating the high standard of excellence in the Music Industry Arts (MIA) programming, students and faculty.

The CMBIA closed out this year’s Canadian Music Week with the annual celebration being held at the Rebel Entertainment Complex in Toronto on May 9.

The CMBIA annually honours the industry’s pioneers, industry leaders, and industry innovators. This encompasses both the art and science of the music industry by including the areas of publishing, facilities, management and performance, as well as the more technical side of the industry.

Registered professionals from the music industry cast their votes each year and hail from all areas of the industry including retail, recording, mastering and live sectors. These industry professionals vote amongst themselves as peers rather than a panel of judges.

The Fanshawe College press release about the award included a statement from the Associate Dean of the School of Media at Fanshawe, Rob Carver.

“Winning this award three years in a row is a great honour, and caps an incredible year for the Music Industry Arts Program and the City of London, with the Junos having taken place here March 17,” Carver said.

He went on to additionally congratulate the co-winners at the Metalworks Institute who share this year’s honour.

“All credit goes the to the talented faculty, staff and students who continue to put Fanshawe and London on the map as the place to learn, live and have a great career in music and other creative industries. Congrats also to Michael McCarthy, Fanshawe grad and Chief Membership & Business Development Officer for SOCAN [Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada], on his induction into the Canadian Music & Broadcast Industry Hall of Fame, and to all CMBIA nominees and winners past and present for their achievements and contributions to Canadian music.”

This is only the fourth year in which the CMBIA has included ‘Music School’ as a category, with the Metalworks Institute winning the first award in 2016. Fanshawe College has then been awarded in both 2017 and 2018, signifying the 2019 win as the hat trick.

Fanshawe College is internationally recognized for its MIA program. Receiving the CMBIA Music School of the Year Award hat trick is an incredible accolade to attain. Fanshawe’s MIA has proven again that through dedication great things can be attained.