Amanda Stacey

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

@NathanMcNeil25 I agree. If we lose the quota, we may see a huge decline in popular Canadian artists. But who knows. #MUS2011

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

@sconnolly130 I agree. We don't have a large population, so Canadian artists are a very small percentage of the music industry. #MUS2011

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

The CanCon quota is a good safeguard and there hasn't been any negative effects, so why not keep it? #MUS2011

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

The Canadian population is so small that the amount of popular artists in Canada could easily be drowned out by the U.S. #MUS2011.

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

It is hard to tell whether current popular Canadian artists became popular on their own or with the help of the quota. #MUS2011

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

The CanCon quota ensures we will hear Canadian music no matter how popular they are in the international music scene. #MUS2011

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

These days, artists are heard and become popular mainly because of the internet, not necessarily because of a quota. #MUS2011

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

I believe it's important to make sure Canadian artists are heard, but it's hard to tell whether the quota makes a difference or not #MUS2011

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

@Johnchurchill17 @kgm308 @c_metcalfe1 This may be true,but there are a lot of Americans to compete with, compared to our population.#MUS2011

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

@sdr045 The prices of live shows are unbelievable sometimes. A lot of people, myself included, don't think they are worth the money #MUS2011

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

(2/2) Ipod to listen to your favourite songs, rather than buy tickets and stand in a crowd to hear them. #MUS2011

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

(1/2) It's all about convenience these days. It is much easier and cheaper to sit home or anywhere else and just turn on your #MUS2011

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

(2/2) for some people, live music can never live up to that perfect sound. #MUS2011

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

(1/2) Records today are so edited to sound perfect that it is almost impossible to recreate that sound, and #MUS2011

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

Today's pop fans get used to the particular sound of records. Nothing else compares once you fall in love with that exact sound. #MUS2011

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

@Brandon_Cooney9 I think this is a huge reason some people prefer recordings. Live shows rarely sound as good as the record. #MUS2011

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

@woodNAPM Now, I believe artists look at cover of their songs as respect and they enjoy when others create their own interpretation #MUS2011

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

@KaylaPetten This is true. Even though a song may be a cover, it can be viewed as a completely new piece of music. #MUS2011

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

(2/2) enjoy the original. Creating a cover song can make the song more accessible to a wider audience. #MUS2011

[Amanda Stacey @amandarstacey]

(1/2) Cover songs can be looked at as respect for the original song and/or author. They would not cover the song if they didn't #MUS2011