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TABLE OF CONTENTS

02. Message from the Chair

03. Board of Directors and Staff | Mandate

04. Application Evaluation | Applications Submitted vs. Applications Approved

05. Tracking Success | Grant Allocation by Type of Record Label

06. Radio Starmaker Funded Artists

07. Sales Certifications

08. Grant Allocation by Province | Grant Allocation by Genre

09. Grant Allocation by Music Industry Association

10. Awards Won by Radio Starmaker Funded Artists

11. Allocation of Funding by Category

12. – 16. Condensed Financial Statements

17. Appendix: Criteria for Qualifying

ANNUAL REPORT

RADIO STARMAKER FUND

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This year has been one of reflection forthe Radio Starmaker Fund. We had theopportunity to review our history fromthe inception of the fund and present anoverview to the CRTC during its radioreview proceedings in May 2006. This was a valuable exercise for us and wefound a number of things to be proud of:

• 91% of all qualifying applications submitted were approved

• 83% of the artists funded by the RSF have received significant charted airplay in Canada

• The breakdown of the funding approved was as follows:• CIRPA Labels: 35% • Independent Artists: 35% • Major Labels: 25% • Music Associations: 5%

• 77% of the total funding requested was approved

• The “funding per record” breakdown (based on the top22 funded RSF artists) is approximately $2 per record.With average marketing costs per album hovering in the range of $3 per record this means we are making a substantial contribution while at the same time maintaining a reasonable and incremental amount of supplementary funding

• 52% of the RSF approved funding was provided to emerging artists for their 1st (30%) and 2nd (22%)records

This year we have also seen the benefits of our three yearcapital fund model. By maintaining a systematic andthoughtful budget model we can assure the music indus-try of continued support at effective funding levels. Thisfunding model will be further developed this year as weadapt to the policy decisions of the CRTC in its review ofradio.

We continue to maintain the highest standards ofaccountability to our stakeholders and the industry atlarge. Our audit process once again shows completecompliance with our funding rules and regulations andwe appreciate the efforts made by our applicants tomaintain this track record. We are all looking forward toworking further to provide this ongoing broadcastercommitment to recording artists in Canada.

Chuck McCoyExecutive Chair, Radio Starmaker Fund

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MESSAGE FROM THE CHAIR

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND STAFF |MANDATE

MANDATEThe mandate of the Radio Starmaker Fund is to make a substantial and discernable difference to the careers of Canadian musical recording artiststhrough artist driven marketing assistance, and to support the Canadian independent music infrastructure.

Created by the Canadian Radio-television andTelecommunications Commission’s Radio PolicyReview of 1998, the Radio Starmaker Fund hascompleted its fifth full year of operation.

French language artists are supported by FondsRadioStar, although Radio Starmaker Fund supports non-French language and instrumentalprojects originating from Quebec.

FOR THE PERIOD FROM SEPTEMBER 1, 2005 TO AUGUST 31, 2006, THE RADIO STARMAKER FUND BOARD OF DIRECTORS WAS COMPRISED OF:

CHAIRChuck McCoyExecutive Vice PresidentProgramming and MarketingRogers RadioToronto, Ontario

VICE-CHAIRBrian ChaterPresident, Avenue Road Music GroupToronto, Ontario

TREASURERAndy McLeanManaging Director, NXNEToronto, Ontario

SECRETARYSteve KanePresident, Warner Music Canada

Toronto, Ontario

DIRECTORSRob FarinaVice President, Program Development CHUM LimitedToronto, Ontario

Jian GhomeshiPresident, Wonderboy Entertainment Inc.Toronto, Ontario

Bob HarrisOperations ManagerVice-President Rock Programming Standard Radio Inc.Montreal, Quebec

Blair BartremProgram Director Q107, Corus Entertainment Inc.Toronto, Ontario

Sander ShalinskySheppard Shalinsky Brown, Barristers & SolicitorsToronto, Ontario

RJ GuhaPresident, Kindling Music/Matrix EntertainmentToronto, Ontario

STAFF:EXECUTIVE DIRECTORChip Sutherland

MANAGER, FINANCE AND ADMINISTRATIONRachel Oldfield

MANAGER, PROGRAMS AND APPLICATIONSJerry Leibowitz

HANNUAL REPORT


APPLICATION EVALUATION |APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED VS. APPLICATIONS APPROVED


Applications to the Radio Starmaker Fund are evaluated on four major criteria:

n The track record of the artistn The amount of money invested by the applicant and his/her agentsn The quality of the marketing plan, both the proposed RSF portion, and the portion to which the applicant has committed

through their significant investmentn The amount of money the Radio Starmaker Fund has available for the round

In order to qualify for the Radio Starmaker Fund, artists are required to reach prescribed sales levels by genre and demonstrate a financial commitment to the marketing of their recorded project (see appendix for application criteria). For a detaileddescription of our criteria please visit our website at www.radiostarmakerfund.com. Furthermore, the artist must be a Canadiancitizen or landed immigrant, a resident of Canada and the ownership of the master tapes must reside with a Canadian company.

We continue to fund artists from a wide variety of musical genres and from every region of the country.

SUCCESS FACT: DIVINE BROWN

The Radio Starmaker Fund waskey in helping us achieve goldstatus in Canada on DivineBrown's self-titled release. Thefunding we received for print,radio and television advertisingallowed us to push a button atholiday gift buying time that wasdefinitely instrumental in driving

sales for us. Additional funding for her CanadianLiving showcase helped maximize her profile at thattime in addition to building a beneficial relationship forall parties involved.

DONNA LIDSTERVICE-PRESIDENT OF MARKETINGUNIVERSAL ISLAND DEF JAM CANADA

APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED VS. APPLICATIONS APPROVED

# OF QUALIFYING APPLICATIONS SUBMITTED # OF APPLICATIONS APPROVED %

TOTAL FISCAL YEAR 2005-2006 119 102 85.71%

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TRACKING SUCCESS |GRANT ALLOCATION BY TYPE OF RECORD LABEL

Our Program Manager, Jerry Leibowitz, has made it part of his job to maintain ongoing communication with the music industry and our applicants to keep track of our success stories. This provides a significant“qualitative insight” into the impact we are having. Throughout this report there are samples of the feedbackwe have been receiving in the Artist Profiles. It is very encouraging on all fronts. Clearly the RadioStarmaker Fund is providing artists with the incremental funding they need to maintain and increase theirmomentum in the marketplace, both here and abroad.

Our International Touring program continues to be a significant success and receives consistently high praisefrom our applicants. We are thrilled to see so many Starmaker artists making a mark on the internationalstage and we are proud of the opportunity we have to contribute to this success.

$435,728.53 $2,073,339.06 $534,864.00 $302,700.02 $3,346,631.61

13.02% 61.96% 15.98% 9.04% 100%

TOTAL APPROVED FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR

% OF TOTAL APPROVED FUNDING

MAJOR LABELS INDIE LABELS QUASI-INDIE MISC. FUNDING TOTAL

SUCCESS FACT: CORB LUND

Radio Starmaker funding hasplayed a huge role in the mar-keting impact Stony PlainRecords has been able toachieve for Corb Lund’s “Hair InMy Eyes Like A Highland Steer”which has recently been certi-fied gold in Canada. We tar-

geted a broad spectrum of marketing strategies includ-ing retail programs, print and radio advertising cam-paigns, promotional tools, tour support, publicity andradio promotion that we were able to deliver withStarmaker’s financial assistance.

KATYA LOREEACCOUNTS MANAGERSTONY PLAIN RECORDS

GRANT ALLOCATION BY TYPE OF RECORD LABEL

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City and Colour features Alexisonfire’s very own Dallas Green.With the release of “Sometimes”, City and Colour has experi-enced greater success than ever anticipated. Only four monthsafter its release, “Sometimes” reached CRIA Gold certification inCanada, has one of the year’s biggest multi-format radio hits with“Save Your Scissors” playing on ROCK and CHR stations acrossthe nation and a video for the track that continues to receive heavyrotation at MuchMusic. With sold out shows in both Canada andthe UK, City and Colour has received praise from press across theglobe and has been the recipient of a MuchMusic Video Awardfor “People’s Choice Favourite Canadian Artist,” and was named“Solo Artist of the Year” at the Indies (Canadian IndependentMusic Awards) during Canadian Music Week.

Although City and Colour has been a major priority for DineAlone Records, being an independent label leaves little opportu-nity to develop large scale promotional campaigns to infiltrate allthe necessary markets across Canada. With the added support ofthe Radio Starmaker Fund, City and Colour was able to get the

necessary exposure and attention needed to take it to the forefrontof the Canadian music scene. By providing Dine Alone Recordswith the funding to develop creative marketing strategies in allareas of the media, including print, television, radio and the web,the Radio Starmaker Fund has played a prominent role in the suc-cess of “Sometimes”.

The Radio Starmaker Fund’s significant contribution to City andColour has also provided Dine Alone with the ability to utilize anindependent radio promoter and independent publicity companyto help aid in the growth of this project. With all this essential sup-port, it speaks volumes that City and Colour’s debut single “SaveYour Scissors” continues to receive strong support from radio andis enjoying further chart ascent more than eight months after itsintroduction.

JEN CYMEK & CRISTINA FERNANDESLISTEN HARDER PUBLICITY

ARTIST PROFILE: CITY AND COLOUR

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INCLUDES FUNDING APPROVED FOR DOMESTIC MARKETING, INTERNATIONAL MARKETING AND INTERNATIONAL TOURING/SHOWCASING PROGRAMS

16 BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH $39,097.00

16 BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE $13,500.00

16 BUCK 65 $72,953.20

16 CORB LUND $58,699.00

16 DANIEL TAYLOR $11,905.13

16 DIVINE BROWN $75,022.00

16 FEIST $6,000.00

16 JOEL PLASKETT $5,000.00

16 JULLY BLACK $73,700.00

16 LUKE DOUCET $15,500.00

16 METRIC $124,107.32

16 MOKA ONLY $44,500.00

16 PAVLO $16,000.00

16 ROBERT MICHAELS $36,736.38

16 STARS $15,000.00

16 THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS $61,460.00

16 THE ROAD HAMMERS $39,241.00

16 THE SALADS $17,000.00

16 THE TREWS $75,714.00

18 ALAIN LEFEVRE $38,540.00

18 AMANDA WILKINSON $20,228.00

18 CORB LUND $52,500.00

18 DANKO JONES $46,990.00

18 JEFF HEALEY & THE JAZZ WIZARDS $12,752.30

18 JOEL PLASKETT $24,000.00

18 JONAS $66,790.58

18 MATT MAYS & EL TORPEDO $5,000.00

18 MENTAKE $41,080.38

18 METRIC $101,800.00

18 PILATE $60,875.65

18 REX GOUDIE $78,853.33

18 SARAH HARMER $22,500.00

18 SLOAN $19,500.00

18 SOPHIE MILMAN $46,286.20

18 STABILO $69,200.00

18 SUSIE ARIOLI BAND $23,750.00


18 THE SALADS $37,740.00

17 ANGEL FORREST $41,500.00

17 BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH $19,059.00

17 BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE $56,500.00

17 CITY AND COLOUR $48,494.00

17 CUFF THE DUKE $15,346.40

17 HEDLEY $82,793.00

17 JOHN LANDRY $4,000.00

17 JOHNNY REID $20,408.00

17 KARDINAL OFFISHALL $54,622.00

17 K'NAAN $12,500.00

17 LES VOIX HUMAINES $3,000.00

17 LUKE DOUCET $3,600.00

17 MARTHA WAINWRIGHT $42,000.00

17 MASSARI $81,900.00

17 MELISSA O'NEIL $56,550.00

17 METRIC $58,717.72

17 MICHEL CUSSON $38,520.00

17 SARAH HARMER $53,550.00


17 THE WAKING EYES $6,332.58

17 THEORY OF A DEADMAN $59,425.00

19 ADAM GREGORY $38,000.00

19 ALEXISONFIRE $85,078.00

19 BUCK 65 $10,000.00

19 CARL HENRY $31,022.00

19 CORB LUND $32,536.50

19 HEDLEY $35,151.00

19 ISLANDS $63,432.17

19 JOHN LANDRY $1,100.00

19 MARTHA WAINWRIGHT $12,500.00

19 MOBILE $99,300.00

19 ROXANNE POTVIN $27,883.00

19 SAM ROBERTS BAND $104,456.00

19 SOPHIE MILMAN $32,633.75

19 STARS $32,000.00

19 THE DEARS $42,500.00

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RADIO STARMAKER FUNDED ARTISTS

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Jully Black is no stranger to the Canadian music scene. Thoughher debut album "This Is Me" was released in the summer of2005, Jully has been blazing a trail since the late '90s. She wona Juno award in 1997 for Best Rap Recording for "What ItTakes", was nominated in the same category in 1998 for "MoneyJane" and again in 2003 for Best R&B / Soul Song for "YouChanged".

June 21, 2005 marked the release of Jully Black's solo debutalbum "This Is Me", through Universal Music Canada. The albumincludes such standouts as "Sweat of Your Brow", which becamea Top 10 CHR hit and exposed her to a whole new audience."Stay The Night" re-introduced her to her core audience and wasa veritable club hit, spawning several award-winning remixes. "ITraveled" (originally featured on 2003's Women & Song) re-entered the AC chart, hitting the top 30.

The support we received from the Radio Starmaker Fund enabledJully Black to take it to the next level. The tour support wereceived helped her to go across the country, winning the highly

coveted opening slot on the cross-Canada Black Eyed Peas tour.This tour camaraderie subsequently lead the Black Eyed Peas toask Jully to join them on-stage at the CFL's Grey Cup inVancouver and was the beginning of a working relationship thatstill continues today. We were also able to support her appear-ances and subsequent singles with much needed radio, TV andoutdoor advertising. RSF has allowed us the freedom to be cre-ative and to support Jully to the fullest.

Jully Black has helped shape the voice of the Canadian urbanmusic scene. The support she received from the Radio StarmakerFund helped to raise her profile and opened a host of new doors.She had the opportunity to host the Juno Awards' Gala Dinner inHalifax in 2006 and is now a regular on-air contributor to CTV'seTalk Daily. She is currently in the studio, readying tracks for herhighly anticipated sophomore offering.

DANIELLE BROWN MARKETING MANAGER, INTERSCOPE UNIVERSAL MUSIC CANADA

ARTIST PROFILE: JULLY BLACK


DATE

SEPTEMBER 2005

OCTOBER 2005

OCTOBER 2005

OCTOBER 2005

DECEMBER 2005

DECEMBER 2005

JANUARY 2006

JANUARY 2006

JANUARY 2006

JANUARY 2006

FEBRUARY 2006

FEBRUARY 2006

MARCH 2006

MARCH 2006

MARCH 2006

JUNE 2006

JULY 2006

AUGUST 2006

ARTIST

HEDLEY

SUM 41

ALEXISONFIRE

FEIST

THEORY OF A DEADMAN

BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH

REX GOUDIE

HEDLEY

THE TREWS

MELISSA O'NEIL

THE ROAD HAMMERS

METRIC

MELISSA O'NEIL

METRIC

CITY & COLOUR

SARAH HARMER

DEATH FROM ABOVE 1979

THE CORB LUND BAND

ALBUM

"HEDLEY"

"CHUCK"

"ALEXISONFIRE"

"LET IT DIE"

"GASOLINE"

"SOUNDING A MOSAIC"

"UNDER THE LIGHTS"

"HEDLEY"

"DEN OF THIEVES"

"ALIVE"

"THE ROAD HAMMERS"

"OLD WORLD UNDERGROUND"

"MELISSA O'NEIL"

"LIVE IT OUT"

"SOMETIMES"

"I'M A MOUNTAIN"

"YOU'RE A WOMAN, I'M A MACHINE"

"HAIR IN MY EYES LIKE A HIGHLAND STEER"

UNITS

50,000

200,000

50,000

50,000

100,000

50,000

100,000

100,000

50,000

40,000

50,000

50,000

50,000

50,000

50,000

50,000

50,000

50,000

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SALES CERTIFICATIONS

CERTIFICATION

GOLD

2 X PLATINUM

GOLD

GOLD

PLATINUM

GOLD

PLATINUM

PLATINUM

GOLD

4 X PLATINUM (SINGLE)

GOLD

GOLD

GOLD

GOLD

GOLD

GOLD

GOLD

GOLD

SUCCESS FACT: JOEL PLASKETT

The Radio Starmaker Fund’s domestic marketing sup-port allowed MapleMusic Recordings to run televisionspots for Joel’s “La De Da” release during the EastCoast Music Awards and to mount a massive billboard

in Halifax for the Junos. Inaddition, we were able toplace “La De Da” in nation-al retail campaigns to secureprice and positioning and totour internationally with thesupport of touring grants

from the Radio Starmaker Fund. As a direct result ofhis increased profile, this led to his first success at com-mercial radio (with “Nowhere With You” charting atHot AC) and his first major music placement (with“Nowhere With You” featured in a Zellers campaign).

TARA LUFTDIRECTOR, NEW MEDIA AND MARKETINGMAPLEMUSIC RECORDINGS/MAPLEMUSIC.COM

THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS CERTIFICATIONS RECEIVED IN 2005/2006 BY ARTISTS FUNDED IN THE CURRENT FISCAL YEAR

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The assistance of the Radio Starmaker Fund has been integral tothe success of Hedley's self-titled debut release in Canada. Thefunds allocated to Universal Music Canada to market and pro-mote Hedley have enhanced our initiatives on a variety of levelsand helped take the band’s debut CD to platinum-plus status.

Starmaker funds were used to finance several Hedley cam-paigns, all of which greatly increased their album sales andgrew their fan base. Radio buys at Top 40 and HOT AC radiostations timed to run in conjunction with Hedley's second single,"Trip", complemented their air-play with advertising spots tar-geted to reach the consumer with the necessary frequency to beeffective. Dollars from Starmaker also provided the opportunityfor us to arrange fly-always with radio stations in key marketsacross Canada for fans to meet Hedley and see them live in con-cert. The contesting at radio resulted in valuable, produced on-air spots that further entrenched Hedley's momentum on the air-waves while simultaneously promoting interaction between theband and their fans.

Likewise, the Opening Act Tour Subsidy dollars granted toHedley enabled the band to embark on a national tour, sup-

porting Simple Plan, at a crucial stage in their development.Opening for Simple Plan made it possible for Hedley to reachtheir target market in such a way that would not have beenavailable to them on their own headlining shows at the time.Furthermore, the tour afforded the band enormous media expo-sure in virtually every key Canadian market leading up to theimportant holiday retail season.

The support of Starmaker has given Hedley a clear advantage inthe ever-competitive Canadian music market. Given the chal-lenges faced by developing artists like Hedley when launching adebut release to compete against established house-hold names,the funds offered by Starmaker ensure that promotional andmarketing opportunities will not be missed for emergingCanadian talent.

STEPHEN GASHMARKETING MANAGERUNIVERSAL ISLAND DEF JAM CANADA

ARTIST PROFILE: HEDLEY

TOTAL APPROVED FUNDING

% OF APPROVED FUNDING

NUMBER OF APPROVED APPLICATIONS

NUMBER OF ARTISTS

ROCK

$1,424,983.40

42.58%

35

20

URBAN

$396,197.20

11.84%

10

7

A/C

$36,736.38

1.10%

1

1

COUNTRY

$311,712.50

9.31%

13

7

FOLK

$141,996.40

4.24%

8

5

WORLD

$76,656.00

2.29%

4

2

BLUES

$27,883.00

0.83%

1

1

CLASSICAL

$91,965.13

2.75%

4

4

JAZZ

$115,422.25

3.45%

6

3

ELECTRONIC

$0.00

0.00%

0

0

ABORIGINAL

$25,000.00

0.75%

1

0

MISC.

$202,700.02

6.06%

5

0

TOTAL

$3,346,631.61

100.00%

102*

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*NUMBER OF APPROVED APPLICATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR INCLUDES 16 MISCELLANEOUS FUNDING APPLICATIONS


POP

$495,379.33

14.80%

14

9

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GRANT ALLOCATION BY PROVINCE |GRANT ALLOCATION BY GENRE

ON

$2,025,158.07

60.51%

58

32

NL

$0.00

0.00%

0

0

NS

$138,953.20

4.15%

7

4

PE

$25,000.00

0.75%

1

0

NB

$0.00

0.00%

0

0

QC

$531,423.26

15.88%

18

14

MB

$8,832.58

0.26%

2

2

SK

$0.00

0.00%

0

0

AB

$181,735.50

5.43%

5

2

BC

$435,529.00

13.01%

11

5

NU

$0.00

0.00%

0

0

NT

$0.00

0.00%

0

0

YT

$0.00

0.00%

0

0

TOTAL

$3,346,631.61

100.00%

102*

59

PROVINCE


% OF APPROVED FUNDING

NUMBER OF APPROVED APPLICATIONS

NUMBER OF ARTISTS

*NUMBER OF APPROVED APPLICATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR INCLUDES 16 MISCELLANEOUS FUNDING APPLICATIONS

GRANT ALLOCATION BY PROVINCE

GRANT ALLOCATION BY GENRE

HANNUAL REPORT


Winner of two Felix Awards for Best Classical Album of the Yearand recently described as a "new personality that truly stands outfrom the typical trends and artifices offered on the internationalscene” (Classica), Alain Lefèvre has been invited to perform bythe most prestigious orchestras around the world. These includeThe Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London and The OrchestreSymphonique de Montréal. He has both previously won FirstPrize at the Canadian Music Competition nine times and wasawarded First Prize in piano and chamber music at theConservatoire National Supérieur de Musique de Paris.

With the help of the Radio Starmaker Fund, Alain Lefèvre’s CD,“Blissfully Sleepless”, has exceeded the sales of all his previous recordings. It has remained in the top ten on the SoundScan clas-sical chart since its launch on March 16, 2006.

Contributions from the Radio Starmaker Fund have allowedAnalekta Records to complete its marketing strategy for this par-ticular CD. The label was able to place advertising campaignson English and French radio, as well as putting posters on theback of city buses. This, along with extensive press coverage byall major radio and television shows, contributed to AlainLefèvre’s exemplary success.

ALEXANDRE VOVAN DIRECTOR, SALES-COMMUNICATIONS ANALEKTA RECORDS

ARTIST PROFILE: ALAIN LEFÈVRE

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GRANT ALLOCATION BY MUSIC INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION

RECIPIENT EVENT CITY/PROV. AMOUNT

NUMBER OF APPROVED APPLICATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR INCLUDES 16 MISCELLANEOUS FUNDING APPLICATIONS AS INDICATED ABOVE

CANADIAN ACADEMY OF RECORDING ARTS AND SCIENCES 2006 JUNO AWARDS HALIFAX, NS $100,700.02

CANADIAN SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME 2006 CANADIAN SONGWRITERS HALL OF FAME GALA TORONTO, ON $42,000.00

CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION 2006 CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS ST. JOHN, NB $40,000.00

EAST COAST MUSIC ASSOCIATION 2006 EAST COAST MUSIC AWARDS CHARLOTTETOWN, PE $25,000.00

INDIAN ART-I-CRAFTS OF ONTARIO 2006 CANADIAN ABORIGINAL MUSIC AWARDS TORONTO, ON $25,000.00

POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE 2006 POLARIS MUSIC PRIZE TORONTO, ON $20,000.00

URBAN MUSIC ASSOCIATION OF CANADA 2006 CANADIAN URBAN MUSIC AWARDS TORONTO, ON $15,000.00

WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC ALLIANCE 2006 WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS WINNIPEG, MB $15,000.00

BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH 2006 CANADIAN RADIO MUSIC AWARDS TORONTO, ON $2,500.00

MATT MAYS & EL TORPEDO 2006 CANADIAN RADIO MUSIC AWARDS TORONTO, ON $2,500.00

AMANDA STOTT 2006 CANADIAN RADIO MUSIC AWARDS TORONTO, ON $2,500.00

DIVINE BROWN 2006 CANADIAN RADIO MUSIC AWARDS TORONTO, ON $2,500.00

AMANDA WILKINSON 2006 CANADIAN RADIO MUSIC AWARDS TORONTO, ON $2,500.00

MOBILE 2006 CANADIAN RADIO MUSIC AWARDS TORONTO, ON $2,500.00

THE SADIES 2006 CANADIAN RADIO MUSIC AWARDS TORONTO, ON $2,500.00

BLUE RODEO 2006 CANADIAN RADIO MUSIC AWARDS TORONTO, ON $2,500.00

TOTAL $302,700.02

HANNUAL REPORT


For Sophie Milman, her label and management, the past fewmonths have been very exciting as her debut album hit the num-ber one position on the iTunes Jazz Album chart in the UnitedStates and has been released in Japan and Europe. Only twen-ty-three years old, the road to Sophie’s success began threeyears ago when she signed a recording and management con-tract with Linus. Marketing began well before the album wasreleased, as we sought to put Sophie’s music into the hands offans of Norah Jones and Diana Krall - distributing CD samplersat their concerts, organizing appearances at jazz clubs and fes-tivals and organizing promotions with Russian and Jewish com-munity newspapers.

Sophie Milman’s self-titled debut album was released in Canadain late 2004 and over the course of the next year and a half soldmore than 14,000 copies, becoming one of the top five best sell-ing Jazz albums in Canada for 2005, according to NielsenSoundScan. FACTOR funding to record and provide first phasemarketing made the release of her album possible. However, itwas Starmaker funding kicking in at a critical time in the release

cycle of the album that was a major contributor to achieving thelevel of commercial success it has in Canada. Tour enhance-ment (Sophie performed in the summer of 2005 at every majorCanadian Jazz festival), marketing and advertising initiativesaround these concerts were the main drivers, culminating inSophie’s sold out performance at the prestigious Montreal JazzFestival and a Juno Award nomination.

Outside of Canada, Starmaker funding is a key component ofthe marketing assets we have to leverage. We are already see-ing the results as we launch Sophie in the USA and Japan, asStarmaker’s financial support for her album has helped withlaunch showcases in New York and Tokyo, as well as her sum-mer 2006 US tour and the international marketing initiatives sur-rounding them.

GEOFF KULAWICK PRESIDENTLINUS ENTERTAINMENT

ARTIST PROFILE: SOPHIE MILMAN

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2006 MUCHMUSIC VIDEO AWARDS

2006 JUNO AWARDS

2006 CANADIAN COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS

2006 EAST COAST MUSIC AWARDS

2005 WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARDS

2005 CANADIAN URBAN MUSIC AWARDS

2006 CANADIAN RADIO MUSIC AWARDS

2006 THE INDIES

2005 CASBY AWARDS

EVENT ARTIST PEOPLE'S CHOICE: FAVOURITE CANADIAN ARTIST - "SAVE YOUR SCISSORS"

COUNTRY RECORDING OF THE YEAR - "THE ROAD HAMMERS"RAP RECORDING OF THE YEAR - "THE DUSTY FOOT PHILOSOPHER"R&B/SOUL RECORDING OF THE YEAR - "BACK FOR MORE"ROOTS & TRADITIONAL ALBUM OF THE YEAR - "HAIR IN MY EYES LIKE A HIGHLAND STEER"NEW GROUP OF THE YEARALTERNATIVE ALBUM OF THE YEAR - "BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE"

ALBUM OF THE YEAR - "HAIR IN MY EYES LIKE A HIGHLAND STEER"GROUP OR DUO OF THE YEARROOTS ARTIST OR GROUP OF THE YEARCHEVY TRUCKS RISING STAR AWARDINDEPENDENT MALE ARTIST OF THE YEARINDEPENDENT SINGLE OF THE YEAR - "MISSING AN ANGEL"

ALBUM OF THE YEAR - "MATT MAYS & EL TORPEDO"MALE ARTIST OF THE YEARGROUP OF THE YEARSINGLE OF THE YEAR - "COCAINE COWGIRL"SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR - "HAPPEN NOW"ROCK RECORDING OF THE YEAR - "MATT MAYS & EL TORPEDO"

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAROUTSTANDING ALBUM (INDEPENDENT) - "VIDEO SOUND"OUTSTANDING COUNTRY RECORDING - "SONGS FROM THE GRAVEL ROAD"OUTSTANDING ROCK RECORDING - "VIDEO SOUND"

R&B RECORDING OF THE YEAR - "OLD SKOOL LOVE"HIP HOP RECORDING OF THE YEAR - "STRUGGLIN"NEW ARTIST OF THE YEARFAN'S CHOICE AWARDDANCE/ELECTRONIC RECORDING OF THE YEAR - "SWEAT OF YOUR BROW"SONGWRITER OF THE YEAR

BEST NEW GROUP OR SOLO ARTIST (CHR) - "WHEN THE NIGHT FEELS MY SONG"BEST NEW GROUP OR SOLO ARTIST (COUNTRY) - "I'M A ROAD HAMMER"BEST NEW GROUP OR SOLO ARTIST (DANCE URBAN RHYTHMIC) - "OLD SKOOL LOVE"

FAVOURITE SINGLE - "WHEN THE NIGHT FEELS MY SONG"FAVOURITE SOLO ARTISTFAVOURITE GROUP/DUOFAVOURITE FOLK ARTIST/GROUPFAVOURITE URBAN ARTIST/GROUP

FAVOURITE NEW SINGLE - "WHEN THE NIGHT FEELS MY SONG"

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AWARDS WON BY RADIO STARMAKER FUNDED ARTISTS

CITY AND COLOUR

THE ROAD HAMMERSK'NAANSHAWN DESMANCORB LUNDBEDOUIN SOUNDCLASHBROKEN SOCIAL SCENE

CORB LUNDTHE ROAD HAMMERSCORB LUNDJOHNNY REIDJOHNNY REIDJOHNNY REID

MATT MAYS & EL TORPEDOJOEL PLASKETTMATT MAYS & EL TORPEDOMATT MAYS & EL TORPEDOJOEL PLASKETTMATT MAYS & EL TORPEDO

CORB LUNDTHE WAKING EYESIAN TYSONTHE WAKING EYES

DIVINE BROWNK'NAANDIVINE BROWNK-OSJULLY BLACKK-OS

BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASHTHE ROAD HAMMERSDIVINE BROWN

BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASHCITY AND COLOURDEATH FROM ABOVE 1979CORB LUNDDIVINE BROWN

BEDOUIN SOUNDCLASH

SUCCESS FACT: THE DEARS

THE DEARS went fromplaying small clubs inCanada to playing majorinternational festivals,

from Glastonbury to Coachella. With Starmaker’s sup-port the band completed a headlining tour of the USand performed at the Wireless Festival (Hyde Park,London, UK), Glastonbury (UK), Roskilde (Denmark),Wertcher (Belgium), Montreux Jazz Festival(Switzerland), Oxygen (Ireland), and T In The Park(Scotland), all of this in addition to two tours of Europeand sold out shows in Australia and Japan.

TARA LUFTDIRECTOR, NEW MEDIA AND MARKETINGMAPLEMUSIC RECORDINGS/MAPLEMUSIC.COM

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The Road Hammers’ debut CD “I Am A Road Hammer” has driv-en onto the Canadian Country Music Charts much like the bigwheeling, long distance traveling truckers that are the inspirationbehind the band. It has captivated country music fans and televi-sion audiences out of the box. The band’s second single, “EastBound and Down” was a record-breaking smash success markingThe Road Hammers as the first domestically signed band to obtaina number one single on the Canadian Country chart and “I Am ARoad Hammer” is now certified gold in Canada.

Radio Starmaker marketing funds have contributed to the overallsuccess of this project by funding additional television advertisingand premium placement in national retail accounts. The band hasbeen touring extensively throughout Canada and the supplemen-tary marketing funds have also allowed us the ability to purchaseextra print advertising in essential tour markets. This exposure hasensured prominently racked product at retail, resulting in strongscans in all tour markets.

In addition to providing invaluable marketing support, RadioStarmaker tour enhancement funds have supported the addition of

two extraordinarily talented musicians to the Road Hammers’stage show. Funds provided have also afforded the rental ofrehearsal space in Calgary in preparation for key tour dates, aswell as the hiring of a much needed additional guitar tech. Withthe additional players, technical and rehearsal support, The RoadHammers have created a strong, compelling live show and haveestablished themselves as a more than credible touring band witha strong draw.

The band’s success in Canada, due in part to the Radio StarmakerFund, has opened doors in other markets including Australia, withan American release now in the works. Their Canadian successhas created an undeniable buzz in the States and beyond. Thisbuzz will provide a strong set up for the U.S. release furtheringThe Road Hammers’ career both nationally and internationally.

CARLA PALMERSENIOR MARKETING MANAGERMAPLEMUSIC RECORDINGS/OPEN ROAD RECORDINGS

ARTIST PROFILE: THE ROAD HAMMERS

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ALLOCATION OF FUNDING BY CATEGORY


CATEGORY

PRINT ADVERTISING

RADIO ADVERTISING

TV ADVERTISING

WEB ADVERTISING

SHOWCASING

INDEPENDENT RADIO PROMOTER

INDEPENDENT PUBLICITY

CD SAMPLERS

CONTESTS

POSTERING

PROMO TOUR

RETAIL PROMOTIONS

TV SHOWS

WEB DESIGN

TOUR - ADDITIONAL MUSICIANS

TOUR - ADDITIONAL PRODUCTION


$186,666.21

$483,402.00

$521,994.00

$43,101.00

$9,671.55

$75,327.48

$80,071.79

$2,875.00

$93,601.00

$170,443.40

$3,879.00

$173,935.00

$15,534.00

$45,883.54

$48,223.50

$32,174.00


5.58%

14.44%

15.60%

1.29%

0.29%

2.25%

2.39%

0.09%

2.80%

5.09%

0.12%

5.20%

0.46%

1.37%

1.44%

0.96%

CATEGORY

TOUR - ADDITIONAL TECHNICAL CREW

TOUR - REHEARSAL SPACE RENTAL

TOUR - OPENING ACT TOUR SUBSIDY

TOUR - BUS

MISC. - MUSIC ASSOCIATION, ETC.

INTERNATIONAL - PRINT ADVERTISING

INTERNATIONAL - RADIO ADVERTISING

INTERNATIONAL - TV ADVERTISING

INTERNATIONAL - WEB ADVERTISING

INTNL - INDEPENDENT RADIO PROMOTER

INTERNATIONAL - INDEPENDENT PUBLICITY

INTERNATIONAL - POSTERING

INTERNATIONAL - PROMO TOUR

INTERNATIONAL - RETAIL PROMOTIONS

INTERNATIONAL - TOURING

INTERNATIONAL - SHOWCASING

TOTAL


$74,321.23

$6,070.20

$31,000.00

$37,593.00

$302,700.02

$42,754.93

$33,241.60

$9,848.93

$14,948.39

$23,026.24

$85,500.00

$17,338.60

$14,039.67

$44,433.75

$428,100.00

$194,932.58

$3,346,631.61


2.22%

0.18%

0.93%

1.12%

9.04%

1.28%

0.99%

0.29%

0.45%

0.69%

2.55%

0.52%

0.42%

1.33%

12.79%

5.82%

100.00%

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FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS FISCAL YEAR 2005–2006


The accompanying condensed financial statements provide an overview of the Fund’s operations and are derived from the complete financial statements of Radio Starmaker Fund as at August 31, 2006 and for the year then ended on which our auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, have expressed an opinion without reservation in their report dated December 7, 2006.

These condensed financial statements are offered for ease of reference only and do not contain all the disclosuresrequired by Canadian generally accepted accounting principles. Complete financial statements are available onrequest from Radio Starmaker Fund.

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ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETSCASHSHORT-TERM INVESTMENTSPREPAID EXPENSES

INTERNALLY RESTRICTED INVESTMENTSCAPITAL ASSETS – NET

LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIESGRANT LIABILITY ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

FUND BALANCESINVESTED IN CAPITAL ASSETSRESTRICTEDUNRESTRICTED

20,003–

7,410

27,413

300,000–

327,413

–577

577

–300,000

26,836

326,836

327,413

––

–

–

–

4,462

4,462

–

–

–

4,462–

–

4,462

4,462

749,870

6,020,336–

6,770,206

––

6,770,206

2,702,564 –

2,702,564

–4,067,642

–

4,067,642

6,770,206

769,873

6,020,3367,410

6,797,619

300,0004,462

7,102,081

2,702,564 577

2,703,141

4,4624,367,642

26,836

4,398,940

7,102,081

TOTAL

$

GRANT FUND

$

CAPITAL ASSET FUND

$

ADMINISTRATION FUND

$

RADIO STARMAKER FUND CONDENSEDSTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONAS AT AUGUST 31, 2006 2006

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ASSETS

CURRENT ASSETSCASHSHORT-TERM INVESTMENTSPREPAID EXPENSES

INTERNALLY RESTRICTED INVESTMENTSCAPITAL ASSETS – NET

LIABILITIES

CURRENT LIABILITIESGRANT LIABILITY ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED LIABILITIES

FUND BALANCESINVESTED IN CAPITAL ASSETSRESTRICTEDUNRESTRICTED

17,830–

7,416

25,246

300,000–

325,246

–20,298

20,298

–300,000

4,948

304,948

325,246

––

–

–

–

8,328

8,328

–

–

–

8,328–

–

8,328

8,328

573,927

5,345,211–

5,919,138

––

5,919,138

3,086,049 –

3,086,049

–2,883,089

–

2,883,089

5,919,138

591,757

5,345,2117,416

5,944,384

300,0008,328

6,252,712

3,086,049 20,298

3,106,347

8,3283,133,089

4,948

3,146,365

6,252,712

TOTAL

$

GRANT FUND

$

CAPITAL ASSET FUND

$

ADMINISTRATION FUND

$

RADIO STARMAKER FUND CONDENSEDSTATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITIONAS AT AUGUST 31, 2005 2005

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REVENUES

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CABDISCRETIONARY FUNDS FOR CANADIAN TALENT DEV.INTEREST

EXPENSES AND LOSSES

GRANTS, NET OF REALLOCATED UNUSED FUNDINGAMORTIZATION BANK SERVICE CHARGES

EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES OVER EXPENSES

FUND BALANCES – BEGINNING OF YEAR

INTERFUND TRANSFERS

FUND BALANCES – END OF YEAR

– 3,699,028 3,699,028– 62,742 62,742– 202,676 202,676

– 3,964,446 3,964,446

– 2,254,738 2,254,7385,209 – 5,209

– 155 155

5,209 2,254,893 2,260,102

(5,209) 1,709,553 1,704,344

8,328 2,833,089 2,841,417

1,343 (475,000) (473,657)

4,462 4,067,642 4,072,104

TOTAL

$

GRANT FUND

$

CAPITAL ASSET FUND

$

RESTRICTED FUNDS 2006

RADIO STARMAKER FUND CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2006

* ADMINISTRATION COST ALLOCATION

*

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REVENUES

CONTRIBUTIONS FROM CABDISCRETIONARY FUNDS FOR CANADIAN TALENT DEV.INTEREST

EXPENSES AND LOSSES

GRANTS, NET OF REALLOCATED UNUSED FUNDINGAMORTIZATION

EXCESS (DEFICIENCY) OF REVENUES OVER EXPENSES

FUND BALANCES – BEGINNING OF YEAR

INTERFUND TRANSFERS

FUND BALANCES – END OF YEAR

– 5,035,402 5,035,402– 20,000 20,000– 89,819 89,819

– 5,145,221 5,145,221

– 3,503,030 3,503,0305,585 – 5,585

5,585 3,503,030 3,508,615

(5,585) 1,642,191 1,636,606

10,941 1,665,898 1,676,839

2,972 (475,000) (472,028)

8,328 2,833,089 2,841,417

TOTAL

$

GRANT FUND

$

CAPITAL ASSET FUND

$

RESTRICTED FUNDS 2005

RADIO STARMAKER FUND CONDENSED STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS AND CHANGES IN FUND BALANCES FOR THE YEAR ENDED AUGUST 31, 2005

* ADMINISTRATION COST ALLOCATION

*

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As a new urban artist, it is difficult to break through to the mar-ketplace. While there will always be an even playing field interms of creativity, as an independent, the money necessary tomarket your creative concepts is always at a premium.

Once we demonstrated that we could sell records, the RadioStarmaker Fund was a critical component of our success.Without Starmaker's support, we would not have been able toafford to continue to promote our record in Canada to the extentwe did. As a result, Massari's debut has gone gold and con-tinues to sell very well even fifteen months after its initial release.

Its success in Canada has enabled us to release the record inter-

nationally in over twenty different territories, where it hasreached the number one spot in two of those countries. This didnot happen overnight. Starmaker's support internationally wasone of the critical components in enabling us to afford to tournew territories so that we could build a foothold there. We havenow built enough of a following to make touring profitable inmany new countries, building what we hope will be a long-termcareer for Massari. Thank you Starmaker for your support.

MANNY DIONVICE-PRESIDENT OF ARTIST MANAGEMENTCAPITAL PROPHET RECORDS

ARTIST PROFILE: MASSARI

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APPENDIX:CRITERIA FOR QUALIFYING


Applicants must have sold a qualifying number of units on a previous or current release, determined by their genre.

n The artist, their label or agent, must invest (“Significant Investment”) the dollar amounts below by genre in third party, non-recoupable marketing costs.

n Ownership of the masters must reside with a Canadian company, and the royalties must flow through a Canadian company.

n The artist must be a Canadian citizen or landed immigrant, and resident of Canada.

POP/ROCK/AC

COUNTRY/FOLK/URBAN/ELECTRONICA /DRUM AND BASS

WORLD/JAZZ/CLASSICAL/BLUES

ABORIGINAL

GENRE UNITS SOLD

15,000 MAJOR LABEL10,000 INDIE LABEL



2,500 MAJOR/INDIE LABEL

SIGNIFICANTINVESTMENT

$75,000$25,000

$20,000$10,000

$20,000$10,000

$7,500

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The New Pornographers’ third album “Twin Cinema” has farexceeded its expectations. It was an exciting year for the JunoAward-winning band that included appearances on Late Nightwith Conan O’Brien and Last Call with Carson Daly, as well asnominations for another Juno Award and the Polaris MusicPrize. The release also debuted at number five on the BillboardTop Independent Albums Chart.

The New Pornographers have always had a huge buzz acrossthe border and it was Mint Records' goal to reflect that momen-tum in their own territory. The Radio Starmaker Fund gave Mintthe opportunity to support the release with more angles thatpiqued consumer interest and generated more sales. Fundingwas allocated to marketing initiatives including an extended adcampaign, radio promotion, detailed retail marketing and inde-pendent street teams. Particularly noteworthy was the ability forMint to hire DMD Entertainment to promote two singles to com-mercial radio. Without the financial support of the RadioStarmaker Fund, Mint would not have been able to undertakethis effort.

The release of “Twin Cinema” was supported by extensive tour-ing across North America as well breaking into new markets inEurope and the UK. Radio Starmaker funding was fundamentalin creating this opportunity to expand to markets overseas thatare still new to the band. After performing consecutive tours inthese new territories, the band was able to garner the attentionof new fans in new markets.

Radio Starmaker gave Mint the opportunity to pursue a detailedmarketing plan that would have been difficult for an independ-ent label to do on its own. With the final proof being the recordsales of ”Twin Cinema” in Canada, which reached SoundScansof 13,000 as of July 23, 2006 - almost 50% more than their pre-vious album, ”Electric Version“. Scans for “Twin Cinema” in theUnited States have topped 100,000. This project has been ahuge success made possible in part by the generous contribu-tions from the Radio Starmaker Fund.

JENN BARKERSPECIAL PROJECTS MANAGERMINT RECORDS

ARTIST PROFILE: THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS

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