HONOUR ROLL 2019
13th Annual MMF Canada Honour Roll
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Bymark Restaurant, Toronto
Honour Roll Award
Sandy Pandya // pandyamonium management
Inducted by Andrew Cash
Sandy Pandya paved her own lane in the Canadian music industry, cementing herself as a leader and advancing the careers of the artists she represents. Her passion for music and inability to accept the word “no” supported her affinity for championing underdogs, which afforded her a career spanning over 20 years and counting.
Brian Chater Pioneer Award
Ron Sakamoto // Gold & gold productions, sakamoto agency
Inducted by Vinny Cinquemani
Ron Sakamoto is a true entrepreneur with a 50+ year career in the industry. His career began as a teenager, owning a booking/management agency along with several clubs, which eventually grew into Gold & Gold Productions Ltd., a company he still operates today. Ron is also a founding partner of Sakamoto Agency.
Banner Year Award
arkells and entertainment one’s chris taylor, ashley poitevin & sarah osgoode
Inducted by Jack Ross
With managers Chris Taylor, Ashley Poitevin and Sarah Osgoode at Entertainment One, Arkells have found a team to embrace the band’s “going for it” mentality. As they strive to find and generate unique opportunities to showcase their talent and their growing ambitions, together they are cultivating Arkells’ ever-expanding audience across all borders.