2025
Thursday May 29
Free Virtual Seminar
SING! Music Business Summit (Online):
Fringe Festivals Pros and Cons
Zoom
Thursday May 29
11:30am
The SING! Music Business Summit presents free seminars on a variety of topics related to the music industry. This seminar provides a balanced look at fringe festivals as performance opportunities, considering the potential benefits, challenges, and strategic value of taking part in these creative spaces. Open to all artists interested in participating in Fringe Festivals, including in theatre, musical theatre, comedy, dance, etc.
Free Virtual Seminar
SING! Music Business Summit (Online):
A.I. and the Music Business from a Legal Perspective
Zoom
Thursday May 29
12:30pm
The SING! Music Business Summit presents free seminars on a variety of topics related to the music industry. This seminar explores how artificial intelligence is changing the music industry, from creation to copyright, and what it means for artists and the future of music.
Concert
SING! in Concert: Beatsync EP Release
Thursday May 29
Doors 7:30pm
Show 8:00pm
Royal Ontario Museum
Beatsync is taking over the ROM for a night of vocal magic! Celebrating 10 years and their first-ever EP, they’ll be serving up a dynamic fusion of pop, alternative, and electronic music with their dynamic signature a cappella sound. Don’t miss this special concert! Doors at 7:30pm.
Friday May 30
Concert
SING! in Concert:
2025 SING! Canadian A Cappella Championships
Friday May 30
Doors 7:30pm
Show 8:00pm
Royal Ontario Museum
This is the inaugural year of the SING! Canadian A Cappella Championships. The 10 featured groups have been accepted into the finals through a preliminary round of judge scoring via video submissions.
Winners will be decided by a panel of judges, including special guest judge Deke Sharon, the producer of the Pitch Perfect movies, Sing Off NBC-TV series, and contemporary a cappella’s most prolific arranger! The audience members will also be able to vote for winner of an "Audience Favourite" prize.
Saturday May 31
Workshop
SING! and Learn: A Cappella Arranging with Deke Sharon and Dylan Bell
Saturday May 31
2:30pm
The Rec Room
There are few places in the world to study music arranging, and even fewer that offer any instruction on arranging a cappella. This seminar will offer ideas and discussion topics to further develop the skills of intermediate and advanced a cappella arrangers, as well as Q & A. Lead by Dylan Bell and Deke Sharon, authors of A Cappella Arranging and A Cappella Arranging 2.0: The Next Level. All levels of musicians and arrangers are welcome.
Beatbox competition
SING! in Concert:
Great North Battle - International Beatbox Competition
Saturday May 31 (day 1)
3:00pm - 11:00pm
Rec Room
The Great North Battle returns May 31st to June 1st, 2025 presented by Beatbox Canada. A two day event featuring a top 16 solo beatbox battle, top 8 loopstation battle, top 4 tag team battle plus special performances, workshops and showcases.
Winner of the Solo battle will receive a qualifying spot at the Grand Beatbox Battle 2025 hosted by Swiss Beatbox in Japan.
Concert
SING! in Concert:
Soundcrowd with Deke Sharon
Saturday May 31
Doors 7:30pm
Show 8:00pm
Isabel Bader Theatre
Toronto's own SoundCrowd, the groundbreaking large-scale a cappella ensemble, joins forces with Deke Sharon, the legendary "Father of Contemporary A Cappella" and Pitch Perfect music director/producer, for a concert that celebrates the joy of making harmony through harmony. Featuring amazing vocal arrangements, killer performances and entertaining anecdotes, this is a show you don't want to miss. This night will also feature a special opening act: the winner of the inaugural SING! Canadian A Cappella Championships!
Sunday June 1
Beatbox competition
SING! in the Clubs:
Great North Battle - International Beatbox Competition
Sunday June 1 (day 2)
1:00pm - 10:00pm
Rec Room
The Great North Battle returns May 31st to June 1st, 2025 presented by Beatbox Canada. A two day event featuring a top 16 solo beatbox battle, top 8 loopstation battle, top 4 tag team battle plus special performances, workshops and showcases.
Winner of the Solo battle will receive a qualifying spot at the Grand Beatbox Battle 2025 hosted by Swiss Beatbox in Japan.
SING! Music Business Summit (in-person):
One-on-One Sessions with Industry Leaders
Royal Ontario Museum
Sunday June 1
12:00pm - 2:00pm
Music Business Sessions
This is a unique opportunity to connect with experts from many aspects of the music industry. Each attendee gets quality one on one time to discuss their own questions and ideas about marketing, media, publicity, royalty collection, bookings, international opportunities, and more, with professionals from each of those areas. Meetings are on a first-come, first-served basis, so come early to sign up for the people you want to meet.
SING! and Learn: Soup to Nuts: Crafting the Sound of Dragapella®
Royal Ontario Museum
Sunday June 1
2:30pm - 3:30pm
In-person workshop
“It’s a girl group, made of boys!”
Dive into The Kinsey Sicks’ signature four-part sound and explore how the group showcases the full dynamic range of their (bass/baritone/tenor/countertenor) voices to bring Dragapella to life. Known for original tunes and parodies of beloved song from pop, doo-wop, jazz, classical, musical theater, and even video games, the Kinseys explore how Dragapella employs instrumentation, voicing, and texture – oh… and did we make it clear they perform in drag?! – to craft engaging arrangements that deliver their one-of-a-kind musical to experience.
Concert
SING! In Concert: The Kinsey Sicks' Dragapella with opener On That Note and Special Guest Steven Page
Sunday June 1
Doors 7pm
Show 7:30pm
Royal Ontario Museum
Experience a night of music and comedy with America's Favorite Dragapella® Beautyshop Quartet The Kinsey Sicks' as they perform their new show “Deep inside Tonight!”, featuring a cappella harmonies, sharp satire, and fabulous drag. Opening the show is On That Note, a competitive a cappella group from Toronto Metropolitan University, known for their unique sound and award-winning performances. Special guest Steven Page (Formerly of Barenaked Ladies) will also be presented with the Slaight Music SING! Legacy Award. Don’t miss it! Hosted by Gavin Hope.
Recommended for 18+. Coarse language.
