Debora Nortman

Vancouver

Company Director. Glorious Leader. Army golfer that loves the beach. Lover of downhill skiing, fine wine and stinky cheese.

Founder of the Vancouver, Canada companies A-B-A-C-A Entertainment Group (A Division of A-B-A-C-A Music Publishing Inc. & A-B-A-C-A Youth Records Ltd.).

A-B-A-C-A Youth Records Ltd. represents a series of fine classical, new instrumental and vocal CD series. A-B-A-C-A Music Publishing Inc. represents over 800+ titles with sub-publishing partners in 14 countries throughout SE Asia (SONY ATV through API), Japan (AVEX), Italy (Beat Records), Spain and Portugal (Alondra), France (Rendezvous), Germany Austria, Switzerland (Bellephon, Global Records, H Grand Records), Hungary (Allround Music) and growing..

For the last 30+ years, I have been working in the music business, securing licensing / synchronization, label deal and sub-publishing placement for the “lesser” known, up and coming bands, singer / songwriters, composers and producers in foreign territories outside of Canada and USA.

For 23+ years I have also been attending MIDEM (world's largest music industry tradeshow and exhibition held in Cannes, France) as an Exhibitor and a Participant. Previous conference attendance at NMW, SXSW (Austin, Texas), Music Expo (LA) and POPKOMM (Berlin, Germany).

Domestically, I work in supplying music for tv/film/advertising, background leased music, airline inflight programming, ringtone / songtone download and other various digital dissemination.

Formally trained in Classical Piano with Teacher's degree.

Got my start in the business of music through composing and songwriting, getting signed to SUN RECORDS (TAIWAN) and decided to learn more about the business of music.

Learning from a friend about MIDEM, I decided to make the trip and never looked back!

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