Make Music Matter Inc.

Registered Name: Make Music Matter Inc.

Business No: 834452369RR0001

Make Music Matter uses the creative process as a therapeutic tool to help heal trauma and empower marginalized voices.

Make Music Matter Inc.

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Healing Through Music

Make Music Matter (MMM) uses the creative process as a therapeutic tool to help empower marginalized individuals and communities to recover, reintegrate, and reclaim their future with hope and dignity. Its innovative Healing in Harmony music therapy model has been clinically proven to reduce PTSD, anxiety, and depression.

From survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in the Democratic Republic of Congo to young Syrian refugees with disabilities, and survivors of intergenerational trauma in Indigenous communities in Canada, Healing in Harmony has helped transform the lives of over 19,000 individuals in nine countries worldwide.

Participants emerge with a renewed sense of agency and self-worth. Their original songs are professionally produced and released globally, serving as advocacy tools to promote human rights and combat stigma. The music is released globally on all major streaming platforms through A4A Records, with distribution through Warner Music Canada.

Our Work in Canada

In Canada, MMM has worked with Indigenous partners to help break barriers to accessing mental health support, bringing together experts in trauma-informed interventions, arts-based youth empowerment programs, and music therapy for traumatized communities.

In Toronto, MMM has partnered with Aboriginal Legal Services (ALS) to offer training workshops with their therapeutic and victim services team on the Healing in Harmony music therapy model.

The 'Culture to Wellness' project is providing opportunities to expand ALS' trauma-informed and culturally-based multidisciplinary approach to supporting survivors of violence and harm. It is also addressing compassion fatigue, vicarious trauma, and intergenerational trauma amongst ALS staff and partners, who are themselves members of the Indigenous community.

Listen now to their debut single "Where is Everyone?": https://lnk.to/Whereiseveryone-Single

In Alberta, MMM has partnered with Kehewin Native Dance Theatre to create a unique form of mental health support for Indigenous youth in the communities of Kehewin Cree Nation, Onion Lake, Goodfish Lake, and Cold Lake. The ‘Naskwahamâtowin – Let’s all share in the music’ project is helping to address the mental health crisis in these communities where services are very limited.

Through the Healing in Harmony project, these youth are empowered to share their stories, break through isolation, and reconnect with their cultural identity. Nikamo (‘Sing’ in Cree) is the name of the artist collective that has emerged from this project.

Listen now to their debut EP 'Moments': https://lnk.to/MMMPMoments

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The Healing in Harmony model:

Local and culturally appropriate psychosocial therapeutic models are used to address traumas. Song writing provides a way for participants to make the expression of their trauma concrete.
Songs are professionally recorded, produced, and disseminated via local radio stations, community concerts, social media, and major streaming platforms through A4A Records, with global distribution through Warner Music Canada.
Participants emerge as empowered artists with original songs for personal healing and advocacy tools to help combat stereotypes, stigma, and shame. Their music contributes to the restoration of a supportive healing community.
A groundbreaking new publishing model helps to ensure that all royalties from the songs are sent back to the artists and their communities, regardless of socio-economic circumstances.

Healing in Harmony Projects and Partners:

Americas

Toronto, ON, Canada | Aboriginal Legal Services
Kehewin Cree Nation, AB, Canada | Kehewin Native Dance Theatre
Fox Lake Cree Nation, MB, Canada
Trujillo, Peru | World Vision Peru

Africa

Idjwi Island, South Kivu, DRC | Panzi Hospital and Foundation
Maison Dorcas at Panzi Hospital, Bukavu, DRC
Katana, South Kivu, DRC
Nyangezi, South Kivu, DRC
One-Stop Centre of Panzi Hospital, Mulamba, DRC
Kasai, DRC | World Vision Canada
Beni, DRC | World Vision DRC
Uyisenga Ni Manzi, Kigali, Rwanda
Association des Victimes Parents et Amis du 28 septembre 2009, Ratoma, Guinea | Mukwege Foundation
Survivors’ Empowerment for Self-sustainability and Holistic Healing in Africa (SESHHA), Pietermaritzburg, South Africa | Mukwege Foundation
Golden Women’s Vision in Uganda, Gulu, Uganda | Mukwege Foundation