Erin Benjamin

Erin Benjamin is the President and CEO of the Canadian Live Music Association and one of the most influential leaders shaping Canada’s live music ecosystem. With more than 30 years in the industry, Erin’s journey spans touring and recording as a singer songwriter to becoming a national architect for live music policy, funding, and sustainability. Since joining the CLMA in 2014 as its CEO, she has helped guide the organization’s transformational work, including Hear and Now, the first ever economic impact study of Canada’s live music industry, fundamentally changing how governments understand the sector’s economic, cultural, and social value.

What sets Erin apart is her ability to translate culture into credibility and advocacy into action. Working alongside the Government of Canada, her leadership helped advance more than 70 million dollars in first ever support through the Canada Music Fund, securing long term recognition for a sector that had been historically overlooked. She is known for converting skeptics into partners and vision into systems that last. And when Jake Gold personally recommends someone, you pay attention. Erin Benjamin does not just champion live music. She helps build the conditions that allow it to survive, scale, and matter.