Shaneen Robinson-Desjarlais is a multi-award-winning former journalist/broadcaster. She’s worked at CTV News Winnipeg where her stories have aired on CTV Newsnet/News Channel, CTV National News, and CNN. She also worked as a correspondent at APTN National News and garnered attention for her award-winning series about The Sacred Sundance. She is very proud of her final work with the network, Breaching the Sacred. She was honoured to win first place for the Canadian Aboriginal Writing Challenge in 2008 for her play, Notay Kiskintamowin “Wanting to Know”, the same year she was named a National Aboriginal Role Model by the Governor General of Canada and graduated from the University of Winnipeg where she is Notable Alumni and founded the Indigenous Course Requirement. Shaneen is well known across the country and abroad and is dedicated to promoting Indigenous talent. A highly sought master of ceremonies, event planner, promoter, advocate, volunteer, marriage commissioner and speaker, Shaneen loves to keep busy in the community and has sat on many boards including Cancer Care Manitoba, and Canadian Blood Services, The Canadian Folk Music Awards and the Board of Bear Clan Patrol Inc. Shaneen is also Indigenous Music Development Coordinator for Manitoba Music.
The Rockalypse Music Workshops are an event series created to empower artists by providing free access to music business knowledge. Each workshop is led by a music industry professional and focuses on a specific topic. These events are held in partnership with Long & McQuade, the largest chain of musical instrument retailers in Canada.
The Sincop8ed Noize Foundation is a non-profit organization. Our mission is to support, promote and develop Canada's emerging musicians through events and educational activities.