Linda Mc Lean - Advocacy

Advocacy

McLean is married to Andy McLean, managing director of North by Northeast Music and Film Festival and Conference. NXNE is an annual four-day live event held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada the second weekend of June. NXNE’s directors, Michael Hollett (Editor of Now Magazine) Andy McLean and Yvonne Matsell, along with the directors of SXSW created an ethos of support to music and musicians first, predicting and supporting the rise and influence of independent music in Canada. In the early years of NXNE (1993 to 96) Linda McLean was directly involved as the office and conference coordinator, helping establish the event as the primary music industry event in Canada. McLean has been a showcasing artist at SXSW 2003 in Austin TX at the Hideout, and at NXNE 2006 in Toronto ON at the Drake.