Andrew Kwan

In addition to his agency, Mr. Kwan has presented workshops and professional development seminars on the topics of marketing and organizational development. Internationally, he has given workshops in Ohio, California and at the European Access Symposium in Brussels. In 2015, Andrew was commissioned by Debut Atlantic to author a book, titled – 15 Minutes and Counting: A Guide to Showcasing Successfully. This guide-book for the Debut Atlantic touring artists details the music industry, explaining showcasing, and providing helpful tips to emerging artists before they present themselves at industry conference. He has also advised and contributed to The Canada Council's online publication artsontour.ca, a guide for touring artists and concert presenters and has since been involved in workshops on this subject across the country.

Mr. Kwan has been invited to give talks at provincial conferences, professional workshops and at various universities. He has frequently served as advisor and juror for various arts councils such as the Canada Council for the Arts, BC Touring Council, Ontario Arts Council to name a few. He has also served as a juror for numerous competitions including Stepping Stone Tremplin Competition, Canadian Music Competition, Eckhardt-Gramatté Music Competition, Kiwanis competitions, The Glenn Gould School Concerto Competition, and for various scholarships and awards.

Since 1996, Mr. Kwan has been on faculty at The Glenn Gould School where he offers courses on career management and communications. He is also a graduate lecturer at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Music. In 2012, he was an advisor on developing the Music Industry Arts and Performance Program at Toronto’s Centennial College, and served as Chair for this program’s Advisory Committee from 2012-2017. Andrew is also on the board of Prairie Debut, Axis Music, and serves as a mentor to CAPACOA's The Succession Plan.

Mr. Kwan holds a B.A. in Economics, as well as a Non-Profit Management & Leadership Diploma both from York University. He also completed his Fellowship from the Canadian Securities Institute. In music, he holds an ARCT in Piano Performance from The Royal Conservatory and the designations of LTCL and FTCL from Trinity College, London, England.

Mr. Kwan was awarded CAPACOA’s Agent of the Year (2014), Ontario Contact’s Agent of the Year (2013) and BC touring Council Agent of the Year (2011).