Centre Des Musiciens Du Monde

What Centre Des Musiciens Du Monde does

Centre des Musiciens du Monde is a Montreal-based non-profit cultural organization founded in 2005 and operating from a heritage building in the Mile End neighbourhood of Plateau Mont-Royal. Its core function is the preservation, education, and public presentation of world music traditions, delivered through four interconnected program lines: an annual Festival des Musiciens du Monde (8th edition scheduled May 21–30, 2026), intimate and outdoor concert series (Concerts intimes, Musiques sous un arbre, Visions Autochtones), a music school offering instruction in rare instruments and traditional repertoires for all ages and skill levels (including online courses), and cultural mediation workshops delivered to childcare centres, schools, CEGEPs, and community organizations. The organization also runs a creative residency program that compensates professional artists for composition, rehearsal time, facility access, and public presentation of works, with provincial, federal, and international outreach support.

The business model is multi-stream and characteristic of a small Canadian cultural non-profit. Revenue sources include ticket sales for concerts and festival passes (Passe 3 concerts at $105, Passe 5 concerts at $125, with student discounts), music school tuition, donations collected through the Zeffy platform (including a 'Premier don en culture' program), venue and space rental of the heritage building, and project-based grants from governmental and international cultural institutions (Conseil des Arts du Canada, Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec, Consulat général de France à Québec, Institut Français, Région Nouvelle-Aquitaine). Distribution occurs through direct box-office sales at the Mile End headquarters and the Église Saint-Enfant-Jésus venue, self-serve online ticketing, and touring productions presented at partner cultural centres across Quebec and Western Canada.

The organization is led by Frédéric Léotar, an ethnomusicologist, co-founder and General Director. It reports 1–10 employees, no parent company, no funding rounds, no patents, and no AI/technology products. Its customer base is structurally diversified across families, amateur and professional musicians, cultural enthusiasts, and institutional clients, and it has reached over 60,000 young people through its 'Les Grands espaces' choral workshop program across Quebec, Canada, and France.

Name

Centre Des Musiciens Du Monde

Legal name

Centre des Musiciens du Monde

Website

https://centredesmusiciensdumonde.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Centre des Musiciens du Monde is a Montreal-based non-profit cultural organization offering world music concerts, festivals, a music school, and cultural mediation workshops for families, musicians, schools, and community organizations.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Music Education & Cultural Services

NAICS

Performing Arts Companies (7111), Promoters of Performing Arts, Sports, and Similar Events with Facilities (711310), Fine Arts Schools (611610)

SIC

Services-Membership Organizations (8600), Services-Miscellaneous Amusement & Recreation (7990)

akta.pro primary industry

Performing Arts Organizations (Theater, Dance, Opera, Music) (BPAGAHAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Arts & Culture Community Festivals (Multidisciplinary Arts Weeks) (MPAGAEAG), Performing Arts & Cultural Event Venues (Theaters, Museums) (THAHAAAG), Community Music & Dance Festivals (Non-Commercial/Local) (MPAGAEAH)

Keywords

• World music education
• Music school programs
• Cultural mediation
• Live concert performances
• Artist residencies

Headquarters

HQ city

Montréal

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Concert and Event Ticket Sales: Revenue from ticket sales for concerts, festival events, and intimate performances. The organization sells individual concert tickets and festival passes (Passe Festival) with student discounts available.
2. Donations and Fundraising: The organization accepts donations through its 'S'impliquer' (Get Involved) section, including a 'Premier don en culture' (First donation in culture) program. Donations are collected via the Zeffy platform.
3. Music School Tuition: Revenue from music, singing, and dance courses offered to students of all ages and levels, including in-person and online instruction.
4. Venue and Space Rental: Rental of multipurpose spaces located in a heritage building in the heart of Mile End for artistic and wellness-focused activities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Centre des Musiciens du Monde is a Montreal-based non-profit cultural centre that delivers world music education through its music school (offering music, singing, and dance courses for all ages), hosts concert programming (annual Festival des Musiciens du Monde, Concerts intimes, Musiques sous un arbre outdoor series, and Visions Autochtones Indigenous programming), provides cultural mediation workshops to schools and community organizations, supports professional artists through compensated creative residencies, and rents out multipurpose spaces in its heritage Mile-End building.

Product overview

Centre des Musiciens du Monde is a cultural organization serving as a creative hub dedicated to advancing and showcasing musical traditions from around the world. The organization operates as a unified cultural center offering multiple interconnected programs: the Festival des Musiciens du Monde (annual world music festival), Visions Autochtones (Indigenous programming), Musiques sous un arbre (outdoor concerts), and Concerts intimes (intimate concert series). In addition to performance programming, the organization operates an École de musique (music school) providing world music lessons for all ages including music classes, singing courses, folk dance courses, and online classes, along with cultural mediation workshops for educational institutions. The center also supports artists through creative residencies and generates revenue through rental spaces.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Festival des Musiciens du Monde: Annual festival showcasing world music traditions from around the globe, featuring international artists and diverse cultural programming.
• Visions Autochtones
• Musiques sous un arbre
• Concerts intimes

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 60,000 young people have participated in Les Grands espaces workshops across Quebec, Canada, and France

Named customers4 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered minor and moderate.

• Maison de la Culture Notre-Dame-De-GrâceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCultural partnership for presenting Centre des Musiciens du Monde productions, including Masmoudi Quartette and Constellation de cordes performances at their venue.
• Théâtre des Deux RivesminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCultural venue partnership for presenting Andalusyria performances.
• Centre culturel de PierrefondsminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorPartnership for Constellation de cordes touring production.
• Maison de la culture Marie-UguayminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorCultural venue presenting Centre des Musiciens du Monde touring productions.
• Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-production partnership for Mig'maq/Basques concert as part of Festival Montréal/Nouvelles Musiques.
• Association des Basques du Québec (Euskaldunak)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration partner for Mig'maq/Basques cultural project.
• Mundial MontréalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership presenting Off-Mundial showcase with three works featuring Mongolian, Iranian, Peruvian, Malian, and Brazilian sounds at Église Saint-Enfant-Jésus.
• SoHo ConceptminorGTM or Marketing PartnerPartner for Erkan Oğur & Ismail Hakkı Demircioğlu concert presentation.
• Collectif OktoechominorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Les Grands espaces family workshop featuring Inuit throat singing and Atikamekw storytelling.
• Festival international Présence autochtone (FIPA)moderateStrategic or Co-development PartnerFestival collaboration featuring André Dudemaine, director of Terres en vues and FIPA, as featured speaker in Visions et racines autochtones program.
• Orchestre symphonique de Saskatoon / Saskatoon Jazz SocietyminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorJoint presentation of Masmoudi Quartette concert in Saskatoon.
• Burman UniversityminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAlberta venue presenting Masmoudi Quartette performance.
• Traquen'ArtminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner for Nasanjargal Ganbold & Johanni Curtet Mongolian throat singing concert.
• Soro-productionminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-producer with Centre des Musiciens du Monde for Ender Balkır Anatolian folk concert.
• Arts Place CanmoreminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAlberta arts venue presenting Masmoudi Quartette performance.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Festival du Monde Arabe de Montréal: Annual Montreal festival celebrating Arab-world arts and culture through music, dance, cinema, and literary programming. Comparable as a community-rooted cultural festival with similar concert-driven programming model targeting diaspora and broader cultural-curious audiences.
• MAI (Montréal, arts interculturels): Montreal presenter dedicated to intercultural performing arts, producing and disseminating work from culturally diverse artistic communities. Comparable mission and Montreal-centric presenting model focused on multicultural artistic traditions.
• Théâtre de Quat'Sous: Long-standing Montreal independent performing-arts venue and presenter specializing in contemporary and alternative work. Comparable as a non-profit venue-based presenter with parallel education/community programming and similar headcount scale.
• Festival international Présence autochtone (FIPA): Montreal-based festival dedicated to Indigenous artistic expression and intercultural dialogue. Comparable as a non-profit cultural festival with overlapping programming priorities; documented strategic partner featuring speaker André Dudemaine in the Centre's Visions Autochtones program.
• Mundial Montréal: Annual world-music industry event and showcase held in Montreal featuring concerts, conferences, and artist discovery. Highly comparable as a Montreal-based world-music presenter; the Centre is even a documented partner hosting an Off-Mundial showcase.
• Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ): Montreal-based non-profit presenter dedicated to contemporary and new music, programming concerts, festivals, and educational activities. Comparable as a documented co-production partner and fellow Montreal concert series with similar non-profit presenting model.
• Festival Accès Asie: Montreal-based annual festival showcasing Asian-Canadian arts and culture through concerts, dance, film, and visual arts. Comparable as a community-rooted cultural festival with similar event-driven programming, ticketed concerts, and educational components.

Broad incumbents

• Place des Arts: Montreal's largest performing-arts complex, hosting concerts, opera, dance, and theatre across multiple resident companies. Comparable as a Montreal performing-arts presenter operating facilities, but at much larger scale and broader programming remit than the Centre's niche world-music focus.
• Songlines Magazine: UK-based world-music magazine and media brand covering artists, releases, and festivals globally. Comparable as an established world-music ecosystem player, though operating in media rather than live presentation.

Emerging players

• Oboro: Montreal artist-run centre for new media, performing arts, and visual arts production and presentation. Comparable as a small Montreal arts non-profit that supports artist residencies, presents diverse programming, and serves cultural-community segments.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/cmm_musiciens
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCwLC5_WFqBZwrrEa6VT9oqg
• Facebookfacebook.com/centredesmusiciens
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/centre-des-musiciens-du-monde
• Instagraminstagram.com/centredesmusiciens
• TikToktiktok.com/@centredesmusiciens

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Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

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