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Toronto, ON — February 2, 2026 — SOCAN is proud to announce its collaboration with The Annex Hotel for Late Check Out, a new original music performance series celebrating Canadian songwriting through intimate, artist-focused sessions filmed on site at the hotel. The partnership reflects a shared commitment to creativity, culture, and meaningful support for music creators.
Beginning in February, Late Check Out will roll out as a monthly series across digital platforms featuring some of the country’s most compelling artists. In each session, performers share one original song and one cover in an intimate hotel setting. Stripped down and story-driven, the series puts full focus on lyrics, voice, and the craft of songwriting.
“SOCAN is always looking for new ways to support and champion music creators, and Late Check Out is an exciting new platform to showcase Canadian talent in a way that feels personal and meaningful,” said Houtan Hodania, Creative Executive at SOCAN. “We’re thrilled to partner with The Annex Hotel to bring this vision to life.”
For The Annex Hotel, Late Check Out builds on a long-standing commitment to culture-forward programming and artist storytelling. Among those initiatives is a collaboration with Grammy Award-winning artist Daniel Caesar for Daniel’s Room, and Artists Living Comfortably, an interview series focused on creative lives.
“Canada has incredible musical talent, but we’ve lacked a recurring performance platform that meets it at a global cultural level,” said Chieff Bosompra, Director of Partnerships & Culture at The Annex Hotel. “Late Check Out is designed to be a must-stop for artists passing through Toronto and a series that genuinely champions Canadian music and presents it with the attention it deserves.”
Led by Chieff Bosompra, Late Check Out was developed to address a gap in Canada’s music content landscape. The series is positioned at the intersection of music, place, and contemporary culture and reinforces the hotel’s role as a creative hub for Canadian artists.
Follow the series: Instagram: @annexhotels | @socanmusic · TikTok: @annexhotels | @socanmusic · YouTube: Launching February 2026
About SOCAN
For 100 years, SOCAN has been Canada’s largest member-owned music rights organization, resolutely upholding the fundamental truth that music has value. SOCAN collects license fees for the public performance and reproduction of music, matches them to rights holders, and distributes them as royalties to music creators and publishers in Canada and around the world. With a century of expertise and innovation, SOCAN continues to advocate fair compensation for the work of its nearly 200,000 songwriter, composer, and music publisher members. Learn more at www.socan.com.
About The Annex
The Annex Hotel is a Toronto neighbourhood hotel rooted in music, culture, and creative storytelling. Through original programming and cultural partnerships, The Annex Hotel serves as a platform for artists and creators, fostering meaningful connections between music, place, and community. Learn more at www.theannex.com.