01/07/2026
Tonight, Claire was presented with Manitoba Music’s Kevin Walters Legacy Award and we are so proud that she is being celebrated this way. Drop your fave Claire-influenced (🍄🥁🪓) or celebratory (🎉⚡️🔥) emoji to show her the love!
This annual award honours an industry leader who demonstrates the professional traits, values, and commitment of Kevin Walters, including strong participation in the music community, generosity with their time and energy, and being a passionate advocate for Manitoba’s cultural scene. We wholly agree that Claire embodies these qualities.
As a co-owner of Misfit, artist manager, organizer, and artist educator, Claire brings incredible value to our company and the music community as a whole. She is inventive, thoughtful, and genuinely dedicated to helping others succeed. The stability she brings is necessary and refreshing in an industry that often feels like it’s flailing, moving too quickly, and rooted in hustle culture. If she could help every single artist, organization, and music professional become a better version of themselves in both life and business, she absolutely would! She has the ability to balance quiet boss energy with calm ex*****on, and a deeply collaborative, no-ego approach that keeps people focused and supported. And she has been a key influence and ally in keeping her Misfit counterpart, co-owner, and founder grounded.
Claire, you deserve the hell out of this award, we love you! 🩷