Kiss frontman Gene Simmons will be the keynote speaker at Canadian Music Week this year.

Simmons will speak on March 12 about his various business endeavours and his 35-plus years with Kiss.

Currently, Simmons stars in and produces "Gene Simmons Family Jewels," a reality TV show in its fourth season.

He also has his own cartoon show called "My Dad the Rock Star," in its fifth year, and published "Ladies of the Night" through his own Simmons Books.

Canadian Music Week runs March 11-14 in Toronto.