Applications for Let’s Hear It! Live – Music BC’s regional concert series and emerging artist showcase – are now open for 2023! The series will offer a unique chance for emerging artists from British Columbia to connect with fans and members of the music industry.
Applications from all genders, ages, cultural backgrounds, ethnicities and other measures of diversity are highly encouraged, with artists being selected by a jury of local industry representatives. Application deadline is this Friday @ 5pm (PDT).
Thank you to Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia, FACTOR and the Government of Canada for their ongoing support in this initiative.
Our first travel grant deadline is coming up fast! Be sure to check out the revised program guidelines and reach out to our office with your questions in advance of the January 27th, 2023 deadline. BC Artists and Businesses will have another opportunity to submit for travel support in our second and final deadline of the year on May 26th, 2023.
Music BC Travel Grants are made possible with support from Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia.
Western Canadian musicians, it’s go time!! Each year 50+ bands from across western Canada are selected to showcase for our international and Canadian delegates…. and of course, music fans! Are you an emerging artist ready to take the next step and grow your business? Apply to showcase for artist managers, booking agents, festival buyers, label reps and more at this year’s BreakOut West in Kelowna, BC.
Early Bird pricing ends February 6th, submission close March 20th.
KHATSAHLANO SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN The Khatsahlano Street Party is the largest free Music & Arts festival in Vancouver and we want your band to perform! Due to the high number of applications we receive, to be eligible, we require your band to have enough content for a 30 minute set, and a video recording of a public live performance. Our music line up is carefully curated by Zulu Records. All bands must be local to British Columbia Canada.
THE AFC REACTIVATION PROGRAM The Reactivation Program provides direct financial assistance to independent and self-employed workers in the live performance sector who are experiencing financial hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic and who need financial support to maintain or regain work in the sector. This funding provides a one-time relief payment of up to $2,500 for live performance workers, including independent, self-employed and gig workers with a focus on the theatrical and technical disciplines in Canada outside of the province of Quebec. APPLY HERE
SOCAN 101 FREE EVENT
SOCAN represents the rights of music creators and publishers for the composition (music and lyrics), so if you’re a songwriter, composer, or producer this seminar is for you. Learn the difference between performing and reproduction rights, and how to receive the money you’ve rightfully earned for your hard work. Learn the difference between performing and reproduction rights, and how to receive the money you’ve rightfully earned for your hard work. Jan 25th (3:00PM PDT)
Confronting Music’s Mental Health Crisis A 2019 study found that 73 percent of independent music makers experience anxiety and depression in relation to their work. In 2021, the Journal of Psychiatric Research published a peer-reviewed report titled “Mental health issues among international touring professionals in the music industry”—based on a pre-pandemic survey of 1,154 individuals—that showed “greatly elevated” rates of clinical depression and stress in comparison to the general population, and levels of suicidality that are five times the average rate of the U.S. population. Musicians have historically gone widely without health insurance, but as with all of these longstanding problems, more research is needed. – READ MORE
TikTok launches a Talent Manager Portal so managers can negotiate brand deals for clients TikTok is making it easier for brands to work with its “megastar” creators with an update to its Creator Marketplace that now invites talent managers to oversee, execute and analyze the brand opportunities and campaigns being presented to their clients. The new service allows talent managers, with creator authorization, to log into the Creator Marketplace to manage deal flow, negotiate contracts on behalf of their talent, handle the creative feedback and review various reports and metrics about a campaign’s performance. The expansion allows TikTok to now not only serve the needs of creators with tens or hundreds of thousands of followers but those “celebrity-level” creators, as well. – READ MORE
‘Being unsigned doesn’t matter anymore. Now, it’s about being independent.’ Commenting on the future of the independent artist landscape following the impact that independent stars like Brent Faiyaz are having on the US charts, Baisden tells us that “It’s going to get big”. “Younger artists are going to start seeing things differently and it’s going to start making the playing field a lot more even,” he adds. Baisden tells us about his approach to management, building an independent artist business, and the changing power dynamics between traditional labels and the rising field of independent music entrepreneurs. – READ MORE
Sped up songs: why are music fans becoming captivated by quick TikTok hits? RAYE’s ode to hedonism is just the latest in a growing list of songs that are enjoying widespread chart and streaming success following the popularity of their subsequent fan-made remixes. But despite online creators, social media sites and even labels feeling the positive impact of these quick remixes, there are still questions about what the success of these “Sped Up” songs say about the current state of online listening habits and ownership of music, as well as whether fan-created remixes will ultimately have a positive impact on the industry as a whole. It’s also worth clarifying at this point: what is the big appeal of sped-up tunes?– READ MORE
How did the Canadian music industry do in 2022? The year-end stats are out Now that we’re into a new year, the recorded music industry is evaluating the last 12 months. Luminate (formerly Nielsen) is the company that monitors all the music Canadians buy and listen to, from streams to CDs to LPs to cassettes. In the olden days, we measured music consumption by the number of albums sold combined with radio airplay. Now things have to be weighted… Add everything together and Canadians consumed 11.2 per cent more music in 2022 than we did in 2021. – READ MORE
TikTok Reportedly Undercuts Rival Platforms On Ad Costs As Regulatory Scrutiny Continues Musicians using Bandzoogle have sold more than $100 million in music, merch, and tickets commission-free on their websites. Reflecting the growing importance of direct-to-fan sales, more than half ($52.7 million) of those sales happened in the last 5 years. All 60,000 music websites created using Bandzoogle include built-in eCommerce tools that offer multiple revenue opportunities, including selling music, merch, digital merch and tickets, fan subscriptions, crowdfunding, and virtual tips. – READ MORE
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
This charismatic pop recording artist, singer/songwriter and guitarist builds on a CV already stacked high with countless accolades and awards, two EPs, and performances on marquee stages from Toronto to Los Angeles and many points in between as both headliner and sought-after supporting artist.
His single ‘Hands’ dropped in April 2021 earning him a featured spot in MusicBC’s Artist of The Week, a 2021 CMW featured artist showcase, a placement in the semi-finals of the UnsignedOnly Music Competition in the Pop/Top 40 category and to set the stage for this rising emerging artist, Richard earned himself the Grand Prize Winner spot in the Jim Beam® Bourbon’s Virtual National Talent Search in partnership with Canadian Music Week. The competition’s webisodes garnered over 5.7 million impressions and counting. Performing live on stage this year at the Wheatsheaf Inn and the El Mocambo in Toronto at the 2022 Jim Beam® INDIE Awards in front of thousands of industry insiders and indie fans from Canada and around the world.
FACTOR:Live Performance, Industry Events, Collective Initiatives – Showcase Production for Artists from Official Language Minority, Collective Initiatives – Showcase Production for Export-Ready Artists, Comprehensive Artist, Comprehensive Music Company, Business Travel, Marketing & Promo for Non-FACTOR Funded Sound Recordings, Songwriter Development, Sponsorship, Video
SOCAN:Travel Assistance, Professional Development Assistance, SOCAN Foundation Relief Fund
Canada Council:Travel, Residencies, Professional Development for Artists, Research and Creation
This project is funded in part by FACTOR, the Government of Canada and Canada’s private radio broadcasters. Ce projet est financé en partie par FACTOR, le gouvernement du Canada et les radiodiffuseurs privés du Canada.
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