Let’s Hear It (LHI) is back with one full night of music discovery, featuring 19 BC artists across multiple Vancouver venues. We invite you to join us in celebrating our homegrown talent and discover your new favourite artists!
19 Artists
4 Venues
1 Night
1 Wristband
The night will offer a unique chance for emerging artists from British Columbia to connect with fans and members of the music industry through live performances.
Thank you to Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia for helping make this event possible.
The Award for Audio Excellence scholarship is to honour the lovely Olivia Quan. It is for the future generations of young people pursuing a career in audio to learn from and be inspired by Olivia’s achievements and dedication to her craft.
One (1) participant will be awarded $5000 each year of the award. The annual recipient will be decided by Olivia’s family and close friends.
Applications are now open until April 14th, 2023 (PST).
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, submissions close March 20th.
Iceland Airwaves is an immersive, multi-genre music festival held across a multitude of venues in the country’s capital, Reykjavík.International Artist Applications are now open for showcase performances at Iceland Airwaves 2023. The application processing fee is €39.
APPLY TO POP MONTRÉAL POP Montréal International Music Festival is an annual not-for-profit curated cultural event that champions independence in the Arts by presenting emerging and celebrated artistic talent from around the world.
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.
British Columbia Gets New Recording Studio A new recording studio has come to BC’s interior. Propel Studios has taken over a former vacation rental space on Kootenay Lake in Kaslo to the province’s southeast.
A full production suite including a live room, isolation booths and a control room aren’t the only features of this new space; a 1,000-sq ft. deck overlooking Kootenay Lake and upper-floor living accommodations left over from the vacation rentals create a living space for recording artists. – READ MORE
CBC showcases Black voices, stories and experiences in honour of Black History Month Watch new series and films, listen to new podcasts and meet Black Changemakers. CBC is celebrating Black History Month throughout February with a wide range of programming across its platforms featuring Black creators, storytellers and changemakers. Starting February 4, CBC Vancouver is proud to feature Revelations, a limited series for Black History Month. –READ MORE
Side Door’s Touring Program Supports Artists Financially En Route To Festivals In 2023 Touring has become a costly part of doing business as an artist today: inflation, skyrocketing travel, production costs, staff shortages, supply-chain issues, one positive COVID test away from derailing the whole thing, and a flooded market for venues — the ones that are still able to keep their doors open. This has led to a long line of artists publicly sharing that they are simply unable to make getting out on the road profitable. – READ MORE
Foreign Musicians Would Pay 250% More For Touring Visas Under US Homeland Security’s Proposed Rule Change Touring in a foreign country ain’t cheap, and it might soon become even more expensive for artists to bring their music to the United States. The Department of Homeland Security has proposed significant price increases for the O-type and P-type visas granted to performers. Under the proposed change, the cost of an O-type visa petition would increase from $460 to $1,655 — an increase of 260%. – READ MORE
‘Songs Are The Engine Of The Music Industry And Sometimes People Can Lose Sight Of That’
MBW’s World’s Greatest Songwriters series celebrates the composers behind the globe’s biggest hits. This time out we talk to Amy Allen, composer of hits by Harry Styles, Lizzo, Selina Gomez, Halsey and many more – and one of the nominees for the first Songwriter of the Year Award at this year’s Grammys. World’s Greatest Songwriters is supported by AMRA – the global digital music collection society which strives to maximize value for songwriters and publishers in the digital age. – READ MORE
UMG, TIDAL partner to develop an Artist & Fan-friendly streaming model UMG is partnering with streaming service TIDAL to develop a new economic model for music streaming “that might better reward the value provided by artists” and more closely reflect fan engagement with the artist and music. UMG chief Lucien Grainge has been vocal in his belief that with 100,000 tracks uploaded daily, how payouts are calculated needs to change. Gruaibge has called for “an innovative, ‘artist-centric’ model that values all subscribers and rewards the music they love. – READ MORE
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
In a sea of attempted virality, Michaela Slinger is a life raft. She’s a “legendary songbird in the making” (MRG Group) at the intersection of pop, indie, and singer-songwriter, crafting new music that feels lived in. Her stop-you-dead vocals and poetic observations about love, ageing, and selfhood are showcased on her debut record ‘Panorama’ (604 Records) and recent singles including “Little Pieces” and “Can We Take The Night Off?”. Michaela’s songs have received consistent Spotify editorial playlisting, college and commercial radio play, and a #4 peak at Stingray Canada Indie, and her unforgettable live show has wowed crowds on stages such as Breaking Sound LA and Toronto, Khatsalano Street Fest, Tiny Lights Festival, NXNE, and Laketown Shakedown. Michaela’s sophomore album ‘This Can’t Last Forever’ (out June 2023) was written between Vancouver, Toronto, Nashville, and Los Angeles, and produced by multi-platinum JUNO-winner Ryan Stewart.
Reach out to info@musicbc.org if you would like to include an upcoming application or funding deadline.
ROLLING DEADLINES
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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