Let’s Hear It is happening NEXT weekend, on Saturday, March 2nd.
To celebrate, we have launched an Instagram giveaway for a pair of wristbands and a 1 night stay in Vancouver, so that you and a plus one can attend an exciting night of music discovery!
Vancouver, meet Toronto. CIMA (Canadian Independent Music Association) is hosting their new City-to-City program, where we are uniting music cities.
Join us for an afternoon of panels and networking, starting at 1 PM. Connect with Toronto industry professionals from Feldman Agency and The Orchard, as well as your fellow West Coasters. The event will conclude with a mixer featuring light refreshments.
Location: Steamworks Brewpub – 375 Water Street, Vancouver
Are you a music business looking to expand your team, while mentoring the next generation of music industry professionals? This program was designed for you!
The Jumpstart Grants assists BC-based, for-profit music businesses in hiring a summer apprentice aspiring to work in the music business. This program promotes hands-on training through a 10-20 hour/week part-time work placement, coupled with invaluable industry mentorship, with the overarching goal of fostering pathways toward full-time employment in the industry.
Application Deadline: March 21st at 5:00 PM PST.
This program is supported by Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia.
POP Montreal is returning September 25th – 29th, 2024, and is accepting applications for artists!
For musicians and artists, fans, curators, critics, record labels and industry, POP Montreal is the North American festival that provides a dynamic introduction to the next generation of musical talent and independent art forms.
WOMEN IN THE STUDIO NATIONAL ACCELERATOR Applications for the 2024 Women in the Studio National Accelerator are now open. In its sixth year, this program will offer a series of curated production and songwriting-related opportunities and networking experiences to women-identifying, gender-fluid, non-binary, and gender non-conforming producer-songwriters from across the country. Application Deadline: February 27th, 2024 APPLY HERE
APPLY FOR YOUTH CONCERT SERIES SHOWCASE Applications are open to perform at the Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival’s Youth Concert Showcase. Young musicians in secondary and post-secondary will get an incredible chance to share their music and connect with new audiences. If selected for the series, bands will be featured in festival communications and marketing, receive a professional video of one song from their concert and be compensated for their performance. Application Deadline: February 29th, 2024 APPLY HERE
APPLY TO SHOWCASE AT MUNDIAL MONTREAL Mundial Montréal is back from November 19 to 22, 2024, for a 14th edition! The event is distinguished by the carefully selected artists, and by the strength of the connections generated between artists and professionals from around fifty regions around the globe. Be part of the official program: the call for applications from artists is open until March 1st at midnight (EST). Application Deadline: March 1st, 2024 APPLY HERE
CALL OUT FOR WCMA JURORS Want to volunteer as a juror for the 2024 Western Canadian Music Awards? Music industry professionals are eligible to become WCMA jurors if: They have a minimum of 5 years of music industry experience, and have been active in the industry within the last 2 years. Jurors must have confidence in their ability to make an objective assessment of a project based on the assessment tracks and documents provided. Application Deadline: March 5th, 2024 APPLY HERE
ARC is an accelerator program highlighting, nurturing and sending into orbit the exciting, diverse voices that beat in BC 💫
Kimmortal Releases New Single 2022 ARC Artist, Kimmortal has release a new single entitled “Butterfly High”. – LISTEN NOW
Wallgrin Announces EUR Tour Dates 2023 ARC Artist, Wallgrin has announced a run of European tour dates this Spring. – LEARN MORE
INDUSTRY NEWS
US Visa Fees for Touring Artists to Increase by More Than $500 in April Going into effect on April 1, O and P visa fees will increase by over $500 USD each [via The Quietus], which is less expensive than anticipated. – READ MORE
Live Nation and Black Music Action Coalition launch partnership It will focus on “non-college bound, aspiring music business professionals from across the country” with a one-week intensive course in LA followed by a four-month paid internship at Live Nation. – READ MORE
Harmony Or Discord? Impact Of UMG’s Split With TikTok On The Industry Does music have such a massive impact on TikTok users that it will impact user growth or encourage users to go to a TikTok competitor that can offer the music they want? Or will this move hurt UMG artists and their affiliated artists more because TikTok is a major music discovery tool? – READ MORE
‘J-Pop Is Now Gaining Popularity On A Global Scale.’ The growing market share of Japanese-language music such as J-Pop offers a unique insight into the shifting global streaming landscape, the multilingual tastes of music fans, and the growth of the streaming format in Japan itself, the world’s second-largest recorded music market. – READ MORE
Groover connects artists with tastemakers to help them find their audience “Independent artists have more access to music creation, which is great and creates more creativity, but the main challenge for artists is how can you promote the music and get heard by the right people and get the right curation by the right people,” Palmieri said. “We wanted to build something that could solve this.” – READ MORE
No ‘Simple’ Fix to Low Streaming Royalties as UK Report Strikes Down ‘Equitable’ Sharing Model In its report into the potential impact of equitable remuneration on the U.K. music business, published Monday, the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) says its introduction could result in labels reducing their investment in developing new acts and would see rightsholders paying out “a significant sum of money” in administration costs. – READ MORE
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
Jay Gavin grew up in a tiny close-knit Canadian fishing village on Prince Edward Island where the potato fields are lined by red dirt roads, there isn’t a stop light for 100 miles and the kitchen parties go on for days. After years touring North America and recording as a bassist with punk & metal bands like Spawner Record’s Huskavarna, and Texas thrash legends Speedealer, Jay came full circle and returned to his roots in country, folk & bluegrass.
A road warrior, sleeping most nights in his van, Jay puts on a hell of a live show offering true country & folk entertainment to hard-working and sometimes remote communities. Whether backed by a full band or stripped down with just his guitar, his live show feels more like a party. You’ll laugh and sing and dance and go home feeling that you’ve made a new friend.
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, Creating, Knowing and Sharing: The Arts and Cultures of First Nations, Inuit and Métis Peoples
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.
