Are you dreaming of hearing your music in Film & TV? Music BC and Vancouver International Film Festival are happy to announce that applications for VIFF SOUNDOFF are now open!
SOUNDOFF is a showcasing platform during VIFF AMP with a focus on song placement in Film and TV, where artists will perform two (2) original songs and connect with a panel of domestic and international music supervisors.
Submissions will be accepted now until July 26th, 2024, and will be reviewed and curated by a jury of local industry members, VIFF and Music BC. The showcase will take place this October; artists must be available between October 1-4, 2024.
Submission Deadline: July 26th, 2024 at 11:59 PM PST
Thank you to Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia, FACTOR and the Government of Canada for helping make this opportunity possible.
Artist: Meltt, VIFF Soundoff 2022, Photo by Christopher Edmonstone
In our last newsletter, we announced our Top 15 artists participating in ARC 2024. Now, we are excited to spotlight our first wave of outstanding ARC Faculty Members!
Here are just a few of the industry experts that will be on-site with our ARC artists this summer:
Creative BC has announced its 2024/25 Amplify BC programs, supporting the growth, competitiveness, and sustainability of B.C.’s music industry. Here is the list of music programs, with launch dates and deadlines.
From May 15-18, 2024, artists and music industry professionals from all over the world came together in the seaside town of Brighton, UK for The Great Escape. Music BC was among them, alongside some fantastic talent representing our province: Desirée Dawson, Hotel Mira, Vox Rea and Winona Forever.
We’re thrilled to see such sweet words written up about these artists, and the incredible talent that Canada has to offer, this week via Clash Music!
VIFF AMP MUSIC IN MEDIA SUMMIT VIFF Amp nurtures, educates, and champions emerging and newly established music professionals with unique career development opportunities designed to help them thrive.
Songwriters, composers, music supervisors, music entrepreneurs, managers, and filmmakers: Apply now to take part. Gain free access to exclusive mentorship from experts in the film, television, digital media, and music industries, and much more. Application Deadline: July 19th, 2024 LEARN MORE
WOMEN IN MUSIC MENTORSHIP PROGRAM Women in Music Canada is excited to announce the launch of a special edition of their national mentorship program! The program is dedicated to connecting trans, non-binary and 2-spirit professionals from all different skill sets. Mentors and Mentees are both encouraged to apply, fostering a community of professional growth, connecting diverse communities. Application Deadline: July 24th, 2024 LEARN MORE
REGISTER FOR BREAKOUT WEST BreakOut West is now open for registration! This year’s event, which takes place in Saskatoon, SK from September 25-29, 2024, features a multi-genre line-up of over 50 artists across multiple venues. The festival highlights Western Canadian talent alongside select International and Pan-Canadian artists. BreakOut West 2024 will also include a four-day conference and the Western Canadian Music Awards. LEARN MORE
JUMPSTART CAREER CONSULTS Music BC’s ongoing career consultation and music business mentorship program is taking requests for free 1-hour sessions! If you have a music-related project you’d like to gain insight on, don’t hesitate to get your request in today to speak with one of our industry professionals. No matter where you’re at, Jumpstart Consults are open to Members and Non-Members alike. LEARN MORE
ARC is an accelerator program highlighting, nurturing and sending into orbit the exciting, diverse voices that beat in BC 💫
Teon Gibbs in The Vancouver Sun 2023 ARC Artist,Teon Gibbs, recently spoke to The Vancouver Sun about his Kelowna-based label, 100 Collective.
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ARC 2024 Cohort Featured in Billboard Canada Hot off the announcement of our Top 15 participants in this year’s ARC Program, Billboard Canada has shared the news in a recent Music News Digest article! – READ MORE
INDUSTRY NEWS
2024 Polaris Prize shortlist includes Allison Russell’s huge “The Returner” Allison Russell’s triumphant (and Grammy-winning) sophomore release, The Returner, received a nod from the 196-member jury. – READ MORE
Amazon, Apple, Spotify File Legal Challenge Against Canada’s Music Streaming Tax Three of the world’s largest music streaming services have filed legal challenges against a new regulation in Canada that requires non-Canadian streaming services to pay a 5% streaming tax on their Canadian revenue. – READ MORE
How Xenia Concerts is improving accessibility, 1 show at a time The non-profit works with artists and concertgoers across Canada to adapt performances to audience needs by providing sensory toys, ASL interpretation, quiet areas, visual descriptions and more. – READ MORE
Universal Music Australia debuts Indigenous-music label Irruk Birruk The new label – whose name is taken from the word for ‘yesterday’ in the Yorta Yorta language – has already released more than 150 recordings. – READ MORE
How many artists collaborate without ever meeting? – Music Collaboration Survey In a survey of over 1000 artists, Soundplate discovered that almost 70% (69.2%) of independent artists have collaborated with another artist that they have never actually met in person. – READ MORE
Live Nation Antitrust Lawsuit Will Do Nothing to Lower Ticket Prices: Guest Post Breaking up Live Nation Entertainment will do absolutely nothing to lower ticket prices for fans. I say this as a music business educator, analyst and passionate consumer of live music. – READ MORE
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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.
