We are so excited to kick-off the first weekend of Vancouver Mural Festival next Friday with an incredible lineup of local talent! Join us at City Centre Hub for this free evening of live music. Featuring Matt Storm, Clear Mortifee, Sadé Awele, Maya & Ben and Francis Arevalo.
City Center Hub (2111 Main St.)
Doors open at 5:30pm Free
Thank you to Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia for their support in this initiative.
Music BC Artist and Business Travel applications are open for the last application intake for 2022. For each deadline always make sure to review the Guidelines and Eligibility as we do make adjustments throughout the year based on feedback from our applicants and members.
We would also like to note that status notifications for applications received during our last deadline (June 10th, 2022) will be circulated shortly. We thank everyone for their patience.
The deadline for our final intake is September 9th, 2022 at 5:00PM (PDT).
Have you had a chance to discover our new program? Jumpstart Foundations is an on-demand masterclass series presented by industry professionals and specialists.
Our second Module: Introduction to Professionalism in the Music Industry hosted by Kristina Lao will walk through the necessary steps to lay a solid foundation for a foothold in the music business, including how to tailor your resume to highlight your creative experience and properly articulate your goals.
Register for free now and watch the first two modules in Jumpstart Foundations. Log on to foundations.musicbc.org to get started. Have any feedback on the modules or this new program? Share your thoughts by completing this short survey.
Stay tuned for more instructive and inspiring content over the Summer and Fall 2022.
Thank you to Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia, FACTOR and the Government of Canada for their support in this new program!
We have officially sold out the final edition of this year’s Let’s Hear It! Live! Tonight we’re celebrating PRIDE in partnership with BYE FELICIA. This one-of-a-kind event will combine Drag, dance and live music into one incredible evening outdoors on Numbers Cabaret’s back patio.
We can’t wait to celebrate with our community tonight, and look forward to sharing what’s in store for next year soon.
Thank you to Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia, FACTOR and the Government of Canada for their support in this program.
OPPORTUNITIES
LAST CALL FOR APPLICATIONS – VIFF SOUNDOFF SOUNDOFF is a platform for local musicians to perform live in front of world-class music supervisors and learn about song placement and sync licensing in film and TV. Thank you to Creative and the Province of British Columbia, FACTOR and the Government of Canada for their support in this initiative. Applications close on July 31st, 2022.LEARN MORE
UNISON FUND NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS We are thrilled to share that the Unison Fund is now distributing funding to support Live Music Workers Fund. The fund is designed to help independent, self-employed live music performance workers sustain their career amid challenges caused by the pandemic. Thank you to the Government of Canada for committing funding to help support the reestablishment of the Canadian live music industry. Visit www.unisonfund.ca to apply now for a one-time payment of $2500. LEARN MORE
INDUSTRY NEWS
GoFundMe Launched For Olivia Quan Memorial Scholarship Family, friends and colleagues of late Vancouver-based audio engineer Olivia Quan have launched a crowdfunding effort to create a memorial scholarship in her name. After experiencing a brain bleed, 25-year-old Quan died on July 1 — mere weeks after she attended this year’s JUNO Awards with three projects nominated. To honour her work and inspire future generations to emulate her dedication to the craft, Quan’s loved ones have organized a GoFundMe fundraiser to create a scholarship fund in her memory.
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Why Mood Is The New Musical Genre Several months ago, Spotify’s 2021 Wrapped helped answer this daunting question through its “Audio Auras”—a visualization of two adjectives describing each user’s listening habits: be it wistful and comforting, happy and cozy, or energetic and bold. These keywords are chosen based on collected data, reducing the complicated nuances of taste into simple descriptors. In the age of individualism, it feeds on the push to define one’s brand.– READ MORE
Facebook To Share Ad Revenue With Creators, Music Rights Holders On UGC As rumoured, Meta announced on Monday that it will be changing the way artists and music rights holders are paid from Facebook, moving to a revenue-sharing model for user-generated video content, although it has not shared full details. In the new system, video creators who use licensed music in videos over 60 seconds long on Facebook will receive a 20% share of any advertising revenue generated by their videos.– READ MORE
Warner Music Group Officially Adopts ‘Fan-Powered’ Royalty Model On SoundCloud About three months after celebrating the anniversary of its fan-powered royalty model, SoundCloud has officially inked a global licensing deal with Warner Music Group. Under the pact, WMG will become the first major label to support payouts based upon actual listening as opposed to a portion of total streams. Multiple artists have offered positive assessments of fan-powered royalties, which deliver the monthly revenue (less fees) of each subscriber or ad-supported user to the creators whose work they enjoyed. – READ MORE
From Travel Woes To Inflation, Music Festivals Face Most Unpredictable Summer Yet In recent weeks, festival leaders have convened through texts and phone conversations to share the hurdles of running a successful event in 2022. They’ve talked about rising costs tied to inflation, supply issues for stage equipment and a shortage of experienced workers. Each music festival has its own unique blend of problems to overcome, but common among them is the fear that something will prevent top-billed performers from reaching the stage. That’s what happened with the Bass Coast electronic music festival in Merritt, B.C. earlier this month when flight delays left about half of their Sunday lineup stranded. – READ MORE
TikTok Is Paying Creators Even Less Than YouTube Does Last year TikTok’s revenue was around $4 billion globally, yet it only paid the music industry $179 million. That amounts to 4.5% of total revenue. YouTube, on the other hand, generated almost $28.9 billion during that period. It paid the music industry around $4 billion, which comes out to almost 14% of its revenue. That means that if all things were equal, YouTube pays artists and songwriters almost 3 times more than TikTok! Now if you get into the weeds of the data you can find things like YouTube only included advertising revenue and not subscriptions, and the TikTok number didn’t include fees to songwriters, but none of that changes the conclusion that the music industry is not getting its fair share from TikTok.
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How The Music Industry Silences Women and Nonbinary People There is an undeniable problem. But without a clear path to justice, many survivors have instead used social media to speak out; posting photos or video evidence and detailing horrific events, often prompting others to come forward. However, even with the support they receive online, there are still roadblocks when it comes to accusing high-profile figures of abuse. In the UK, strict libel laws mean that speaking out on your own experiences can lead to defamation suits, silencing victims once again.– READ MORE
Music and Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Artists and the Industry Artificial intelligence-powered tools can now provide insight into many of the questions that previously confounded stakeholders across the music industry. Analytics and predictive models allow labels to make smarter decisions concerning their investments — decisions that are now informed by a more comprehensive understanding of the competitive environment and audiences’ preferences. Clearly, AI technology is here to stay. Yet it’s being applied in new and innovative ways beyond understanding listeners and their preferences: It has become the latest method for creating music. – READ MORE
MEMBER OF THE WEEK
Embodying the energy & ferocity of their animal namesake, Hyaenas is a new Indie Rock band breaking into the Canadian music scene. Their 6 track debut EP Little Trophy, produced by Elisa Pangsaeng (Yukon Blonde, Said the Whale) and Jesse Gander (The Pack AD, White Lung), is set for release in early 2023 with singles dropping throughout 2022.
Hyaenas songs are written through a queer feminist lens – exploring themes from acceptance to vigilance; celebrating nature, self-worth, and social justice. Their sound draws inspiration from 80’s icons The Go-Go’s to modern day Indie darlings Warpaint, and synth-pop power quartet Metric.
Sophie Heppell (guitar, vocals), Jessie Robertson (bass), Jen Foster (drums) and Luvia Petersen (synth) have a palpable chemistry making this brand new band feel like it has always been.
Music BCLet’s Hear It! Live – 2022 Concert Series, International Showcase Application – Artist & Business 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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