Save the date! Music BC’s Annual General Meeting is only six weeks away. This year’s AGM will be held virtually on Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 at 5:00 PM (PST).
During the meeting, Music BC Members will have the opportunity to help shape the Board of Directors, as well as learn about our organization’s vision for 2024 and beyond.
Members can RSVP at the link below. Interested in becoming a member? Email kentya@musicbc.org!
Additionally, we would like to invite active and enthusiastic members of the BC music industry interested in running for a seat on the Board of Directors to reach out to emily@musicbc.org for more information, and to express your intent to run.
To be eligible for consideration, a candidate must meet the following qualifications:
Be a Music BC member in good standing
Be 19 years of age or older
Believe in the mission, vision and work of the Organization
Attend 4-6 board meetings per year (currently held digitally), approx. 6-9hrs/year
Participate in at least one sub-committee (2-3 virtual meetings per year), approx. 2-3hrs/year
Must be readily available by phone and email
Support ongoing Music BC events in person whenever possible
Attend the 2023, 2024 and 2025 AGM, if possible, approx. 1.5-2hrs/year
Our board is currently made up of eleven directors which are all volunteered positions. This year there are (6) six seats to be filled (each seat is a two-year term). The deadline for Nominations is Friday, October 13th, 2023 with Candidate Materials due on Friday, October 20th, 2023 at 12:00 PM (PST).
Music BC is proud to present: The 2023 ARC Program Showcases, October 3-5th at The Cobalt in Vancouver. Come and enjoy 3 nights of eclectic music by 15 artists, for only $6.00 per showcase. Follow the links below to purchase tickets for the individual showcase dates.
Follow @arcprogram_bc on Instagram for set times. See you there!
ARC is made possible through the ongoing support of FACTOR and the Government of Canada, Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia, and Stingray.
RSVP: SEPTEMBER 21ST, BREAKING DOWN RACIAL BARRIERS PANEL
Our second of two panels on anti-Black racism in British Columbia’s music and entertainment industry is coming up on September 21st! You can register for FREE to attend.
Initiated, curated and coordinated by Canadian music and entertainment community mainstays Ian Andre Espinet and David “Click” Cox, BDRB discussions are centred in the voices and lived experiences of working Black music professionals.
MEET THE SEPTEMBER 21ST SPEAKERS:
Register for FREE at the link below to attend this virtual panel.
The series is presented by Music BC and supported by BreakOut West, CIMA and ADVANCE, Canada’s new Black Music Business Collective. Thank you to Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia, FACTOR and the Government of Canada for making this series possible.
Canada House is returning to Hamburg, Germany in just one week, for the 2023 edition of the Reeperbahn Festival & Conference.
This year the showcases will take place on Thursday, September 21st & Friday, September 22nd, and will feature 28 of Canada’s finest indie acts. With showcases beginning at 11 AM and running straight through until 1 AM – you won’t want (or need) to be anywhere else!
Thank you to Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia, FACTOR and the Government of Canada for making this opportunity possible for BC artists.
APPLY FOR ADVANCE CANADA’S BLACK ADVANCEMENT GRANT ADVANCE, Canada’s Black Music Business Collective, in partnership with The City of Toronto and The Slaight Family Foundation, announces the launch of The B.A.G. (Black ADVANCEment Grant), which will inject over $200,000 into Canada’s Black-owned for- profit and non-for-profit businesses. Application Deadline: September 18th, 2023 MORE INFO
APPLY TO SHOWCASE AT VIVA SOUNDS WITH WIMC Music Nova Scotia and Women in Music Canada will be presenting an industry and artist mission to Viva Sounds in Gothenburg, Sweden, December 1 and 2, 2023. The event includes: A showcase of 4 Canadian artists, B2B meetings for Canadian industry to meet with International industry, A networking mixer event presenting all participants, and Participation in the Viva Sounds conference and festival. Application Deadline: September 28th, 2023 MORE INFO
APPLY TO PERFORM AT TREEFORT FEST 2024 Calling all bands, artists, comedians, podcasters and more! Treefort is looking for artists who are taking their craft to new levels and transforming their scene – wherever that may be. Apply now for your chance to be selected to perform in Boise, Idaho for the 12th annual Treefort Fest, taking place March 20-24, 2024. BC Artists are Encouraged to Apply by: October 13th, 2023 MORE INFO
APPLY FOR THE DAWSON CITY MUSIC FESTIVAL SONGWRITER IN RESIDENCE PROGRAM The Dawson City Music Festival is excited to launch the application process for their 2024 Songwriter in Residence program. Participants are invited to spend the entire month of January in Dawson City, living in a Gold Rush-era house that includes two studio spaces. The program is a rare opportunity to discover the magic of a Northern winter and to immerse yourself into the singular culture of their town. Application Deadline: October 15th, 2023 MORE INFO
APPLY TO PERFORM AT THE GREAT ESCAPE 2024 The Great Escape welcomes artists from every genre across the globe to apply for a chance to play at the world’s most renowned festival for breaking new talent, against the seaside backdrop of Brighton, UK. 450+ acts will be filling over 30 venues, making May 15-18th, 2024 a great opportunity to meet key music industry figures who come to TGE looking for the next big thing. Application Deadline: February 16th, 2024 MORE INFO
ARC is an accelerator program highlighting, nurturing and sending into orbit the exciting, diverse voices that beat in BC 💫
Matt Storm Releases New Single 2022 ARC Artist, Matt Storm, has released a new single entitled “Idle Hands”.– LISTEN NOW
2023 ARC Artists Performing at M For Montreal 2023 ARC participants, Winona Forever and Teon Gibbs, have been selected to showcase at this year’s M for Montreal Festival, November 15-18th. – LEARN MORE
INDUSTRY NEWS
Tourism Kamloops Launches Destination Events Support Fund Tourism Kamloops is excited to announce the launch of the Destination Events Support Fund, a new program aimed at elevating Kamloops as an alluring year-round destination. The program focuses on enhancing winter and early spring visitation in November, December, January, February, March, and April.– READ MORE
Snotty Nose Rez Kids Plot North American Tour, Sign to Sony Music Entertainment Canada Snotty Nose Rez Kids are continuing to tour behind last year’s I’m Good, HBU?, which is shortlisted for the 2023 Polaris Music Prize, currently amid a US run supporting PUP. The duo have mapped out some new North American dates — including a lone Canadian show in Toronto — they’re sharing alongside the news that they’ve signed with Sony Music Entertainment Canada. – READ MORE
The Post-COVID Live Music Scene: There’s Some Good News and Some Bad News For almost two years, COVID-19 saw to it that there was no live music. Tours stopped, roadies lost their gigs, venues suffered, and support staff were laid off. But once COVID restrictions were lifted, the industry came back to life, albeit with a non-insignificant degree of difficulty. –READ MORE
TikTok star Tia Wood to help celebrate Indigenous creativity at Come Toward the Fire event ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl or Come Toward the Fire returns for another year celebrating Indigenous creativity, community and culture. Presented by the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and Musqueam, the event takes place in advance of the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation.– READ MORE
Spotify Denies “30-Second Trick” Can Make Artists Rich Spotify has denied claims that users can repeatedly listen to their own uploaded 30-second song in order to receive monthly royalty payments. – READ MORE
Popular Artists To Get ‘Royalty Boost’ On Deezer As Platform Readies ‘Artist-Centric’ Model With Universal Music Group Deezer and UMG have announced the launch of what they call the “first comprehensive artist-centric streaming model”, designed, according to the companies, “to better reward the artists, and the music that fans value the most”. According to the Financial Times the model is expected by UMG and Deezer to “lift payouts to professional artists by 10 per cent”. – READ MORE
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
Sexuality. Mental Health. Consciousness. These are some of the meta themes that run through the music of flamboyant LGBTQ2A indie-rocker ‘Sail Cassady’ who hails from Victoria, BC.
Like The National with a dash of Lou Reed, their debut album ‘Juniper’ documents the torture and delights of the artists own grueling process of self-discovery, and gives you a glimpse into the subterranean realms of the Sail Cassady consciousness.
‘Juniper’ was self produced along with Bob Gronotte (JP Maurice, Stel, Towers and Trees, and Hawk and Steele L, Tal Bachman) and dropped on all platforms Aug 25th, 2023 on Surkeus Records.
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.
