Music BC is proud to present: The 2024 ARC Program Showcases, October 2nd to 4th at Red Gate Arts Society in Vancouver. After a summer of intensive industry training (The Clinic) and honing the craft of creative collaboration (The Retreat), our cohort is ready to light up the stage!
Come and enjoy 3 nights of eclectic music by 15 artists, for only $9.99 per showcase.
Follow the links below to purchase tickets for the individual showcase dates: October 2nd – Jordel, NIKKAELA, Cam Blake, Janky Bungag, Slightest Clue October 3rd – Bukola, Riun Garner, Jillian Lake, AHSIA, Ivan Hartle October 4th – Semi Athletic, Kardias Quing, Neighbourly, daysormay, Kid Filthy
Follow @arcprogram_bc on Instagram for set times. See you there!
ARC is made possible through the support of FACTOR, Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia, Canada Council and Stingray.
Save the date! Music BC’s Annual General Meeting is only four weeks away. This year’s AGM will be held virtually on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2024 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 2025 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 available by phone and email
Support ongoing Music BC events in person whenever possible
Attend the 2024, 2025 and 2026 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 six (6) seats to be filled (each seat is a two-year term).
The deadline for Nominations / Expression of Interest is Friday, October 11th, 2024 with Candidate Materials due on Friday, October 18th, 2024 at 12:00 PM (PST).
Music BC’s next round of travel grant deadlines have been announced for Artists and Businesses – including showcase, touring and business travel!
As such, we are hosting another Travel Grant info session, led by Music BC’s Program Manager, Nicolle Dupas and Program Coordinator, Emily Clarke.
The session will cover an intro to Music BC, overview of the different travel grant program and deadline windows, application success rates and averages, application assets and best practices, the jury process, final reporting best practices, tangible application examples, and more.
Details:
📅 Tuesday, October 29th, 2024
⏰ 6PM – 8PM
📍 Online (Zoom Link included with RSVP)
RSVP at the link below, and we’ll see you there!
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2024/25 Travel Grant application windows are as follows:
We are thrilled to once again be hosting Come Together, an initiative for artists ready to break into Canada’s largest music market. Presented by Canada’s Music Industry Associations and SODEC. As a collective, these organizations are working together to present two days of industry showcases, networking, education and meetings in Toronto this November.
Join us on Monday, November 25th and Tuesday, November 26th bringing some of the most promising acts from across Canada to Toronto, ON. Catch BC actsNIKKAELA and The Bankes Brothers lighting up the stage!
Will you be in Toronto? RSVP at the links below in order to attend!
APPLY FOR SXSW Artist applications for SXSW 2025 are now open!
Take advantage of the career-changing opportunities that come with performing at legendary Austin venues in front of industry representatives, fans, and fellow musicians from around the world. Application Deadline: October 31st, 2024 APPLY NOW
APPLY FOR CANADA HOUSE AT THE GREAT ESCAPE UK CIMA will be returning to The Great Escape in Brighton, UK in May 2025! Canada House showcases will be hosted on site, providing business opportunities for participating Canadian artists and companies. The Great Escape is the festival for new music, showcasing 500+ emerging artists from all over the world in 30+ walkable venues across the city. Music industry professionals from across the globe descend on The Great Escape to discover new music and attend the conference run alongside the showcasing component which features panels, keynote speeches, networking opportunities and more. Application Deadline: November 8th, 2024 APPLY NOW
SOUNDCHECK: A MENTAL HEALTH SURVEY FOR THE CANADIAN MUSIC INDUSTRY The Unison Fund, in partnership with Revelios and SOCAN, have launched a vital survey to better understand mental health challenges faced by the Canadian music industry. Soundcheck: A Survey on Mental Health in The Canadian Music Industry is the first of its kind in Canada, aiming to gather valuable input and better understand the experiences, attitudes, and opinions of those working in the music industry. LEARN MORE
WATCHDOG MANAGEMENT IS HIRING Watchdog Management is hiring both an Administrative Assistant, and a Marketing and Social Media Coordinator! Watchdog Management is a Vancouver-based, world-class artist management firm. The company represents high-caliber, internationally acclaimed touring and recording artists, as well as platinum-selling producers and songwriters. Learn more and apply for these positions below. LEARN MORE
ARC is an accelerator program highlighting, nurturing and sending into orbit the exciting, diverse voices that beat in BC 💫
Teon Gibbs Releases Album 2023 ARC Artist, Teon Gibbs, has released a new full length album entitled “The Calm Before”.
– LISTEN NOW
daysormay Featured in Wonderland Magazine 2024 ARC Artist, daysormay, has been featured in Wonderland Magazine discussing their latest full length album, “MODERATION“.
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INDUSTRY NEWS
JUNO Awards Add Two New Prizes, Drop International Album Category The Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) underwent a strategic review of the nominating and voting practices ahead of the 2025 JUNO Awards submissions window, adding two new categories for this season: South Asian Music Recording and Songwriter of the Year (Non-Performer), the latter presented by SOCAN. – READ MORE
Headbanging aunties and punk rock rez shows? An archive puts Indigenous punks in the spotlight Creator Kristy Martinez hopes to show that Indigenous people, styles and ideas have always been part of punk – READ MORE
Sony Music Africa strikes strategic partnership with Crux Global to support artists from Ghana Sony says that the partnership comprises three “distinct tiers of support for emerging talent through to established artists”. – READ MORE
Best Advice From the Billboard Canada Women in Music Executives Roundtable Interviewed by CHUM-FM’s Josie Dye in partnership with iHeartRadio Canada, the panel covered confidence, mentorship, collaboration, and what they would tell their younger selves. – READ MORE
TikTok Music is shutting down for good at the end of November TikTok is shutting it down on 28 November in the five countries where TikTok Music has launched so far: Australia, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico and Singapore. – READ MORE
The music industry has exploited Black artists since its inception — and the call for reparations is growing “There’s no music industry without Black input, right? Without the Black culture. And yet, the fortunes were made for all these people [in the industry] but very rarely for the people who created anything.” – READ MORE
LATEST BC RELEASES
JOEY CHAOS AND THE GHOSTS
RELEASE NEW SINGLE “GRACES”
EMMETT JEROME
RELEASES NEW EP “ROCKY MOUNTAIN SON”
SOCAN:Travel Assistance, Professional Development Assistance
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.
