Negele Hospedales presents the next module in the Jumpstart Foundations on-demand video series: Leveraging Your Artist Brand to Build Audience!
This session will focus on how artists and creative entrepreneurs in the music industry can think outside the box with their brand in order to find and grow their audience. The instructor will outline several branding strategies that can be replicated by artists at any career level to grow their reach, as well as explore innovative ways artists can leverage creative partnerships, brand campaigns and alike to build and sustain their core audience – and ultimately help create revenue and influence in the music market.
Discover this new module designed for new and emerging artists, managers or music professionals, and other free and on-demand video modules at foundations.musicbc.org.
Thank you to Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia, FACTOR and the Government of Canada for helping make this series possible.
Music BC and VIFF AMP will be presenting another edition of Music BC’s SOUNDOFF next week as part of a summit of programming geared to artists and industry members in the music, film and tv space.
We’d like to wish Kimmortal, DACEY, Mikey Jose, Meltt and Little Destroyer well on their showcase next Friday, Oct 7th. Learn more about this unique opportunity and how you can get involved with VIFF AMP here.
Thank you to Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia, FACTOR and the Government of Canada for their support.
A massive congrats to all our 2022 Western Canadian Music Artistic Award winners from BC.
Blues Artist of the Year – The Harpoonist & The Axe Murderer Children’s Artist of the Year – The Oot n’ Oots Classical Artist of the Year – Standing Wave Classical Composer of the Year – Dorothy Chang Indigenous Artist of the Year – Snotty Nose Rez Kids Instrumental Artist of the Year – Astrocolor Metal & Hard Music Artist of the Year – Archspire Producer of the Year – Ryan Worsley Rap & Hip Hop Artist of the Year – Snotty Nose Rez Kids Recording of the Year – Snotty Nose Rez Kids Songwriter of the Year – Sam Lynch
BreakOut West is in full swing this week in Calgary – tune into their social media to follow the journey. Wishing all of our artists and industry from BC attending the best experience!
During our upcoming Annual General Meeting, Music BC members will have the opportunity to help shape the Board of Directors. 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 jimmy@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 18 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)
Participate in at least one sub-committee (2-3 meetings per year)
Must be readily available by phone and email
Support ongoing Music BC events in person whenever possible
Our board is currently made up of eleven directors which are all volunteered positions. This year there are (5) five seats to be filled (each seat is a two-year term). Deadline for Nominations has been extended to Wednesday, Oct 5th 2022. Music BC members will receive a link to cast their vote one week ahead of the AGM. Members may also cast their vote during the AGM following speeches from each nominee. New and/or re-elected Directors will be announced on the same evening.
We encourage candidates from all levels of experience, and from all walks of life that make up the diversity of BC.
MUSIC BC MEMBER SURVEY Are you a Music BC member? Each year we invite our members to have their say in shaping our programs by filling out a short survey. Once you’ve completed the survey you will be entered to win one out of two prizes from CPS Mastering. Two lucky winners will receive a free mastering service for one song from either Elisa Pangsaeng or Brock McFarlane. Thank you members for helping us provide more value and serve you better!MEMBER SURVEY
OPPORTUNITIES
APPLY NOW TO THE GREAT ESCAPE 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. The event happens annually in beautiful Brighton, where 450+ acts will be filling over 30 venues. Export ready artists from BC are encourage to apply as soon as possible. Deadline for submission is February 15th, 2023.APPLY NOW
CREATIVE BC LIVE MUSIC PROGRAM NOW OPEN The Live Music program supports B.C.-based live music events, creating engagement opportunities for audiences and artists. Funding is available for live music presentation and business development, supporting venues, festivals and concert presenters. Applications are being accepted now until October 26, 2022.LEARN MORE
CREATIVE BC CAREER DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM OPEN – INFO SESSION REGISTRATION The Career Development program supports the economic growth and career development of emerging and established B.C. artists. Applications will be accepted until October 19, 2022, at 11:59 pm, PDT, or until funds are no longer available. Creative BC staff are available to answer questions and provide support for applicants at upcoming info sessions.LEARN MORE
INDUSTRY NEWS
Mike Dawson Announced as New Executive Director, WCMA The Western Canadian Music Alliance (WCMA) is excited to announce that music industry leader, Michael Dawson, will be its new Executive Director, taking the helm of producing the BreakOut West festival and conference and the Western Canadian Music Awards. “I am grateful for the opportunity to join BreakOut West as the executive director,” said Dawson, currently Executive Director of SaskMusic, “I’ve had the wonderful experience of participating in the organization in various capacities from artist and nominee, to conference speaker and board member, and now I look forward to working with the team and Board of Directors” –READ MORE
B.C. tourism minister resigns due to ‘pressing and urgent personal matters’ British Columbia’s tourism minister has resigned from cabinet and gone on medical leave effective immediately, the premier announced Wednesday. In a brief statement, John Horgan said Minister of Tourism, Art, Culture and Sport Melanie Mark “advised me of her decision to resign her cabinet portfolio and go on medical leave to focus on pressing and urgent personal matters.” Mark will continue to represent the riding of Vancouver-Mount Pleasant in the legislature. Horgan said he has asked Lisa Beare to assume the tourism portfolio in addition to her role as minister of citizens’ services. – READ MORE
Monstercat Heads Into Asia Pacific with Launch of New Office in Singapore Monstercat is the latest independent electronic music record label to grow its footprint in the Asia Pacific region with the opening of its new office in Singapore this week. This expansion will see the international brand’s dominance continue as this new office joins the two others in Vancouver and Los Angeles. To celebrate this momentous occasion, Monstercat is partnering with the Grand Prix Season Singapore (GPSS) to host an exclusive All That Matters Closing Party, set to take place at the heart of Singapore’s thriving nightlife area, Clarke Quay, on September 28. – READ MORE
‘The More Inclusive We Become, The More Successful We Will Be.’ Last year, Doreen Schimk was named co-President of Warner Music Central Europe alongside Fabian Drebes, with the duo claiming the first dual leadership of a major label in Germany. Since taking on the co-Presidency title, she tells us she’s been focused on building a culture of belonging for both artists and staff, as well as strengthening the label’s domestic business. Fruits of that labour include the launch of Atlantic Records Germany, which is focused on German hip-hop. Schimk says: “We want this label to be a place for culturally relevant artists and have more of an indie, start-up mentality, rather than the typical major label approach.” – READ MORE
Will AI Lead to New Creative Frontiers, or Take the Pleasure Out of Music? At Barcelona’s Sónar festival last fall, artist and researcher Mat Dryhurst stepped up to the microphone and began to sing, but the voice of his wife—the electronic musician and technologist Holly Herndon—came out instead. The performance was part of a demonstration of Holly+, Herndon’s latest experiment in artificial intelligence, which takes one sound and, through the magic of a neural net, turns it into another. Imagine Nicolas Cage and John Travolta swapping visages in Face Off, only this time it’s their voices that trade places. The effect—watching Herndon’s voice emit from Dryhurst’s mouth—was uncanny. It was also a likely sign of things to come, of a world of shapeshifting forms looming on the horizon: identity play, digital ventriloquism, categories of art and artifice we don’t even have names for yet. – READ MORE
Youtube Launches Revenue-Sharing Programs for Shorts, Music Licensing Youtube Shorts, the video platform’s short-form competitor to TikTok, is launching an ad revenue sharing program that will give creators a 45 percent. cut, which will be determined based on their share of total Shorts views. Unlike advertising on traditional YouTube videos, Shorts ads are displayed in between videos and are not necessarily tried to a specific creator’s content. For the Shorts revenue sharing program, which will begin in early 2023, YouTube will pool together the total revenue from all Shorts ads, and the payout will go towards creators and paying for music licensing costs, Neal Mohan, YouTube’s chief product officer, said at an event on Tuesday. – READ MORE
No More Dueling Music Charts: Luminate and Mediabase Will Join Forces to Power Billboard’s Radio Airplay Rankings For years, the radio world has looked to two different sets of radio charts — the Billboard rankings, which are currently powered by BDS, owned by Luminate (formerly known as Nielsen Music), and separate charts from the airplay monitoring service Mediabase. But that dueling-charts era is coming to an end. Luminate announced Thursday morning that, beginning in December 2022, use of BDS will cease and Luminate will begin partnering with Mediabase, which it says is “known widely as the music industry standard across labels, publishers and management companies,” for the charts published in Billboard. – READ MORE
Slaight Family Gifts $10M To the Unison Fund, With New Money For Retirees The Slaight Family Foundation has donated $10-million to Canada’s music industry aid org, the Unison Fund. The Slaight Family Foundation, a prominent Canadian private foundation that supports a wide variety of humanitarian and cultural causes, will disperse the funds over the next five years to the existing Unison Industry Assistance Program, and a newly announced Slaight Family Foundation Legacy Program that is uniquely designed to offer financial support to retired individuals in the music community and/or those that experience long-term medical challenges. – READ MORE
SPOTLIGHT OF THE WEEK
Adewolf is a Nigerian-born musician, songwriter, and producer based in Vancouver. His musical style is a unique blend of Afrobeats, Hip hop, R&B, and Reggae to form a sound he likes to define as Afrohop. In 2019, Adewolf released his first EP titled ‘iPharoah’ and went on to sell out his EP release party and open for major Afrobeats stars including Afro B, Teni the Trainer and Grammy award winner Burna Boy. In 2020, Adewolf was the recipient of the Creative B.C’s Career Development grant as well as selected for VIFF Amp Program and 604 Sessions SongWriting Camp. Early this summer, he released his dual single titled ‘2SME’ via 604 Records, home to artists like Carly Rae Jepsen and Marianas Trench. His track ‘FEEL ALIVE’ has been featured on editorial playlists such as ‘Fresh Finds Naija”. In addition, Adewolf’s had a rising trajectory of performances at some of the biggest summer events in Vancouver, B.C including Khatsahlano Street Festival and Surrey Canada Day Festival.
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
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