Music BC Travel Grants are accepting applications for Showcasing, Touring and Business Travel support. This intake will be accepting applications to support initiatives that take place between October 1st, 2024, to March 31st, 2025.
The deadline for our regular intake is January 10th, 2025 @ 5:00pm PST.
Be seen. Be heard. JUNOfest Artist Submissions are now open!
For two jam-packed nights, JUNOfest Presented by CBC Music will take over Vancouver’s bustling bars with a showcase spanning all genres from across the country. Applications are open to solo artists and/or full bands.
Submission Deadline: January 3rd, 2025 at 2:00 PM PST
Music BC is seeking creative professionals and music industry representatives to join our juror roster for 2025.
Our jurors will provide insight and feedback on our Music BC Travel Grants. A juror honorarium will be provided. Applicants must reside in Canada.
We are committed to providing a jury that reflects the diversity of our province and the creative industry – including gender identity, sexuality, heritage, age, ethnicity, religious background, region, accessibility and socio-economic status.
INTERNATIONAL INDIGENOUS MUSIC SUMMIT APPLICATIONS Showcase applications are officially open for the 2025 International Indigenous Music Summit (IIMS), taking place from June 2-6, 2025in Toronto, Ontario. IIMS provides a unique space for Indigenous artists to discuss, exchange, and share and connect with one another, in a culturally sensitive and appropriate space directed at building long-term, mutually beneficial relationships between artists and industry professionals. Submissions are open to all Indigenous artists across Turtle Island and around the world. The showcases will shine a spotlight on artistic excellence in the Indigenous music community. Application Deadline (Extended): November 25th, 2024 APPLY NOW
MMF CANADA LA SYNC MISSION Apply now to be part of the next Music Managers Forum Canada Export Mission in Los Angeles on February 3 to 7, 2025! This opportunity is for managers and self-managed artists and is a SYNC-FOCUSED mission with an emphasis on connecting with professionals from the film, tv, commercial, and gaming industries who are looking for music. Application Deadline: December 1st, 2024 APPLY NOW
WIMC STATE OF THE INDUSTRY VIRTUAL PANEL This virtual panel dives into the realities of making a living as a full-time artist in Canada. From touring, to funding and royalties, each panelist will shed light on income sources that are critical for independent artists. Participants will gain clarity on navigating the many revenue streams and learn more about how successful artists shape their goals in an industry that is ever evolving. Online Event: December 4th, 2024 RSVP NOW
CANADA COUNCIL VIRGINIA PARKER PRIZE The Virginia Parker Prize, valued at $30,000, is awarded annually to a Canadian classical singer, instrumentalist or conductor under the age of 32. This prize is awarded to musicians who demonstrate outstanding talent, musicianship and artistic merit, and who make a valuable contribution to the artistic life in Canada and abroad. Submission Deadline: January 20th, 2025 APPLY NOW
INDUSTRY NEWS
Change The Beat Empowers Emerging DJs and Producers Across Canada The inaugural Change The Beat tour features a stacked lineup of female and gender-diverse DJs including Bambii, Maya Jane Coles and Joanna Magik, in ten Canadian cities. Each performance date also includes a workshop at a local Long & McQuade music store, with Blu and other artists providing advice on how to develop a career in dance music. – READ MORE
‘I’m often the only woman in the room’: the female music managers changing the industry’s tune With women now comprising 38% of its 1,500-strong membership, the Music Manager’s Forum typifies the changing face of the industry. – READ MORE
Most Wanted: Music 2024: initiating change in the music industry is a task for everyone The eleventh edition of Berlin’s Most Wanted: Music conference focused on whether it’s possible to combine features that are long hankered-after by many (increased fairness, transparency, and sustainability) with the one thing that everyone in the industry can agree on: getting paid more. – READ MORE
How the 360-degree stage format is taking over the electronic music industry “I felt like a raver in the crowd having fun with my friends,” Sippy says. By being closer and having those interactions she can also read the crowd better, thus leading to a better track selection. “It feels more genuine and all-inclusive. It’s more about the music and how it makes them feel and being really in the moment with it.” – READ MORE
Anthem Entertainment & Wax Records Announce New Creative Partnership The Anthem-Wax partnership seeks to remove barriers between songwriters, producers and artists, and give them the tools and resources to create together. That includes initiatives like international song camps to connect people across diverse genres, in-house studio spaces and dedicated writing rooms. These resources are designed to facilitate a higher volume of music and effective market readiness. – READ MORE
Government back arena ticket levy to save grassroots music – but urgent deadline is needed to prevent “an even gloomier future” The Culture, Media and Sport Committee has welcomed the UK government’s new backing of a levy on gigs at arena level and above to help save the grassroots music scene – but pressure is mounting for a clear deadline for the industry to take urgent action. – READ MORE
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.
