Looking for a chance to speak one-on-one with a music industry professional this Spring? Our Jumpstart program offers coaching in Artist Development, Artist Management, Digital Media, Funding and Grant Writing, Marketing, Branding, Touring and more!
Fill out your request for a meeting today, spots are filling up fast!
Thank you to Creative BC and the Province of British Columbia for their support in this program.
WESTERN CANADIAN MUSIC AWARD APPLICATIONS CLOSE SOON
Only another week to submit an application to be considered for a Western Canadian Music Award nomination for the upcoming event this fall in Calgary! Categories include Indigenous Artist of the Year, Producer of the Year, Recording of the Year, Blues Artist of the Year and many more.
In addition, BreakOut West is also accepting showcase applications for the festival for one final week.Learn more about showcasing in Calgary. Deadline for both the WCMAs and BreakOut West is April 15th
Music Declares Emergency is a group of artists, music industry professionals and organizations concerned at the lack of a cohesive, industry-wide response to the climate emergency. The declaration hopes to bring renewed action and focus on all of society’s response to the crisis – including how the music business can act in more sustainable ways, fostering and sharing indigenous wisdom towards the environment and putting more pressure on all levels of government to act!
Learn more about the declaration through the link below.
APPLY NOW TO M FOR MONTREAL
Artists wishing to apply for the Official Selection of this 17th edition can answer to the call for applications, presented by la Caisse Desjardins de la Culture, from today until midnight on June 6. To submit your project, you need to fill the form available below. Please note that an administrative fee of 45$ CAD is required for each artist application.
REEPERBAHN ARTIST APPLICATIONS
The Reeperbahn Festival returns to Hamburg, DE from September 21st – 24th, 2022. Music BC will once again be hosting BC artists at Canada House alongside our partners across the country. Artists interested in showcasing are encouraged to apply directly to Reeperbahn here. The deadline to apply is July 23rd, 2022.
Alex Cuba Of Smithers Scoops Up His First Grammy Award While driving home to Smithers from the Okanagan with his family through heavy snow Sunday, Alex Cuba found out his album Mendó won the 2022 Grammy Award for best Latin pop album. The Afro-Cuban singer was returning home with his wife and youngest son after two nights performing with the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra, a previously announced engagement that collided with Grammys night.– READ MORE
Canada Needs To ‘Close The Gap’ In Racial Representation In Live Music: Report The Canadian Live Music Association released a report on Wednesday outlining some of the systemic barriers faced by workers who are Indigenous, Black or people of colour. The report by the CLMA and its partners presents findings from an 18-month study consisting of interviews with 40 live music workers and an online survey of 681 respondents conducted from September to October of 2021.– READ MORE
Fort Langley Jazz Festival Boosts Offering Of Free, Family Friendly Entertainment Organizers of the Odlum Brown Fort Langley Jazz and Arts Festival say this summer’s festival will offer “extensive free programming” in a bid to get more people out to the annual entertainment event. “This year we are proud to have the most expansive and inclusive programming ever, and we are excited to welcome music and art fans with an air of festivity and celebration open to all.”– READ MORE
Chelsea Shear, a Rare Female Electronic A&R, is Fostering a Diversified Scene Hiring bias indicates that we are more likely to hire and work with people who look and act like ourselves. Given that so much of the dance music industry is operated by straight, white, cisgendered men, the stark lack of gender equality on many label rosters and festival lineups can be easier understood. A straightforward solution to the mainstream dance scene’s pervasive “bro culture” and entrenched lack of inclusiveness?– READ MORE
Canadian Songwriters Made On Average $67 In Royalties From Digital Platforms In 2021 Bill C-11, which is now being debated, would make digital platforms including Spotify and YouTube promote Canadian music in the same way as traditional radio stations, which have to give Canadian music allotted airtime. But because digital platforms and radio work differently — with platforms allowing people to select what they listen to and when — the bill is likely to give flexibility about how to promote Canadians’ work. – READ MORE
After Raising $34M, Music Funding Platform BeatBread Names Advocacy Council Including Mike Caren & More Since launch in November 2020, beatBread claims to have made hundreds of advances to artists and labels across multiple genres, six continents, and a broad range of career stages. Advances offered through beatBread range from $1,000 to as much as $2 million per artist for a limited share of existing catalog revenues, with options also available for unreleased music. UnitedMasters partnered with the Utah-headquartered firm in August last year, to offer qualifying artists advances ranging from $1,000 to $1 million.– READ MORE
It Started As A College Project. Now It’s the Music Industry’s Hottest Recommendation Tool Discz, a song recommendation tool which Pinckney started as a class project during his senior year at USC, has captured the imagination of TikTokers. After several clips praising the app went viral, it shot to the top of the music section of the App Store in a handful of major markets — the U.K., Germany — and reached Number 12 in the U.S.– READ MORE
Spotify Is Testing A Way To Promote Popular User-Created Playlists Spotify is testing a new “Featured Curators” feature that promotes popular user playlists alongside its official Spotify playlists, the company announced on Monday. The new feature is part of a limited-time test that is designed to amplify the playlists that users create on Spotify. The feature is also a way for listeners to discover more music on the platform. – READ MORE
MEMBER OF THE WEEK
Incendiary Sweet is the singer-songwriter/indie rock project of a girl from Vancouver. It started because of the pandemic. As a multi-instrumentalist wheelchair user and adaptive surfing world champion, this girl put her energy into music during the Covid lockdown. She was hesitant to perform after her acquired spinal cord injury, but when everything shifted online every open mic was accessible. And she could control the camera angle so that the music was the focus and not the wheelchair. She discovered her voice and guitar work was good enough to stand for itself.
She recorded with Winston Hauschild and Incendiary Sweet released 4 singles since mid 2021. They received nationwide community radio-play, numerous Spotify playlisting and a PopCanRadio selection. So far “Fairytales” received 20,000+ plays on Spotify and her cover of Prince’s “Cream” garnered over 21,000 views on YouTube.
She has performed live in the past with members of the bands Hey Ocean and Parlour Steps. As the pandemic lifts, she looks forward to re-connecting with the music community, releasing new tracks and playing live shows.
Reach out to info@musicbc.org if you would like to include an upcoming application or funding deadline.
ROLLING DEADLINES
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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