Since 2000, the Montreal-based MUTEK Festival has been a potent incubator and showcase for innovative live electronic music and real-time audiovisual performances. Submissions for the 2023 Festival are now open to artists and creators residing anywhere in Canada. The...
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Collaboration between artist and producer enables Six Arils to tell powerful stories of memory and impermanence
As a composer, performer, and creator, Six Arils takes a methodical and comprehensive approach to developing their work for audiences from all walks of life. As they explain, “I compose and perform all lyrics, vocals, and instrumentation myself. The initial demos...
Apply for the Women in Music Canada Leadership Accelerator Program by November 30, 2023
Presented with partners ADVANCE and the International Indigenous Music Summit, this program will work to prepare more women and gender-diverse professionals for executive-level leadership roles. This program is intended for mid-level industry professionals, in...
CURRENT and Acceleration Radio present showcase featuring East and South-East Asian women and gender diverse electronic music artists
On November 11, 2023, BC-based artists and community-builders Pauline Fan and Annie Ng will deliver Fountains: A Series - a showcase concert featuring East and South-East Asian women and gender-diverse electronic music artists at KW Studios. The event will feature...
Showcase Applications Open for Canadian Music Week 2024
Applications for the 42nd annual Canadian Music Week Festival, slated for June 2 - 8, 2024, in Toronto, are now open. The CMW Festival gathers music professionals, artists, and music fans from across North America and beyond for a week of live music, networking, and...
Music BC’s Business Envelope Travel Grants Now Open: apply by November 3, 2023
Music BC’s new Business Envelope Travel Grant provides assistance to B.C.-based, for-profit music companies and entrepreneurs undertaking travel activities in support of the growth and development of their business and/or their B.C.-based artist clients. This is a...
Submissions Now Open for 2024 JUNO Awards
The JUNO Awards will occur in Halifax in 2024. Eligible artists are invited to submit to The JUNO Awards to have their music heard by Canadian music industry professionals made up of the CARAS Nominating & Voting Committee, Music Advisory Committees, CARAS Academy...
Creative BC announces first recipients of the Pilot Podcast Program
Vancouver, B.C. (September 20, 2023) – Creative BC is pleased to name 11 grant recipients of the Pilot Podcast Program (the Program). Recipients may receive up to $15,000 for the development, production, and promotion of B.C.-based podcast productions. With over...
Film and TV music and sound professionals: apply for a VIFF Amp industry pass!
Are you a music and sound professional in the film or television space? VIFF Amp returns for another year of masterclasses, panel discussions and networking events designed to develop professional skills and create connections that can propel a career in film,...
New JUMPSTART Foundations module with Carol-Lynne Quinn available now!
JUMPSTART Foundations is Music BC's on-demand training and professional development program for music industry members. A new JUMPSTART module with vocal coach, vocologist, vocal producer, and TEDx speaker Carol-Lynne Quinn is now live, and free to access via...
Apply for the SOCAN Foundation x TD Canada Indigenous Songwriter Award
Submissions are open for SOCAN Foundation x TD Canada's Indigenous Songwriter Award. The competition is open to songwriters who are of Indigenous decent, and may be of any age. Candidates must be Canadians and SOCAN members, or Canadians who are not members of any...
Apply for ADVANCE Canada’s Black Advancement Grant for Black-owned businesses by September 18, 2023
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...
Thrillhouse’s “Space Disco” music video spins a story of Lovecraftian lore
As a musician and creator who continues to hone their craft with intention, the muti-talented Thrillhouse’s days revolve around strumming guitar strings and immersing themselves in music production. His aesthetic blends captivating sounds with a visually immersive...
Apply for a City of Surrey Cultural Grant by October 3, 2023
The City of Surrey's Cultural Grant program is now open for 2023/24. Grants are available to non-profit organizations in three categories: Operating grants for organizations that deliver annual programming (up to $25,000) Project grants for eligible...
Demo Recording grant enables collaboration and creativity to thrive between producer and artist
Filipino-Canadian immigrant and theatre artist Argel Monte de Ramos considers his lived experiences the backbone of his artistry. The creative self-expression that this artistry unlocks enables him to reflect on and process these lived experiences - for better and for...
New Music Residency Opportunities Available at the Banff Centre
The Banff Centre, based in AB, has launched two new music residency programs. The Wîchoîe Ahiya Indigenous Singer Songwriter Residency supports Indigenous singer-songwriters. The residency runs November 20 - December 8, 2023; the application deadline is September 6,...
FACTOR Artist Development Program Now Open
The Artist Development Program offers a $5,000 subsidy toward a year of artist development activities, including sound recording, touring, showcasing, video content production, and marketing. This program is intended to provide support for the professionalization and...
Apply for the Radio Starmaker Fund by August 17, 2023
The Radio Starmaker Fund supports established Canadian artists who are signed to a label that is already making a significant investment in their career. Funding can support domestic and international marketing and touring activities related to an upcoming or recent...
Apply for the Canadian Creative Accelerator: Latin Music Program by August 6, 2023
The Canadian Creative Accelerator (CCA) is an initiative of the Consulate General of Canada in Los Angeles. This program aims to increase the scope and global reach of Canadian artist management and label rep creative companies that are ready for international growth....
Apply for the 2023 Women in Music Accelerator Program by August 25, 2023
Women in Music Canada is launching the third annual Entrepreneur Accelerator program, focused on supporting the next wave of female and gender diverse Canadian music industry leaders. Each participant will be paired with a professional mentor throughout the program,...