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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: April 09, 2018

Chasing some dollars to fund your next recording or cross-country tour? Hoping to enter your songs into a lucrative competition? Seeking showcase opportunities at festivals and conferences for a career boost? Check our calendar and get into the groove. CIMA is leading a Canadian Blast showcase and business mission to Americana Fest in Nashville, with a May 25 application deadline.

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: April 09, 2018

By Kerry Doole

Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines

 

Now Open

CIMA Road Gold Certification: Applications now open. This program acknowledges the dedication and drive of Canada's touring artists and bands. It is awarded to those artists who have sold at least 25,000 tickets during their Canadian tour(s) over the course of any 12-month period

 


 

Grants and Funding Deadlines

 

Now open

SOCAN Foundation Travel Assistance Program

 


 

18-Apr-18

Ontario Music Fund, Company Development

 


 

25-Apr-18

Apply for TD Indigenous Songwriting Awards

 


 

31-May-18

FACTOR Artist Development Grants

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

20-Apr-18

Application for Music Export Canada mission to The Great Escape

 


 

7-9-May-18

ASCAP I Create Music Exp, Los Angeles, CA

 


 

7-13-May-18

Canadian Music Week, Toronto

 


 

25-May-18

Application for Canadian Blast at Americana conference, Nashville, Sept. 11-16

 


 

5-8-June-18

MIDEM Conference, Cannes, France

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8-17-June-18

North by Northeast Festival, Toronto, ON

 


 

24-26-Sept-18

Showcase PEI, Charlottetown, PEI

 


 

10-14-Oct-18

BreakOut West, Kelowna, BC

 


 

3-7-Oct-18

AC# Hip-Hop Fest & Conference, Atlanta, GA

 


 

6-11-Nov-18

Indie Week, Toronto, ON

 


 

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Record Labels

Exclusive: ADA Canada and Warner Music Canada Ink Global Distribution Deal With Toronto R&B Label Escape Records

The new independent label, an extension of R&B-pop music discovery platform EscapeTracks, will release rising Minnesota-born artist 7AE’s new single “Mashallah," on July 3.

ADA Canada, the distribution and artist services initiative of Warner Music Canada, has secured a global distribution deal with independent Toronto record label Escape Records, a label extension of the R&B-pop music discovery platform and events company, EscapeTracks.

Founded by Kyle Sassi, the label will fuse digital marketing with “hands-on” artist development, amplifying new voices on an international scale. Rising Minnesota-born artist 7AE will kick off the exclusive partnership with his new single, "Mashallah,” out July 3.

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