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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: April 26, 2021

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? Check our calendar and get into the groove. Keep in mind that pandemic fears are likely to affect some of the events listed. Submissions for CBC's Searchlight talent search (pictured) are open until May 3.

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: April 26, 2021

By Kerry Doole

Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines

 

Now Open

CIMA Road Gold certification. Awarded to artists selling at least 25K tickets during their Canadian tour(s) over a 12-month period

 


 

Grants and Funding Deadlines

 

Now open

Canada Council Grants

 


 

Now open

FACTOR Songwriting Development Program

 


 

Now open

Passport: Music Export Summit

 


 

Now open

Applications for SOCAN Foundation Relief Fund

 


 

Now open

Applications for FACTOR Comprehensive Artist program

 


 

03-May-21

Submissions for CBC Searchlight contest

 


 

20-May-21

Applications for Manitoba Film & Music Out of Province Artists grants

 


 

20-May-21

Applications for Radio Starmaker funding

 


 

01-Jun-21

Applications for FACTOR Showcase Productions grant

 


 

10-Jun-21

Artist submissions for BreakOut West

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

5-9-May-21

ECMAs, Sydney, NS. Virtual

 


 

18-21-May-21

Canadian Music Week festival and conference. Virtual

 


 

06-Jun-21

Juno Awards

 


 

8-12-June-21

International Indigenous Music Summit. Virtual

 


 

15-Sep-21

CMAOntario Awards, Ancaster, ON

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23-26-Sept-21

Contact East, Moncton, NB

 


 

27-31-Oct-21

Womex, Porto

 


 

27-30-Nov-21

CCMA Country Music Week, London, ON

 


 

2-6-Feb-22

BreakOut West festival and conference, Winnipeg, MB

 


 

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Loreena McKennitt
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Loreena McKennitt

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Music News Digest: National Music Centre Launches Exhibition for New Canadian Music Hall of Famers

Also this week: Popular East Coast singer-songwriter David Myles gets elected as a Liberal MP, notable songwriters go Inside the Song, a star-studded tribute to Neil Young and more.

On May 7, National Music Centre (NMC), in partnership with the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS), unveils a new exhibition at Studio Bell, celebrating the latest Canadian Music Hall of Fame inductees. That list comprises Dan Hill, Ginette Reno, Glass Tiger and Loreena McKennitt. The exhibition opens in advance of the sold-out live Canadian Music Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony, taking place on May 15 at Studio Bell.

The exhibit will showcase photos, storytelling, and memorabilia from the four inductees. Highlights include a synthesizer and stage outfits from Glass Tiger, along with handwritten lyrics for “My Town,” signed by Rod Stewart. Also featured are a Montreal Canadiens jersey worn by Ginette Reno during multiple national anthem performances, along with Loreena McKennitt’s harp and the ornate mask worn in her “The Mummers’ Dance” music video. There are also two learn-to-play interactives, allowing fans to get lessons directly from two inductees – acoustic guitar with Dan Hill and synthesizer with Sam Reid of Glass Tiger.

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