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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Aug. 10, 2023

Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines

 

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Aug. 10, 2023

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 Songwriter Development Program

 


 

Now open

Applications for SOCAN Foundation Relief Fund

 


 

Now open

Applications for SOCAN Foundation Travel Grants

 


 

17-Aug-23

Applications for Radio Starmaker funding

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

5-7-Sep-23

Music Pro Summit online conference

 


 

13-16-Sep-23

CCMA Country Music Week and awards, Hamilton, ON

 


 

19-23-Sep-23

AmericanaFest, Nashville, TN

 


 

11-15-Oct-23

BreakOutWest fest and conference, Kelowna, BC

 


 

6-9-Nov-23

Indie Week online conference

 


 

9-11-Nov-23

VenuexVenue conference and festival, London, ON

 


 

15-18-Nov-23

M For Montreal conference and festival

 


 

12-Feb-24

Maple Blues Awards, Toronto, ON

 


 

21-25-Feb-24

Folk Alliance, Kansas City

 


 

8-16-Mar-24

SXSW festival and conference, Austin, TX

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21-24-Mar-24

2024 Juno Week and Awards, Halifax, NS

 


 

4-7-Apr-24

Canadian Folk Music Awards, St. John's, NL

 


 

1-5-May-24

East Coast Music Week & Awards, Charlottetown, PEI

 


 

3-5-Jun-24

Canadian Music Week, Toronto, ON

 


 

12-16-Jun-24

North By Northeast festival, Toronto, ON

 


 

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Cris Derksen
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Cris Derksen

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Obituaries: Acclaimed Cellist & Composer Cris Derksen Mourned by Canadian Musicians and Industry

Also this week: Bob Ezrin and others remember legendary rock producer Jack Douglas, tributes to Hamilton blues and rock bassist Bucky Buchanan and more.

Cris Derksen, a renowned Indigenous cellist and composer, died in a car accident on May 15, at age 45. They were returning from their father's funeral near Slave Lake, Alberta.

An obituary in the Edmonton Journal reports that "Derksen was a beloved fixture on Canada’s classical and stringed music scene. Their style sometimes fused modern electronic sounds and Indigenous rhythms. Derksen was known as a generous mentor.

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