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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Aug. 26, 2019

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. The dates for the 2020 PEI  Music Week in Charlottetown (pictured), have been announced.

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Aug. 26, 2019

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 a12-month period.

 


 

Grants and Funding Deadlines

 

Now open

SOCAN Foundation Travel Assistance Program

 


 

17-Oct-19

Applications for FACTOR Artist Dev, Juried Sound Recording Programs

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

26-29-Sept-19

Contact East, Charlottetown, PE

 


 

10-15-Sept

Americana Festival and Conference, Nashville, TN

 


 

2-6 -Oct-19

Breakout west, Whitehorse, YK

 


 

24-25-Oct-19

Halifax Pop Explosion Conference, Halifax, NS

 


 

13-17-Nov-19

indie Week, Toronto, ON

 


 

28-30 Jan-20

AmericanaUK Festival and Conference, London, UK

 


 

5-9 Feb-20

Music PEI Week, Charlottetown, PE

 


 

29-Apr-5-May-20

ECMA Awards fest and conference, St, John's, NL

 


 

6-12-May-20

CMW fest and conference, 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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