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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Aug. 31, 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? Check our calendar and get into the groove. Megaphono is now accepting showcase applications.

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Aug. 31, 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

 


 

30-Sep-18

Showcase applications for Megaphono fest, Ottawa, ON, Feb. 7-9

 


 

4-Oct-18

Applications for OMDC Music Futures

 


 

25-Oct-18

Showcase applications for SXSW 2019, Austin, TX, March 11-17

 


 

7-Jan-19

Showcase applications for CMW 2019, Toronto, ON, May 6-12

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

4-7-Sept-18

BigSound conference, Brisbane, Australia

 


 

6-9-Sept-18

CCMA Country Music Week and Gala Awards, Hamilton, ON

 


 

11-16-Sept-18

Americana festival and conference, Nashville, TN

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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

 


 

30-Nov-1 -Dec -18

Canadian Folk Music Awards, Calgary, AB

 


 

6-12 -May-19

Canadian Music Week, Toronto, ON

 


 

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Boogey the Beat Wins The 2025 Henry Armstrong Award Celebrating Indigenous Musicians

The accolade aims to develop, elevate and support emerging Indigenous artists nationwide.

With National Indigenous History Month well under way, Anishinaabe DJ and producer Boogey the Beat has been crowned the winner of the 2025 Henry Armstrong Award.

Since launching in 2022, the bursary and mentorship program has been created to empower Indigenous artists within the Canadian music industry. It's named after MDM Recordings Inc. president and founder Mike Denney’s grandfather, Lloyd Henry, and mother Gloria Denney (née Armstrong), both Six Nations Lower Mohawk members.

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