FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Jan. 14, 2018
Need some dollars to fund your next recording or cross-country tour? Want to enter your songs into a lucrative competition? Looking for showcase opportunities at festivals and conferences? Check our calendar and get into the groove. New additions this week include the Pollstar Live! conference.
By Kerry Doole
Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines
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
SOCAN Foundation Travel Assistance Program
Submissions for Sound City fest, Liverpool, UK May 4-6
Submissions for Vanda and Young Songwriting Competition
Super Early Bird applications to perform at 2018 Indie Week in Toronto
Submissions for Canadian Songwriting Competition
Submissions for Great Escape festival, Brighton, UK
Deadline for FACTOR Artist Development & Juried Sound Recording
Other Conferences and Business Opportunities
Manitoba Music January Music Meeting, Winnipeg, MB
Pollstar Live 2018, Los Angeles, CA
Folk Alliance International, Kansas City, MO
SXSW 2018, Austin TX
Juno Week, Vancouver, BC
East Coast Music Awards, Halifax, NS
Canadian Music Week, Toronto
Great Escape Festival, Brighton, UK
MIDEM Conference, Cannes, France
North by Northeast Festival, Toronto, ON
BreakOutWest, Kelowna, BC
Indie Week, Toronto, ON
