advertisement
FYI

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: July 09, 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. The dates for CMW 2019 are added this week.

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: July 09, 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

 


 

22-Jul-18

Applications by Ontario country artists for Magna Hoedown Showdown

 


 

31-Jul-18

Submissions for Canadian Blast showcase at Australian Music Week

 


 

16-Aug-18

Applications for new round at Radio Starmaker Fund

 


 

27-Aug-18

Applications for OMDC Interactive Digital Media Fund

 


 

25-Oct-18

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

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

24-26-Sept-18

Showcase PEI, Charlottetown, PEI

 


 

10-14-Oct-18

BreakOut West, Kelowna, BC

advertisement

 


 

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

 


 

advertisement
Jane McGarrigle with sisters Anna and Kate
FamGroup

Jane McGarrigle with sisters Anna and Kate

FYI

Obituaries: Remembering Artist Manager/Musician Jane McGarrigle, Singer Marianne Faithfull

This week we also acknowledge the passing of pedal steel pioneer Susan Alcorn and American publishing executive Ben Vaughn.

(Laury) Jane McGarrigle, a Canadian songwriter, musician, music publisher, artist manager and author who worked extensively with her sisters, folk legends Kate & Anna McGarrigle, died on Jan. 24, at age 84, of ovarian cancer.

A Celebrity Access obituary notes that "Jane McGarrigle began her career in music when she was just 14 after she was recruited by nuns to play organ at l’Église de Saint-Sauveur-des-Monts, a historic Catholic church in Saint-Sauveur, Quebec, Canada.

keep readingShow less
advertisement