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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: June 21, 2021

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. Keep in mind that pandemic fears are likely to affect some of the events listed. Submissions to showcase at Mundial Montreal 2021 (pictured) close on June 25.

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: June 21, 2021

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 Songwriting Development Program

 


 

Now open

Passport: Music Export Summit

 


 

Now open

Applications for Live Music Events Funding Program - FACTOR

 


 

Now open

Applications for SOCAN Foundation Relief Fund

 


 

Now open

Applications for FACTOR Comprehensive Artist program

 


 

Now open

Submissions to showcase at Contact East 2021

 


 

25-Jun-21

Submissions to showcase at Mundial Montreal

 


 

15-Jul-21

Applications for Indigenous Music Accelerator

 


 

29-Jul-21

Applications for Ontario Music Investment Fund, Global Market Dev.

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

22-23-June-21

CIMA Business Summit

 


 

15-Sep-21

CMAOntario Awards, Ancaster, ON

 


 

21-26-Sep-21

Americana Festival and Conference, Nashville, TN

 


 

9-13-Nov-21

Indie Week, Toronto, ON

 


 

27-30-Nov-21

CCMA Country Music Week, London, ON

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2-6-Feb-22

BreakOut West, Winnipeg, MB

 


 

4-8-May-22

East Coast Music Awards, Fredericton, NB

 


 

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Departure Executive Director Pat Murphy Leaves to Start New Management Company and Record Label

Post Script launches with management clients Sully Burrows and Choir! Choir! Choir! and a label distribution partnership with Universal Music Canada. Murphy leaves Departure weeks after former executive producer Kevin Barton, while Randy Lennox has also left his post as CEO of co-owner LOFT Entertainment.

Departure's former executive director and head of programming is starting his own venture.

Pat Murphy has left his role at the conference and festival to launch Post Script — a new artist-focused entertainment company combining artist management, recorded music, media and intellectual property.

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