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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: March 5, 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 for a career boost? The OMDC and Ontario Music Fund has announced the deadline for its Music Company Development program. Check our calendar and get into the groove.

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: March 5, 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

 


 

18-Apr-18

Ontario Music Fund, Company Development

 


 

31-May-18

FACTOR Artist Development Grant

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

15-Mar-18

Submissions deadline for Slaight Music's It's Your Shot contest

 


 

9-18-March-18

SXSW 2018, Austin TX

 


 

19-25-March-18

Juno Week, Vancouver, BC

 


 

7-9-May-18

ASCAP I Create Music Exp, Los Angeles, CA

 


 

7-13-May-18

Canadian Music Week, Toronto

 


 

17-19-May-18

Great Escape Festival, Brighton, UK

 


 

5-8-June-18

MIDEM Conference, Cannes, France

 


 

8-17-June-18

North by Northeast Festival, Toronto, ON

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24-26-Sept-18

Showcase PEI, Charlottetown, PEI

 


 

10-14-Oct-18

BreakOut West, Kelowna, BC

 


 

6-11-Nov-18

Indie Week, Toronto, ON

 


 

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Talking Heads Earn First Billboard Canada Chart Entry With ‘Psycho Killer,’ Nearly 50 Years After Release

Following this year’s Halloween resurgence on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, the critically acclaimed art-rock band makes their first appearance on the Canadian charts with their 1977 hit. Plus: the first Christmas tracks have re-emerged.

Talking Heads are making their debut on the Billboard Canada charts.

Following the annual resurgence of Halloween-themed music on the Billboard Canadian Hot 100, the group’s 1977 hit “Psycho Killer” debuts at No. 50 on the Nov. 14-dated chart.

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