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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Nov. 11, 2019

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. Mundial Montreal (pictured), North America's premier world music conference, starts next week.

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Nov. 11, 2019

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

SOCAN Foundation Travel Assistance Program

 


 

14-Nov-19

Applications for Radio Starmaker Fund

 


 

28-Nov-19

Applications for HER Music Awards

 


 

11-Dec-19

Applications for Amplify BC Career Development Program

 


 

15-Dec-19

Applications to showcase at CMW 2020, Toronto, ON

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

13-17-Nov-19

CAPACOA Conference, Montreal, PQ

 


 

13-17-Nov-19

indie Week, Toronto, ON

 


 

14-Nov-19

Latin Grammy Awards, Las Vegas, NV

 


 

20-23-Nov-19

M For Montreal/Mundial, Montreal, PQ

 


 

23-Nov-19

Canada's Walk of Fame Gala, Toronto, ON

 


 

24-Nov-19

American Music awards, Los Angeles, CA

 


 

30-Nov-Dec 1-19

Summit for Creative Entrepreneurs, Toronto, ON

 


 

2-3-Dec-19

Sync Summit Live, Hollywood, CA

 


 

7-10-Jan-20

Consumer Electronics Show, Las Vegas, NV

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22-26-Jan-20

Folk Alliance, New Orleans, LA

 


 

26-Jan-20

Grammy Awards, Los Angeles, CA

 


 

2-Feb-20

Brit Awards, London, UK

 


 

9-15-Mar-20

Juno week, Saskatoon, SK

 


 

13-15-Mar-20

Jazz in the Gardens, Miami, FL

 


 

29-Apr-5-May-20

ECMA Awards fest and conference, St. John's, NL

 


 

23-26-Apr-20

JazzAhead conference, Bremen, Germany

 


 

6-12-May-20

CMW fest and conference, Toronto, ON

 


 

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The Velvet Underground
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The Velvet Underground

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Music News Digest: Noted Toronto Music Venue The Velvet Underground Is Closing Down

Also this week: Hamilton's Supercrawl festival draws large crowds, Loverboy will play a benefit concertat the El Mocambo, The Kensington Market Jazz Festival turns 10 and more.

In another blow to the Toronto live music venue scene, long-running Queen St. West club venue the Velvet Underground is shutting its doors at the end of October following the completion of its lease.

Formerly primarily a goth and industrial club dating back to the '90s, the venue was renovated and reopened in 2016 as a destination for live music, bands and DJs and has been operated by Live Nation.

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