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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines, Oct. 1, 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. NL Music Week begins shortly.

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines, Oct. 1, 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

 


 

4-Oct-18

Applications for OMDC Music Futures

 


 

25-Oct-18

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

 


 

1-Nov-18

Applications for MVP Project funding for music videos

 


 

7-Jan-19

Showcase applications for CMW 2019, Toronto, ON, May 6-12

 


 

10-May-19

Showcase applications for Music BC's Let's Hear It series, Vancouver, BC

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

10-14-Oct-18

Music NL Week, Twillingate, NL

 


 

10-14-Oct-18

BreakOut West, Kelowna, BC

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17-21-Oct-18

imagineNATIVE Film, Music & Media arts fest, Totonto, ON

 


 

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

 


 

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Larry Delaney
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Larry Delaney

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Obituaries: Country Music News Publisher Larry Delaney, Former BMG Canada President Bob Jamieson

This week we also acknowledge the passing of R&B hitmaker Peabo Bryson and Canadian steel guitar legend Al Brisco.

Larry (Lawrence) Delaney, publisher of music trade magazine Country Music News and a member of the Canadian Country Music Hall of Fame, died on June 4, at age 83.

On June 4, Delaney posted this farewell message on his Facebook page: ''It's time for me to say goodbye, my friends. I want to thank you for your many years of friendships. You have all had a very special place in my life. Thank you. Larry.''

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