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FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Sept. 09, 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. Juno Week is headed to Saskatoon in March (pictured).

FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Sept. 09, 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 a12-month period.

 


 

Grants and Funding Deadlines

 

Now open

SOCAN Foundation Travel Assistance Program

 


 

17-Oct-19

Applications for FACTOR Artist Dev, Juried Sound Recording Programs

 


 

Other Conferences and Business Opportunities

 

26-29-Sept-19

Contact East, Charlottetown, PE

 


 

10-15-Sept

Americana Festival and Conference, Nashville, TN

 


 

2-6 -Oct-19

Breakout west, Whitehorse, YK

 


 

24-25-Oct-19

Halifax Pop Explosion Conference, Halifax, NS

 


 

7-10-Nov-19

Nova Scotia Music Week, Truro, NS

 


 

28-30 Jan-20

AmericanaUK Festival and Conference, London, UK

 


 

5-9 Feb-20

Music PEI Week, Charlottetown, PE

 


 

9-15-Mar-20 J

Juno Week, Saskatoon, SK

 


 

29-April-5-May-20

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

 


 

6-12-May-20

CMW festival and conference, Toronto, ON

 


 

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Obituaries: Musicians Pay Tribute to Influential Jazz Vocalist Sheila Jordan

This week we also acknowledge the passing of Kick Axe guitarist Larry Gillstrom, Canadian country-gospel singer David Holcroft, , Derek and The Dominos co-founder Bobby Whitlock, Matchbox vocalist Graham Fenton and Australasian jazz pianist/composer Judy Bailey.

Larry Gillstrom, lead guitarist and founding member of popular Regina heavy metal band Kick Axe, died on Aug. 4, after a battle with cancer. He was aged 70.

Under the name, Hobbit, the band formed in 1974, comprising Gillstrom (guitar), Victor Langen (bass guitar) and his brother Gary Langen (drums, lead vocals). In 1976 they changed the name to Kick Axe. After several line-up changes (including the addition of Gillstrom's brother Brian), they relocated to Vancouver and started recording, but didn't release their debut album, Vices, until 1984.

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