FYI Calendar of Grant and Funding Deadlines: Sept. 23, 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. Canada is the partner country for next year's Jazzahead conference in Germany (pictured).
By Kerry Doole
Festivals and Conference Submission Deadlines
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
SOCAN Foundation Travel Assistance Program
Applications for FACTOR Artist Dev, Juried Sound Recording Programs
Other Conferences and Business Opportunities
Contact East, Charlottetown, PE
Breakout west, Whitehorse, YK
Halifax Pop Explosion Conference, Halifax, NS
Nova Scotia Music Week, Truro, NS
Folk Alliance, New Orleans, LA
Music PEI Week, Charlottetown, PE
Juno Week, Saskatoon, SK
ECMA Awards fest and conference, St. John's, NL
JazzAhead conference, Bremen, Germany
CMW fest and conference, Toronto, ON
The Weeknd at Rogers Centre in Toronto on August 8, 2025.Hyghly Alleyne, Courtesy XO Records