MUSIC BC CHARITABLE FOUNDATION – FIRST ANNUAL DINNER & AUCTION

Sunday, May 16th 5:30 @ Seasons in the Park, Vancouver
Hosted by Red Robinson

The Music BC Charitable Foundation is proud to announce its first annual charity fundraiser!

This Gala dinner is being held at Seasons in the Park in beautiful Queen Elizabeth Park on Sunday, May 16^th at 5:30pm.  For the ticket price of $75, guests will have a choice of three course meals, including either Chicken or Salmon (Vegetarian available upon request). There will be door prizes, a 50/50 draw and silent and live auctions with great items including artist signed guitars and concert and sports tickets. There will also be some surprise musical performances. It is a great opportunity to get out, support a great cause, have a wonderful meal, and network with others who are interested in supporting musical education in the province.

The Music BC Charitable Foundation is dedicated to helping British Columbia’s youth gain the opportunity to experience all the benefits of a musical education.  Music can change lives by providing a reason to go to school. Music focuses young minds and provides a lifetime of passion and joy.

The Burt Harris Memorial Scholarship has provided scholarships to music students, allowing them to pursue private musical instruction or post-secondary education.  Also, through the contributions of our donors and generous industry support, the Adopt an Instrument Program has provided musical instruments to schools within the province so that schools can continue to provide strong musical education programs for their students.

As a means to raise funds and continue with these programs, the Music BC Charitable Foundation is holding its First Annual Charity Fundraiser.

Tickets are available through Music BC, payable by credit, debit, or cheque.  Call us at (604) 873-1914 or email requests to info@musicbc.org.

DOWNLOAD THE ORDER FORM HERE

If you would like to donate any auction items for the event, or for more information please contact Amber Jager at amber@musicbc.org

Applications for Artist and Bussiness Travel support now open!

Deadline May 21st, 2010 at 5:00pm PST.

Download the Applications here:

• Artist Travel Grants
• Business Travel Grants

Music BC  provides and facilitates funding opportunities that are open to the general public of British Columbia. MITAP is a travel funding program administered on behalf of the Province of BC, by Music BC that provides separate travel funding opportunities for ARTISTS and music industry BUSINESS purposes.

For more information, including FAQ’s,  CLICK HERE

The Western Canadian Music Alliance Announces 2010 Submissions Now Open!

Now online at http://wcmasubmit.dmds.com and commencing immediately, submissions for the BreakOut West Festival, The Western Canadian Music Awards and The Western Canadian Music Industry Awards will run until 11:00 p.m. CST Friday April 30, 2010.
Formerly known as The Western Canadian Music Awards the newly named BreakOut West will maintain and build on all of the elements and events that have made the past seven years such an overwhelming success, including:

• A re-visioned conference focusing on current industry trends and one-on-one experiences.
• A two showcase per band festival maximizing our artists’ exposure and opportunity.
• The Industry Awards Brunch and of course the Western Canadian Music Awards themselves, celebrating another year of excellence.

Join us at the inaugural BreakOut West in beautiful Kelowna, B.C., October 21^st to 24^th 2010.

More Info @ www.breakoutwest.ca

Media Inquiries @ media@killbeatmusic.com

Music BC is proud to announce our Career Development Series for 2010!

Our first panel will take place on Saturday March 27th at the Tom Lee Music Hall:
NEW MARKETING & DISTRIBUTION FOR THE NEW MUSIC INDUSTRY

Panelists:

Bobby Kimberley – Director of Marketing, The Musebox
Dan Mangan – Artist
Jesse Tanaka – Publicist, Killbeat Productions

For Full Details Click Here

RSVP to: rsvp@musicbc.org

100.5 The PEAK and Music B.C Announce March 19^th Launch Date for The 2010
PEAK Performance Project.  Who will win 100.5 thousand dollars?

Still glowing from being awarded The 2010 Radio “Promotion of the Year” at Canadian Music Week’s  “Canadian Music and Broadcast Industry Awards”,  Music BC and 100.5 The PEAK are back for year two of the PEAK Performance Project. The second year of The PEAK Performance Project will launch on March 19, 2010 when online applications will be opened to the public until April 30, 2010 at www.peakperformanceproject.com

Year two of The PEAK Performance Project will see an increase of overall funding to B.C. artists from $275,000 to $315,000 in development cash awards and will see all Top 20 artists receive artist development funding. The 1^st place artist will receive $100,500, 2^nd is $75,000, 3^rd is $50,000, 4^th is $10,000, 5^th is $5,000 and all 20 finalists will receive $3500 each in initial artists development funding. In addition to this, all of this year’s 20 finalists will receive a showcase spot at The Kelowna 2010 BreakOut West Festival presented by the Western Canadian Music Alliance October 21 – 24, 2010.

The Top 20 Artists will be announced on May 31^st followed by the PEAK Performance Orientation (June 12, 2010), Bootcamp (August 27 – Sept 3, 2010) and the PEAK Performance Concert Series (Sept – Oct 2010).  The final three artists will be announced on November 1^st followed by the final showcase and the crowing of the ultimate PEAK performer in late November at the Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver. Last year the PEAK Performance Project awarded Kelowna, B.C.’s We Are The City with a grand prize of $150,000. Vancouver’s The Left and Bend Sinister received second and third place, respectively.

The $5.29 million PEAK Performance Project  is designed to educate, promote, develop and hopefully launch the careers of some of British Columbia’s top emerging artists. It also hopes to foster the province’s music industry and create a sense of community amongst music professionals. In addition to the rigorous six month artist development program and the $315,000.00 in artist development funding, The Pattison Group of Companies will also contribute an annual media credit of $1,000,000.00 in support of the PEAK Performance Project by marketing, promoting and advertising the PEAK Performance Project and the participating artists making it the largest individual radio station project in Canada.

Details on the selection process as well as more information on each component of the project can be found on the PEAK Performance Project website: www.peakperformanceproject.com