PEAK Performance Project Year 4!
Over Two Million Dollars Invested In B.C Artist Development In First Three Years
100.5 The PEAK and Music BC are pleased to announce that applications open today for The PEAK Performance Project Year 4! Over 2 million dollars has already been invested into the BC music community by the project, and now in their fourth year another $320,000 will be awarded to British Columbia artists to support the province’s burgeoning music scene.
The deadline to apply is Friday, April 27th 2012, at 5pm.
APPLY NOW!
In the first three years, the program has seen participants win multiple JUNO Awards, tour internationally, release numerous critically acclaimed albums, and create strong identities for the emerging Canadian acts.
What artists are saying about the Project:
“ …to be given financial support of this magnitude is absolutely incredible. Life-changing, in fact.” Tyler Bancroft, Said the Whale
“…it doesn’t feel like a competition, it feels like a community.” Kuba Oms
“…not only did I learn a lot about myself musically, but I felt like the experience actually changed me as a person. Boot Camp truly is about forming a network and a community and the culmination of meaningful relationships I formed over that week, was a prize in itself.” Jean-Paul Maurice
After a grueling six month program, including an industry boot camp and juried showcases, the Top 5 will be announced on November 2nd, 2012, followed by a Finale Concert at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver. Awards for Year 4 will be as follows:
First place 100.5 Thousand Dollars
Second Place $75,000
Third Place $50,000
Fourth Place $10,000
Fifth Place $5,000
Base camp awards totaling $80,000
Says Bob D’Eith, Executive Director of Music BC, “100.5 The PEAK has given BC artists a real chance to succeed in today’s changing music world. It is the most impactful BC based program that we have had the honour to be involved with. The PEAK Performance Project is changing musician’s lives in a profound way.”
Assistant Program Director of 100.5 The PEAK , Tamara Stanners adds, “For us, the PEAK Performance Project has become an integral part of what 100.5 the PEAK is.The artists that we have had the immense pleasure of getting to know and support through the project have become almost synonymous of who we are as a radio station. I cannot wait to see who will come through our doors in the PEAK Performance Project 2012 edition. We are super excited to fall in love with 20 new artists.
100.5 The PEAK is committed to the development of new and emerging BC music artists. The PEAK Performance Project is designed to educate, promote, develop and hopefully launch the careers of some of BC’s up and coming artists. It also hopes to foster the BC music industry and create a sense of community amongst music professionals.
The PEAK is investing five million two hundred and ninety thousand ($5,290,000) over seven years or seven hundred and fifty-five thousand dollars ($755,000) per year in the PEAK Performance Project through CTRC approved Canadian Content Development funds. The program is administered by the Music BC Industry Association.
Follow the program at:
Twitter: @thepeakpp, #thepeakpp
Facebook: PEAK Performance Project
Youtube: PeakPerformProject
TOURHUB: Canada’s Venues At Your Fingertips
Music BC, along with the other Music Industry Associations which form the Canadian Council of Music Industry Associations, has spent much of the last year developing an innovative new tool that is set to revolutionize how bands plan and book tours in Canada. That tool is Tourhub.
Powered by the CCMIA and with funding from MROC (The Musicians’ Rights Organization Canada) and FACTOR (The Foundation Assisting Canadian Talent on Recordings), Tourhub is a web-based tool that allows up-and-coming artists and managers to take control of booking and managing their tours, while sharing venue and tour information with other Tourhub users. The goal of the CCMIA is to use Tourhub to foster community building and collaboration in the music industry in Canada, by creating a central hub for bands to input and access tour booking information. Sharing this information means artists won’t need to reinvent the wheel every time they tour to a new city. Instead, venue data and the previous tours of other artists will be easily accessible, and easy to build on.
Although bookings cannot be made directly through Tourhub, the interactive database will give artists the tools they need to find and contact venues in their desired cities. Once bookings are confirmed and tours made public, other artists will be able to see who is touring where and when, and collaborate on bookings and share shows. The CCMIA hopes that Tourhub will facilitate the continued growth of the already vibrant and cooperative music community in Canada.
Tourhub usernames and passwords are available to current Music BC members now. For more information please see the Tourhub page on our website.
MUSIC BC OFFICE CLOSURE
Please note, the Music BC office will be closed as of Wednesday, December 21st, and will re-open on Tuesday January 3rd. Have a safe and happy holidays!
LA Trade Mission
November 4, 2011 by savannah
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Thanks to funding from the Department of Canadian Heritage music export marketing program as administered by the Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Recordings (FACTOR), and funding from the Province of British Columbia through the Ministry of Community, Sport and Cultural Development, Music BC shall be hosting a trade mission opportunity for BC music companies and artists to travel to Los Angeles in order to network with music supervisors for film, television, video games and commercials. The program is designed to support the placement of BC created sound recordings and songs into film, television, video games and commercials in the United States.
The project will take five to seven eligible BC based music companies and up to three recording artists on the trade mission. Two artists selected shall be chosen from the BC companies attending the trade mission and one artist position will be chosen from the general Music BC membership. All artist selections shall be carried out on a peer jury basis.
To apply:
- first download the complete the paper guidelines and application form.
- Then upload a scanned copy of the completed form, and all requested attachments in the form below.
- when the application has been successfully completed, you will see a “thank you for applying” message and receive a confirmation email. If you do not, then your application was not successfully submitted.
- If you are having problems submitting, please try using FireFox as your browser, lowering the size of your attachments, and make sure to wait an appropriate time for them to upload. If you continue to have problems, you may send the requested information via email to savannah@musicbc.org. All requested information must be included for the application to be considered complete.
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: *EXTENDED* Monday, November 21, 2011 5:00pm
BUSINESSES: Download and Complete Guidelines and Application Form
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LA Trade Mission – Artists
ARTISTS: Download and Complete Guidelines and Application Form
(Please note, if you are an artist being represented by a company that is applying, you DO NOT need to submit a seperate application.)
DEADLINE FOR APPLICATION: FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18, 2011 5:00pm
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