Funding

RECORDING:

FACTOR

Demo Grant – http://factor.ca/ProgramDetails.aspx?ID=24

This program assists new artists, professional songwriters (songwriters that are members of a performing rights organization) and publishers with the production of their songs on a high quality demo recording, as well as basic press kit expenses, to enhance their career.FACTOR may provide a contribution of up to a maximum of $2,000 which represents 75% of the total eligible recording budget.

Juried Sound Recording Loan Program – http://factor.ca/ProgramDetails.aspx?ID=25

The FACTOR Loan program assists Canadian owned and controlled labels and Canadian artists by partially financing the production costs of sound recordings or music DVD’s for commercial release. If the applicant meets FACTOR’s distribution criteria. FACTOR may provide a loan of up to a maximum of $25,000 or $2,500 per track (Urban and Electronica) which represents 75% of the total eligible budget.

If the applicant does not meet the FACTOR distribution criteria, FACTOR may provide a loan of up to a maximum of $15,000 or $1,500 per track (Urban and Electronica) which represents 75% of the total eligible budget.

TOURING:

BRITISH COLUMBIA ARTS COUNCIL

Touring Initiatives – http://www.bcartscouncil.ca/programs/program.php?active_page=797&mess age=saved

Touring Initiatives supports professional artists and arts and cultural organizations in British Columbia to develop markets outside the province or to represent British Columbia at significant national or international exhibitions or events.

CANADA COUNCIL OF THE ARTS

Music Touring Grants – http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/music/se127227196662968750.htm

Deadlines – June1st , for tours occurring between the following September and

April, or December 1st, for tours occurring between the following April and October.

Music Touring Grants are for Canadian and foreign professional music artists (individuals), groups and organizations that wish to tour within Canada. For this program, groups include ensembles, bands and collectives.

Travel Grants to Professional Musicians (Individuals) – http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/music/qc127245459646718750.htm

This program offers Canadian music professionals (individuals) an opportunity to travel on occasions important to their artistic development. Music professionals include instrumentalists, singers, composers, librettists, arrangers, performers, conductors, singers/songwriters, artistic directors and opera stage directors.

International Touring Assistance in Music (Pilot Project)

http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/music/mj128379046594093804.htm

The International Touring Assistance in Music (Pilot Project) program provides project assistance for Canadian professional music artists (individuals, ensembles, bands, collectives, groups and organizations) to tour outside of Canada.

FACTOR

Tour Support – http://factor.ca/ProgramDetails.aspx?ID=31

The Tour Support Program’s objective is to support domestic and foreign touring activities by Canadian artists and to contribute to the development of the Canadian music industry both domestically and internationally.

The maximum amount of funding available is $15,000 which represents 75% of the total eligible budget, not to exceed the total cash expenditure, or the amount of the shortfall.

The sound recording that this tour will support must have sold a minimum of 2,000 confirmed units.

MUSIC BC

MITAP – http://www.musicbc.org/?page_id=206

TBA

CAREER DEVELOPMENT

CANADA COUNCIL FOR THE ARTS

Career Development Program: Project Grants to Artists – http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/music/jl127215191532656250.htm

The Career Development Program assists Canadian professional musicians in the development of their live performance and touring careers.

These grants support activities that enhance public performances by artists in classical and new music, and non-classical music, of all world cultures. The Music Section supports music made for artistic and cultural purposes. It values distinctive artistic voices and supports excellence, innovation, experimentation and creativity in all established and emerging traditions of music. Competitions for funds are national in scope.

Grants to Professional Musicians (Individuals): Non-Classical Music – http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/music/zw127627277732218293.htm

Grants to Professional Musicians (Individuals): Classical Music – http://www.canadacouncil.ca/grants/music/ff127245366823750000.htm

This program offers grants to professional Canadian musicians working in non-classical music of all world cultures. Grants provide successful applicants with the opportunity to pursue their own artistic and creative development. Professional musicians include instrumentalists, singers, composers, arrangers, performers and singers/songwriters. There are three categories of applicants:emerging artists, mid-career artists and established artists.

RADIO STARMAKER FUND – https://www.starmaker.ca/

The Radio Starmaker Fund was created in the fall of 2000 on the initiative of the Canadian Association of Broadcasters and approved by the CRTC. It is a private fund which has as its stated purpose to “make a substantial and discernable difference to the careers of Canadian artists” by providing substantial incremental investment where the artist has established a proven track record and his or her label is making a Significant Investment in their future career.

VIDEO & PROMOTION

CMT Canada Video Assistance Program – http://www.cmt.ca/Misc/VAP.aspx

Over the course of our new licence term, CMT has pledged to continue to support the production of Canadian country music videos and country music programming through its new Video Advantage Program (CMT VAP). The mandate of CMT’s VAP is to contribute to the growth of the Canadian country music industry and to encourage new and established Canadian artists to cultivate their musical talents through music videos and program production. Over 40% of the music heard on CMT features Canadian artists

VideoFACT – http://www.videofact.ca/

VideoFACT considers applications requesting co-financing for music videos, websites and EPKs (the latter through MuchMoreMusic’s PromoFACT award program) six times a year.  Applications are judged by a nine-person board of directors, and successful applicants receive non-recoupable awards of up to 50 percent of production costs to a maximum of $25,000 for music videos and a maximum of $3,500 for websites and EPKs.