Learning Curve: How To Get Funding as a Canadian Artist
// November 8th, 2010 // No Comments » // Blog Post, Learning Curve
What musician doesn’t want some additional funding to help them record, tour, make a music video, make a website, or do any of the other things that are necessary to get ahead today? You may have already heard about people appling for government funded Factor grants, but are still unsure of how to do so your self. The fact is: if you aren’t perusing some of these grants, or similar ones, you aren’t hustling hard enough. We do a lot of FACTOR funded recording here at Creativ. You should be getting in on our government’s willingness to help out Canadian musicians. Here’s the main avenues, via @musicbc:
RECORDING:
If you are a recording artist looking for help in the application process, please contact me and I can help get you pointed in the right direction.
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. (more…)
For any musician or record label, having projects completed on time and within a set budget is crucial. Proper planning and due diligence are the only ways to ensure this happens. Here are a couple of universal tips based on my experiences in the studio.
