Music Industry News - April 8, 2023

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• Side Door x NXNE is offering eligible artists a $200 CAD guarantee for each of their public side door shows in June 2023. Learn more here.
   

• Ontario Creates Music Creation program is accepting applicants until May 4, 2023, 5:00 PM ET. Its Music Industry Initiatives program will open the week of March 27th, 2023.
   

• MVP Project music production grant opens on April 3, 2023. The program promotes the intersection of emerging Canadian Recording Artists and Filmmakers. Funding ranges from $5,000 to $15,000. Learn more here.

TD Incubator for Creative Entrepreneurship offers music creators opportunities to accelerate their careers, form networks, and connect with industry professionals. DEADLINE: April 30, 2023.

Annual Jim Beam® INDIE Awards are accepting submissions until April 8, 2023.
 

NAC AIRsessions Award of $3,000 award sponsored by the National Arts Centre aims to support a qualifying young Indigenous artist aged 13-30, for the purpose of studying music, accessing artistic or career mentorship, and more. DEADLINE: April 7, 2023.
 

The Henry Armstrong Award bursary and mentorship program was created to develop, elevate, and support Indigenous artists within the Canadian music industry. DEADLINE: May 5, 2023.

Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) is accepting showcase applicants for its event happening from Oct 19 - Oct 22 in Lisle, IL, USA. DEADLINE: June 1, 2023. Learn more and apply here.

Folk Music Ontario is accepting showcase applicants until April 14, 2023. Apply here.

POP Montreal — DEADLINE: April 15, 2023. The festival will be on from September 27 - October 1, 2023. Apply here.

• Marketing Manager (Full-Time) - Six Shooter Records. DEADLINE: April 15th. Learn more here.
   

• Executive Director (Full-Time) - Sask Music. DEADLINE: April 18th. Learn more here.

Music PEI Investment Programs offers various funding from a range of $1,500 to 8,000 for professional development, market access and more. DEADLINE: April 28, 2023.

OHSOTO’KINO Music Incubator is a five-day artist development intensive for emerging Indigenous artists in Canada. Applications are open until midnight on Friday, April 28, 2023. The program will run from Monday, September 11 to Friday, September 15, 2023.

CIMA is hosting Canada House at Reeperbahn 2023 and is accepting showcase applicants until June 16, 2023. The event will be held in Hamburg, Germany from September 20-23, 2023, with a possible pre-event in Berlin. Learn more and apply here. MMF Canada is also planning an export mission to Germany during Reeperbahn alongside CIMA. Sign up for our newsletter to be notified when applications open in the coming months. 

• Re:Sound launches Fairness for Music Creators (FFMC) campaign that urges the Government of Canada to update the Copyright Act now to ensure that creators can make a living in the Canadian music industry.

• Rolling Stone: Here’s What a TikTok Ban Would Mean for the Music Biz. 
   

• Billboard: Can Deezer Pioneer a New Streaming Royalty Model With ‘More Flexibility’?