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Newsletter: June 02, 2016
Video of the Week:
- "Here" by Toronto MC, Producer, Songwriter Xolisa
Member News
- MusicOntario at Focus Wales and The Great Escape
- Country Music Association of Ontario Celebrates at 2016 Award Show
- Applications Open For Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class
- SOCAN Launches New Royalties Dashboard
- MusicOntario at Communities Connect: Thunder Bay & Sudbury
- Canadian Songwriter Challenge 2016
Calls for Submissions:
- Canadian Songwriter Challenge
- IBMA Early Bird Registration
- Canadian Blast at Americana Music Festival
- Allan Slaight JUNO Masterclass
- Canadian Folk Music Awards
- CMI's Artist Entrepreneur Program
- Folk Alliance Early Bird Registration
- The Coast 89.7FM Artist of the Week
Showcases & Events:
- Lulaworld Presents Elsten Torres & Amanda Martinez
- Sun K Summer Tour
- Unison Jam II
Funding Deadlines
MusicOntario HotDesk
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Video of the Week
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MusicOntario returns from Focus Wales and The Great Escape 2016!
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MusicOntario was thrilled to take part in the 2016 Canadian Blast events at The Great Escape in Brighton, UK, as well as Focus Wales. Our pre-TGE event in London featured the amazing Terra Lightfoot, Pyramid Tropic, Wake Island and L.A. Foster, and our TGE showcases featured Coleman Hell, Frig, Pyramid Tropic, and Sway Clarke! For more info on these events, click here.
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Country Music Association of Ontario Celebrates Provincial Talent at the 2016 Awards Show
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Congrats to the Country Music Association of Ontario, who handed out the 4th Annual CMAO Awards. A standing-room-only crowd joined host Jason McCoy at the Flato Markham Theatre in Markham for an evening of accolades and performances by some of Ontario's best and brightest stars. The award show recognized honorees in 14 categories spanning talent and industry, led by Cold Creek Country and Jason Blaine, when each walked away with three awards.
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Applications Open for Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class
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The JUNO Awards are teaming up with Slaight Music for Canada's premier artist development program: the Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class helps emerging artists hone their craft all the while giving them the tools they need to take their music career to the next level. There's no submission fee required to apply, however, all applicants must be endorsed by an active CARAS Academy Delegate. Click here for more info.
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Socan Unveils New Royalties Dashboard
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SOCAN has unveiled a brand new Royalties Analysis Dashboard. Music creators and publishers can benefit from leading-edge tools to enable SOCAN members to understand better the trends in royalties earned when their music is played live, on radio, television and streamed on the Internet. The service will be accessible through the members' portal at socan.ca. Click here for more info.
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MusicOntario in Northern Ontario, Communities Connect Heads To Thunder Bay and Sudbury, With MFM
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MusicOntario and MFM presented Communities Connect: THUNDER BAY May 24, 2016, and Communites Connect: SUDBURY May 26, 2016. We were pleased with great turnouts, and thankful for the opportunity to engage local industry and artists. We hope to be back soon!
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Canadian Songwriter Challenge Open for Submissions for 2016!
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The Canadian Songwriter Challenge is open for submissions from Ontario-based songwriters. The event will take place in Toronto, ON, in late July, 2016, and is a great opportunity for emerging songwriters to co-write with their peers and mentors, while learning about the business of songwriting. Click here to apply. The Canadian Songwriter Challenge is made possible through the generous support of Bell Media. Deadline to apply is June 10, 2016.
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CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS:
Canadian Songwriter Challenge
Event Date: July 2016
Location: Toronto, ON
Deadline: 5:00PM, June 10, 2016
IBMA World of Bluegrass Early Bird Registration
Event Date: September 28-October 1, 2016
Location: Raleigh, NC
Deadline: June 15, 2016
Canadian Blast at Americana Music Festival & Conference
Event Date: September 20-25, 2016
Location: Nashville, TN
Deadline: June 17, 2016
Allan Slaight JUNO Masterclass
Event Date: October 24-28, 2016
Location: Toronto, ON
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Canadian Folk Music Awards
Event Date: December 1-3, 2016
Location: Toronto, ON
Deadline: June 30, 2016
Canada's Music Incubator Artist Entrepreneur Program
Event Date: August 9, 2016
Location: Toronto, ON
Folk Alliance Conference International: Early Bird Registration
Event Date: February 15-19, 2017
Location: Kansas City, MO
Deadline: August 31, 2016
Ongoing: The Coast 89.7FM Artist of the Week Feature
The Coast 89.7FM c/o Rose MacNeil
106 Reserve Street
Glace Bay, NS B1A 4W5
902-849-4301
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