Still Time to Enter the Canadian Songwriting Competition
Canadian songwriters have until Feb . 28 , 2017 to enter their songs for the inaugural Canadian Songwriting Competition , which will award $ 35,000 in cash and prizes .
The grand prize winner will receive $ 5,000 cash , a round trip flight anywhere in Canada , and a career-boosting package that includes : consultation with publishing company Peer Music ; a Noize Faktory Recording prize pack ; a Canadian Musician magazine business-builder prize package ; accounting and consulting services from This Is the Deal Inc . Entertainment ; a photo shoot with Ryan Nolan Photography ; and a gig poster design by Garcia Design .
Prizes for the winners in each of the 14 categories include $ 250 in cash , a Noize Faktory prize pack to record a single , and an accounting consultation session from This Is the Deal Inc .
For more information , go to www . songwritingcanada . com .
CIMA Report : Exporting Music Vital but Cost Prohibitive for Indies
The Canadian Independent Music Association ( CIMA ) has released a report by Nordicity entitled Music In Motion : An Analysis of Exporting Canadian Independent Music , which explores how exporting is a vital but expensive proposition for Canadian record companies at a critical time in the commercial music industry . According to the report , export barriers include : a lack of stable funding to offset higher-risk exporting ; insufficient flexibility of funding programs ( in terms of caps and artist eligibility ); timing ( more multi-year funding is needed ); and the complexity of the application process .
Music In Motion also finds there is a clear need for the government to invest in new funding programs and for these programs to be flexible enough to allow music companies and artists to better respond to changing market forces and opportunities .
A copy of the report can be found at www . cimamusic . ca .
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