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Apply for the Ohsoto’kino Music Incubator
This five-day artist development intensive is open to Indigenous artists across Canada. Each year, six participants will converge at Calgary's Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, to learn new skills and connect with national music industry experts. This...
New Women in Music Songwriting Workshop on April 28, 2024
Women in Music BC is offering an educational panel on the business of songwriting on April 28, 2024. This event is open to women and gender-diverse creatives, and will culminate in an intimate songwriter's circle. Delivered by Mary Ancheta, Alexandria Maillot, and...
Kelowna Named Host City for Canadian Country Music Week 2025 and CCMA Awards
Last week, the Canadian Country Music Association announced that Kelowna, B.C. will be the host city for Country Music Week 2025 and the 2025 CCMA Awards. This marks the third time Country Music Week will be hosted in British Columbia, and the first time in Kelowna...
On April 28, 2022, Creative BC launched three programs supporting Indigenous and underrepresented groups. Previously supporting artists and industry living and working in the City of Vancouver, the Province of BC has matched funding to extend these programs across B.C.
Funding will be distributed provincewide through three programs: Demo Recording, Music Video, and Industry Catalyst. These programs will support new and emerging artists and industry professionals who experience systemic barriers, funded through the Vancouver Music Fund and Amplify BC.
Browse the list of 2022/23 recipients, and watch previously funded music videos from 2020 and 2021. Subscribe to Creative BC’s Music Industry Newsletter for announcements regarding future program launches, eligibility criteria and application deadlines.
Funding Programs
Demo Recording
Supports new and emerging artists from underrepresented groups throughout B.C. to create demo recordings and engage in mentorship with a B.C. producer.
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Music Video
Supports the creation of music videos to build audiences for new and emerging artists from underrepresented groups living in B.C.
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Industry Catalyst
Supports projects that build the capacity of underrepresented groups in B.C.’s music ecosystem.
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Funding Program Recipients
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First Peoples’ Cultural Council
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Music BC
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Funding Recipient Profiles
Creating Honest Music with JJ Adrian
From Grassroots to Global: 25 Years of Shambhala
Guitar manufacturing in Vancouver continues to grow thanks to Coloma Guitars
Collaboration between artist and producer enables Six Arils to tell powerful stories of memory and impermanence
Thrillhouse’s “Space Disco” music video spins a story of Lovecraftian lore
Demo Recording grant enables collaboration and creativity to thrive between producer and artist
Fort Langley Jazz & Arts Festival builds community, connection, and creativity in 2023
Demo Recording grant enables music documenting the queer experience to take flight
The Tiny Lights Festival fosters creativity, community, and connection in Ymir, B.C.
Music Video funding enables TYA to share an authentic side of herself with “Josephine” release
Black Culture Celebration Festival unites international artistry with local talent to celebrate a hip-hop milestone at Sunset Beach in June 2023
