Marketing Support: Artist II

Amount:

$5,000

Type of Program:

Grants

Description:

The Marketing Support: Artist II component of the Music Nova Scotia Investment Program supports Artists II and Record Labels applicants by contributing investment to the costs of the marketing and promotion of a single, EP, LP, or tour. Projects focused solely on asset creation are ineligible.

Comments on Funding:

Funding is an investment of 50% of the Total Eligible Budget to a Program maximum of $5,000 per deadline, to a maximum of $12,500 per year for Artist II applicants.

When It Ends:

March 15

June 15

September 15

December 15

Deadline:

Rolling deadline

Eligibility:

Applicants must be:
Artist II artists who meet all of the following:

updated accomplishments and goals completed in Artist Profile;
have completed 5 Basic Training sessions;
have band member agreements, if groups;
must also meet 3 of the following:

minimum of 500 lifetime units sold of all releases combined (500 streams = 1 unit sold, 6 single downloads = 1 unit sold);
minimum of 3,500 social media followers across all platforms;
minimum of 400 Spotify followers or 400 YouTube subscribers;
minimum of 30 performances out of province within the past 2 years;
song charted on Billboard top 40 within the past 2 years;
album/EP charted Top 10 on Earshot or NACC with the past 2 years;
$30,000 in gross revenue (excluding grants) within the past 2 years;
recognized booking agent (Feldman, APA, Paradigm, Paquin, CAA, WME, ITA. This list is non-exhaustive; please contact the Program Manager if you are an artist who needs this criteria in order to change programs);

Developing songwriters/producers or export ready songwriters/producers (must meet all of the following):

Nova Scotian owned business;
be a registered Nova Scotian business with CRA business numbers (including registered sole proprietors or partnerships);
be engaged in the primary activities of Songwriting or Production, including co-writes and toplining;
must have writing credits (minimum 33% writer’s share) on a minimum of 2 songs performed by an artist other than the songwriter;
can demonstrate revenues from core business activities including the sale and licensing of recorded music, publishing and commissions.