Recording Support: Artist II/III
$3,000.00
Grant
Description:
The Artist II/III Recording Program offers a $3,000 investment toward sound recording. These activities must be detailed in an artist bio, history, and recording plan, and a marketing and release overview which will be submitted to Music Nova Scotia as a required element of the application.
Comments on Funding:
Level of Investment – $3,000 maximum per Applicant per Deadline
Percentage of Investment – 50% of total budget up to max investment
June 15 December 15
Eligibility:
Applicants must be:
1. Artist II
Must meet all of the following:
a) Updated accomplishments and goals completed in Artist Profile
b) Completed 5 Basic Training sessions
c) For groups, band member agreements are mandatory
Must also meet 3 of the following:
a) Minimum of 500 lifetime units sold of all releases combined (500 streams = 1 unit sold, 6 single downloads = 1 unit sold)
b) Minimum of 3,500 social media followers across all platforms
c) Minimum of 400 Spotify followers or 400 YouTube subscribers
d) Minimum of 30 performances out of province within the past 2 years
d) Song charted on Billboard top 40 within the past 2 years
e) Album/EP charted Top 10 on Earshot Top 50 chart or NACC with the past 2 years
f) $30,000 in gross revenue (excluding grants) within the past 2 years
g) 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)
or 2. Artist III
Must meet all of the following:
a) Updated accomplishments and goals completed in Artist Profile
b) Completed 8 Basic Training sessions
c) For groups, band member agreements are mandatory
Must also meet 3 of the following:
a) Minimum of 1000 lifetime units sold of all releases combined (500 streams = 1 unit sold, 6 single downloads = 1 unit sold)
b) Minimum of 8,000 social media followers across all platforms
c) Minimum of 1,000 Spotify followers or 1000 YouTube subscribers
d) Minimum of 60 performances out of province within the past 2 years
e) Song charted on Billboard top 40 within the past 2 years
f) Album/EP charted Top 10 on Earshot or NACC with the past 2 years
$60,000 in gross revenue (excluding grants) within the past 2 years
g) 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)
An Artist may receive one Artist II/III Recording investment per calendar year, to a maximum of three (3) Artist II/III Recording investments in the lifetime of the program.
Application Steps:
Applicants must:
1. Update their Applicant Profile before submitting an application.
2. Complete and submit a new Applicant Profile form if they do not already have one. Use the appropriate link provided to access the form.
3. Do not create a new Applicant Profile if an existing one has already been created.
4. Contact the Program Manager if they are unsure whether they have an Applicant Profile.
Documentation Needed:
Applicants must submit:
1. A completed application form
2. A streaming link of a recent demo along with lyrics (PDF file only), known as the Assessment Track
3. An Artist Bio, History, and Recording Plan (PDF file only)
4. A Guardian Consent Form if under the age of 18
At the end of the Artist I Recording project, successful applicants are required to deliver to Music Nova Scotia one new, previously unreleased, professional quality sound recording, called the Delivery Track.
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