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Demo Recording program | Creative BC

March 12, 2025

Value

$2,000 grant to cover 100% of recording expenses for one to two songs.

Description

The Demo Recording program supports new and emerging artists from systemically excluded groups living in B.C. to engage in sound recording and mentorship with local music producers.

Eligible Applicants

This program supports new and emerging artists from systemically excluded groups in B.C.’s music industry, who face barriers to participation and have been underrepresented and underserved by funding programs. This program supports the following groups:

  • Indigenous Peoples: First Nations (Status/Non-status), Métis, or Inuit
  • Black (or Afro-Canadian, including Black Caribbean, Black African and others from the African Diaspora)
  • People of Colour (this may include Arab, Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, Latin American, South Asian, Southeast Asian, West Asian, and people of mixed ancestry)
  • People living with one or more Disabilities (including those who live with chronic illness or are neurodivergent)
  • People who are Deaf/deaf or hard of hearing
  • 2SLGBTQIA+ people: Two-Spirit, lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual, non-binary and gender diverse

Eligible Expenses

This program supports mentorship and the creation of 1-2 demo recordings for B.C.-based artists with a local B.C.-based producer. In this program, demos are recordings created to develop and workshop musical ideas that demonstrate the potential of a song, or the capabilities of a musical artist. Demos may be used for limited circulation in preparation for a full recording or may be used for commercial release to the public. Recording environments can include commercial studios, home studios, and mobile studios within B.C. This grant is paid directly to the producer. Mentorship may include, but is not limited to, providing feedback, offering guidance throughout the music production process, assisting with budgets, helping you identify your strengths and weaknesses, goal setting, networking, release strategies, and preparing music for release.

Eligible recording activities include:

  • Demo recordings of original songs or compositions
  • Arrangements or interpretations of existing works for classical, jazz, opera, and other genres where this is common practice

Deadline Date

March 12, 2025, at 11:59 PM, PT

Contact

Contact Name: Joseph Bardsley | Analyst, Music Programs or Lu Slone | Coordinator, Music Programs

Phone Number: 236-455-6232 or 236-466-1464

E-mail Address: jbardsley@creativebc.com | lslone@creativebc.com

Website: https://creativebc.com/funding-programs/music-sound-recording-programs/demo-recording/

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