Music Organization Operating Grant:

Eligible Applicants

To be considered eligible, your organization must be a sound recording organization.

Your organization must also:

• be registered and in good standing in accordance with the appropriate provincial legislation
• have been in operation in Alberta for at least 12 months prior to application
• be at least 51% majority owned by an Albertan or Albertans, and the effective control must reside with the persons who are residents of Alberta
• develop, produce, license, release, promote and distribute sound recordings as a principal business function by individuals other than the organizations principals, board members or stakeholders
  • artist-run labels or artist-entrepreneurs are not eligible
• be physically located in Alberta
• have industry-recognized national distribution demonstrated by being a factor recognized distributor, or hold a minimum of 3 nationally recognized vendor numbers
• have revenue, comprising of sales revenue, publishing royalties and licence fees that exceeds $15,000 in the last full fiscal year prior to applying for the grant
• have the production copyright of the sound recording(s) owned or licensed by the label for each recording released
• have published in the 12 months prior to application a minimum of 2 sound recording releases with a minimum running time of at least 20 minutes
  • For the programs purpose a sound recording release is equivalent to:
    • 1 physical full-length album (CD or vinyl)
    • 1 digital full-length album
    • 6 physical CD singles or EPs, or 6 vinyl singles or EPs
    • 6 individual digital tracks