Press Release
DEADLINE: Friday, December 15, 2017
PASSPORT: Music Export Summit provides international trade and export market development training for export-ready Canadian artists, artist managers, and music entrepreneurs. The project will provide participants with market intelligence, business skills, and information to develop export markets and increase international trade. This intensive training program will help artists and managers understand the challenges and opportunities of global music releases.
Participants
Submissions will be accepted from export-ready artists and artist managers who are preparing for market development and export activities. Participants will have made initial inroads into international markets or are preparing for their first international showcase festival or tour in the coming 6-18 months. Participants will have taken part in foundational business training through their provincial music industry association, Canada’s Music Incubator, or regional music conferences, and have experience with basic administrative and music marketing tasks.
Participants must:
Schedule
Participants must be available for to participate in one of the following events. In the case of self managed bands, one member of the group will attend.
Selected artists will be invited to participate in the Music Export Summit Masterclass. Full bands and artists represented by artist managers in the program will attend. The masterclass will include live performance, recording, and creation of media assets.
Financial Assistance
There is no fee to participate in PASSPORT and costs travel are covered for participants based on economy fares and accommodations and perdiems for event dates only.
Selection
Submissions will be evaluated based on:
Submit
To submit fill out this form at passportmusic.ca
PASSPORT will be produced by Manitoba Music in partnership with Music Nova Scotia, Canada’s Music Incubator, and the National Music Centre with assistance from FACTOR and the Government of Canada through the Canada Music Fund.
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