Category: FACTOR News

Artist Development & Juried Sound Recording Deadline – May 31, 2018

The Artist Development and Juried Sound Recording Deadline is on Thursday May 31, 2018.

2018 Annual Profile Review Deadline – February 28th

The deadline to update your applicant and artist profiles is coming up on Wednesday, February 28, 2018, at 11:59pm PST

January 25, 2018 – Artist Development & Juried Sound Recording Deadline

If you plan to submit to the Artist Development or Juried Sound Recording deadline by January 25th 2018, now is the time to update your artist profile bio, determine your project goals, write your Artist Development Plan, or prepare your JSR marketing plan.

Budget Updates for Completions and Applications

The Budget section of both the Completion and Application component has been updated and simplified.

Semi-Annual Profile Review August 2017

As of this year, the Semi-Annual Profile Review will be conducted by client request only. The Semi-Annual Profile Review deadline is Thursday, August 31 2017.

2017 Polaris Music Prize Short List

The 2017 Polaris Music Prize Short List!

FACTOR Announces Meg Symsyk as New Board Chair

FACTOR announces new board chair and names two new board members and executive at 2017 AGM.

Annual Artist Profile Review – Tuesday February 28th 2017

Twice a year FACTOR reviews all the artist profiles in our system and reassigns artist ratings. The next profile review deadline is scheduled for Tuesday, February 28, 2017. Clients should log in to portal.factor.ca and verify that the information provided in their artist profile is accurate and up-to-date by 11:59pm PST on this date.

Government Increases Export Funding

As of January 2017, the Government of Canada has increased the annual allocation to Export activities, including international tours and showcases under the New Musical Works program, and Export showcases under the Collective Initiatives program for this and next fiscal year.

New Voluntary Demographic Questions

FACTOR has launched some new voluntary demographic data collection questions in the portal. The information provided to us is confidential. The purpose of these questions is for FACTOR to have a better understanding of who is using the system and who is receiving funding.

Remembering Andréanne Sasseville

We at FACTOR are saddened to hear of the death of our friend and colleague, Andréanne Sasseville. Andréanne’s commitment to Canadian independent music through her work at SiriusXM was formidable.

Artist Development & Juried Sound Recording Deadline

If you plan to submit to the Artist Development or Juried Sound Recording deadline, now is the time to be updating those artist profile bios, determining your project goals, writing your Artist Development Plan, and preparing your JSR marketing plan.