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Manitoba Music MFM Incubator, Info Session April 22

Call to Manitoba artists:

Are you planning to apply for Manitoba Film & Music’s Produce program? Manitoba Music is running a grant application incubator via MusicWorks and the Indigenous Music Development Program for beginner to intermediate artists and industry professionals in Manitoba who are working on a single, EP, or album for commercial release and plan to apply for MFM’s next rounds of program deadlines – May, September, or January. 

Participants will be paired with experienced mentors to guide them through the application process over four weeks to submit the application to MFM. The incubator will cover: 

  • Identifying and gathering the necessary information to include in their funding application 
  • Evaluating their plan critically and making appropriate changes to strengthen their submission
  • Reviewing examples of successful funding applications to better understand what funders  are looking for
  • A virtual tour of MFM’s new online funding application portal

This program will focus heavily on the marketing, project plans, appropriate funding levels, and sonic quality of the demo recordings being submitted and will only briefly cover business registration, application forms, and budget.

How to participate:

There are very limited spots for this opportunity that will be selected on a first-come, first-served basis with consideration of the criteria below. 

Those hoping to participate are encouraged to apply early via the Google Form.

Eligible applications will be accepted until the program is at capacity. At which point they will be placed on wait list and notified as space becomes available.

To participate in the program, applicants must:

  • Be an artist based in Manitoba or company working with an artist(s) based in Manitoba
  • Be a current Manitoba Music member
  • Participate in the free, virtual MFM Info Session on April 22.
  • Be eligible to apply for MFM programs (see applicant requirements for Produce) 
  • Have a release timeline and/or project plan that is relevant to grant application deadlines
  • Schedule and be available for three one-hour mentor sessions, either in-person or virtual, before May 19 
  • Be available for a final review meeting with the MFM staff
  • Have assessment tracks recorded and ready by the program start date:
    • For a commercial single release: one quality, unreleased demo
    • For a commercial EP or album release: two quality, unreleased demos

APPLY TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INCUBATOR HERE

REGISTER FOR THE FREE INFO SESSION HERE

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