In tough times like these, it is ever harder to maintain a music industry association in a world of shrinking funding. If you can help, be it five bucks or fifty thousand, we will send you one of our new flash stick promotional samplers as a thank you!
Home Routes: Yukon Circuit
Home
Routes Concert Series
2009-2010
Yukon
Circuit:
Jan 28-Feb 10 Luther Wright
March
5-18 Bill Bourne
April
10-23 Kate Reid
For
more information please contact:
Steve
Gedrose at Music Yukon
Phone:
456-8742
SxSW uses Yukon to promote Trade Show
We were delighted to discover that SxSW is using a picture of our 2009 booth to promote sales of their 2010 Trade Show! Go see for yourself!
Music Trade Show
Acoustic set at the MusicYukon stand;
Photo: Jojo Marion
Photo: Jojo Marion
The SXSW Music Trade Show is a collection of nearly 150 businesses that keep the music industry rockin'. This is the place to connect with today’s entertainment industry decision makers and talent. Visitors to the trade show include thousands of SXSW Platinum and Music registrants plus hundreds of SXSW showcasing artists. Exhibitors can expect to interact with attorneys, educators, designers, labels, managers, marketing agents, performing rights organizations, PR agents, publishers, radio stations, performers and fans.
CHANGES TO FACTOR CONTENT RULES
Toronto, Ontario- 07/28/09- The FACTOR Board of Directors has made
a significant change to the eligibility requirements surrounding MAPL
and CANCON.
MAPL Criteria
The
components which make up the criteria for Canadian Content (CANCON)
are: Music, Artist, Production, and Lyrics (MAPL). Two parts must be
100% Canadian to qualify as Canadian Content (CANCON).
FACTOR Policy Surrounding MAPL
Prior FACTOR policy stated that to qualify for funding, the Artist and Production components of MAPL must always be Canadian.
Changes To Policy
Effective July 1st, 2009 the new FACTOR policy states:
· The Artist must be Canadian.
· At least one other part of the sound recording, Music, Lyrics or Production must be Canadian.
Applicants
should be reminded that any costs incurred in non-Canadian Facilities
or by non-Canadians will continue to be deemed ineligible for FACTOR
funding.
"I believe that the Board's decision to make this
adjustment to its criteria will enable artists to make the best choices
for their projects", says Heather Ostertag, FACTOR's President and
CEO. "It will also better serve the needs of Canada's Private Radio
Broadcasters."
For further information regarding FACTOR's policy surrounding CANCON and the MAPL criteria please contact:
Julia Train
Communications Manager
416-696-2215 ext.223
Annie Lou Hits the Road
THE NEW ALBUM
is on its way, and we're now on tour!
Hooray! Have a listen to the recently uploaded tracks to hear what we have been up to.
We were so delighted to have SAMMY LIND from the FOGHORN STRINGBAND
play on several tracks, and do some rousing twin fiddle numbers with
Keitha Clark. We recorded at Old Crow Recording in Whitehorse, with
production by BOB HAMILTON.
Thanks to the generous support of the
Canada Council, FACTOR, and the Yukon Film and Sound Commission. We're
really excited about the record and can't wait to share it with you.
Stay tuned for for further updates!
Huge thanks to Keitha Clark, an original member of Annie Lou, for all her work with the band and on the album. Keitha has decided to pursue other musical opportunities. We are delighted that Hannah Goa will be fiddling with us on our upcoming tour.
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Kim Beggs Wins International Songwriting Award
15,500 Entries.
60 Winners.
20 Categories.
One Yukoner.
Priceless.
MusicYukon is thrilled to congratulate our own Kim Beggs for her stellar
achievement in the 2008 International Songwriting Competition. Not only a
finalist, her song "Lips Stained Red With Wine" has taken
While ISC doesn't release the 'hard numbers' in each category, even a just-passing math student could tell you that coming third out of an estimated 775 category applicants (15,500 applicants divided by 20 categories) is a singular achievement.
With 6.77 billion souls in the world, and where the
Congratulations, Kim -- not just for the very very fine songwriting, but the hours and days and months of all the hard slogging you do. This is a MasterCard Moment.
