Too Many Albums & Names, BC Music Grants, Being a Brand

In this episode:

• Cory doesn’t know half the people in the house when he emcees Frankie’s, and interest in live gigs is up! (4:50),
• Is the Cellar Music label releasing too many albums? (9:00),
• Why monthly listeners is a bad statistic for comparing artists (22:35),
• The “keeping the lights on” view of social media (27:25),
• The danger of having multiple names for your projects / bands on streaming platforms (32:55),
• First question: Music grant organizations to follow as a Canadian musician in BC (38:15)
• What’s it like being on a grant jury? (44:05),
• When you get rejected, it’s so often circumstantial, and so rarely a judgment on you (49:35),
• Second question: Thoughts on being a brand and branding for musicians (58:42).

Shout-outs to James Danderfer’s Monday Mid-Day Instagram Live and Jamie Lee’s fall 2023 community mentorship round!

Links:

• FACTOR Artist Development grant: how I won it twice - Will's two applications to the program
• Juried Sound Recording program: FACTOR
• Explore and Create: Canada Council - Includes Research and Creation, as well as Concept to Realization, programs
• Amplify BC Career Development grant
• Music BC Travel Grants
• What is the Spotify monthly listener figure? - Will's breakdown of what the often-misunderstood stat means
• Legibility - Will's Rhythm Changes Update on what happens when you have many streaming profiles with slightly different names for your group