OAC Music Recording Projects — up to CA$10,000 for Albums and EPs by Ontario Musicians and Composers
Ontario Arts Council
The Ontario Arts Council (OAC), an agency of the Government of Ontario, funds professional artists, collectives and organizations across the province through project grants assessed by peer panels.
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Up to CA$4,000 for demo/EP recordings and up to CA$10,000 for a full-length album, covering recording, mixing and mastering, artist and producer fees (including your own), copyright and royalty fees, studio or location rental, packaging design, a contribution to marketing or an Ontario-based publicist, manufacturing of up to 1,000 units, equipment rental, childcare and accessibility.
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Professional musicians and composers who are Ontario residents; professional music ad hoc groups, collectives and organizations based in Ontario; professionally led community orchestras and choirs paying professional musicians. Recording studios, record labels, managers, agents, schools, municipalities, colleges and universities are not eligible.
Dates & details
- Deadline
- 1 p.m. ET (online application in Nova, opens about two months before)
- Results
- About four and a half months after the deadline
- Costs to the artist
- None — grant for project costs; unfunded expenses covered by other revenue