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

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), Best-of-2022 highlight: Being in control vs. being picked (48:24), 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).
Links:
FACTOR Artist Development grant: how I won it twice - Will's two applications to the programJuried Sound Recording program: FACTORExplore and Create: Canada Council - Includes Research and Creation, as well as Concept to Realization, programsAmplify BC Career Development grantMusic BC Travel GrantsWhat is the Spotify monthly listener figure? - Will's breakdown of what the often-misunderstood stat meansLegibility - Will's Rhythm Changes Update on what happens when you have many streaming profiles with slightly different names for your group