The Canadian Live Music Association announces grant recipients of 'Setting the Stage' pilot program sponsored by RBC
January 28th, 2024 - In celebration of its 10th anniversary, the Canadian Live Music Association (CLMA) is pleased to announce the recipients of Setting the Stage, sponsored by RBC. Setting the Stage is a pilot program that provides micro grants to independent live music venues, promoters, and festivals, to support live performance and direct mentorship of local, emerging artists.
The recipients (in alphabetic order) and their selected emerging artists are:
Biltmore Theatre (Oshawa, ON) - Brothers Wild
Canada's Music Incubator (Toronto, ON) - Mimi O'Bonsawin
Dawson City Music Festival (Dawson City, YK) - DruiZ
F7 Entertainment Group (Edmonton, AB) - Lauren Ash
Flying V Productions (Kingston, ON) - PINER
Folk On The Rocks (Yellowknife, NWT) - Cassandra Blondin Burt
Rickshaw Theatre (Vancouver, BC) - Spank Williams
Road to Revelree (Sarnia, ON) - Heather Russell
Sonic Unyon (Hamilton, ON) - Luckystickz
The Cap (Fredericton, NB) - Katie Schurman
The Phoenix Concert Theatre (Toronto, ON) - Lear Haven
The Silver Dollar Room (Toronto, ON) - DJ Birdie
The Starlite Room (Edmonton AB) - Stem Cham
Tooth Blackner Presents (Calgary AB) - Kue Varo
Whitecap Entertainment (Charlottetown, PEI) - Brooke MacArthur
“We were thrilled by the nation-wide response to this RBC-sponsored pilot program”, said Erin Benjamin, President & CEO of the CLMA.“ and were very impressed by the calibre of the applications, the creative talent of the artists represented, and the impact of the proposed mentorship for each, and we hope to be able to provide this support again in the near future because both the need, and opportunity, are clear. We cannot thank RBC enough for their support of Canada’s live music community. Congratulations to the recipients, the artists, and a huge thank you to all of the mentors involved behind the scenes in your role in supporting Canada's artists of the future.”
The program aims to address the market challenges that persist in some areas of the live music ecosystem, challenges that are directly impacting live music venues, and challenges emerging artists’ face as they try to grow their careers. All funded activities will take place by March 1st, 2025.
For more information about the Setting the Stage program and links to the recipients and their emerging artists, please click here.
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CONTACT
Aengus Finnan
Program Manager,
Canadian Live Music Association