• Careers in Culture
• Introduction
• What You Need to Know
• What You Need to Do

• What music people do
• Career routes
• Work search strategies

• Developing your demo
• And we'll have fund, fund, fund …
• Auditions - Facing the music
• Résumés
• Show me the money

• Know the lingo: A Music biz primer

• Credits
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Careers in Culture – Careers in Music and Sound Recording

> And we'll have fund, fund, fund …

In Canada, the music and sound recording field has funds which provide financial assistance in the making and marketing of music demos, albums and videos. Here are four important organizations:

• Foundation to Assist Canadian Talent on Record (FACTOR) – funds the production and promotion of demos, videos and albums, as well as some touring and other showcases.
  
  
• VideoFACT and PromoFACT – awards funds for the production of videos, press kits and artists’ websites.
  
  
• Society of Composers, Authors and Music Publishers of Canada (SOCAN) – gives grants to composers and songwriters through the SOCAN Foundation.
  
  
• Radio Starmaker Fund – a private fund created by the Canadian Association of Broadcasters that supports Canadian artists who have a proven track record and whose label is making a significant investment in his or her future career.

Also check out local/provincial/national organizations for support.