FACTOR – Comprehensive Music Company – Showcase
Description:
Funding under the Showcase component must be used to support a performance for a target audience of music industry professionals. FACTOR defines an eligible showcase as a performance for a target audience of music industry professionals more so than the general public. They are often part of a larger music industry event or conference.
All Comprehensive Music Company Sound Recording component applications must include the creation or licensing of a new, previously unreleased qualifying album.
Comments on Funding:
Funding under this component is at up to 75% of the total eligible budget of the Comprehensive Music Company application or the lesser of a. the approved offer or b. the final subsidy calculation plus administration fee.
The funding limit for the Showcase component is $7,500 per artist of which a maximum of $5,000 can be spent on domestic showcasing and up to the full $7,500 on international showcasing, across all programs. This means that regardless of what program you apply under, or which Applicant applies, the amount of Showcase funding available for the artist will not exceed $7,500 in each FACTOR fiscal year.
Comprehensive Music Company funding is divided into two phases.
In Phase 1, the maximum available funding is $82,500 per project.
In Phase 2, you may receive an additional $40,000 per project, provided that the funded sound recording has met the qualifying threshold* for the genre. Note that Phase 2 funding must be applied for within the later of two years from the original submission date or six months after the commercial release of the sound recording. Phase 2 funding is only available if the fiscal year maximum has not already been met.
Recipient Accessibility Support Fund: FACTOR grant recipients are eligible for top-up support to their project funding of up to $5,000 each fiscal year, not to exceed $5,000 per project for costs related to accessibility. Eligible costs claimed under this fund will be reimbursed at 100%.
Eligibility:
Applications Steps:
Applicants must:
create a user profile on the FACTOR application platform;
create an applicant profile (of the individual, partnership, or corporation that will enter into a general agreement with FACTOR if funding is offered);
create an artist profile (an artist profile provides FACTOR with a snapshot of the artist’s music career thus far. This helps FACTOR determine artist profile ratings and program eligibility);
create a project and choose the project components;
fill and validate the application.
Documentation Needed:
a) submit proof of performance that the showcase performance took place (any of the following: flyers, posters, programs, print ads, photographs, ticket samples, videos, live show reviews from external publications, or confirmations from publicists/promoters/radio promoters); and
b) If there is a change of personnel, appliants must indicate those changes in the Eligible Travelers table in the Component Information section of your Completion and provide an explanation of the changes in the “variance” box within that section. They must also submit corresponding deal memos for any new eligible travelers.
For in-person Showcase components approved after April 1, 2020, a cost report and supporting expense documentation do not need to be submitted upon Completion. However, FACTOR reserves the right to request this information and perform a full or partial audit after reviewing the Completion. Failure to comply could result in a lowered offer or default status in the FACTOR system. Please ensure that you keep invoices, receipts, and proofs of payment for eligible costs.
Other Things to Note:
Program guidelines for 2022-2023 were published in April 2022.
Program Contact:
When It Ends:
Ongoing
Deadline:
Rolling deadline