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CANADIAN MUSIC WEEK FESTIVAL MARCH 1 - 4, 2006
CMW is a once-in-a-year opportunity to get your band in the face
of over 3000 movers and shakers in the industry. You could be among
some of the hottest new independent bands that will hit Toronto.
You have 2 ways to submit for a CMW 2006 Festival Showcase:
1. ON-LINE
Submit through Sonicbids and get a discounted Sonicbids
membership. Click Here!
Save time and submit online using your Sonicbids EPK (Electronic Press Kit).
For just $55 CAD you can become a Sonicbids member for 3-months and submit to Canadian Music Week 2006 at no additional charge. You can use your EPK again and again to connect with club owners, festival directors, radio station programmers and conference organizers at the click of a mouse!
It's faster, better, easier and cheaper than standard bulky press
kits! Click
here to sign-up and take advantage of this unique offer!
ALREADY A SONICBIDS MEMBER? Submission is only $50 CAD. Log in to
your account and submit your EPK using your Promoter Drop Box. It
beats express mail every time!
2. MAIL
Complete the CMW Festival application form and mail it along with
the following materials:
$50.00 CAD plus 7% GST ($53.50) non-refundable processing fee
2 copies of original music on CD, cassette or MP3 - 3 song minimum (NO DAT's or Vinyl)
2 copies of your photo (NO photocopies) and bio
Band member list
List of your last 3 live appearances and venues
Stage Plot/Input list
Media reviews/articles
NOTE: Where possible, please submit the above materials on
disc.
Mail to: Canadian Music Week, c/o P.O. Box 42232, 128 Queen Street
S., Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, L5M 4Z0
Click
here to download the 2006 CMW Festival application form.
(PDF format, requires free Adobe
Acrobat Reader)
FINAL DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS - OCTOBER 31, 2005.
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Only a select few get a chance to perform
but anyone who submits their Showcase Application before August
31st gets a chance to win a Gibson SG Standard Guitar with
Case. All entrants will receive a free year's subscription
to Canadian Musician magazine. Applications submitted before
August 31st qualify for the first round of voting. Bands/artists
accepted in the first round will be notified of their acceptance
to the Festival by the end of September.
Submission deadline for final round of voting - October
31, 2005.
Final notices of acceptance - December 2005.
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Please note:
ALL OF THE ABOVE ELEMENTS MUST ACCOMPANY YOUR
APPLICATION TO BE CONSIDERED.
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSIONS ARE PREFERRED.
All bands will be notified by mail/email in December 2005.
We will listen to a maximum of 3 tracks, so please list titles accordingly.
All submitted material becomes the property of CMW and cannot be returned.
You must be able to play in Toronto between March 1 - 4, 2006.
Venue, PA and lighting supplied.
All applicant artists/band members whether chosen or not to perform at the Festival will receive complimentary delegate
passes to TUNEUP 2006 Conference courtesy of Rogers Media. All artists must pre-register for the TUNEUP Conference by
Friday, January 20, 2006. Registration details will be supplied with notification of your acceptance to the Festival.
We acknowledge the financial support
of the Government of Canada through the Canada Music Fund for this
project.
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