Anxiety, An Incident, Jazzfest Applications | Cory & Will

12/09/22 • 64 min

Jazz Office Hours with Cory Weeds

In this episode:

Cory went to Pittsburgh, went on tour with Michael Weiss, and brought Jeremy Pelt out here for some big gigs (00:51),
The venue incident (11:43),
When people say "We can't make a living as full-time musicians in this city" (25:29),
Not saying yes right away (0:32:04),
The power of the checklist and setting up venue promotions (35:41),
What you need to know when you apply to jazz festivals in Canada (43:21),
Best-of-2022 highlight: Does Oliver Gannon need to apply to the jazzfest? (46:51)
Getting nominated for the Grammys won't change your life, and no gig is career-changing (56:43).

In this episode:

Cory went to Pittsburgh, went on tour with Michael Weiss, and brought Jeremy Pelt out here for some big gigs (00:51),
The venue incident (11:43),
When people say "We can't make a living as full-time musicians in this city" (25:29),
Not saying yes right away (0:32:04),
The power of the checklist and setting up venue promotions (35:41),
What you need to know when you apply to jazz festivals in Canada (43:21),
Best-of-2022 highlight: Does Oliver Gannon need to apply to the jazzfest? (46:51)
Getting nominated for the Grammys won't change your life, and no gig is career-changing (56:43).

Previous Episode

Too Many Albums, Music Grants, Brand Stuff | Cory & Will

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 program
Juried Sound Recording program: FACTOR
Explore and Create: Canada Council - Includes Research and Creation, as well as Concept to Realization, programs
Amplify BC Career Development grant
Music BC Travel Grants
What is the Spotify monthly listener figure? - Will's breakdown of what the often-misunderstood stat means
Legibility - Will's Rhythm Changes Update on what happens when you have many streaming profiles with slightly different names for your group

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