
Too Many Albums, Music Grants, Brand Stuff | Cory & Will
11/09/22 • 83 min
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
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
Previous Episode

Pitch Gone Wrong, Show Presence, Mix Review | Cory & Will
In this episode:
- Cory uploaded never-before-seen footage of Hank Mobley and Dexter Gordon to YouTube (0:49),
- First topic: "I once booked an amazing pianist at a club in the UK where the promoter told me 'I honestly don't think I can sell more than 30 tickets for him but I love it and I can book on that occasionally.'" (4:28),
- Cory shared a pitch gone wrong and received over 150 comments back on Facebook (9:42),
- What do I need to know about how to present myself on stage? (15:09),
- I'm in jazz school, but I want to learn about audio production, recording, and mixing. How can I go about this, without having to go to audio school? (20:37),
- Best-of-2022 highlight: Cory didn't have any recording experience (21:41),
- How do you learn to hear what makes a good mix or master recording? (25:00),
- The Fraser MacPherson Jazz Fund is offering scholarships now to instrumentalist students in BC (30:59).
Links:
- Fraser MacPherson Jazz Fund - Apply for scholarships if you're an instrumentalist student in BC
- New Jazz Underground - YouTube channel of three people just going for it and having fun recording themselves
- How to approach a jazz bar or club owner as a musician - written by Cory from our website
- Hank Mobley video - Cory's YouTube channel
- Dexter Gordon footage - Cory's YouTube channel
- These 110 words just went 4-for-4 on local gig bookings - Will's Rhythm Changes Update on his local gig pitches
Next Episode

Anxiety, An Incident, Jazzfest Applications | Cory & Will
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).
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