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

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

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).