Alliance for Equity in the Music Industry

Excellent article by Chaka V Grier on the "altruistic violence" of white ppl/orgs who think they are doing good. Side note: "doing diversity" without investing wholeheartedly in systemic change is just another means of exploitation. https://nowtoronto.com//canadian-artists-activists-on-thei

https://www.ledevoir.com//musique-front-commun-pour-la-div Re: CRTC review of commercial radio policy. We need mandatory data collection, an explicit, actionable equity mandate for the CRTC, and a new license regime that creates transparency & accountability by broadcasters & everyone else in the regulatory framework.

The National Indigenous Music Advisory is reaching out to Indigenous music artists and industry to contribute to the development of an Indigenous Music Strategy..., and the creation of a National Indigenous Music Office. The National Indigenous Music Advisory Council wants to hear from YOU! Join one of our three sessions and receive a $50 honorarium (limited to first 60 registrations): Mon. April 26, 3:00pm-5:00pm EST Wed. May 5, 6:30pm-8:30pm EST Fri. May 7, 2:00pm-4:00pm EST For those unable to attend one of these sessions, or who prefer to provide a contribution in writing, written submissions are welcomed! Please email your written submissions to [email protected] The National Indigenous Music Advisory looks forward to hearing from you! REGISTER HERE: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/national-indigenous-music-offi

Do you serve on a board of directors? When you joined, what training/onboarding did your receive? Was any of it about inclusion as a core value? This article speaks to a significant issue in Cdn music industry & arts governance. https://www.thestar.com//are-board-diversity-and-inclusion

Call to action! Join AEMI and the Racial Equity Media Collective in advocating for changes to the upcoming new Broadcasting Act to support BIPOC creators & entrepreneurs in the film/TV and music industries. Read, sign, share! ASAP, Deadline coming fast! https://www.allianceforequity.ca/newsletters/bill-c-10

Let's talk about ending gender oppression, making safer spaces, access to capital and mentorship, and all the ways we can pull together in the industry for women and gender nonconforming folks. Panel on January 15h 5pm ET Panel event FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/702877423760421?acontext=... General Conference event: Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/486126212369091 See more

This article raises important questions that correlate directly to the music industry and the practise of providing direct access to funding for certain companies based on an index of "success metrics". In the music industry, having guaranteed access to funding can help grow a record label by significantly offsetting products and artist development costs. Very few labels have had consistent direct access, which has created an elite class of labels that absorb significant amo...unts of funding, while everyone else competes through the juried programs. In this elite tier are no companies owned by racialized people; and without any dedicated support for BIPOC entrepreneurs, they fall further and further behind. To crown it all, the rules of direct access to FACTOR funding are set by a committee of the board of directors which includes owners of companies that have this direct access. They create rules based on the business models that work best for their own artists and genres - like folk/rock - but not for hip hop or R&B, even though Canadian artists in those genres are selling and celebrated all over the world. The Canada Music Fund (an instrument of the Department of Canadian Heritage that funds the music industry) was recently "modernized" but whatever that meant, it did not transparently address or result in the communication of a meaningful strategy to address the capacity and infrastructure deficits faced by marginalized Canadian music business owners, to get them anywhere near the hundreds of thousands of public dollars drawn down by white music business owners each year. This isn't only a social justice issue - it's economically shortsighted. We're ceding domestic market share and shipping some of our best talent (both artistic and entrepreneurial) out of the country. This flies directly in the face of the Canadian cultural policy to encourage and protect the growth of the cultural industries for and by Canadians. But without oversight or intervention on the part of Canadian Heritage or the CRTC-mandated broadcasters that supply the funding, how likely is this to change? In short, this isn't just a Telefilm problem. We need a thorough reckoning of cultural policy. https://bit.ly/3720oGT

Wondering who is receiving the government's Canada Music Fund share of COVID Emergency Support? AEMI analyzed the Phase 1 results and so far it's looking 95% white... https://www.allianceforequity.ca/newsletters/newsletter-5

HURRAY FOR THIS: "The Board of Directors of the Radio Starmaker Fund announces the creation of a new program dedicated to supporting music creation by members of the Canadian music industry who are Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour. Effective immediately, this funding stream is available to eligible musicians who have not yet met Starmaker sales criteria. This will be a "stepping stone" program that recognizes the systemic barriers that prevent otherwise eligible applicants from qualifying for the established Starmaker programs. The program will fund a broad range of activities to help sustain racialized artists as they continue to develop and increase the audience and industry reach needed to apply to other Starmaker programs." https://www.starmaker.ca/

Solidarity Fund Development Grants for BIPOC creators, apply by October 16!

Our colleagues at Racial Equity Media Collective will appear before the Parliamentary Committee regarding Bill-C10 on Monday, Feb 22 at 11 am. They are advocating for important changes to the Broadcasting Act to support BIPOC creators in film, tv, and music. Follow this link for a message and details from co-founder Sherien Barsoum. https://www.allianceforequity.ca//watch-remcs-intervention

Melissa Vincent for CBC Music explores an important question here: How will equity- and sovereignty-seeking communities fare when the the live music sector is rebuilt? https://www.cbc.ca//live-music-could-return-in-2021-but-wh

Call to action! Join AEMI and the Racial Equity Media Collective in advocating for changes to the upcoming new Broadcasting Act to support BIPOC creators & entrepreneurs in the film/TV and music industries. Read, sign, share! ASAP, Deadline coming fast! https://www.allianceforequity.ca/newsletters/bill-c-10

Let's talk about ending gender oppression, making safer spaces, access to capital and mentorship, and all the ways we can pull together in the industry for women and gender nonconforming folks. Panel on January 15h 5pm ET Panel event FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/702877423760421?acontext=... General Conference event: Facebook event: https://www.facebook.com/events/486126212369091 See more

Come along to the first music conference of 2021. AEMI's Allison Outhit will be facilitating a panel, there will be great showcases and it's free to register! https://fb.me/e/106ySqFR6

Cool job alert: Racial Equity Media Collective is hiring a Managing Director (for a term position). If you are an administrator and strong advocate in anti-racism, with a film/tv background, fundraising, community engagement, policy development, ideally BIPOC identifying, this could be for you! https://www.workinculture.ca/JobBo//Managing-Director-(46)