Getting Your First Music Grant - Q&A with Mark Zubek [PODCAST]

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Have you tried to get a grant for your music in the past with little success? Drastically increase your odds of getting funded by FACTOR, Canada Council for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council and more with a few tweaks to your approach.

Mark Zubek is a hit-songwriter/producer who’s helped hundreds of Canadian indie artists get over $250,000 to fund the recordings they create together and joins Disrupting The Music Biz to share his secrets and answer questions sent in by artists like you.

Here’s a few of the questions answered in this episode:

Does an artist need sales to get funded?
What juries expect to see on your application
Are grants just for the big artists? (HINT: Not even close!)
Do you need someone with a business background to help you with the application?
Why should you want grant funding and does it cost you anything to get it?
How many times you can get funded with grant funding for your music
And much more!

Zedd Records Grant Winners (2015)

Alex Galli- $8000 OAC Popular Music Grant Winner!
Connor Vincent
Fatima Sebai
Mary Segato
Jason Dodge
Victoria Leone
Doug Taylor

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One thought on “Getting Your First Music Grant - Q&A with Mark Zubek [PODCAST]”

Randy Rhythm April 21, 2015 at 9:31 pm
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Thanks Mark,
I will listen in and let you know if any further questions come to mind… Randy Rhythm

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"Working with Mark has been a great experience. He makes the creative process simple and easy. With Mark's help, I successfully acquired a FACTOR grant for the development of my second song. He is positive, professional and has helped put me on the path to becoming the artist that I want to become."

Connor Vincent Award Winning Singer/Songwriter

"From introducing me to the whole process behind production, writing and licensing, working with Mark was the stepping stone that boosted me into an industry that I can now call my full-time career."

Dervla

"As a producer and mixer of many hits I want to tell you that you did a great job on capturing the energy and sentiment in the song and I was pleased to be involved in placing it."

John Luongo President / CEO of Trecter Entertainment

"Luka had so much fun writing with you, Mark. It was beautifully produced and the results so far have been amazing. The performance with Katy Perry on eTalk CTV, your assistance winning him the FACTOR grant, hooking us up with a meeting with the VP of Warner Records, the Justin Chambers Clothing licensing deal and placing as a finalist in the USA Songwriting Contest. Thanks Mark!"

Monica Forti

"Working with Mark Zubek was completely effortless. He was able to understand exactly what I wanted and turn it into a hit. Together, Mark and I worked on my single "Pretend" and won the International Songwriting Competition as well as placing Top 30 in the MOArtist competition, where it is now available on iTunes through EMI Canada. The song's success is thanks to Mark and I cant wait to work with him again!"

Victoria Leone Award Winning Singer/Songwriter

"Mark is one of the good ones. He's friendly, professional and he knows how to write great songs. I have had the privilege of working on 2 pop songs with him. Mark encouraged me to submit for the demo single FACTOR grant and I won. He totally understood the type of songs I wanted to write and helped me achieve that. He goes above and beyond his duties as a producer/co-writer by wanting what's best for the people he works with. I would recommend anyone to Mark."

Justine D Moritz