SOCAN Foundation Announces $10K Indigenous Songwriter Award
March 29, 2018
The SOCAN Foundation has just announced the launch of the Indigenous Songwriter Award.
The TD Indigenous Songwriter Award will recognize the musical talent and creativity of the best music created, in any genre, by songwriters and composers of Indigenous descent. The inaugural award will be presented at the Indigenous Music Awards in Winnipeg on May 18, 2018.
The TD Indigenous Songwriter Award will recognize the musical talent and creativity of the best music created, in any genre, by songwriters and composers of Indigenous descent.
The TD Indigenous Songwriter Award will recognize the musical talent and creativity of the best music created, in any genre, by songwriters and composers of Indigenous descent.
A jury of prominent Indigenous songwriters will select the winner of the award. For more information about eligibility and the selection process, or to apply now for the award, visit www.socanfoundation.ca/awards/. The deadline is April 25, 2018, at 11:59 PM ET. The winner will receive a $10,000 CAD prize, made possible by the support of TD, as well as airfare and accommodation to and from the Indigenous Music Awards in Winnipeg.
“The Indigenous Songwriter Award builds on the SOCAN Foundation and the efforts of TD to foster, promote and diversify opportunities for music creators of Indigenous descent,” said Charlie Wall-Andrews, Executive Director of the SOCAN Foundation. “Our ongoing aim is to build inclusive grant and awards programming that is as diverse as the communities in which we live, and this new award pushes us even further ahead.”
Source: SOCAN