The following are recording of FACTOR funded session during the NCRA/ANREC’s 43rd Annual Conference in Nanaimo, BC. Please enjoy “The Urban Vacuum”, “The Power of Charting: Amplifying Music Across Canada – Workshop” and “Music Departments”.
The Urban Vacuum – Presentation (FACTOR) Sean Warkentine – Station Manager (Interim) at Met Radio 1280AM New, young, emerging talents from rural communities are at a major disadvantage in so many ways, compared to those in urban settings. Fewer opportunities, smaller audiences, less pay, and little access to industry. It’s rare that artists are able to thrive outside of cities, creating something of a cultural vacuum. This session will act as an ideashare and brainstorm for how our sector might better encourage the flourishing of arts in smaller communities.
What is charting and why is it important to artists, stations and your community. How submitting charts helps everyone! This session looks into the music department and how once your submission is accepted in the station it can become “chart eligible” on weekly top played lists. How will this benefit both artist, stations and your own communities! Discussion of how charting works, best practices for stations to ensure national charting, and tips on how to help your accepted submission in getting more possible plays at each station.
Ever wonder what really happens when music gets sent to radio stations? This session dives into the world of music departments and radio mailouts—from the perspective of both the artist and the station. Drawing on firsthand experience doing independent mailouts for their own music and supporting other artists, as well as stepping into a campus station’s music department, the speaker will unpack the challenges, surprises, and lessons learned on both sides of the submission process. Whether you’re an artist trying to get your music heard, or a station looking to streamline your inbox, this session intends to give space for us to learn from each other – bring your mail-out tips, your music-sorting tricks, and Music Department hacks and come help us collectively uncover some practical insights into how music flows through the system—and how we can all make it a little smoother.
LAST YEAR’S FACTOR SESSIONS
The following are recording of FACTOR funded session during the last year’s NCRA/ANREC’s 42nd Annual Conference. Please enjoy the different sessions touching on “Recording Musicians for Radio” and “Artist Networking”.
There’s also two amazing performances by The Brackish and The Town Heroes!
Join Cam Siferd and Steve Luxton for this FACTOR funded session as they breakdown how to record live music sessions.
Madison Greening and Duane Nardocchio from the Cape Breton Music Industry Co-op talk about how artists can build better relationships with their local radio stations in this FACTOR funded open session.
Music Perfomances
Enjoy this full FACTOR funded performance by The Town Heroes during the 2024 CRABO’s in Sydney, NS.
Enjoy this FACTOR funded performance by The Brackish during the 2024 CRABO’s in Sydney, NS.
