Annual Report 2016—2017 We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage Canada Music Fund and of Canada's Private Radio Broadcasters. FACTOR 2016–2017 Contents Contents Message from Message from About the 2 the Chair 3 the President 4 Foundation National Board of Staff Advisory 6 7 Directors 8 Board Our Funding Broadcaster Financial 10 11 12 Partners Contributions Results Funding Offered In the 14 15 Applications 20 by Genre Community Alphabetical List of Success 21 Juries 22 24 Jurors Stories Collective Programs Sponsorships 32 37 38 Initiatives Year–End PwC Awards 41 44 Snapshot 48 Report 1 Message from the Chair FACTOR 2016–2017 FACTOR 2016–2017 Message from the President Message from the Chair Message from the President “As we move forward, FACTOR will be a key vehicle “Those volunteers who are helping now and for delivering on the Canadian Government’s goal who have helped in the past, you can be to build our cultural industries based on increased reassured that your support has made FACTOR export activities and renewed cultural diplomacy.” a better system.” This year marked my last term as renewed cultural diplomacy. Already personal efforts to bring this strategy This year we reluctantly say adieu to business, as a partner at Nettwerk in Those volunteers who are helping now a FACTOR Director, after over six we have received an increase in our to fruition. two longtime Board members. Vancouver, extends across Canada and who have helped in the past, you years of serving on the Board, the funding for export activities including and more importantly to the wider can be reassured that your support has last two as its Chair. It is also the final international touring and showcase I would also like to acknowledge the Lenore Gibson joined our Board world of music production, publishing made FACTOR a better system. And to term for Mark Jowett (Nettwerk) funding for our acts. These new contribution of my radio colleagues to in 2010. Her service to FACTOR and management. His ability to bring those of you who want to sign up to help who served on the Board as the funds have been the basis for new or the music business through FACTOR. culminated in her taking on the role of this perspective to FACTOR and his now and into the future, your work with representative of the Canadian Music extended foreign tours and showcases, Over the years, Canadian radio has Chair in 2015. I have always admired insightful and innovative input into us will guarantee a fair and complete Publishers’ Association. Thanks and for additional collective activities been, and will continue to be, a reliable her willingness and ability to balance the program design process has been jury process for our applicants. So don’t Mark, and congratulations! I also wish in Europe and North America, and resilient resource for Canadian her professional responsibilities as a a major contribution to FACTOR’s hesitate! Go to FACTOR.ca to become to acknowledge the generations of including partnered initiatives with music. Through FACTOR, music is regulatory lawyer with Bell Media and progress since 2011. accredited as a juror. leaders from both the music and radio our colleagues at Musicaction. Several the beneficiary of the day–to–day hard her commitment to FACTOR. industries whose hard work on Boards of the latter have been implemented work of some outstanding women FACTOR’s Board is only a part of Directors and Committees have laid or are planned for this year, including and men across Canada who are the Lenore’s knowledge of the media of the network of unpaid volunteers the foundation for FACTOR’s success. Canada 150 events in France, backbone of commercial radio and landscape, her strong relationship that make the system work. Every Germany, the UK, Eastern Europe who will continue to be there for with Canada’s radio community and year, FACTOR receives thousands — Duncan McKie Of course, I leave with mixed feelings. and the US. FACTOR in the future. the regulatory and governmental of applications for our two juried President Certainly, of all the funding agencies in bodies that oversee FACTOR’s programs. We guarantee a fair the cultural space in Canada, FACTOR Partly as a result of this support, Finally, many thanks to my colleagues, funding, have been critical to our adjudication for all applicants, has set an example over the years of fabulous new Canadian musical artists past and present, on the FACTOR building today’s funding system. through a jury of their peers. This is how to develop and administer a highly are now being recognized around the Board, and to the dedicated staff, for Based on the principles of merit, a challenging task and to accomplish successful program. The organization country and indeed the world on a making being a FACTOR Director accessibility and transparency, it we require hundreds of volunteers is admired around the world and the daily basis. FACTOR’s contribution to such a great experience for me. My FACTOR is admired around the world to donate their time and apply model has been used as a template in their success has in some cases been best wishes as you enter this exciting for our approach to administering their expertise to adjudicate these many countries to design their own critical to moving their careers to the new phase. public and private funding. submissions. To make the system music funding programs. It has been a next level and making it possible to fairer and free of bias, we have true pleasure to be involved with, and reach new foreign audiences. As we Mark Jowett leaves the Board after enlarged our juries and recruited to lead this organization. move forward, FACTOR will continue six years of service as the representative them from across the country. It is a to partner with government and of the Canadian Music Publishers formidable task to keep this up, as — Lenore Gibson As we move forward, FACTOR will others to grow these opportunities. Chair Association, and most recently was we can always use more help from our be a key vehicle for delivering on We congratulate the Government the Chair of the FACTOR Program music professionals, but to those who the Canadian government’s goal to of Canada and the Department of Review Committee which is no doubt like Lenore and Mark, are donating build our cultural industries based Canadian Heritage for their efforts FACTOR’s busiest Board committee. their time to us today, we extend our on increased export activities and in this area, and Minister Joly for her Mark’s knowledge of the music sincere thanks. 2 3 About the Foundation FACTOR 2016–2017 FACTOR 2016–2017 About the Foundation FACTOR, the Foundation Assisting Program in 1986 (now known as the FACTOR’s sponsors can be very Canadian Talent on Recordings, Canada Music Fund). proud that through their generous was founded in 1982 and is one of the Support is provided to Canadian contributions they have created so most significant sources of financial recording artists, songwriters, many success stories. assistance offered to help sustain and managers, labels, publishers, event FACTOR’s annual budget is derived grow the independent Canadian producers and distributors through from two sources: the Department of music industry. various programs, at every stage Canadian Heritage through the Canada As a private non–profit organization, of their careers. Whether an artist Music Fund, and Canada’s private radio FACTOR is dedicated to providing is looking to record a demo, a full– broadcasters. For over 30 years, we assistance toward the growth length sound recording, market have administered federal government and development of the Canadian and promote an existing album, or and privately–sourced funds. music industry. The foundation showcase and tour domestically or We are proud to be a part of a unique administers contributions from private internationally, funding is available. cultural initiative that is a model of radio broadcasters as well as two FACTOR supports many facets of public–private cooperation. components of the Department of the infrastructure for artists and Canadian Heritage’s Canada Music music entrepreneurs to progress into Fund. FACTOR has been managing the international arena. Canada has federal funds since the inception of an abundance of talent competing the Sound Recording Development nationally and internationally and 4 Photo Credit: Geoff Stairs Photo Credit: Ian Vardy 5 Artist: Fucked Up Artist: Repartee Staff FACTOR 2016–2017 FACTOR 2016–2017 Board of Directors Staff Board of Directors FACTOR currently has 20 full–time staff in We would like to thank Lloyd Nishimura for his four departments. contributions to FACTOR this year. FACTOR would like to Client Services Operations Board members are limited to a two FACTOR’s 2016–2017 Adam Thompson year term to serve on the Board and Rogers Appointee thank Aurora Bangarth, board members are: Program Director, SONiC Edmonton Angela Fex Duncan McKie can serve a maximum of three terms. Cathy Waszczuk and Manager, Client Services President This by law was adopted in 2007 to ensure Board rotation. Lenore Gibson, Chair Tim Potocic Tamara Dawit for their CIMA Appointee Eryka MacLean Allison Outhit Bell Media Inc., Appointee Co–Owner, Sonic Unyon contributions to FACTOR Assistant Manager, Client Services Vice President, Operations FACTOR has a Director Emeritus, Senior Counsel, Regulatory Affairs during our fiscal year. Duff Roman, who is also the found- Mark Jowett Evelyn Cream Phil Gumbley ing President of the organization. He Meghan Symsyk, Vice–Chair Manager, Collective Initiatives Director of Operations MMF Appointee CMPA Appointee has remained an active supporter Vice President, International Marketing Vice President, International A&R/ and builder of FACTOR throughout Taiwo Bah Tia Gordon & Management, eOne Music Publishing, Nettwerk Music Group Project Coordinator, Sponsorships Office Coordinator its history and the Board and staff of and Outreach FACTOR are honoured to have an indi- Steve Parsons, Secretary Andrina Turenne Megan Jones vidual of his expertise and experience CAB Appointee Elected Member, Music Industry Beth Hamill Business Operations Specialist providing on going guidance.