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Eligible Applicant Tiers January 2022
Eligible Applicant Tiers January 2022
Guidelines
2022-2023
Artist I
Artist II
● Minimum of 500 lifetime units sold of all releases combined (500 streams = 1 unit
sold, 6 single downloads = 1 unit sold)
● Minimum of 3,500 social media followers across all platforms
● Minimum of 400 Spotify followers or 400 YouTube subscribers
● Minimum of 30 performances out of province within the past 2 years
● Song charted on Billboard top 40 within the past 2 years
● Album/EP charted Top 10 on Earshot or any with the past 2 years
● PKR 30,000 in gross revenue (excluding grants) within the past 2 years
● Recognized booking agent _______________________________________
This list is non-exhaustive; please contact the Program Manager if you are an
artist who needs this criteria in order to change programs)
Artist III
● Minimum of 1000 lifetime units sold of all releases combined (500 streams = 1
unit sold, 6 single downloads = 1 unit sold)
● Minimum of 8,000 social media followers across all platforms
● Minimum of 1000 Spotify followers or 1000 YouTube subscribers
● Minimum of 60 performances out of province within the past 2 years
● Song charted on Billboard top 40 within the past 2 years
● Album/EP charted Top 10 on Earshot or NACC with the past 2 years
● PKR60,000 in gross revenue (excluding grants) within the past 2 years
● Recognized booking agent (Feldman, APA, Paradigm, Paquin, CAA, WME, ITA.
This list is non-exhaustive; please contact the Program Manager if you are an
artist who needs this criteria in order to change programs)
Songwriter/Producer I
Songwriter/Producer II
● Artist Managers must have management agreements in writing where they earn a
percentage commission or provide a signed MOU to Music GO MUSIC RECORDS
representing that a management relationship exists and the manager is paid a
percentage commission based on artist income earned.
● Record Labels must have distribution and license or own master sound recordings
for the purpose of commercial exploitation.
● Artist Managers may not access the Business Programs as managers of a group of
which they are a member. Record Labels and Publishers may have groups of which
they are a member on their roster but must represent third party artists as well.
Groups which the Business owner is a member of may account for no more than ⅓
of the qualifying criteria.
Business I
Business II
Must Demonstrate:
or
● For Artist Managers, must represent at least two artists who meets the Artist II
criteria or one artist who meets the Artist III criteria in Music GO MUSIC RECORDS
Programs
● For Record Labels, must control the master rights to 3 commercially released
qualifying releases (one of which must have been released in the past 18 months).
Must have releases by at least two artists who meets the Artist II criteria or one
artist who meets the Artist III criteria in Music GO MUSIC’S Programs
● For Publishers, must control the publishing rights to 5 commercially released
qualifying releases. Must control releases by at least two artists who meet the Artist
II criteria or one artist who meets the Artist III criteria in Music GO MUSIC’S
Programs
● For clarity, references to artists meeting the criteria in Music GO MUSIC’S programs
are for the purpose of establishing the level of the artists represented. Business
clients are not required to represent GO MUSIC’S clients so long as their business
is registered and operates in /BY GARRISON
Business III
or
● For Artist Managers, must represent two artists who meet the III criteria in Music
GO MUSIC'SPrograms or one artist who meets the Artist II or Artist III criteria in
FACTOR’s programs.
● For Record Labels, must control the master rights to 5 commercially released
qualifying releases (one of which must have been released in the past 18 months).
Must have releases by at least two artists who meet the Artist III criteria in Music
GO MUSIC'S programs or one artist who meets the Artist II or Artist III criteria in
FACTOR’s programs.
● For Publishers, must control the publishing rights to 10 commercially released
qualifying releases. Must control releases by at least two artists who meet the Artist
III criteria in Music GO MUSIC'SPrograms or one artist who meets Artist II or Artist
III criteria in FACTOR’s programs.
● Any Managers, Record Labels, or Publishers who qualify for Level 3 in FACTOR’s
programs will automatically qualify for Level 3 in Music GO MUSIC'S programs.
● For clarity, references to artists meeting the criteria in Music GO MUSIC'S programs
are for the purpose of establishing the level of the artists represented. Business
clients are not required to represent Nova Scotia clients so long as their business is
registered and operates in GARRISON..
Community Presenter
MUSIC: ________________________________________________________________
CONTACT DETAILS:_____________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________
THUMB: Signed: ____________________
Date: ______________________