CBC Music's Searchlight 2024: prizes

If you're an ambitious Canadian musician with a great original song, CBC Music's Searchlight 2024 prize packages offers you the chance of a lifetime to take your career to the next level.

From album production and marketing to networking and live performance opportunities, check out the amazing prizes that can help bolster your career below.

The Grand Prize:

A spot in the Allan Slaight Juno Master Class

The Grand Prize winner will receive: a spot in the next scheduled Allan Slaight Juno Master Class (Sept. 15-20, 2024) artist development program (the "Master Class"). Includes, for up to four band members:

a. Return economy airfare from the major Canadian airport closest to the Band members' home origin to Toronto to attend the Allan Slaight Juno Master Class from Sept. 15-20, 2024, accommodations at a hotel to be chosen by CARAS in its sole discretion, and a per diem. 

b. Daily workshops with industry leaders (chosen by Allan Slaight Master Class organizers). 

c. A performance spot at a music industry showcase night in Toronto. Dates and location TBA.

d. Mention within marketing and promotion of the Allan Slaight Juno Master Class program, not limited to content promoting artists in the program on Juno Awards social channels.

A recording residency, presented by Partake Brewing, at the National Music Centre in Calgary

A five-day residency presented by Partake Brewing at the National Music Center (NMC) in Calgary, for one artist/group of up to four musicians (the "Residency"). The Residency includes: access to the NMC's recording facilities for up to eight hours each day (total 40 hours); access to a studio engineer, and to the NMC's instrument collection. In addition, the Residency includes a community outreach program (performance, workshop, talk, mentorship, collaborative project, or presenting works in progress) which will be developed before and during the Residency with the help of the NMC Programming team. The Residency also includes $750 of travel stipend per person up to four individuals and up to two (2) two queen bed accommodations in Calgary at a hotel within walking distance from Studio Bell chosen by NMC in its sole discretion. The Residency must be initiated by Nov. 30, 2024. (Approximate value of prize: $22,000.)

A Yangaroo Music DMDS music and video promotion package

The Grand Prize winner of CBC Music's Searchlight will receive a curated full-service music promotion distribution campaign for one audio release (single or album) and one video release covering relevant destinations in Canada, U.S. and Latin America. The full-service package includes professional guidance and consultation from Yangaroo staff for the creation of the release, release notification email, promotional assets, materials and metadata. Recipients include radio and TV programmers, music curators, media, bloggers, music supervisors, industry VIPs and more. The top prize also includes additional marketing and promotion such as: 

• A feature blog post on the Yangaroo website. 

• A post on Yangaroo Music social media channels promoting the winner and their release. 

• An opportunity to engage with Yangaroo's social media manager to create custom content for Instagram and/or TikTok highlighting the the winner and subsequent promotional campaign.

• Addition on one of Yangaroo's bi-weekly new music playlists on Spotify.

Each distribution will be sent in accordance with the "Terms and Conditions and End-User Agreement" located here.

Only one audio release and one video release allowed. Not redeemable for cash. 

A Long & McQuade gift certificate

$1,000 gift certificate from Long & McQuade for instruments, equipment, rentals, repairs or lessons. Long & McQuade is Canada's largest musical instrument retailer with 90 locations coast to coast, to coast. 

Four secondary category prizes:

Four secondary category winners (top teen, outstanding Indigenous artist, songwriting prize and outstanding country artist) each receive prizes.

The winner of the songwriting prize will receive:

A grant from the SOCAN Foundation

A $1,000 grant to further excellence in the songwriting craft from the SOCAN foundation of Canada.

A Long & McQuade gift certificate

A $500 gift certificate from Long & McQuade for instruments, equipment, rentals, repairs or lessons. Long & McQuade is Canada's largest musical instrument retailer with 90 locations coast to coast, to coast.

A Yangaroo Music DMDS music Canada promotion package 

The Songwriting Prize winner of CBC Music's Searchlight will receive a curated full-service music promotion distribution campaign for one audio release (single or album) covering relevant destinations in Canada. The full-service package includes professional guidance and consultation from Yangaroo staff for the creation of the release, release notification email, promotional assets, materials and metadata. Recipients include radio programmers, music curators, media, bloggers, music supervisors, industry VIPs and more. 

Each distribution will be sent in accordance with the "Terms and Conditions and End-User Agreement" located here.

Only one audio release allowed. Not redeemable for cash. 

A 1-hour meeting with a Canada's Music Incubator mentor to help address the artist's immediate music business challenges

Canada's Music Incubator (CMI) is a Toronto-based national, not-for-profit organization specializing in professional development, ongoing mentorship and live events for artists, managers and music companies.

The outstanding Indigenous artist presented by Indigenous Music Office will receive:

A Long & McQuade gift certificate

A $500 gift certificate from Long & McQuade for instruments, equipment, rentals, repairs or lessons. Long & McQuade is Canada's largest musical instrument retailer with 90 locations coast to coast to coast.

A Yangaroo Music DMDS music Canada promotion package 

The Outstanding Indigenous Artist of CBC Music's Searchlight will receive a curated full-service music promotion distribution campaign for one audio release (single or album) covering relevant destinations in Canada. The full-service package includes professional guidance and consultation from Yangaroo staff for the creation of the release, release notification email, promotional assets, materials and metadata. Recipients include radio programmers, music curators, media, bloggers, music supervisors, industry VIPs and more. 

Each distribution will be sent in accordance with the "Terms and Conditions and End-User Agreement" located here.

Only one audio release allowed. Not redeemable for cash. 

A 1-hour meeting with a Canada's Music Incubator mentor to help address the artist's immediate music business challenges

Canada's Music Incubator (CMI) is a Toronto-based national, not-for-profit organization specializing in professional development, ongoing mentorship and live events for artists, managers, and music companies.

The top teen presented by MusiCounts will receive:

A Long & McQuade gift certificate

A $500 gift certificate from Long & McQuade for instruments, equipment, rentals, repairs or lessons. Long & McQuade is Canada's largest musical instrument retailer with 90 locations coast to coast to coast.

A Yangaroo Music DMDS music Canada promotion package 

The top teen winner of CBC Music's Searchlight will receive a curated full-service music promotion distribution campaign for one audio release (single or album) covering relevant destinations in Canada. The full-service package includes professional guidance and consultation from Yangaroo staff for the creation of the release, release notification email, promotional assets, materials and metadata. Recipients include radio programmers, music curators, media, bloggers, music supervisors, industry VIPs and more. 

Each distribution will be sent in accordance with the "Terms and Conditions and End-User Agreement" located here.

Only one audio release allowed. Not redeemable for cash. 

A 1-hour meeting with a Canada's Music Incubator mentor to help address the artist's immediate music business challenges

Canada's Music Incubator (CMI) is a Toronto-based national, not-for-profit organization specializing in professional development, ongoing mentorship and live events for artists, managers, and music companies.

The outstanding country artist will receive:

A Long & McQuade gift certificate

A $500 gift certificate from Long & McQuade for instruments, equipment, rentals, repairs or lessons. Long & McQuade is Canada's largest musical instrument retailer with 90 locations coast to coast to coast.

A Yangaroo Music DMDS music Canada promotion package 

The top teen winner of CBC Music's Searchlight will receive a curated full-service music promotion distribution campaign for one audio release (single or album) covering relevant destinations in Canada. The full-service package includes professional guidance and consultation from Yangaroo staff for the creation of the release, release notification email, promotional assets, materials and metadata. Recipients include radio programmers, music curators, media, bloggers, music supervisors, industry VIPs and more. 

Each distribution will be sent in accordance with the "Terms and Conditions and End-User Agreement" located here.

Only one audio release allowed. Not redeemable for cash. 

A 1-hour meeting with a Canada's Music Incubator mentor to help address the artist's immediate music business challenges

Canada's Music Incubator (CMI) is a Toronto-based national, not-for-profit organization specializing in professional development, ongoing mentorship and live events for artists, managers, and music companies.