Where can We get Funding, Money, Royalties, Dosh/Moolah?

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This Section will have postings about places were artists and bands can recieve or apply for more moolah to help them on their way...

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For information of NZ ON Air Funding Schemes available - visit their Website:
http://www.nzonair.govt.nz/

NZ On Air Deadlines for 2008

New Recording Deadlines:

Friday 18 January
Friday 09 May
Friday 11 July
Friday 31 October

APPLICATION FORM:
http://www.kiwihits.co.nz/files/files/new_recording_artists_application.pdf

Other Application Deadlines:

Friday 11 January
Friday 07 March
Friday 02 May
Friday 04 July
Friday 29 August
Friday 24 October

APPLICATION FORMS:
http://www.kiwihits.co.nz/files/files/music_video_application.pdf


Meeting Dates:

Wednesday 13 & Thursday 14 February
Wednesday 09 & Thursday 10 April
Wednesday 04 & Thursday 05 June
Wednesday 06 & Thursday 07 August
Wednesday 01 & Thursday 02 October
Wednesday 26 & Thursday 27 November

Please remember complete applications must be received by
5pm on the deadline day and should be accompanied by the
appropriate application form.


COURIER ADDRESS POSTAL ADDRESS

2nd Floor PO Box 9744
54-56 Cambridge Terrace Wellington 6141
Wellington 6011 New Zealand
New Zealand

Check out the NZ on Air website for more info at http://www.nzonair.govt.nz/

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Thanks to muzic.net.nz for this information:

The Recording Artists And Producers (RAP) Fund

If you have released a single, album, or video you maybe eligible to receive payments from the RAP fund.

HISTORY:

The RAP fund was set up by Phonographic Performances New Zealand Ltd (PPNZ) on 1 January 1995.

PURPOSE:

The purpose of the scheme is to support local NZ artists and producers by ensuring that a portion of licence fees and royalties collected by PPNZ are reinvested in the local industry.

HOW MUCH?

10% of all funds received by PPNZ Ltd is set aside each year for distribution to local NZ artists and producers (The RAP 'pie').

WHERE DOES THE MONEY COME FROM?

Under the Copyright Act 1994, PPNZ Ltd licences other parties for the use of its members recordings. Licencees may be Broadcasters, Public Performance venues, or special use compilers and Production houses.

HOW ARE THE FUNDS ALLOCATED?

Distribution of the RAP fund is based on actual airplay of NZ singles and album tracks as captured on the APRA (Australasian Performing Rights Association) logs from radio stations and the actual broadcast of music videos as per the schedules provided to PPNZ by TV broadcasters. Total airplay time is calculated as a percentage for each track and this is the percentage of the year's RAP 'pie' that you receive.

WHO GETS PAID?

Artists and Producers of recordings registered with the RAP fund get 50% each.'Producers' in this context means the owners of the master tape. Artists in a group need to declare a 'nominated claimant' for their share.

WHAT'S THE CATCH?

None - provided both the Producers and the artists register.

REGISTER NOW

Registration is FREE!

By contacting Dean Cameron @ PPNZ Ltd

PO Box 37 442
Parnell
AUCKLAND

Phone: (09) 308 0510
Fax: (09) 306 4977
Email: dean@rianz.org.nz

[dragonorchid]

Thanks to muzic.net.nz for this info:

PACIFIC SONGWRITING COMPETITION

$25,000 in cash prizes - and based in NZ!

The New Zealand based Pacific Songwriting Competition seeks excellence in expression. The competition is sponsored by Deborah Wai Kapohe, an opera singer with a passion for original music and those who create it. The cash prizes todal $25,000 and 2 iPods are to be given away on the 500th and 1000th entry. The competition is open to all nations, genres and both amateur and professional songwriters.

Online artistic support is available twice a week at varying times of the day.
Info and entry forms - http://www.pacificsongwritingcompetition.com/

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Thanks to http://www.muzic.net.nz for the following info:

ALL About APRA: Songwriters and Musicians - this is for you:

If you are a songwriter then you will realise the effort and commitment you have made in writing your songs. The songs you write have a value to you. Luckily, the Government of New Zealand realise this and they have a law in place that ensures you are able to protect these songs of yours from people using them without your permission.

The bottom line is this - when you write a song, you own it. This ownership is called 'copyright'. The law that protects your songs is the Copyright Act. This means that you control what people can do with your song and this control stays with you (and your successors) for 50 years from the date of your death.

Let's summarise how people and businesses might use music:

Broadcasters:

If a radio station or other broadcaster wants to play your song they have to obtain your permission to do it. So how, in practise, does a radio station get permission from all the thousands of songwriters whose music they play? They get it from APRA.

APRA is the Australasian Performing Right Association and it is an association of music writers who have joined together specifically so that people wanting to use their music for broadcasting only need to go to one place to get permission.

As APRA also represents all the music from other similar associations in other countries, a radio station can be sure that if it obtains permission from APRA, it can play music from all over the world.

What does a radio station have to do in return for getting permission from APRA to broadcast music?

It pays a royalty to APRA based on a share of its advertising income. APRA then distributes those royalties to writers. If you are a member of APRA then you are entitled to share in those royalties when your music is broadcast on radio or TV etc.

Live Performances:

If a group wants to play your music live, then the owner of the venue where the group is playing must have your permission. Once again, APRA is the only realistic way that venues can be sure they have ALL writers permission.

A venue like the Power Station in Auckland has a huge number of songs performed every year by a string of different groups. Each song performed is entitled to a royalty for its writer and APRA represents writers in getting that royalty and distributing it. The royalty is paid by the Power Station, not the group that is playing the song. In essence, APRA is the major source of income for songwriters; probably more earnings come from APRA royalties than from record sales. It is imperative that, if your music is being performed live or likely to receive radio and/or TV airplay you join APRA. Membership of APRA is free.

The Sale of Records:

If you write a song, then no-one can make a recording of it without your permission. Again, the Copyright Act protects you.

The royalty paid to songwriters from the sale of records currently stands at 8% of the wholesale price of the record. This royalty is shared equally between all the songs on the record. For the purposes of this article, the word 'records' means CDs, tapes, mini discs and so on.

If your music is released on record by anybody then you must make sure the record company releasing it knows that you wrote the songs. Even if you are in the group that recorded them, make sure you advise the record company that it is YOU who should be getting your fair share of the songwriting royalties from the sales of the records.

For your information, songwriting royalites from the sale of records are usually called 'Mechanical Royalities.'

If you are a musician then no-one can record or video your musical performances without your permission. Nor can they make and sell records of your musical performances without your permission. This is covered in the Copyright Act under Performers Rights.

If you record a song or songs for a record company then the money you earn as a musician from the sale of those records is negotiated between the group and the record company. It is not set. This entails (usually) the signing of a record contract with the company.

The royalties earned by musicians from the sale of records and the royalties earned by the songwriters from the sale of records are two seperate royalties. If you play on a record and wrote one or more of the songs on a record then you are entitled to two royalties.

Recording, Publishing and Management Contracts:

The matter of musicians and writers signing contracts with record companies, managers and music publishers is such a crucial decision in any artist's career that it is imperative that you seek legal advice on the subject. This is a matter that needs careful consideration.

APRA: http://www.apra.co.nz/

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Thank you to http://www.musicnz.co.nz/ for this info:

FUND VIEW
How to find out about funding sources:

On the first floor of the Auckland Central Library, you can open the FUNDVIEW programme and look through all national funding sources that are available; their criteria for funding; what sort of projects they fund; what conditions apply; when funding rounds are; and more information. It is free to view this programme and information can be printed off for a small charge.
FUNDVIEW is also available for viewing at the Department of Internal Affairs Office.
Contact: Community Development Group, Department of Internal Affairs.

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Thank you to http://www.musicnz.co.nz/ for this info:

PHONOGRAPHIC PERFORMANCES (NZ) LTD ­ PPNZ
11 York St, Parnell, Auckland
PO Box 37442, Parnell, Auckland
Phone: 0-9-308 0510
Fax: 0-9-306 4977
Email: music@rianz.org.nz
URL: http://www.rianz.org.nz
Chairman: Michael Glading
Managing Director: Terence O'Neill-Joyce
Financial Director: Jennie Allen

PPNZ is the recording industry body responsible for licensing and collecting income from the broadcasting and public performance of sound and video recordings throughout New Zealand and distributing it back to the rights owners.

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Nescafe Big Break!

Pity I'm already too old!

What is the NESCAFÉ BIG BREAK Competition?

NESCAFÉ BIG BREAK has been helping young people realise their dreams and ambitions since 1990.

Each year NESCAFÉ BIG BREAK gives away cash grants to people aged between 16 and 24, who have a dream or idea and need some financial support to make it a reality. Over the last 16 years, NESCAFÉ BIG BREAK has awarded money to more than 250 young Australians and New Zealanders, to help them with a diverse range of ideas. Since it began, NESCAFÉ BIG BREAK has given away a total of more than AUD$2.5 million.

This year, NESCAFÉ BIG BREAK will give away a total of AUD$220,000 in cash grants - six awards of AUD$25,000 and nine awards of AUD$5,000, plus a public on-line voting competition will determine who amongst the six big winners will receive an additional AUD$25,000.

It is not an achievement award – anyone can win a NESCAFÉ BIG BREAK. There are no categories and winners can be from any field of endeavour. It is open to all permanent residents of Australia and New Zealand who meet the age criteria.

Winners are selected by a panel of past recipients of a NESCAFÉ BIG BREAK, who decide who will win.



http://www.nescafebigbreak.co.nz/

[Chuck Madison]

Damn those coffee-swilling ageist b*stards.

[dragonorchid]

yeah, I know what you mean. I only missed out be a year though.

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NZ ON Air funding deadline for New Recording artists... you could get $5000 to record a single for radio anywhere you like. 11th Nov 2005

here is the application form:
http://www.nzonair.govt.nz/images/media/music/new-recording-artists-form.pdf

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Quote from NZ On Air website page:

Making an application ...

Complete the one-page application form (which you will find at the foot of this page).
Provide a CD copy of a demo. Mark the disc clearly with the name of the song and the artist. Send only one song - the song that will be pitched to commercial radio. Only one song per band/artist per round.

If you are applying for new recording funding, you cannot apply for music video or hit disc with the same song at the same time.

Send the form and the song to NZ On Air (courier and mailing addresses below) by one of the FOUR annual closing dates.

A sobering stat - we get about 100+ applications in every round and we are looking for just 8-10 projects to fund.


Closing dates
In 2005 - 21 January; 13 May; 15 July; 11 November.
Decisions about four weeks after the closing date.

Addresses:
Postal - PO Box 9744, Wellington.
Courier - Level 2, Lotteries Commission Building, 54-56 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington.
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Also: Have you signed up for the chance to win $5000 yet? If not, why not!!
http://www.mangojo.co.nz, this round closes Sunday!!! So sign up NOW

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