Slaight Family Music Lab
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Overview
What is it?
Music creators are integral to the storytelling process. The Slaight Family Music Residency is designed to bolster the integration of composers and songwriters into the onscreen process and foster opportunities to increase the use of Canadian music in film, television, interactive and digital properties.
Program Contact
For questions and clarifications, please contact
programs@cfccreates.com
Duration
6 months
Tuition
None (covered by scholarship)
Program Structure
The Slaight Music Residency is part-time, six-month creative and business experience that fully integrates composers and songwriters into the onscreen narrative storytelling process. The Residency is a combination of tailored mentorship, workshops and industry sessions that are designed to expand the skills, onscreen confidence and career and marketplace opportunities for participating music creators.
Eligibility
This program is designed for composers and singer-songwriters who:
- Are deeply committed to their craft
- Are ready to explore their artistic practice as it relates to onscreen music creation
- Are prepared to engage in a professional collaborative process
- Are looking to expand their range as an onscreen music creator
Composers
To apply, composers must must have scored some onscreen work, including features, short films, television series, webseries, commercials, documentaries, video games, and/or theatre.
Songwriters
To apply, songwriters must have written songs that have been placed in film, television series, webseries, commercials, video games, theatre, and/or released by a record label, or have a publishing contract.
Applicants must be a Canadian citizen or Permanent Resident of Canada.
Tuition & Fees
Tuition is covered by a full scholarship thanks to the generosity of CFC donors. Monthly bursaries while in program and a relocation bursary are also provided. Please visit Financial Assistance for more information.
Please note that the CFC is not an OSAP-accredited institution.
Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act
The CFC is committed to providing accessible practices that are in compliance with the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA). If you require accommodation at any stage of the application process, or have any questions regarding appropriate accommodations, please contact Deborah Fallows, Executive Lead, People & Culture, at: dfallows@cfccreates.com.
Program Alumni
Laura Barrett
Slaight Music Residency, 2015
Michael Peter Olsen
Slaight Music Residency, 2015
David Arcus
Slaight Music Residency, 2015
Liam Russell
Slaight Music Residency, 2015
lead supporter
program partner
additional support by
Reel Medics in Motion
Total Two Way
BFL Canada Risk and Insurance Services
Chubb Insurance of Canada