CBC Music’s Toyota Searchlight Contest

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By entering the CBC Music’s Toyota Searchlight Contest, you could win a spot in the next scheduled Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class.

Eligibility for this CBC’s Contest

The CBC Music’s Toyota Searchlight Contest is open to all Canadian residents aged 13 or older.

The Contest Period

This Contest ends on June 28 at 8:00 a.m. ET.

How to Enter the Contest ?

No purchase required. To enter the Contest, visit cbc.ca/SearchLight and submit, an Entry Form including your own audio or video recording of yourself or your band, your choir or your group performing an original song composition.

Limit of one entry per Artist/Band during the Contest Period.

Description of Prizes

There will be one Grand Prize Winner, four runner-up prizes, and three Fan Choice winner prizes.

The Grand Prize Winner will receive:

  • A spot in the next scheduled Allan Slaight JUNO Master Class artist development program. Includes, for up to four Band members:
    • Master Class registration fees, return economy airfare from the major Canadian airport closest to the Band members’ home origin to Toronto to attend the Master Class, accommodations at a hotel to be chosen by the CARAS in its sole discretion, and a per diem
    • Daily Master Class workshops with industry leaders
    • A performance spot at a music industry showcase night in Toronto
    • A trip to the JUNO Awards
    • Opportunity for inclusion in JUNO Awards event programming during JUNO Week
    • Mention within marketing and promotion of the Master Class program, not limited to content promoting artists in the Master Class on JUNO Awards social channels
    • The opportunity to be considered for a performance spot at the Night 1 awards
  • A five-day residency at National Music Center (NMC) in Calgary, Alberta for one artist group of up to four musicians. The Residency includes:
    • Access to the NMC’s recording facilities for up to 10 hours each day; access to an engineer, a technical assistant, and to the NMC’s instrument collection
    • Return economy airfare from the major Canadian airport closest to the Band members’ home origin to Calgary
    • Accommodations in Calgary at a hotel to be chosen by NMC in its sole discretion

Approximate value of prize: $27,000.

Description of Prizes

Play MPE Global Music Promotion Distribution Package. The Grand Prize winner of Searchlight will receive a curated full-service global music promotion distribution campaign for one release (single or album). The full-service package includes the creation of the release email, collation of content, promotional assets, materials and metadata, as well as the implementation of content distribution to customized recipient lists pertaining to the formats the winner applies to across all territories to a maximum of $4,000. Recipients include radio programmers, music curators, media, bloggers, music supervisors and more.

  • A live or pre-recorded performance during a CBC production between June 28,and January 1, (approximate value: $10,000)
  • $1,000 gift certificate from Long & McQuade for instruments, equipment, rentals, or lessons
  • $2,500 worth of recording studio time at the studio of the performer’s choice provided by Toyota Canada Inc
  • $2,500 worth of musical equipment/instruments provided by Toyota Canada Inc, in partnership with Yamaha Music

Four Top Ten runners-up will receive:

  • Play MPE Global Music Promotion Distribution Package Canada + additional countries promo distribution packages for each runner-up to promote 1 single. To be used within 1 year of winning.
  • $1,000 worth of recording studio time at the studio of the performer’s choice provided by Toyota Canada Inc
  • $1,000 gift certificate from Long & McQuade for instruments, equipment, rentals, or lessons
  • $500 worth of musical equipment/instruments provided by Toyota Canada Inc in partnership with Yamaha Music
  • 1-hour meeting with a CMI (Canada’s Music Incubator) mentor to help address the artist’s immediate music business challenges