Submissions for the 18th annual edition of the NXNE Music and Film Festival, taking place June 11-17, 2012 in Toronto, are now open. Submissions will be accepted online only at www.nxne.com until January 31, 2012.

Artists can visit www.nxne.com and follow the links to submit music to NXNE. Submissions received by December 31 cost $28; after December 31, the fee rises to $38.

NXNE reports that 2011 was the festival’s best year ever, with over 300,000 people experiencing NXNE Music, Film, and Interactive over seven days. NXNE artists are offered the opportunity to reach thousands of new fans, meet industry people, and be noticed by national and international media.
For regular updates or to submit, visit www.nxne.com.

Photos: Jackman Chiu

The Canadian Independent Recording Artists’ Association (CIRAA) has announced that Montreal-based Bandzoogle, the rapidly growing band website platform, has signed on as a sponsor of the CIRAA Groundbreaker grant program.

Bandzoogle is the creator of a website development platform (containing hundreds of design layouts from which to choose) that enables artists to build their website in minutes with no web-design skills needed, including features such as selling merch, building a fan community, and more.

“The Groundbreaker grant is a perfect way for us to give back to the Canadian artist community that has helped make Bandzoogle the most powerful band website platform,” says Bandzoogle Founder Chris Vinson. “We regularly interact with our members and the music community at large through our popular blog and social networks, however the Groundbreaker grant is a great opportunity to connect with thousands of active independent artists across Canada, and to directly support them with funds for their gigs.”

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