By rdnewsNow.com staff

Project WILD

Project WILD: Application deadline

Apr 1, 2019 | 1:16 PM

Applications close tonight for Alberta country musicians to take part in a unique province-wide artist development program.

Applications for Project WILD close at 11:59 p.m. on Monday April 1, 2019.

Project WILD is a professional development program designed to educate, promote, develop and launch the careers of some of Alberta’s up and coming country and roots artists.

This year twelve Alberta artists will be awarded a $5,000 Development award and will all participate in an intense, one week, career-changing music and music industry boot camp, where they will be pushed to the very limit of what they can achieve as artists.

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Project WILD, is part of a seven year, $4.9 million program, designed to kick-start the international music careers of 3 emerging Alberta artists annually.

The project is administered by Alberta Music (Alberta Music Industry Association) and funded by WILD 95.3 – Calgary’s New Country, through CRTC approved Canadian Content Development Funding.

This is the fourth year for Project WILD – Country Artist Development.

Previous Top 3 winners in 2018 have been, The Prairie States, Ryan Langlois of Red Deer and Leaving Thomas.

Brad Saunders, Nice Horse and Tanya Ryan were the Top 3 in 2017, while The Dungarees, Sykamore and Ken Stead rounded-out the Top 3 in 2016.

Program officials say Project WILD will run in Alberta for the next two years.

The Jim Pattison Broadcast Group is committed to newly emerging Canadian musical artists through CRTC Canadian Content Development programming.

(With files from Project WILD, Country Artist Development)