Newmarket Founding Cohort — Applications Open

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Amplify Newmarket is where bold, independent musicians come to build careers, backed by a community that believes in them.

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About the Program

Place-based skills development, unique to Newmarket artists

Newmarket-specific programming, in the community that knows you best.

Whether you're releasing your first album, building your community, or trying to understand the business side of music, Amplify Newmarket gives you the knowledge, relationships, and confidence to move forward on your own terms.

A Community of Peers

Join a cohort of Newmarket musicians navigating the same journey. Shared challenges, real friendships, lasting creative connections.

Skills in Formats That Work

Accelerator-style programming that respects your time. Music business, branding, distribution, live strategy — the stuff that actually matters.

Industry Experts

Sessions are led by experienced professionals: entertainment lawyers, producers, managers, marketers, and independent artists who've built careers on their own terms.

Local Events & Showcases

Newmarket-specific programming puts you in front of audiences and decision-makers in the community that knows you best.

What You Get

The Full Curriculum — With a Local Layer

Every cohort member gets the complete amplifycanadian.music program, plus Newmarket-specific events and community built for your town.

Music Business Fundamentals

Contracts, royalties, publishing, sync licensing, distribution — demystified. Know the industry as well as you know your instrument.

Core Curriculum

Peer Mentorship

Collaborative sessions with fellow artists in your cohort. Shared feedback, honest growth, and real industry connections.

Newmarket Exclusive

Brand & Digital Presence

Build a professional identity that reflects your music. EPK, social strategy, visual brand — how to show up and stand out online.

Core Curriculum

Newmarket Showcases

Perform for real audiences at locally organized showcase events. Build your reputation right in the community that supports you.

Newmarket Exclusive

Funding & Grants Guidance

Navigate the Canadian music funding landscape — FACTOR, OAC, Canada Council, and local grant opportunities. Learn how to write applications that actually get funded.

Core Curriculum

National Network

As a cohort member you're part of the broader amplifycanadian.music community — connecting you to artists and mentors across Canada.

Core Curriculum

Local Connections

Meet the people making things happen in Newmarket's music scene. Studio owners, venue bookers, fellow indie artists, scene builders. The contacts you make here are the ones you actually need.

Newmarket Exclusive

A Community That Lasts

Join a dedicated group of artists who genuinely show up for each other, during the cohort and well after it wraps. The relationships you build here can open doors for years to come.

Core Curriculum
"Music is the heartbeat of a community — and every great artist starts somewhere local.
— AMPLIFY CANADA
Why Newmarket

Newmarket Is Leading the Way for Independent Artists

Independent musicians deserve real support, right here at home. Amplify Newmarket is part of that vision, and you can be part of the founding cohort.

First

Newmarket is the first York Region community with a dedicated music accelerator cohort — a milestone for the local arts community.

2026

The founding cohort launches this year. Be among the first Newmarket musicians to go through the program and help shape what it becomes.

"Amplify Canada helped me get more insight and feel much more confident about my choices for my career."

— Bennett Marchment, Life of Exile

Amplify Newmarket is a proud Newmarket Community resource to support arts, culture, and the local creative economy.

Ready to Apply?

Join the Newmarket Founding Cohort

Applications are open for the 2026 cohort. Head to amplifycanadian.music to learn about the full program, eligibility, and how to apply.

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