THE MAC CARTHY FOUNDATION

 

Application form for solo songwriters in the Folk/Popular Genre:

 

 

1. Name: ________________________________________________

 

2.. Address:   _______________________________________________

 

                        _______________________________________________

 

3. E-Mail:    _________________________________________________

 

4. Ph. #’s: (H) ____________________  (C) ________________________

 

5. Proposed Musical Instrument(s) that the Original song material will be recorded with:                

 

________________________________

 

6. Genre(s) of music played ie Folk or Popular: ____________________________________

 

7. Number of original songs you are hoping to record? _______________

 

8. Are the original songs you hope to record registered with SOCAN or a similar body? Please circle the answer below.

 

YES ______  NO ______

 

9. If registered, who are they registered with?  ____________________

 

10. Are you the sole creator of the song, ie the composer and the lyricist?

 

YES _________   NO ______________

 

Name and contact information of any collaborator on the songs for the proposed project. ___________________________________________________________

 

___________________________________________________________

 

11. If the answer to question # 10 is NO, is your collaborator aware of this application to the MAC CARTHY FOUNDATION and are they in agreement with this application being submitted?

 

YES _________ NO ______________ N/A ________

 

12. Has your collaborator also applied to this foundation to have their music recorded?

 

 

YES ________________  NO ______________ N/A ___________

 

13. Have you applied to any other funding source to have your music recorded?

 

YES ____________  NO _____________

 

14. If you answered YES to question 13, please supply details as to where you have applied for funding and give details of any funding you have or hope to receive for your proposed project.

 

 

__________________________________________________

 

__________________________________________________

 

__________________________________________________

 

15. Have you had any of your original music recorded before?

 

YES ______________ No_____________

 

16. If the answer to question #15 is yes, please supply details in your Artist Profile of those recorded songs, if they are in the public domain, ie the dates and location and studio where they were recorded and who produced the songs. Please also supply in your Artist Profile links (if available) where those songs may be heard, so that the adjudicators of your application may review your previous work as it may be helpful to your application.

 

17. Please submit your Artist Profile, this completed application form and an audio file, in MP3 format, of up to 3, of what you consider, the best songs in your proposed project to the contact email address listed on THE MAC CARTHY FOUNDATION website.

 

18. Please confirm that you have read, understood and are in agreement with the contents of the material in:

 

THE MAC CARTHY FOUNDATION APPLICATION POLICY FOR SOLO SONG WRITING ARTISTS found on THE MAC CARTHY FOUNDATION website, by signing yes or no below.

 

YES ______________________    NO ____________________________

 

19.  Signature of the applicant: ________________________________

 

 

20. Date of the application:   __________________________________

 

 

A completed Application Form can be emailed to the Contact email address at the bottom of this page along with the additional material as requested in the Application Policy.

Additional detailed information regarding the application process, such as what should be in an Artist Profile, can be found in the downloadable pdf file listed as, “THE MAC CARTHY FOUNDATION APPLICATION POLICY FOR SOLO SONG WRITING ARTISTS,” found on the next page of this website.