Career Development Grant

Project Details by Fiscal Year
2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,290
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient
Shaunna M. Schanzenbach
Recipient Type
Individual
Status
Completed
Start Date
August 2016
End Date
November 2016
Activity Type
Grants/Contracts
Counties Affected
St. Louis
St. Louis
Project Overview
Career Development Grant
Project Details
Shaunna Heckman seeks funding for the recording and distribution of a new 5 song EP. Shaunna's newest music project has led her to create material that showcases an advanced, more professional approach in her style of music.
Competitive Grant Making Body
Board Members and Qualifications
Ken Bloom: Director of Tweed Museum of Art, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Janeen Carey: vocalist, retired Hibbing Community College librarian and information media specialist; Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; David Beard: Assistant Professor of writing studies, University of Minnesota-Duluth; Adam Guggemos: graphic designer, art events promoter; Michelle Ronning: jewelry designer and maker; John Gregor: photographer, art educator, community art advocate; Ann Russ: music performer, community song leader, choir director, workshop leader, past director and founder of North Shore Music Association; Tara Makinen: Executive Director of Itasca Orchestra and Strings, musician; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of The Art Institute Duluth; Moira Villiard: visual artist and student of arts and communication at University of Wisconsin-Superior; Jeanne Doty: Retired Associate Professor of music, University of Minnesota-Duluth, pianist; Candace LaCosse: North House Folk School instructor, leatherwork designer and crafter.
Advisory Group Members and Qualifications
Kate Fitzgerald: Program Director for North Shore Music Association, writer; Dana Mattice: Development and Communications Director of the Duluth Art Institute; Kristina Estell: visual artist specializing in large-scale installations; Crystal Detlefsen: sound engineer, photographer, KUWS radio host; Summer Scharringhausen: program manager at MacRostie Art Center.
Conflict of Interest Disclosed
No
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Laws of Minnesota 2015 Special Session, chapter 2, article 4, section 2, subdivision 3
Appropriation Language

ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage

2016 Fiscal Year Funding Amount
$1,290
Other Funds Leveraged
$1,744
Direct expenses
$3,034
Administration costs
$0
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.00
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)

My goal with the recording of the EP is to showcase and promote new material I have created that portrays a more refined, professional and developed approach to the style of electronic music I am composing. In order to achieve this, I intend to: 1.Record five new songs at The Terrarium music studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota with engineer Jason Orris; 2. Submit and digitally distribute the EP to a variety of online music platforms and radio stations across the state; 3. Debut the new music in a live performance setting; 4. Submit the music to other like-minded musicians around the country to propose booking shows together. My methods to measure my outcomes are essentially the same as my goals. The evaluation plan will be to ensure that I have: 1. Recorded the EP at The Terrarium studio in Minneapolis, Minneapolis; 2. Submitted the EP to local radio stations, college stations across the state and digitally distributed through various online music platforms; 3. Debuted the music in a live performance setting; 4. Submitted the music to other musicians to propose booking shows together.

Measurable Outcome(s)

1. Recorded a new EP at The Terrarium studio in Minneapolis, Minnesota. 2. Digital distribution across multiple music platforms 3. Promotion of new EP on multiple social media platforms 4. EP sent to statewide and national radio stations and bands with a similar sound with proposition of becoming an opener for larger venues and audiences 5.Continued progress in preparation for live showcase of new songs.

Description of Funds
Source of Additional Funds

Other, local or private

Project Manager
First Name
Shaunna
Last Name
Schanzenbach
Organization Name
Shaunna M. Schanzenbach
State
MN
Phone
(218) 340-3379
Email
smheckman@gmail.com
Administered By
Administered by
Location

Griggs Midway Building, Suite 304,
540 Fairview Avenue North,
St. Paul, MN 55104

Phone
(651) 539-2650 or toll-free (800) 866-2787
Email the Agency
Location


332 West Superior Street, Suite 204
Duluth, MN 55802

Phone
Project Manager: Rebecca Graves
(218) 722-0952
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