A new municipal music strategy is expected to make the local music business easier to navigate by removing red tape and bureaucracy.

Artists in Ottawa are hopeful that the city's newly established music strategy will allow them to shine brighter.

Ottawa Music Industry Coalition General Manager Nik Ives-Allison told The Rick Gibbons Show on 1310 NEWS, it should make the environment in which music and music businesses work, easier to navigate by removing red tape and bureaucracy.

"We did a great job hosting the JUNO's last year. [Ottawa's music scene] is definitely competitive, when looking at other cities," she said. "I think that having a strategy in place and a clear plan for growth is only going to make us more competitive, and make us one of the strongest music cities in the country without question."

Ives-Allison explained that, right now, some artists believe it's easier to make a living doing what they love by moving to bigger centres like Montreal, Toronto or New York. But she thinks support from the municipal government will help the next generation of Ottawa musicians live up to their full potential.

"It's a hard way to make a living, no matter how you spin it, but it's definitely possible," she added. "And there are so many artists in Ottawa that are finding innovative ways to make a living, including playing cover songs at neighbourhood pubs, hosting open mic nights, or running magazines."

Listen to the full conversation with Ottawa Music Industry Coalition General Manager Nik Ives-Allison: