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We have the first bioplastic vinyl record

The good news: The most durable form of music storage is the vinyl record. Kept away from heat, polyvinyl chloride

Free money? Sure! A $29.7 million settlement has been reached in a price-fixing class action suit in Ontario, BC, and

Video games have become a great platform for promoting music. And if a game publisher wants to include a song,

If you’ve seen some of Tool’s music videos, you might have thought “Man, this would make a good premise for

There’s no shortcut when it comes to learning a traditional instrument like the guitar or piano. What if you don’t

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca. – AC] If you’re of a certain vintage, you probably spent a huge

One of the better turntable manufacturers out there is Pro-Ject (I have one for my main stereo). They’re also pretty

[This was my weekly column for GlobalNews.ca – AC] In the summer of 2001, a Hollywood screenwriter friend of mine

Sales of vinyl rocketed over the course of the COVID pandemic as people sought to pass the time whilst in

The recorded music industry has gone through all kinds of formats since Thomas Edison first demonstrated the phonograph in 1877.

When the boffins refine things, quantum computing is going to change so much about the world. So much data is

The Goldilocks of Canadian Production Companies – Mark Bishop in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 037 November 25, 2021
Our latest guest on The Backstage Project podcast comes to us from the world of Canadian television. TBP was thrilled to have a chance to visit and catch up with marblemedia’s Mark Bishop. Mark is an accomplished entrepreneur, brand-builder and trusted media industry advocate. In 2001 Mark and Co-Founder Matt Hornburg founded marblemedia, one of […]
Andrew Dick
Chasing a Dream – Kevin Porter in Conversation with TBP Podcast EP 036 October 11, 2021
Many of us – at one time or another – dream of being professional athletes. Most of us realize in high school that we won’t be making it to the big leagues – unfortunately. The lucky among us flirt with the minor leagues in hopes of that big break. But what happens when that big […]
Andrew Dick
Being your Authentic Self – Richard Crouse in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 035 July 2, 2021
You would be given a free pass if you forgot that before the rise of the social media influencer there were already pundits and personalities on TV, radio and print. There’s just been that much exponential change in the media business over the last 15 years. Yet today, those who were formerly the audience are […]
Mark Silver