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How has live music exploded in 2022? Let me tell you.

Recession? What recession? Live Nation announced second-quarter results this week and reported a 40% increase in revenue, not from the

Pollstar has been the bible of the touring music industry for four decades now, keeping track of such things as

TikTok has become monstrously important to the music industry over the last couple of years as users of the platform

Seven months down, five months to go. Here’s where things stand with the Canadian recorded music industry as we head

If you post music-related material on YouTube, it’s possible that you’ve had the indignity of having your content taken down

[If you’re seeing this in your feed again, it’s because another deal has gone down. -AC] The music world is

More than halfway through the year already. Here’s what’s happening with the Canadian recorded music industry starting with comparing last

[This was my column for GlobalNews.ca. The blowback has already begun–but hear me out. – AC] On warm summer nights,

A music research firm called MusicWatch has released a study of young vinyl buyers in the US (i.e born 1989

Just like the price of gas and the chaos at airports, the cost of concert tickets is a global issue.

We’re at the point of the year when everything that needed to be out for summer is out. All that’s

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