Analytics Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

How is data changing the music industry? You might want to read this.

The music industry is filled with risk. Record labels deal in musicians, a product that has opinions, health issues, is

Fun but respectful. No giggities were given. This was science! (Mostly) Pornhub’s Alex Klein (a she, by the way–and a

What are your biggest issues with playlists? Do they take too long to make? Are they too static and unchanging?

Here’s another Big Data analysis to go with the one released by Google and Pandora. Using all the analytics and

I have a new word that you need to incorporate into your vocabulary: kummerspeck. It’s German and refers to the

I’m a sucker for things like this. Spotify is big on collecting data from its users. Its latest project is

Billboard, long the scorekeeper when it comes to the music industry, today introduced their first real-time charts. Called the Billboard

There was an interesting panel at the AIM Connected Conference in London yesterday which dealt with indie artists/labels in the

Tales from the Sports Journalist’s Beat – Morgan Campbell in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 019 January 24, 2021
From being an NCAA football player to becoming a journalist, Morgan Campbell has spent most of his life with an insiders’ view of the sports world. Over his 20+ year career, he’s witnessed the changes and pullback in sports journalism. In this episode, Morgan breaks down the impact of the new realities of sports journalism, […]
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The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
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Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver