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

Making “The End of The Storm” – James Erskine in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 026 March 24, 2021
This week’s guest — director James Erskine — joins us from England where he has just released his latest feature-length documentary, The End of The Storm. The documentary follows Liverpool Football Club and their fans as they navigate the covid-interrupted 2019-2020 Premier League winning season. James expertly weaves together the voice of Jürgen Klopp, the […]
Andrew Dick
Inside the Toronto Sports Media Scene – Jonah Sigel in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 025 March 17, 2021
Being a Toronto sports fan hasn’t been easy for many generations of Torontonians. Of course, the Raptors NBA title was kind of a reset for the city, and there were a couple of crazy Blue Jays runs a few years back, but those were more so the Toronto sports awakening for Millenials. For Gen X, […]
Mark Silver
In a League of Her Own – Mary Ellen Carlyle in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 024 March 10, 2021
Dome Productions is a relatively unknown company. Anyone who has walked by Gate 13 at Rogers Centre while attending a Toronto Blue Jays game has likely missed the small Dome Productions office sign, which looks more like a cornerstone time-capsule on the building’s facade. However, there’s a good reason you’ve never heard of Dome. They […]
Mark Silver