Analytics Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Why musicians need to pay close attention to the data that’s available to them.

[Musicians have more information at their fingertips than ever before. But how should one use this data to advance their

A while back, I came across Viberate, a new way for artists to both keep track of their music and

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

August 30, 2017 Alan Cross 0 Comments Analytics

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

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