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This music promotion platform aims to target individual tastes in music

Do you find yourself bombarded by music you just don’t care about? Everyone wants recommendations of cool stuff, but often

Fancy yourself a conductor of music? SoundTracer is an app that helps you find a song in a digital library

Ever been shopping for music and come across an album that looks interesting, but you hesitate buying it because you’re

After rehearsing outside of Montreal, U2’s Songs of Experience tour opens in Tulsa next week with promises of new augmented

Today is International Darwin Day. Take a Creationist to lunch and try to talk some sense into them, okay? Here’s

There is too much music out there. Who has time to sort through the tens of millions of songs looking

Popular concert discovery app Bandsintown recently released version 6.1. This update allows for a stronger connection between bands and fans.

There’s been much written about the decline of the electric guitar (here’s an example) as younger generations opt for hip

A prolific producer and iconic rock star, Brian Eno’s portfolio contains the names of some of the biggest musicians of

Where do you usually go to find new music? Spotify playlists or radio programs are usually a good place to

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 […]
Mark Silver
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
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver