Big Data Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Can big data predict the most popular songs of the summer of 2018? The streaming services think so.

If you’re into this whole “song of the summer” thing–this idea that a single song can represent everything about the

Every time you stream a song on any platform–Spotify, Apple Music, Google Play, YouTube, Tidal, Deezer and all the rest

As we go about our daily lives, we leave a trail of data smog, petabytes and exabytes of zeroes and

The amount of data we generate online every day is staggering. There’s an estimate that we create more information every

From the moment we first signed online, we’ve all been leaving a trail of digital smog behind us. Corporations and

So many artists hate Spotify and the idea of freemium streaming. The company, however, plans to fight back against boycotts

There’s never been more data available within the music industry for collecting, analyzing and reporting. Album sales and downloads, streaming

I received a note about the upcoming Juno Awards this week that parsed streaming data into predictions who might win.

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

It’s that time of year again where we’re inundated with year-end best-of lists as well as predictions of which new

One of the cool things about Spotify is how it collects all kinds of Big Data to determine who is

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