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Music syncs the brains of audiences with the performers

We all know the feeling that comes over us during a great gig when the audience and the performer(s) seem

For reasons that are still very unclear from an evolutionary and neurological point of view, the human brain is hardwired

I believe that The Who’s “Won’t Get Fooled Again” is the greatest rock song ever conceived. When Roger hits that

That lump of squish our skulls is a pretty amazing thing. Not only can store about 200 exabytes of memory

Although there doesn’t seem to be an evolutionary reason for us to have music, it seems as if our brains

[This is my weekly music column for Global News. -AC] As far as evolutionary biologists can determine, there was no

Remixes can give a song multiple new personalities, repurposing a single track for many different audiences. And done right, a

Listening to a good song can bring on all kinds of physical reaction. You may be moved to dance, to

There is absolutely no need for music—speaking in terms of evolution, anyway. As far as scientists can tell, there’s no

We know that learning how to play a musical instrument is good for the brain, so why is music education

Sometime around my tenth birthday, my parents told me that I had to learn a musical instrument. For reasons that

Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver
Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver