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Canadian Music Week announces the nominees for the Indie Awards

One of the big events of Canadian Music Week is the Indie Awards. The 20th anniversary edition is set for

Gee, you think music and cannabis share space? Duh. But with legalization in Canada, we can talk more about what

Last year’s Canadian Music Week–the biggest gathering in this country’s music industry–was washed out because of COVID-19. While it’s still

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If this had been a normal year, the music industry would have been gearing up for Canadian Music Week, which

Canadian Music Week, the massive annual music conference and festival that happens in Toronto every May, has been postponed until

The music industry has been hammered by cancellations and postponements. SXSW. Coachella, Madonna’s Madame X tour. Pearl Jam’s Gigaton tour.

We’re just weeks away from Canadian Music Week and, with that, the 19th Annual Independent Music Awards. Who will win?

We are now less than three weeks out from Canadian Music Week, the 37th edition of our country’s largest festival

After years of work and tens of millions of dollars of investment, Toronto’s venerable El Mocambo still isn’t open yet.

Another highlight of Canadian Music Week is the Indie Awards. Here’s the list of this year’s winners. Winners are in

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