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Honey Jam’s Ebonnie Rowe: Women, you belong in the music industry

Twenty-six years ago, the music industry was a much different place for women. Female producers, engineers, studio techs, roadies, any

The pandemic has decimated so much of the Canadian music industry, so the promise of funding is help musicians is

Back in November, an organization called the Canadian Musicians’ Coalition launched a petition (sponsored by Liberal MP Ron McKinnon for

Back in the bright and sunny days of early 2020, Global Toronto 2020 was poised to give young and emerging

Canadian musicians still have the opportunity to enter It’s Your Shot 2019. Canada’s premiere songwriting and artist development competition created

It wasn’t all that long ago that the recording music industry was in full panic mode. Piracy was rampant, CD

[Mike Carr has put together a massive volume on Canadian music history entitled Canadian Alternative & Indie Reference and Collector’s Guide. It’s

It’s time to honour the first lady. No, not Melania Trump. The first lady we all care about; the first

There’s a serious rush to document Canadian music history–and about time, too. After years of ignoring our musical past, new

Here’s something we can fight about over the long weekend: Who is the greatest Canadian musician of all time? The

After a successful 16-year exclusive partnership with CTV, the Canadian Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences (CARAS) just announced a

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
The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
Mark Silver
The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
Mark Silver