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Random music news for Wednesday, March 31, 2021

This is good news. Could warp engine nacelles be far behind? Off to examine music news for March 31, 2021.

The Canadian Independent Music Association, the voice for indie musicians across the country, is trying to assess the impact of

With a federal election scheduled for October 21, the Liberals needed to table a budget that offered something for everyone.

Generally, they’re okay with it. The clause about extending copyright from death plus 50 years (the old Canadian standard) to

On this day in 1988, the Morris worm became the first computer worm to be distributed on the Internet. We

The Canadian Independent Music Association (CIMA) launched Canadian independent-only music charts, CIMA 20 and CIMA 40, in partnership with BuzzAngle

The Worldwide Independent Network–they look after the interests if the indie music community around the world–has published a report on

Everyone has experienced post 9/11 issues of crossing into the US from Canada. Remember when all we needed to do

The Canadian Independent Music Association–CIMA to their friends–has something called Road Gold certification, an award they give out to their

For years, one of the more interesting things to watch in the UK was the country’s indie music charts. It

Item 1: The Ontario Music Fund, a $15 million/year fund introduced in 2013, is now permanent. That means fresh cash

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 […]
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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 […]
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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