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If you’re into Star Trek, you’ll like these two music videos

It’s always time for Star Trek. Let’s begin with these ST: TOS scenes set to William Shatner’s cover of Pulp’s

The music industry is filled with risk. Record labels deal in musicians, a product that has opinions, health issues, is

On the surface, Spotify is a place where people go to stream music. Behind the UI, though, is a vast

The younger bull terrier had dental work this week. Relatives from the US tell me that our dogs have better

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

All Radiohead songs sound sad, even the ones written in a major key. But which of their songs is the

I seethe every time I look at my mobile phone bill. I’m paying HOW MUCH for 5GB of data each

Very interesting read about the state of consumer data in the music industry from our Music Tech MeetUp friend Kristin Westcott

July 13, 2016 Alan Cross 0 Comments Dashboard, Data

The way the business of music is conducted today–on both the industry and the consumer side–is vastly different than twenty

As the primary metric for musical success, sales figures are dead, a relic of another era. With more people choosing

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 […]
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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 […]
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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