Data Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Why musicians need to pay close attention to the data that’s available to them.

[Musicians have more information at their fingertips than ever before. But how should one use this data to advance their

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

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 […]
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