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Random music news for Thursday, September 17, 2020

Steve? Was that you? I wouldn’t doubt it. Take a read and then come on back for music news for

Everyone is trying to find ways of staying sane at home in the era of COVID-19. Nightclubs are especially hurting.

Malware creators seem to have a thing for EDM. According to anti-virus company Kaspersky, there’s a lot of malicious files

If you’re hoping to have your kid support you in your old age, get them a DJ set-up. Look at

If you’ve ever found yourself losing your mind in a dance club or at a festival, you may have glanced

The machines are coming for us, you know. Not only are they taking manufacturing jobs away from poor meatbags (fast food

Forbes, a publication besotted with lists of how much money people make, has issued its estimations of the highest-paid DJs

Has anyone ever counted up the number of commercials that features the Trivago guy? And now, the music news for

There’s a huge problem facing artists in the age of digital music. Programs for downloading and remixing songs make the

Has anyone famous died yet this year? Read on to find out. You never know what you’ll find amongst the

Hope you survived Black Friday without too many bruises. One month ’til Xmas. Here’s some weekend music news. The Ontario

The Speaker Representation Business – Martin Perelmuter in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 018 January 18, 2021
It is a lot harder to become a paid speaker than you might imagine. While you may think that publishing a book is a surefire way to become sought after, there’s a lot more to it, actually! Sure, there are many authors, politicians and academics that companies pay big bucks to keynote events. There are […]
Mark Silver
Born into the Beautiful Game – James Easton in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 017 January 13, 2021
The Easton family has played a vital role in shaping the North American soccer landscape for almost 50 years. In the early 70’s, Jim Easton Sr. uprooted his family from Scotland to take the job as the inaugural head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps. Over his time in the role, Jim and his family fell […]
Mark Silver
In Search of a Digital Media Business Model – Chris Skinner in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 016 December 26, 2020
Traditional media businesses have long struggled to realize the opportunity with digital. Giving away free ad-supported content has backfired with Facebook and Google now controlling the relationship with the audience and all their associated behavioural data and preferences. What has emerged, thanks to Netflix, is that people will pay for good content, which is really […]
Mark Silver