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Here’s the winner of my Songdew competition

Songdew is a site that helps artists break through the noise so they can be heard in the right places.

It’s the American Memorial Day long weekend yet there’s still music news to report. Here’s what’s happening for May 29,

With over a billion people and its robust Bollywood industry, India is one of the great music markets on the

It’s been a productive holiday season. I’ve done little more than watch a House marathon on TV. I’m now convinced

It took more than 800 singers running through somewhere north of 9,000 songs, but organizers of a karaoke singing marathon

Metal is the most universal form of rock’n’roll, reaching into every corner of the planet. When it takes root, it

If you’re into computers and don’t know about the Sinclair ZX81 (which was launched on this day in 1981), look

It was on this day in October 1970 when Pierre Trudeau enacted the War Measures Act. It was a scary

Were Freddie Mercury still alive, he would have turned 72 today. And in music news for September 5, 2018… Canadian

Today would have been Michael Jackson’s 60th birthday. And in music news for August 29, 2018, there’s quite a bit

The Kiki Challenge continues unabated around the planet, showing that humanity will always love a good dance craze. In today’s

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 […]
Andrew Dick
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 […]
Andrew Dick
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