Kaytranada Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Time to vote for this year’s SOCAN Songwriting Prize!

The 10 finalists for this year’s SOCAN Songwriting Prize reflect the best of Canadian music: A variety of genres, artists

The fifth annual Prism Prize, Canada’s quest to find the best music video of the past year, was awarded to

No, the music video is not dead. The Prism Prize seeks to recognize the best Canada has to offer, complete

Last time I looked, there are 2,419 different categories for the Junos. Okay, I exaggerate. There are around 40, only

With the JUNOs approaching in just a few short weeks, guessing the award winners becomes a hot topic. If you

Nope. Trump doesn’t like it one bit. The official title of the song is “Lavender (Nightfall Remix) ft. Kaytranada and

The Prism Prize has returned, setting in motion a process to name the best Canadian music video of the last

One of the coolest thing about the Polaris Music Prize is that once the 11-person Grand Jury gets sealed in

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