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 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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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