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The great Elvis Presley impersonator battle is on in Las Vegas

The wedding industry is worth US$2 billion to the city of Las Vegas and a large portion of that comes

I get a lot of email from young musicians asking for advice. The most popular questions are “How do I

The Grammy Awards have been on a downward spiral for years. The show is dull, ratings have been dropping, there

I can’t imagine the insurance implications and box office headaches this causes. And those fans who spend thousands to get

One of the most-hyped concert events of 2022 was supposed to be Adele’s 24-show residency at Caesars Palace in Las

When it was announced that Adele had been booked to play a residency at Caesars Palace Las Vegas, my wife

You can’t even look at the poster for the upcoming When We Were Young festival without wearing eyeliner and painting

This will be the year we beat the pandemic, right? Right? And against all odds, there IS music news for

Let’s begin with some science news for the ladies. Now let’s move to music news for December 29, 2021. How

Most buildings have straight lines. This one doesn’t have any. The somewhat oddly named Madison Square Garden Sphere, now under

A COVID vaccine in a pill? We could be close to one. Consider that as we go through music news

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 […]
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