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Random music news for Monday, May 17, 2021

Will you ever hug anyone again? Some people aren’t so sure. Maybe instead embrace the music news for May 17,

Back in the bright and sunny days of early 2020, Global Toronto 2020 was poised to give young and emerging

I was behind an SUV on the weekend that sent mixed messages. Right next to a Jesus fish was a

Before we begin, here’s a tutorial on farts. Oh, and Gwyneth Paltrow has a new scented candle. And yes, it’s

Before we begin, please enjoy this. Now that’s out of the way, here’s music news for May 14, 2020. Coronavirus

Staging a music festival in Canada is a hideously difficult thing. So many have tried and so many have failed.

[This appeared in the Financial Post this weekend. If you’re wondering why the Canadian music festival scene had a rough

One of the questions I get most often these days goes something like this: “What’s wrong with music festivals? Why

Sartre had it right when he said “Hell is other people.” This especially can be true if you’re stuck in

Glastonbury is the world’s best-known music festival, so what happens there is scrutinized by the both the music and festival

Going to or performing at a music festival can be a fantastic experience. But staging such an event is fraught

Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver
Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver