Pioneer Archives - Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Pro audio company banishes the phrase “You’re on mute” to space.

How many times over the last 18 months have you been on a Zoom call, Microsoft Teams meeting, or Google

My first exposure to car stereos was the Muntz 8-track my cousin Willard had in this customized Ford van (Hey,

The 84 year-old bluegrass player is releasing his first record entitled, Glory to the Meeting House. Find out more here.

This is one of the slowest music news week of the year. Blame American Thanksgiving. There will be a revealing

Pioneer DJ, the company that makes decks for DJs worldwide, has an idea. What if there was a way to

Here’s my wish: seamless integration of my smartphone into the dashboard of my car. Since I’m an iOS user, I’m

Until Technics decides to resurrect the venerable SL-1200 turntable–still the best deck for the money ever made–those looking for something

The connected car announcements keep coming out of CES in Las Vegas. RAIN reports on this offering from Pioneer. Sitting

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