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Random music news for Saturday, December 11, 2021

I am really, really looking forward to tomorrow’s F1 race. Are you on Team Lewis or Team Max? Now let’s

In 1985, Slick Rick and Doug. E. Fresh released a track called “La Di Da Di.” Since then, it’s become

Tracklib, a company that offers legal clearance of samples for use in songs, has released its State of Sample 2019

TrackLib is a service that allows creators of music to discover and license original recordings for use as samples in

If you’re counting the minutes until the weekend starts, burn up half an hour to watch this fantastic lecture on

Writing history takes a very long time. Sure, you could write everything down as it happens, but that’s only really

Can you guess the title and who performed the most sampled song in history? According to WhoSampled.com, 1969’s “Amen, Brother”

How much time do you spend on YouTube each month? One-man electro-pop act, James Hinton, aka the Range, spent over

Remember “Vogue,” Madonna’s hit song from 1990 that introduced the world to a hand-swirling, hip-gyrating dance craze? The courts haven’t.

June? Already? Here’s your music news. Here’s how things work in the US when it comes to the music business.

Every morning at 8:45, I do a break with Fred and Mel on the morning show on 102.1 the Edge.

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