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SOCAN offering travel assistance to help musicians get back on the road

This could be music to many people’s ears: The SOCAN Foundation is once again accepting applications for its Travel Assistance

SOCAN, the Canadian performance rights collective, is once again seeking to recognize great songwriting in this country. The 16th annual

The virtual (sigh) SOCAN Awards are on deck for this week, just as the summer gets going, and among those

SOCAN is the organization that collects fees on behalf of its member artists for performances, both live and recorded. Ted

TOBi, Naya Ali, RAAHiiM, Hunnah and Dylan Sinclair have been named the first winners of the new SiriusXM Black Canadian

I gotta stop buying the stuff advertised in Instagram. My record is Pieces of Crap 5, Actually Useful Stuff 1.

SOCAN, Canada’s performing rights organization, has announced the creation of the Black Canadian Music Awards. The goal is to recognize

SOCAN, Canada’s performing rights association, sponsors a songwriting contest each year. The winner for 2020 is Winnipeg’s William Prince (actually,

SOCAN, Canada’s performing rights organization, is following in the footsteps of a few other similar organizations in other parts of

If you were asked to list some famous female record producers, how many could you name? Let’s see, there’s Sylvia

If you run a business, a restaurant, an office or domain over public space where where employees, customers, and clients

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 […]
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The Business of Radio – Elliott Hurst in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 034 June 21, 2021
The commercialization of streaming audio is not a new phenomenon. Going back 100 years, it was simply known by another name, broadcasting. With the launch, rise and now transition to digital and apps, the business models of audio-preneurs have generally been the same, mostly because of the challenge of measurement, a problem audio’s cousin television […]
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The Custodian of Toronto Sports – Richard Peddie in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 033 May 27, 2021
Over a 20+ year span, as the Toronto pro sports scene evolved from older venues and stands filled with blue and white (Leafs, Blue Jays, Argonauts) to a more intense red (Raptors, TFC), and grand coliseums that define the city’s skyline, there is one sports executive in particular who ownership looked to. We’re of course […]
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