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Viberate

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Music Industry 

Looking to figure out your place in the music business? Take a look at Viberate.

January 13, 2022February 9, 2022 Alan Cross 0 Comments Analytics, Artist Tracking, Song Tracking, Viberate

A while back, I came across Viberate, a new way for artists to both keep track of their music and

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Music Industry 

Random music news for Saturday, October 23, 2021

October 23, 2021October 23, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments BTS, Coldplay, Dave Gahan, Dave Grohl, Depeche Mode, Digital Music, EDM, Elton John, Ozzy Osbourne, PETA, Skinheads, Snapchat, Viberate, Vinyl, YouTube Music

Is it just me or are you also finding more broken bones in chicken wings both from the store and

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Music Industry 

There’s an interesting divide between big artists on Spotify and on traditional radio

August 8, 2021August 10, 2021 Alan Cross 1 Comment Radio, Streaming, Viberate

Viberate, a music research and analytics company thought it would be interesting to compare the playlists of thousands of music

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Music News 

Random music news for Saturday, July 10, 2021

July 10, 2021July 13, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Apple, Big Wreck, Chad Kroeger, Deep Fake Music, DMX, Four Seasons Landscaping, Music Festivals, Prince, Seinfeld, TikTok, UFEA, Viberate, World in Motion, YouTube

Beetle juice! And yes, I spelled that right. Enjoy that and then move on to music news for July 10,

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Music News 

Which genres did best under COVID quarantine? (Hint: A Canadian rock band was a global success)

June 23, 2021August 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments COVID-19, Genres, Lockdown, Mother Mother, Quarantine, Viberate

It’s been a long, long time since there’s been anything normal about how music has been made, performed, recorded, and

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Random music news for Friday, June 26, 2020

June 26, 2020August 7, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Adobe, Allen Toussaint, CMW, Donald Trump, Grubman, Hip Hop, KaiOS, Lady Gaga, Miami Dolphins, Music Piracy, Ramones, Smart Speakers, Viberate

https://globalnews.ca/news/7102112/black-neutron-star-ligo-hole/The sun is setting on Uranus! (Sorry. Juvenile of me. But you can see a Uranus sunset here.) Okay, let

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Music News 

Wondering which festivals have been canceled? There’s now a tool for that.

March 18, 2020August 9, 2021 Alan Cross 0 Comments Coronavirus, Festivals, Viberate

With the COVID-19-related cancellations coming in almost by the minute, it’s hard to keep track of what’s off and what’s

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Music Industry 

We could use an IMDb for music. This company wants to build it.

September 16, 2019August 9, 2021 Alan Cross 3 Comments IMDB, Viberate

Any movie and TV fan knows how invaluable the International Movie Database can be. Looking to cross-reference anyone or anything

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Music News 

Cryptocurrency and Music

September 29, 2017August 9, 2021 Larry Lootsteen 1 Comment Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, Viberate

Alan had mentioned the new cryptocurrency pointed towards the music industry via this article on LinkedIn. In the time that

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Ongoing History of New Music Podcast

Music Tech MeetUp

Each week, the podcast looks at something from the alt-rock universe, from artist profiles to various thematic explorations. Whatever the episode, you’re definitely going to learn something that you might not find anywhere else. Trust us on this.

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Podcast – The Backstage Project

The Backstage Project Podcast

The Backstage Project Podcast with Mark Silver focuses on the stories behind the biggest and best entertainment products, events, and companies. We go behind the scenes with amazing people who have done or are doing extraordinary things to entertain you, the audience. From sporting events to concerts, from cable tv to music apps; if it’s made an impact on the entertainment world, we cover it.

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    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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  • 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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