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The Dos and Don’ts of Podcasting

I have a secret. Shhhhh… Along with writing blogs for Play MPE, I have a side hustle – or is Play MPE my side hustle? Regardless, I have one, and it might surprise you. I host a weekly show on SiriusXM’s VOLUME channel. It’s called WHOOOSH!, and a new episode airs every Wednesday at 9pm, […]

Sharon Cho

An Interview With Sharon Cho, Artist Manager

Sharon Cho is a New York based Artist Manager who has been working with musicians both established and developing since she started her career. Unlike most music vets we speak to at PLAY MPE, Sharon wasn’t sure what role she wanted in the industry, but quickly found out management was her thing: I started working […]

Punching gloves

Punching Above Our Weight

For a relatively sparsely populated country, Canada is often lauded for having an outsized cultural footprint in comedy, film, and, of course, music. Essentially – a reputation for punching above our weight creatively. There’s evidence that our cultural footprint has been growing for some time now – some based on metrics such as royalties, which […]

Space

SPACE: May the 4th be with you!

May the 4th be with you! OK, if you don’t get that reference, you’ve probably never seen STAR WARS, which would be a darn shame! Entertainment has certainly used space as a theme for many movies, TV shows and yes, songs. From television shows like “The Outer Limits,” “Star Trek” and “The Twilight Zone” to movies […]

Easter Eggs : Surprising Side Hustles of Your Favorite Musicians

Frank Sinatra had pasta sauce. Justin Bieber has DREW. Pete Wentz has a string of nightclubs called Angels & Kings, Ludacris has cognac, Kanye has sneakers, Trent Reznor has Oscar winning soundtracks, Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Britney Spears and many others have fragrance lines. We all know about these ‘celeb’ side hustles, […]

The Keys To Your Home Office – How To Work It While Working From Home

“You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems” – James Clear – Atomic Habits   Depending on your point of view and circumstances, the shift to working from home may be a bonus, a burden, or a bit of both. While many people have found […]

Promoting and Discovering Artists in Australia & New Zealand OUT NOW

We are excited to release the recording of our latest panel:  Promoting and Discovering Artists in Australia & New Zealand  Moderated by Auckland New Zealand’s very own Richie Hardcore, this is a must-see! Richie was a radio host and DJ at Auckland’s 95bfm for 15 years and is currently a noted public speaker, MC and […]

Promoting and Discovering Artists in Australia & New Zealand ~ Register Now

Hello Australia, New Zealand and the WORLD!  We are super excited to announce a brand new panel discussion.     Promoting and Discovering Artists in Australia & New Zealand  streams live: *Tuesday October 13th @ 9:30am AEST /  10:30am AEDT / 12:30pm NZDT *If you are in North America you can  tune in Monday October 12th […]

International Songwriting Competition x Play MPE

We are super excited to be partnering up with the International Songwriting Competition (ISC)! The Play MPE team is a passionate group of artists and experienced music industry folks –  so getting to play a part in this amazing competition is music to our ears. We build technology for the music industry so everyone from […]