It’s a question every band needs to answer once they get out of the garage and into the spotlight. Do you really need a manager? Is there a reason why someone outside of the group needs to be included in decisions that affect you? If so, how do you find someone who can help? […]
Jeff Dandurand is the San Francisco based Director of Partnership and Promotions for Ubisoft, a French video game publisher based in Paris and the #3 publisher of games worldwide. Up until he started working at Ubisoft, Jeff’s resume consisted of music industry jobs. Read on to see how it prepared him to go from records […]
We here at Team Play MPE are delighted to announce our partnership with American Songwriter Song Contest 2021! It is an honour to be aligned with one of the top contemporary songwriter publications in the world, and to be providing some fabulous prizes for their highly regarded Song Contest this year. Global Music Promotion Campaign […]
Ken Phillips is a Los Angeles based publicist who has been working in the industry since the 90s. He not only works with musicians, but also actors like Margaret Cho and reality show personality/comedian Bob the Drag Queen. A veteran at music PR, Ken talks to Play MPE about his career, managing expectations and when […]
Team Play MPE is pleased to present an interview with Gospel music phenom Jokia, in conversation with our own David Gurtina. Jokia’s single “Yahweh” recently hit #1 on the Billboard Gospel charts, an impressive feat for any musician, let alone a DIY artist! Many artists of this era who take the independent path – whether by […]
Guess what?! Play MPE is thrilled to announce that we are partnering up with the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) again this year. ISC 2021 is going to be lit! With over $150,000 in cash and prizes, ISC also offers a unique opportunity for artists and songwriters to be heard by celebrity artists and music industry […]
As a global company, Play MPE aims to bring artists and tastemakers together across borders. We have been expanding into the Latin Music market and are pleased to offer this article, the first of what will hopefully become many(!) bilingual blog installments related to the Latin market. When you do a web search for “Latin […]
Play MPE is pleased to present the International Song Competition 2020 Winners Compilation! The compilation has been distributed by Play MPE to vetted industry tastemakers all over the world including: music media, radio programmers, music supervisors, curators and more. We are so excited for all of these amazing artists to reach even further! These tracks were […]
Hey Canada! Hey world! The Polaris Music Prize has officially revealed their Short List of awesome Canadian talent. A huge congratulations to all of the artists, what a group! What’s especially exciting is that one of these ten stellar artists will not only take home the Polaris Music Prize but this year they will also […]
It’s not everyday that you get to speak to a GRAMMY® Award winning artist… Well, I guess we get to do that a little more often than your average Joe 😉 That said, we are beyond excited to share a wonderfully candid interview with none other than Darlene Koldenhoven. Our very own David Gurtina asks […]