Caster Promotion Gets You Real Industry Exposure Play MPE’s Caster gets your music in front of radio programmers, media, and industry professionals. But don’t stop there. Once your music starts gaining traction at radio, you will want to leverage that momentum by growing your fanbase across streaming and social. Play MPE’s partnership with SongTools is […]
Access Partner Perks with Caster+ We are excited to share that Play MPE’s Trusted Partners dashboard is now live in Caster+! What is Caster+? The music promotion distribution and engagement reporting tool you need to know about! Want your music heard by radio programmers, media, freelance contributing writers, bloggers, music supervisors, industry curators and VIP […]
How important was music when you were growing up? I always listened to the radio growing up, my mom had it on in the car all the time. One core memory I have is recording music on a cassette tape (we all did it) but I remember specifically recording the live Spice Girls concert that […]
I try to bring something fresh and exciting to our little visits, so for this month’s TUNED IN I want to talk about music industry jobs that are more specialized in nature. The job market is a tough one. While a specified field isn’t for everyone, some of these options could be done alongside fronting […]
How important was music when you were growing up? Music was always in my household. Although my grandfather had no formal musical training, he could pick up any instrument and play it. My mom and dad were both choir directors and both sang. I grew up hearing gospel, “old time,” rock, and country on a […]
A Cover Is Worth A Thousand Words Who watched Coachella – or should I say Bieberchella – weekend #2? Justin did something I never saw another artist do: He pulled up old YouTube videos of himself on a big screen and sang along to them. I don’t know how it went down live, but from […]
If you don’t already know, Player is a secure music discovery tool that industry pros have been using for years – which, by golly, is still free! If you aren’t already familiar, err Tuned In…. Use Player and you get to hear pre-releases, re-releases, new releases, catalog gems, radio liners and a whole lot more […]
If you haven’t taken advantage of the Play MPE partner perks you get when you are a Symphonic member and first time Caster user, what are you waiting for?! Get 10% off your first release with Caster+ and get your music to top curators in radio, media and more. Register for this special panel presentation […]
How important was music when you were growing up? “Music has always been part of my life, since I was born on Mexican Independence Day. Growing up, I listened to all genres of music. I was surrounded by cousins, aunts, uncles, grandmas and grandpas who all shared their individual tastes. I must’ve been just two […]
When Music Videos Were a Rarity MTV Music Television had its official launch on August 1, 1981 (before many people reading this were even born!). The very first video they played was The Buggles “Video Killed the Radio Star” followed by Pat Benatar’s “You Better Run.” While Music Television wasn’t available everywhere right away, record […]