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 […]
The 2025 International Songwriting Competition Has Announced the Winners The results are in! The International Songwriting Competition (ISC) has officially announced the winners of its 2025 competition, recognizing outstanding songwriting talent from around the globe. As a proud Prize Partner, Play MPE is thrilled to celebrate this year’s winners and award both the overall Grand […]
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 […]
Play MPE Congratulates the Winners of American Songwriter’s 2025 Song Contest As a proud prize partner, Play MPE is pleased to share that our partner American Songwriter has announced the overall winners of the 2025 Song Contest. The Grand Prize Winner, along with the First and Second Place Category Winners, were selected by an esteemed […]
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 […]
¡Play MPE® y Lilian Cázares unidos por la música! ¡En Play MPE creemos en el poder de la colaboración para abrir nuevas oportunidades en la industria musical. Por eso, nos emociona anunciar nuestra alianza con Lilian Cázares, reconocida experta en marketing musical, quien se suma como embajadora oficial de Play MPE. Gracias a esta unión, […]