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Record release

Before and After Your Record Release (Part One)

A two-part Blog You made a great record. 12 songs, ready for streaming, sounds amazing. Every single person who hears it says this is your breakthrough. This is THE ONE. This is where you remember that setting up a music release is just as important as making the music. A solid pre-release can take you […]

ISC X Play MPE Are Running a Special Promotion

Songwriters, may we have your attention!   We are excited to announce that the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) is launching a brand new, limited-time opportunity in collaboration with Play MPE.  Who wants to win even more music promotion distribution?! Promote Your Music Like The Pros, runs from October 5-12, 2022.  *Details on the prizes below.  If […]

Promote Your Music Like the Pros ~ Panel for ISC Entrants

Hello Songwriters!  Are you ready to take your songs to the next level? We have joined forces once again with the International Songwriting Competition aka ISC to provide some fantastic prizes for the winners of the 2022 competition – which is taking submissions now! So if you haven’t entered yet, now is the time! The […]

A Conversation with Entertainment Lawyer Asha Madhukar

ASHA MADHUKAR, is an entertainment lawyer at Counsel LLP who started out as a musical artist and songwriter, then went into radio promotion on both the radio and later the label side, and then pivoted to entertainment law.    HOW IT STARTED My whole family is very musical – we all play an instrument or […]

artist management

Artist Management – A Conversation with Kyle Stuart

Kyle Stuart is a very talented junior manager based in New York City. He has worked with A-Level music talent as well as some developing artists. His background in fashion has helped him see that the marketing side of being a musician can be just as creative as the music side.    THE BEGINNINGS I […]

Music and NFTs – an Interview with NFTLX’s Caden Stobart

An NFT. Let’s get this out of the way: An NFT is a Non-Fungible Token … a non-interchangeable unit of data stored on a blockchain.* You need crypto currency to buy an NFT, and once it’s yours, you can sell it or trade it. It’s probably easier to understand when you’re in the thick of […]

Caster Blog

How to Get the Most Out of Caster

Play MPE is the world leader in music promotion distribution platforms, but we are still constantly updating and improving our system to make things run even more smoothly. We want to create the best possible outcomes for anyone using Caster – artists, record labels and promoters alike. So we gathered up our freshest batch of […]

artist manager interview

A Conversation with Artist Managers Nancy Tunick & Joelle May

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? […]

Ken Phillips Testimonial

An Interview with Publicist Ken Phillips

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 […]