
An Interview With Crowd Surf’s Sloane Skylar
Sloane Skylar is a 25-year-old singer/songwriter from Chicago. After attending Berklee School of Music, she moved to Los Angeles to pursue a music career as both a singer and a behind-the-scenes digital media manager. Now working for Crowd Surf, a company that focuses on utilizing social media, interactive marketing and creative services, Sloane works on […]

Music Makeup: An interview with makeup artist Lisa Aharon
Promoting your music can entail everything from choosing the right platform to be heard (Play MPE) to cultivating a killer mailing list, to all the details involved with your visual presence. Music and fashion have gone hand to hand since forever, and that’s why your look also represents your sound. When you upload your music […]

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? […]

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 […]

Getting Back To Live: A Conversation with The Feldman Agency’s President Jeff Craib
A lot of ink has been spilt on the topic of how badly fans and musicians want to get back to the sweaty, life-affirming nights of losing themselves in live music. When it comes to the who, what, when and how of mounting live performances again, there are as many uncertainties as there are opinions […]

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, […]

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 […]

Music Promotion: An Interview with Amanda Alexandrakis
Play MPE’s Glenn Mattern spoke with Music Promotion’s Amanda Alexandrakis, and we are honoured to share her knowledge and expertise.
Whether you are an established artist, an indie label, or music manager – there is a ton of useful information here.

7 Ways to Chase Away the Isolation Blues
Let’s get this out of the way first. This could involve mastering a second language, a complex instrument like the violin, or getting a postgraduate degree in molecular biology. These are all admirable goals, and if you’ve got it in you, well, awesome.However, I’m guessing most people’s appetite for distraction would be best satisfied by a helping of lower hanging fruit. If that sounds just about right to you, read on…