Finding your formats In our last blog, we broke down the basics of radio formats. Check it out here. To be perfectly candid, there is going to be some nuance to navigating radio formats and figuring out where you fit best. The good news is that if you fit into one… you’ll likely fit into […]
The Results Are In And We’re Ecstatic! Over the past few months, ten standout independent artists have poured their hearts into our very first Caster Emerge contest, competing for a game-changing prize. From promoting their releases and tracking engagement to monitoring radio airplay, their drive and dedication has left us in awe. After much deliberation, […]
What are radio formats? So you’re keen to get on the radio…but you don’t know where to start. That’s totally fair! What in the world is a “radio format”? What does “AAA” and “AC” mean? How can you know where your tune fits into the mix? Luckily for you, it’s a lot simpler than it […]
Play MPE is proud to partner with American Songwriter’s 2025 Song Contest If you are a songwriter with a great song who is interested in winning A&R Mentorship, $10,000 USD (which could help fund your next album), International music promotion distribution, radio tracking, a brand-new guitar AND more… Make sure to enter your song into […]
Katy Krassner interviews singer/composer/producer/sync guru Eric Alexandrakis who doesn’t brag once in his Q&A that he has been nominated for two Grammy Awards or that Greece has publicly celebrated all of his achievements. Currently based in North America, Eric gives excellent advice to musicians who are starting out in the music industry. Everybody is waiting […]
Play MPE Expands Partnership with Symphonic Distribution If you aren’t already using Symphonic to distribute your music, Play MPE users can now get 25% off the first year of Symphonic Starter as part of our expanded partnership. More exciting things are on the horizon for Play MPE x Symphonic – so stay tuned for news on […]
A New Era for Play MPE Partner Unsigned Only: Introducing the Unsigned Only Music Awards We are pleased to announce Play MPE‘s continued partnership with Unsigned Only! Stay tuned for a special promotion collaboration with multiple prize packages from Caster and MTR on offer! More news on that very soon! As we are all aware […]
As proud prize partners of Unsigned Only Music Competition 2023, Play MPE is thrilled to share big news! Unsigned Only Unsigned Only Music Competition 2023 announces grand prize winner The Nashville-based music competition received close to 6,000 entries from almost 100 countries around the world and recently selected Charlotte Sands as the grand prize winner […]
Team Play MPE is thrilled to announce another brand NEW update to Caster Full Serve! You asked – we listened.… You can now save releases in Drafts! Plus, we have also made release creation a step-by-step process which is as easy as 1,2,3! Upload. Promote. Distribute. Save In-Progress Releases in Drafts We know creating a […]
We at Play MPE have an incredibly exciting announcement! Our parent company Destiny Media Technologies has launched a new radio monitoring platform – MTR. This ‘Music Tracking Radar’ software initially covers the whole Canadian Market! Whenever you send a release to radio, you want to know if it’s getting airplay, right? Our flagship tool Caster […]