“Don’t underestimate the power of a lifetime ahead” I was born in a teensy town in England; my family immigrated to Vancouver, Canada when I was a baby and that’s where I grew up. I recall my parents having a lot of vinyl. Both my parents had worked in news radio, so there was cool […]
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For a relatively sparsely populated country, Canada is often lauded for having an outsized cultural footprint in comedy, film, and, of course, music. Essentially – a reputation for punching above our weight creatively. There’s evidence that our cultural footprint has been growing for some time now – some based on metrics such as royalties, which […]
May the 4th be with you! OK, if you don’t get that reference, you’ve probably never seen STAR WARS, which would be a darn shame! Entertainment has certainly used space as a theme for many movies, TV shows and yes, songs. From television shows like “The Outer Limits,” “Star Trek” and “The Twilight Zone” to movies […]
Play MPE continues our mission of global music industry domination(!) expanding our Latin music division, and offering universal music discovery tools and services with international impact. As we continue to expand our services in the ever-growing global Latin music market, we are pleased as punch to announce that Play MPE is a proud sponsor of […]
We are stoked about our partnership with Canada’s beloved national talent search CBC MUSIC’S TOYOTA SEARCHLIGHT this year. Submissions kicked off Monday, April 19th, so artists of Canada – what are you waiting for?! Head on over to cbc.ca/searchlight right now to submit an original song for your chance to win an amazing prize package […]
We are excited to announce our continued partnership with Momentum this year – Christian Music Broadcasters’ premier LIVE, in-person event which kicks off on June 2 in Orlando, Florida. What better way to get all amped up, than to chat with Michelle Younkman, Executive Director for Christian Music Broadcasters, about all of the exciting happenings […]
Last week, Team Play MPE scored the exclusive to distribute Searchlight 2020 winner Shawnee Kish’s brand new single “Got It Bad” to tastemakers across Canada and beyond… Our very own David Gurtina was lucky enough to speak with Shawnee at length about the Searchlight 2020 experience, her brand new single “Got it Bad” and much […]
David Gurtina, A Capella A love of all things musical unites us here at Play MPE, and our team is bursting with music fans (and musicians!) who have a crossover interest in the worlds of technology and engineering. We also have a desire to help expand the way music is promoted and received, and propel […]
Frank Sinatra had pasta sauce. Justin Bieber has DREW. Pete Wentz has a string of nightclubs called Angels & Kings, Ludacris has cognac, Kanye has sneakers, Trent Reznor has Oscar winning soundtracks, Jennifer Lopez, Taylor Swift, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Britney Spears and many others have fragrance lines. We all know about these ‘celeb’ side hustles, […]
