Tuned In with Katy Krassner – The Rise of DIY

The rise of “doing it yourself” Depending on when you were born, DIY could mean a few different things to you. It could mean designing your own clothes because the ones you saw in the store don’t fit your style (Gen X). It could mean trying to fix things in your home before calling in […]

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This is Not a Love Song

(This is Not a) Love Song

Let’s all agree on one thing right now: Valentine’s Day sort of sucks. Even if you have a Valentine, it raises this weird bar, and why? Does it really prove your love if you get your significant other a gift? Your partner may be canoodling with everyone but you so what does a really nice […]

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 […]

crowd surfs

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 […]

2022 Blog

2022 – New Year’s Resolutions for Artists

If you thought last year zipped by, you’re not alone. 2021 was dubbed “the great catch-up year” since it presented people with the opportunity to catch up on everything they missed in 2020. We – and I mean almost the whole world – were on pause, so 2021, with lifted restrictions, fewer travel bans and […]

winners announced

American Songwriter Song Contest 2021 – Top 3 Winners + 10 Honorable Mentions

We have exciting news to share from our partners at American Songwriter. They have announced the winners of their 2nd Annual Song Contest! A panel composed of AS staff, screeners and judges (which include big names like Paul Stanley (KISS), Julian Casablancas (The Strokes), Martina McBride (Artist/Songwriter), Ziggy Marley (Artist/Songwriter), Steven Robertson (VP of A&R […]

ISC Screenshot Blog

International Songwriting Competition – Screen Shot Promotion

Attention artists! Do you have music well-suited for placement in TV, film, video games, and ads? Our partners over at the International Songwriting Competition (ISC) are now taking entries for their Screen Shot promotion! Only a few days left – deadline is December 13th!  Winners of the Screen Shot promotion will be connected directly with […]