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Why an Artist’s Back Catalog Is So Important

Why an Artist’s Back Catalog Is So Important… and Why It Deserves Ongoing Promotion When artists think about music promotion, the spotlight usually lands on what’s new. New releases feel urgent, exciting, and time-sensitive. But an artist’s back catalog plays an important role in telling your evolving story while providing more opportunities for discovery. Your […]

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Sharon Cho

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 […]

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Punching Above Our Weight

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 […]

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SPACE: May the 4th be with you!

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 […]

An Interview with Momentum’s Michelle Younkman

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 […]

We’ve “Got it Bad” for Shawnee Kish!!

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

David Gurtina, A Capella

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 […]