Enter to Win ISC 2025 Play MPE is honoured to be an ongoing prize partner of the International Songwriting Competition (ISC)! We are pleased to share that submissions are now open for the 2025 competition! ISC is one of the most respected and influential songwriting competitions in the world. Now is your chance to get […]
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David Bowie’s song “Fashion” may have been released in 1980, but he sure had his eyes toward the future. Shortly thereafter, fashion and music merged in a way it never had before. You could give some (ok, a lot) of credit to MTV, a visual medium, where style became a major player in music culture. […]
If you’re an artist, here’s a term you have certainly heard, definitely over the past few years or so: playlisting. If you’re not already familiar, playlisting is when a streaming platform or independent creator puts together a soundtrack or digital mixtape of sorts… they can be curated for a certain genre, mood, event, or really […]
There’s no end of music themed eateries and musically inspired nibbles. Regardless of your culinary quirks or taste in music, chances are you’ll find something that is just the right kind of jam for you. Let’s start with one of the world’s greatest rock and roll icon’s favourite meals… Elvis Presley absolutely loved deep-fried banana […]
Popular music of virtually every era has often been maligned at first blush. Some called it noise. Others felt just listening to it was the first step on the road to eternal damnation. Comic books also had a bad reputation for decades and were generally seen, at best, as too frivolous to be worthy […]
One of the hardest hit industries during the COVID crisis has been the music industry. The effect was far reaching: along with artists not being able to perform, crews weren’t able to work, venues weren’t able to open, promoters weren’t able to put together festivals and booking agents weren’t able to route tours. Of course, […]
We are excited to release the recording of our latest panel: Promoting and Discovering Artists in Australia & New Zealand Moderated by Auckland New Zealand’s very own Richie Hardcore, this is a must-see! Richie was a radio host and DJ at Auckland’s 95bfm for 15 years and is currently a noted public speaker, MC and […]
Hello Australia, New Zealand and the WORLD! We are super excited to announce a brand new panel discussion. Promoting and Discovering Artists in Australia & New Zealand streams live: *Tuesday October 13th @ 9:30am AEST / 10:30am AEDT / 12:30pm NZDT *If you are in North America you can tune in Monday October 12th […]
