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HRDRV’s platform and community supports independent artists

Support for independent artists, producers and songwriters HRDRV (pronounced “hard drive) is a music platform that empowers independent artists, producers, and songwriters at every level of their creative journey. With industry-leading tools, fast and personalized support, and a genuine sense of community, HRDRV helps creatives learn the business, improve their craft, and grow their careers. […]

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Introducing Play MPE IG Live Chats with David G.

This week we feature artist Andrew Shapiro!  With everything going on in the current climate it can be nice to find some silver linings amidst all this talk of “The New Normal”.  As we are all adjusting to life spent mostly indoors – save for solo walks to get sun and much needed nature-times – […]

Let’s Get Digital: Tech X Music

We take a look at the ever-increasing symbiosis within today’s tech and music industries. This just in: the ink is now dry on deals signed by Apple with Universal Music, Sony Music, and Warner Music. Apple services (encompassing Music, TV+, and iCloud) made over 46 billion in 2019, a 16 billion increase from 2017, per […]

Yes We Can-ada: Resources for the Music Community

In this age of renewed appreciation for our communities at large, and recognition of available resources, we take the opportunity to spotlight some of the many organizations and support  available to musicians throughout Canada. Notably, a $100,000 fund has been announced in a partnership between The National Arts Centre and Facebook.  The fund aims to […]

7 Ways to Chase Away the Isolation Blues

Let’s get this out of the way first. This could involve mastering a second language, a complex instrument like the violin, or getting a postgraduate degree in molecular biology. These are all admirable goals, and if you’ve got it in you, well, awesome.However, I’m guessing most people’s appetite for distraction would be best satisfied by a helping of lower hanging fruit. If that sounds just about right to you, read on…

Ways We Can Help Support Artists

During times of crisis it’s natural to turn inward. However, in the short and long term we are better served by doing the opposite; looking beyond ourselves to offer support to others in any way we can. That’s what artists all over the world are doing; using music to offer solace: playing virtual concerts, and even writing and releasing songs extolling the virtues of social distancing and self-isolation in inspirational and often hilarious ways.

Independent Artist Andrew Shapiro’s “Airbox” in Japanese Volkswagen Commercial

Andrew Shapiro is a composer, songwriter and erstwhile TED Talk presenter, living in Brooklyn NY. His song “Airbox”, from the album Invisible Days was just placed in a Volkswagen commercial. Congrats, Andrew! “Last year, I was chatting with an Australian A&R guy about my frustrations trying to get my music to radio, and out to […]

From customer feedback to new applications: how we created our new Player

To improve in-app workflows, and in-turn make meaningful improvements to our app, we really have to understand our users. What makes them tick and how they do their jobs, in other words, knowing the in’s and out’s of their daily workflow.    Over the past year, we spoke with hundreds of users – from music […]

Hola! Bonjour! Hallo! こんにちは!: Play MPE’s Caster Is Now Available In Spanish, French, German and Japanese

We’ve now made it easier for record labels and artists to create promotional content, review performance tracking results and collaborate with their teams from anywhere in the world. Newly added: Spanish, French, German and Japanese language settings are now available to our suite of promotion and distribution tools.  Users can toggle between English and the […]