“I’m gonna hit the big time” While artists Dualidy and Anna Katarina may not be household names YET, they’re pretty well known to people who follow Play MPE: They are the winners of our Caster Emerge Contest, which wrapped up in July. Back in November of 2024 we announced the Caster Emerge Incubator contest, highlighting […]
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The More Things Change… The music industry is constantly evolving, but the relationships artists form with both the people who pitch their music to radio, and those who determine if it gets airplay, remain critical to growing an artist’s audience. Consequently, musicians should have a basic understanding of the roles various people play in any […]
Thank you so much to everyone who tuned into our very first panel last week, How to Get the Attention of Music Curators and Radio Programmers. Once your music has been distributed by Play MPE to tastemakers everywhere, it is also very important to have a strategy for success. Our panel of experts […]
We are very excited to create our own knowledge-sharing events with music industry experts, as a resource to our much loved global music community.
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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]
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…
