Dear Tastemakers – we have a special announcement! The year 2021 marks 50 years since Billy Joel released his landmark debut album Cold Spring Harbor (November 1, 1971) and we have teamed up with the fine folks at Legacy Recordings/Sony Music Entertainment to bring you thirteen of his greatest works – now available to you […]
BOO! It’s almost time for the best “scary holiday” there is! Putting together a Halloween playlist is a must since it has become a HUGE event with lots of celebrations. We thought we’d give you a head start – you can either cop this whole playlist or spew out some of the facts below at […]
Attention Songwriters! Our partners over at the International Songwriting Competition have kicked off a special promotion called ART OF BOOKING! As the name suggests, this is an opportunity for artists at any level of their career to learn about booking gigs. But not just any old gig – better gigs, and more strategic gigs! This […]
It’s a question every band needs to answer once they get out of the garage and into the spotlight. Do you really need a manager? Is there a reason why someone outside of the group needs to be included in decisions that affect you? If so, how do you find someone who can help? […]
Our fantastic partners over at the International Songwriting Competition have a cool promo going on! If you enter your songs in the ISC between Oct 4th and 11th, you’ll be eligible to win some cool prizes. A mobile recording studio (Spire Studio from iZotope), vocal production software (Nectar 3 plugin from iZotope), and in-ear headphones […]
Hey there music lovers! Huge news in the Canadian music sphere (nay, the world!) The Polaris Music Prize has just announced their Grand Prize winning album as Cadence Weapon’s Parallel World! The Winner Celebration took place last night at CBC Toronto’s Studio 211, hosted by CBC Music’s Angeline Tetteh-Wayoe. It included performances by 2020 Grand Prize […]
Jeff Dandurand is the San Francisco based Director of Partnership and Promotions for Ubisoft, a French video game publisher based in Paris and the #3 publisher of games worldwide. Up until he started working at Ubisoft, Jeff’s resume consisted of music industry jobs. Read on to see how it prepared him to go from records […]
Music is what drives us at Play MPE, and our individual tastes are totally eclectic. From those who laud U2’s Joshua Tree as the best album ever made, to fans of a-bit-of-everything – whether it be screamo, hip-hop, disco, grime…or who exclusively listen to classical instrumental soundtracks while they plug away at their desk. Perhaps […]
Pink Floyd once sang “We don’t need no education,” and while it’s true, you really don’t need a degree to be a rock star, it still might come in handy someday. First of all, you may not choose to be a rocker your whole life, so why not have something to fall back on? But […]
Caster has a major update that will make your day-to-day much more efficient. Creating and managing your lists will be easier than ever, with Contacts. If you use Caster to release new music to our network of professional curators, you may be familiar with Lists. This would be where you add your own contacts and […]