Tag: Michael Raine
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How Musicians Are Using the Live Streaming Platform to Make Money & Engage FansThis article originally appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of Canadian Musician magazine. By Michael Raine Are you familiar with Twitch? I’ll admit I wasn’t until Karen Allen reached out to Canadian Musician. I
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2020 issue of Canadian Musician magazine. By Michael Raine It’s commonly accepted that on-demand streaming has changed how people – especially young people – consume music. Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, YouTube Music … They all feature a ton of playlists, but there is
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of Canadian Musician. By Michael Raine Back in 1997, a significant change was made to the Copyright Act of Canada that altered the equation for public performance royalties, which are paid when a recorded song is used on TV, radio,
This article originally appeared in the September/October 2019 issue of Canadian Musician magazine. By Michael Raine The life of a professional touring musician is a recipe for mental illness. Money is tight while they work long and weird hours, travel incessantly, are isolated from their friends and family at
The music industry wants CanCon regulations applied to on-demand streaming, but that’s a lot easier said than done. This article originally appeared in the May/June 2019 issue of Canadian Musician magazine. By Michael Raine If the major music streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music want to be
