Industry

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  Toronto's Precision Record Pressing Announces That It Will Absorb Tariffs for US Customers

  PUBLISHED Mar 6, 2025

  As the US enters into a needless trade war with Canada, Toronto vinyl plant Precision Record Pressing has announced that it will be...

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  Korg President Seiki Kato Dead at 67

  PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2025

  President of Korg and revered synth innovator Seiki Kato passed away on February 21 at the age of 67 due to an illness, as confirmed by...

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  deadmau5 Sells Song and Label Catalogue for $55 Million

  PUBLISHED Mar 5, 2025

  deadmau5 has sold his song catalogue and that of his Mau5trap label to Create Music Group in a deal valued at $55 million. The company...

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  East Toronto Is Getting a New Independent Music Venue

  PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2025

  East Toronto is getting a new music venue — but first its looking to raise money through a GoFundMe campaign. The venue will be called Mercy...

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  Tate McRae Becomes First Canadian Woman to Top Billboard 200 in the 2020s

  PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2025

  With her third album 'So Close to What,' Calgary's Tate McRae has become the first Canadian woman to top the Billboard 200 chart in the...

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  The Island Allegedly Hosting Fyre Festival 2 Says Event "Does Not Exist"

  PUBLISHED Mar 4, 2025

  Though the second tier of Fyre Festival 2 tickets went on sale last week, no one should be surprised to hear that the hyper-privileged...

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  Storied Producer Bob Ezrin Renounces US Citizenship, Returns to Canada

  PUBLISHED Feb 28, 2025

  Bob Ezrin — the acclaimed Canadian music producer who has worked with Pink Floyd, KISS, Peter Gabriel, Deep Purple, Deftones, Alice Cooper...

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  TD Ends Sponsorship of Major Canadian Jazz Festivals

  PUBLISHED Feb 26, 2025

  Toronto-Dominion (TD) bank has now quietly ended its longtime sponsorship of the Toronto Jazz Festival and Calgary's JazzYYC Summer...