Music School

Can I release a track with unauthorized sampling on it?

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2011

I'm currently in the process of producing a few beats for a hip-hop album I'm working on. As the backbone for one of my beats, I sample a t...

A Post-MySpace World

In Search of Music's Best Online Outlet

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2011

In 2006, MySpace was reportedly the most popular website in the U.S. Not the most popular social networking site – the most popular o...

Lacquer Channel

PUBLISHED Jun 26, 2011

"Where I Play"? Anywhere but here. Don't even think about laying tracks at this studio. For more than 35 years, the Lacquer Channel has bu...

Muneshine

PUBLISHED May 29, 2011

Toronto rhyme maestro/producer/engineer Rob Bakker has been producing and rhyming as Muneshine since 2001. Reared in small town Saskatchewa...

How much is a quality demo?

PUBLISHED May 29, 2011

My band have decided to make a demo tape. We've been quoted different prices, the lowest was $200. I guess my question is how much should I...

Rockin' the House

Charlie Angus, Andrew Cash & A New Dawn for the NDP

PUBLISHED May 29, 2011

No one gave Andrew Cash much of a chance in the recent federal election. It was the first time that the singer/songwriter and long-time soc...

How do I get a music supervision job?

PUBLISHED May 24, 2011

I love music and am hoping to get into music supervision as a career path. I understand it's a job a lot of people want, and also a job tha...

Am I eligible for Canadian contests or support?

PUBLISHED May 10, 2011

I'm a musician from Panama and I've lived in Canada, for more than five years. If I make an album here, is that consider "Canadian" music?...