Articles by Allison Outhit

Ask Allison

PUBLISHED Jan 24, 2011

Is it true that in order to apply for a P2 visa to play in the U.S., you have to be a member of the CFM [the Canadian Federation of Musicia...

Slow Music Now!

PUBLISHED Nov 29, 2010

As a music-obsessed foodie, I note some interesting parallels between North American food production and the music industry. Both really to...

EVICT YOUR INNER BONEHEAD

PUBLISHED Oct 25, 2010

Bill Baker and his colleagues at Mint Records were in the midst of a tense meeting with an artist they were letting go from the label when...

The Price is Right-ish

PUBLISHED Sep 26, 2010

Casting around for a convenient opening metaphor, I got it into my noggin to find out the price of tea in China. Turns out it's not so easy...

Follow The Money: Federal and Provincial Funding

PUBLISHED Aug 21, 2010

Compared to the great lumbering Horton that is the American music business, we might as well be Whos up here. With one-tenth the population...

Music Summer School

All Your Videos Are Belong To Us

PUBLISHED Jul 25, 2010

I officially declare the camera phone a scourge. At every show, there's a forest of video-enabled dorks up front, not watching nor listenin...

Music Summer School

Proposed New Copyright Bill C-32

PUBLISHED Jun 27, 2010

No doubt Canada's Copyright Act desperately needs updating. The last amendments were written eons before digital technology busted open the...

Summer Music School

Timing is Everything

PUBLISHED May 23, 2010

The secret to a kick-ass live set is having the whole band start and stop at the same time, so it shouldn't be a surprise that timing in ot...