Articles by Allison Outhit

MEASURES AND SCALES

The metrics of the music business

PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2010

Success is a matter of perspective. Some rock star wannabes wouldn't consider themselves successful until they'd become gazillion-sellers w...

Vanessa Thomas

SVP, Sales, Nielsen Music, North America

PUBLISHED Apr 23, 2010

Vanessa Thomas has worked in the music industry for 20 years, including time with Premiere radio networks in LA as VP of Marketing and five...

Geoff Trio

President: Code One Entertainment, Miranda, New South Wales

PUBLISHED Mar 29, 2010

Geoff Trio is a venue owner and promoter who has worked with many Canadian artists including Jill Barber, Hawksley Workman and Joel Plasket...

G'day Australia!

PUBLISHED Mar 26, 2010

As a working Canadian band, comes a time when you just can't face another midnight haul through the frozen wasteland of Northern Ontario. Y...

Herding Cats

The Art of Tour Management

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2010

Tour management is about organizing chaos. Keeping people, gear, vehicles and finances on track is a major challenge. Good tour managers ar...

Matthew Lamarche

Tour Manager

PUBLISHED Feb 20, 2010

Matt Lamarche is a sound mixer and tour manager who works with artists like David Usher, Amanda Marshall and the Tragically Hip. He's curre...

David Read

Vinyl Record Guru

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2010

Based on Vancouver Island, Vinyl Record Guru is the brainchild of music industry veteran David Read. With over 25 years in the music busine...

Back In Black

The Rebirth of Vinyl

PUBLISHED Jan 23, 2010

The early 1980s were an amazing time for music lovers. Underground genres like metal, punk, synth pop, reggae and hip-hop were burbling up...