Articles by Allison Outhit

Merchandising

PUBLISHED Feb 21, 2009

Love the Band, Bought the: a) Pen b) Shot glass c) Thong d) Apron A huge part of being a fan is feeling an emotional connection to the ban...

Tyl van Toorn

Co-Founder, Transmission

PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2009

Tyl van Toorn has established himself in the arts, entertainment and action sports industries over the course of his 15-year career in ev...

Transmission 2008

PUBLISHED Jan 21, 2009

Working in the music business as it goes through a turbulent sea change, one can't help but feel a bit like an ape in 2001: A Space Odysse...

Transmission - Day Two

PUBLISHED Dec 9, 2008

Exclaim!'s Need To Know columnist and music industry insider Allison Outhit recently travelled to Vancouver to take in Transmission, "an in...

Transmission - Day One

PUBLISHED Dec 8, 2008

Exclaim!'s Need To Know columnist and music industry insider Allison Outhit recently travelled to Vancouver to take in Transmission, "an in...

Freefall

Canadian Music Business In 2008

PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2008

Reporting on the state of the music business, this column has had occasion to note over the last year or two that the arse was pretty much...

Larry LeBlanc

Publisher of the LeBlanc Newsletter

PUBLISHED Nov 23, 2008

Larry LeBlanc has been a leading figure in Canadian music for four decades. Canadian bureau chief of Billboard magazine from 1991 to 2007,...

Samantha Pickard

Vice President of Strut Entertainment

PUBLISHED Oct 26, 2008

Strut Entertainment is a Toronto-based boutique firm providing full service publicity, sponsorship and event management to the entertainmen...