TikTok For Musicians: What You Need To Know – by Kurt Dahl
One of the biggest developments in the music industry in 2020 was TikTok. While the app was definitely big in 2018 and 2019, it truly blew up in 2020, surpassing over 1 billion users across 150 countries and establishing itself as a bellwether in the music industry. Many of the biggest success stories in the […]
Loreena McKennitt on Bill C-10
Opinion article from The Toronto Star As a musical artist, I was delighted to learn of Bill C-10, a proposed amendment to the Broadcast Act. It has been over 30 long years since the internet and all that came with it began to dismantle what was once a $20-billion music industry in 1999 — reducing […]
Wellness, Wellplayed: The Power of a Playlist – Eric Alper
Can music and a mindfully-made playlist soothe and improve health and well-being? Multi-award winning Canadian music therapist Jennifer Buchanan knows it to be so, and shares both how (and why) in her new book, Wellness, Wellplayed: The Power of a Playlist — available now! “Just like our physical health, our mental health requires attention — […]
Can You Copyright a Drumbeat? -Kurt Dahl, Lawyer Drummer
In light of the many high profile plagiarism cases making headlines in the music business over the last few years (Lana Del Rey, Led Zeppelin, Robin Thicke, Sam Smith, etc.), it felt like the right time to examine the topic of songwriting from where we all sit: the drum throne. All of the above instances […]
CANADIAN POP ARTIST MACKENZIE DAYLE SAYS “I’M GOOD, THANKS” IN SIZZLING NEW SINGLE
CANADIAN POP ARTIST MACKENZIE DAYLE SAYS “I’M GOOD, THANKS” IN SIZZLING NEW SINGLE Canada’s newest rising pop star Mackenzie Dayle continues to set the scene ablaze, lighting up screens and streams with her fiery new single, “I’m Good, Thanks” — available now! The Edmonton, Alberta-based artist’s new track is an ultra sexy love-letter to one’s self: a super-charged […]
Does TikTok Pay Musicians? — Kurt Dahl
Does TikTok Pay Musicians? The short answer: Yes.The long answer: Very little for most users. Let’s examine why. If TikTok Pays Musicians? How Does TikTok Pay You? Your music will generate royalties from both the master recording and the songwriting (publishing), as it does with any usage. If you are a member of a PRO […]
