Radio Dale: Music, Musicians and the Canadian Music Industry

**This is a rerun of an episode aired originally May 29th, 2013.** The latest episode of our podcast, Radio Dale, has Roo, Amber and India talking about all things music, musicians and the Canadian music industry. PART ONE: This Week In Music History: we look at a bit of trivia per day of this week, and as usual Amber get’s the most morbid story! This Week On The Charts: Amber looks at the ten highest charting Canadian musicians according to the BDS Canadian Top 50! Campus Report: India brings to attention a strange event…where the biggest album in the world right now is also climbing the Canadian campus charts despite being polished, popular…and disco! INTERMISSION: We play ‘If I Can’t Have You,’ the first single from Matthew Genovese’s new album which goes to radio next week. PART TWO: Apps For Musicians: Amber, Roo and India look at some of our favourite apps for musicians. Dare we say ‘essential apps for musicians!‘ Everything from tuners to note takers to social media apps! Listed here are the apps we discuss in the show, though we recommend you listen to the episode so you can hear the additional bits of info we have to say! FOR A COMPLETE LIST OF APPS MENTIONED IN THE SHOW AND LINKS TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT THEM, HEAD TO OUR BLOG ABOUT THIS PODCAST EPISODE: http://www.dalespeaking.com/radio-dale-25-apps-for-musicians-and-matthew-genovese/ We’d love to hear what you think about these apps. Any that we missed? Any listed here you use and have an opinion on? Tell us in the comments!

Following the last two episodes, where we defined radio terms and radio formats, we figured it would be cool to turn our eyes to the online world and help you 'define digital!' Radio Dale is the podcast about music, musicians and the Canadian music industry from our unique perspective at the Dale Speaking offices. We help bring indie and established acts to radio, and spread the word online, as well as develop their careers in today's ever-changing music business. This podcast gives away some of our best information for free, and serves as the 'radio show' the broadcast the ideas, observations and insights we discover every day working with Canadian and International artists. PART ONE: This Week In Music History looks at some cool moments in the history of the music industry, day by day. This week we look at some shouting brits and a swingin' bunny among other things! http://thisdayinmusic.com This Week On The Charts, Amber looks at the AC and Hot AC charts to see what artists are in the top 10, and which ones aren't even on the other chart! Roo's Podcast Recommendation looks at the Pinball Sessions Podcast, the show that features great tunes from http://pinballsessions.com as well as behind the scenes audio and interviews from some of Canada and the World's best artists. INTERMISSION: This week we turn back to the great songwriter Gregory Alan Isakov and his song 'Suitcase Full Of Sparks' which was recently added to CBC Radio! PART 2: In Part 2 Roo, Amber and India 'Define Digital' by looking at social networks and music sites that may help an artist engage with fans, find gigs, and share their music. The conversation went a bit long, so in Radio Dale 35 you'll hear the second half of the conversation where we look at some more obscure terms and TLAs (three letter acronyms) you're likely to come across! THE MUSIC: Gregory Alan Isakov - Suitcase Full Of Sparks (Feature) Web: http://gregoryalanisakov.com Polite Fiction - Come A Little Closer (Intro/Outro music) Web: http://politefiction.bandcamp.com Gloryhound - Let You Down Again (behind This Week In Music History) Web: http://gloryhoundband.com Toob - Sweet Harmony (behind This Week On The Charts) Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/toob-music The Grass Is Soothing (under the Podcast Report) Elise LeGrow - No Good Woman (First segment of opening theme) All music is used with permission from the artists! RADIO DALE LOGOS courtesy of /r/picrequests on Reddit. This version came from /u/Tracy_Mapes FIND RADIO DALE & DALE SPEAKING ONLINE: Web: http://dalespeaking.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/dale_speaking Facebook: http://facebook.com/dalespeaking Email: radiodale@dalespeaking.com (please include the Episode Number in the subject line!) For every iTunes Rating and Review that Radio Dale receives, we'll give a rusting old radio tower a new chance at life! So please...give...so we can give back!

Following Episode 32, which defined the terms used when working a song to radio, we figured it would help to define radio itself. At least it's formats! AC, CHR, Hot AC, Country, Rock, Modern Rock...what does it all MEAN? Dale, Amber, Roo and India talk about the kind of music you hear at the various Canadian formats, in the hopes of helping you decide where your music belongs. Of if you aren't a musician, maybe we can help you understand why your local station plays the music does! Radio Dale is the podcast about music, musicians and the Canadian music industry from our unique perspective at the Dale Speaking offices. We help bring indie and established acts to radio, and spread the word online, as well as develop their careers in today's ever-changing music business. This podcast gives away some of our best information for free, and serves as the 'radio show' the broadcast the ideas, observations and insights we discover every day working with Canadian and International artists. For every iTunes Rating and Review that Radio Dale receives, we'll give a rusting old radio tower a new chance at life! So please...give...so we can give back! PART ONE: This Week In Music History looks at some cool moments in the history of the music industry, day by day. This week the Rolling Stones are back (again), we talk the connection between UB40 and U2, and we go chasing waterfalls! Courtesy of http://thisdayinmusic.com This Week On The Charts, Amber compares the US and Canadian active rock charts...the differences are surprising! The Campus Report looks at currently charting artists who are playing in and near Toronto this weekend, including the inimitable Pokey LaFarge! INTERMISSION We proudly are the 'World Podcast Premiere' of Canadian boys Neverest and their new single, Rewind. Check out the hard hitting (soon to be) club hit! PART TWO: The whole team talks radio formats. We talk about the differences between the pop formats (AC, Hot AC and CHR), the rock formats (Rock and Modern Rock) and the unique position of Country. Dale offers some very cool insights into his life growing up with radio and working in it, and we ask the question: would you prefer that radio formats be diverse with crossovers...or stricter and more concise? Hear a full conversation on a subject we discuss in the office every single day! THE MUSIC: BACKGROUND AND SPECIAL: Neverest - Rewind (Feature) Web: http://neverestmusic.com Polite Fiction - Come A Little Closer (Intro/Outro music) Web: http://politefiction.bandcamp.com Gloryhound - Let You Down Again (behind This Week In Music History) Web: http://gloryhoundband.com Toob - Sweet Harmony (behind This Week On The Charts) Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/toob-music Salt Chunk Mary - Instrumental (behind Blog Report) Elise LeGrow - No Good Woman (First segment of opening theme) All music is used with permission from the artists! RADIO DALE LOGOS courtesy of /r/picrequests on Reddit. This version came from /u/Tracy_Mapes FIND RADIO DALE & DALE SPEAKING ONLINE: Web: http://dalespeaking.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/dale_speaking Facebook: http://facebook.com/dalespeaking Email: radiodale@dalespeaking.com (please include the Episode Number in the subject line!)

Understanding the terms that people use when working a song at radio is important to understanding how to get your song on radio in the first place! Your 'promoter' may set up a meeting with a 'music director' because your latest 'spinburner' has put you on the 'futures.' WHAAAA?? Amber, India and Roo help walk you through the 'best case scenario' process of submitting your song to radio and define all the terms you may encounter along the way. A great primer for the indie musician who feels that radio may be their next step! Radio Dale is the podcast about music, musicians and the Canadian music industry from our unique perspective at the Dale Speaking offices. We help bring indie and established acts to radio, and spread the word online, as well as develop their careers in today's ever-changing music business. This podcast gives away some of our best information for free, and serves as the 'radio show' the broadcast the ideas, observations and insights we discover every day working with Canadian and International artists. If you enjoy the show, please give us an iTunes rating and review! It will help our show be reached by a wider audience and spread more info about the Canadian music industry! PART ONE: This Week In Music History looks at some cool moments in the history of the music industry, day by day. This week the Rolling Stones are back (again), Roo get's the 'morbid' pick, and a familiar name is back to cheer India up! Courtesy of http://thisdayinmusic.com This Week On The Charts has Amber looking at the Billboard Top Canadian Albums charts! We also pose the question: do album sales effect radio charting?? The Podcast report looks at the amazing 'Planet Money' podcast, and specifically their recent episode, 'Top of the Charts' which examines the Top 3 of the American Top 40 last week and how they made their way to the top! Find it here: http://n.pr/112smLn INTERMISSION We revisit Chad Brownlee's first single, 'The Best That I Can (Superhero)' after hearing about his CCMA nomination for Male Artist of the Year! PART TWO: From approaching a radio promoter to reading the charts, Amber and India (with a little help from Roo) define the various terms that come up along the way and help give a better understanding about the process of working your song to radio! For the indie artist, or the established musician, this is a great primer on the language of the industry! THE MUSIC: BACKGROUND AND SPECIAL: Chad Brownlee - 'The Best That I Can (Superhero)' (Feature) Web: http://chadbrownlee.com Polite Fiction - Come A Little Closer (Intro/Outro music) Web: http://politefiction.bandcamp.com Gloryhound - Let You Down Again (behind This Week In Music History) Web: http://gloryhoundband.com Toob - Sweet Harmony (behind This Week On The Charts) Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/toob-music The Grass Is Soothing - Instrumental (behind Blog Report) Elise LeGrow - No Good Woman (First segment of opening theme) All music is used with permission from the artists! RADIO DALE LOGOS courtesy of /r/picrequests on Reddit. This version came from /u/Tracy_Mapes FIND RADIO DALE & DALE SPEAKING ONLINE: Web: http://dalespeaking.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/dale_speaking Facebook: http://facebook.com/dalespeaking Email: radiodale@dalespeaking.com (please include the Episode Number in the subject line!)

Have you ever released a single, EP or album online and wondered by downloads and listens never broke double digits? Or maybe you pumped money into some publicity and marketing services and didn't feel the sales were worth the cost? Being creative in promoting your music is as important today as being creative in creating it, so Radio Dale has collected our eleven favourite ways both major label and indie artists have broken the mould in spreading the word about their latest project. We don't suggest you copy and paste these ideas...but we hope you're inspired to think creatively about how you can promote, package and promote your next release! Radio Dale is the podcast about music, musicians and the Canadian music industry from our unique perspective at the Dale Speaking offices. We help bring indie and established acts to radio, and spread the word online, as well as develop their careers in today's ever-changing music business. This podcast gives away some of our best information for free, and serves as the 'radio show' the broadcast the ideas, observations and insights we discover every day working with Canadian and International artists. PART ONE: This Week In Music History looks at some cool moments in the history of the music industry, day by day. From Bowie to Donna Summer to The White Stripes, this week is pretty crazy! Courtesy of http://thisdayinmusic.com This Week On The Charts looks at the CBC Radio 2 Top 20 chart this week. A great list of new artists, and a good way to see what CBC is playing and is not on commercial radio. The Blog and Campus reports are postponed this week due to having no internet in the office early this week after a storm pummelled the Dale Speaking office. As Roo says, 'Blogs need electricity to live.' INTERMISSION We hear a new song from Saskatchewan band Wyatt, 'Roll The Windows Down' PART TWO: In Part Two we look at 11 awesome ways to promote your next release! From Beck's latest album being released only as sheet music, to Jay Z's insane promotions for Magna Carta Holy Grail, to indie creativity from Meredith Shaw and Hollerado, we hope to inspire bands to think creatively about not just their music...but also how they release the music into the wild! We'd love to hear if you have creatively released your music, or if you have a favourite approach that we missed! Our contact info is at the bottom of the show notes! THE MUSIC: BACKGROUND AND SPECIAL: Wyatt - Roll Down The Windows (Feature) Web: http://wyattmusic.com/ Polite Fiction - Come A Little Closer (Intro/Outro music) Web: http://politefiction.bandcamp.com Gloryhound - Let You Down Again (behind This Week In Music History) Web: http://gloryhoundband.com Toob - Sweet Harmony (behind This Week On The Charts) Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/toob-music The Grass Is Soothing - Instrumental (behind Blog Report) Elise LeGrow - No Good Woman (First segment of opening theme) All music is used with permission from the artist! RADIO DALE LOGOS courtesy of /r/picrequests on Reddit. This version came from /u/Tracy_Mapes FIND RADIO DALE & DALE SPEAKING ONLINE: Web: http://dalespeaking.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/dale_speaking Facebook: http://facebook.com/dalespeaking Email: radiodale@dalespeaking.com (please include the Episode Number in the subject line!)

Radio Dale is the podcast looking at music, musicians and the Canadian music industry from our unique perspective at Dale Speaking in Toronto. The podcast is in two parts: Part One looks at music news and charts, and Part Two covers a particular topic or round table discussion. THIS WEEK Part One: This Week in Music History; This Week on the Charts; Roo's Blog Recommendation Part Two: Song of the Summer PART ONE: THIS WEEK IN MUSIC HISTORY: Our usual load of births, deaths, music and The Rolling Stones (is this a tradition?) Go to http://www.thisdayinmusic.com/ to find more! THIS WEEK ON THE CHARTS: Amber looks at the Top 10 BDS All Format Spins chart...in other words, what are the 10 biggest songs in Canada right now! ROO'S BLOG RECOMMENDATION: Roo looks at both a blog AND a blog platform by talking about Medium, the latest creation from the people who brought you Blogger and Twitter! It's a place you can write and read which is collaborative and word-focused. Here's a link to the 'World of Music' collection: https://medium.com/world-of-music Here's a link to Roo's Medium Blog: https://medium.com/world-of-music/1bb7c3ef8c05 PART TWO: SONG OF THE SUMMER! Amber, Roo and India have a fun roundtable talk about the Song of the Summer. In it we choose our pick for 2013 (it's unanimous...can you guess?) plus our alternate pics by format and genre. We also touch on why 'song of the summer' exists in the first place! We'd love to hear your thoughts on our conversation: FIND RADIO DALE & DALE SPEAKING ONLINE: Web: http://dalespeaking.com Twitter: http://twitter.com/dale_speaking Facebook: http://facebook.com/dalespeaking THE MUSIC: FEATURE: Gregory Alan Isakov - Amsterdam Twitter: https://twitter.com/GregoryAIsakov Website: http://gregoryalanisakov.com BACKGROUND AND SPECIAL: Gregory Alan Isakov - Amsterdam (Feature) Web: http://gregoryalanisakov.com Polite Fiction - Come A Little Closer (Intro/Outro music) Web: http://politefiction.bandcamp.com Gloryhound - Let You Down Again (behind This Week In Music History) Web: http://gloryhoundband.com Toob - Sweet Harmony (behind This Week On The Charts) Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/toob-music The Grass Is Soothing - Instrumental (behind Blog Report) Elise LeGrow - No Good Woman (First segment of opening theme) All music is used with permission from the artist! RADIO DALE LOGOS courtesy of /r/picrequests on Reddit. This version came from /u/Tracy_Mapes

Radio Dale is the podcast about Canadian music, musicians and the music industry from the perspective of Dale Speaking, a radio promotions, digital marketing and artist development company based out of Toronto, ON. This week in Part One we look at pop music history, classic summer hits, new artists at campus radio, and a new track from Jess Moskaluke. In Part Two, Dale and the crew discuss the do's and dont's of submitting your music to a company, like us! PART ONE: This Week In Music History: The usual sad stories, happy stories, and Milli Vanilli! This Week On The Charts: Dale joins Amber to look at some classic Canadian 'Songs of Summer.' Campus Report: India discusses some new artists on the charts, and new discoveries from campus radio! INTERMISSION: Jess Moskaluke's new song, 'Everything Falls' PART TWO: The roundtable this week has the crew expanding on Amber's blog last week suggesting tips for submitting music to companies! Hear several tips - from what you should say, how much information you should give, what you should DO before pressing send - and insight from the Dale Speaking crew! Original Blog from Amber: http://www.dalespeaking.com/better-candidate-for-radio-airplay/ THE MUSIC: Jess Moskaluke - Everything Falls Web: http://www.jessmoskaluke.com/ Polite Fiction - Come A Little Closer (Intro/Outro music) Web: http://politefiction.bandcamp.com Gloryhound - Let You Down Again (behind This Week In Music History) Web: http://gloryhoundband.com Toob - Sweet Harmony (behind This Week On The Charts) Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/toob-music Salt Chunk Mary - Instrumental (behind Campus Report) All music is used with permission from the artist! CONTACT US: Email: radiodale@dalespeaking.com Leave an iTunes Rating and Review: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/radio-dale-music-musicians/id571650287?mt=2 Twitter: http://twitter.com/Dale_Speaking Facebook: http://facebook.com/dalespeaking Our Site: http://dalespeaking.com 'Radio Dale' logo courtesy of the amazing talented folks on www.reddit.com's /r/picrequests! This version thanks to Tracy Mapes. Here's contact info if you have design work you want to send his way! Email: news1st@hotmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tracy.mapes.1?ref=tn_tnmn

It's Radio Dale 28! Radio Dale is the podcast about music, musicians and the Canadian music industry from our unique perspective. This episode, we delve deep into the question about 'The Future Of Radio' after the recent announcement of iTunes Radio and the increase in popularity of internet radio. But first, we look at this week in music history, this week on the charts and have a blog recommendation to boot! PART ONE: This Week In Music History...where history is still sad with the loss of two pop idols, Michael Jackson and Judy Garland. This Week On The Charts...where Amber looks at #1s across all the charts! This Week's Blog Recommendation...Herohill (http://herohill.com) a Canadian music blog based in Halifax with great music and great reviews! INTERMISSION: We feature 'Tomorrow,' a new track from Canadian super group Crash Karma! PART TWO: A roundtable with Dale, Amber, Roo and India talking about iTunes Radio and it's kin (active, interactive streaming applications) and the future of terrestrial radio. In a very insightful conversation, we look at what radio stations 'could' do to compete with the growing popularity of music applications like Rdio and Pandora as they start to make their way into cars...and our hearts! What suggestions do we have for radio? What are the pros and cons of both? Should they fight...or join forces? Listen and discover! THE MUSIC: Crash Karma - Tomorrow Web: http://crashkarma.com/ Polite Fiction - Come A Little Closer (Intro/Outro music) Web: http://politefiction.bandcamp.com Gloryhound - Let You Down Again (behind This Week In Music History) Web: http://gloryhoundband.com Toob - Sweet Harmony (behind This Week On The Charts) Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/toob-music The Grass Is Soothing - Instrumental (behind Blog Report) All music is used with permission from the artist! CONTACT US: Email: radiodale@dalespeaking.com Leave an iTunes Rating and Review: https://itunes.apple.com/ca/podcast/radio-dale-music-musicians/id571650287?mt=2 Twitter: http://twitter.com/Dale_Speaking Facebook: http://facebook.com/dalespeaking Our Site: http://dalespeaking.com 'Radio Dale' logo courtesy of the amazing talented folks on www.reddit.com's /r/picrequests! This version thanks to Tracy Mapes. Here's contact info if you have design work you want to send his way! Email: news1st@hotmail.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tracy.mapes.1?ref=tn_tnmn