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David Farrell, Veteran Music Industry Journalist, Returns to Helm FYIMusic
FYIMusic To Give New Voice To Canada's Music Industry TORONTO, March 6 /CNW/ - Veteran music indu...
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n\n\nFYIMusic To Give New Voice To Canada's Music Industry\n\n\nTORONTO, March 6 /CNW/ - Veteran music industry journalist David Farrell\nis returning to the music industry with FYIMusic, a digital independent news\nsource that will focus on the Canadian music industry. FYIMusic will offer\ndetailed reporting on the companies and individuals involved in the creation,\nmarketing, promotion, and export of Canadian music.\n\n\nFarrell, previously co-publisher of The Record, has been reporting on\nCanada's musicians and music industry for over 30 years. This position,\noverseeing the editorial content of FYIMusic, will mark Farrell's return to\ncovering the industry after a six-year hiatus.\n\n\nFounding partners in FYIMusic include YANGAROO Inc., a Toronto-based\ndigital media distribution firm, and Gary Slaight, the former president and\nCEO of Standard Radio Inc. and a longtime champion of Canadian music.\n\n\n"The rate of change and challenges facing the business at home and abroad\nmake this an exciting time to be covering the industry again," said\nDavid Farrell, Editorial Director, FYIMusic. "The Internet and the\ndigitization of music today have shattered the old business model, again\ncreating opportunity. FYI Music will be at the forefront of chronicling these\ndevelopments and trumpeting Canada's musical messages at home and abroad."\n\n\n"FYI Music will fill a void in coverage of the Canadian music industry,"\nsaid John Heaven, President and CEO of YANGAROO, Inc. "It will be a forum for\nthe sharing of news and views with the whole industry here."\n\n\nAbout David Farrell:\n\n\nDavid Farrell has been reporting on Canada's musicians and music industry\nfor over 30 years. In this span of time he has syndicated features in over\n60 newspapers nationally, provided regular commentary on CBC Radio, written\nfor numerous publications including a weekly column in Billboard magazine for\nseveral years, and was editor and co-publisher of Canadian music trade weekly\nThe Record.\n\n\nAbout YANGAROO:\n\n\nYANGAROO's patented Digital Media Distribution System (DMDS) is a leading\nsecure B2B digital delivery solution for the music and advertising industries.\nDMDS is a web-based delivery system that pioneers secure digital file\ndistribution by incorporating biometrics, high-value encryption ...