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Ep 32: Synchtank Summit Fireside Conversation with Hipgnosis Founder and CEO Merck Mercuriadis Jun 08, 2021

As the Founder and CEO of Hipgnosis, Merck Mercuriadis has led the way in establishing music rights as an asset class.

As part of last month's Data, Rights & Royalties Summit, Synchtank Marketing Manager Emma Griffiths caught up with Mercuriadis to discuss the booming catalog acquisition market, the value of music IP on a global scale, changing where the songwriter sits in the economic equation, and more.

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Ep 31: Synchtank Summit Panel: Royalties and FinTech – The Future of Payments in the Digital Age Jun 01, 2021

As royalties become increasingly complex, artists and songwriters are demanding more transparency and faster payments.

This panel, recorded at Synchtank's recent Data, Rights & Royalties Summit, looks at the the evolution of royalty statements, ‘real-time’ payments, the future of royalty advances, and the increasing need for sophisticated financial technology.

Panelists:

Jim Warner - COO, Centtrip
Rory Bernard - CEO, Synchtank
Milana Lewis - CEO, Stem
Marcus Cobb - CEO, Jammber
Moderator: Will Griggs - Chief Experience Officer, HIFI

For more details head to synchtank.com/summit

Ep 30: Synchtank Summit Panel: The Great Data Debate – How Do We Overcome the Industry’s Data Challenges? May 25, 2021

From poor data management to a lack of standardization and system interoperability, the music industry is plagued by data issues.

This panel, recorded at Synchtank's recent Data, Rights & Royalties Summit, discusses the barriers to better data hygiene as well as effective solutions and new initiatives.

Panelists:

Niels Rump - DDEX Secretariat
Debbie Rose - President, Kokopelli Creative Music Publishing
Richard Thompson - CIO, The MLC
Jarrett Hines - Founder, Music Tech Works
Moderator: Vickie Nauman - Founder and CEO, CrossBorderWorks

For more details head to synchtank.com/summit

Ep 29: Synchtank Summit Panel: Drowning in Data - How Are Systems Coping? May 18, 2021

Music publishers and CMOs are facing unprecedented volumes of data and increasingly complex rights and royalty payments.

This panel, recorded at Synchtank's recent Data, Rights & Royalties Summit, examines how royalty teams, societies and their systems are coping and addresses the need for robust, scalable technology.

Panelists:

Mick Hayes - Director of Product Management, ICE
Michael Lau - President, AIMP NY Chapter / Operations Committee Member, The MLC
Janet Landrum - Royalties Specialist, Synchtank
Matt Phipps-Taylor - CIO, peermusic
Moderator: Emma Griffiths - Marketing Manager, Synchtank

For more details head to synchtank.com/summit

Ep 28: Best Practices for Managing Your Catalog and Assets with Synchtank and Special Guest Attorney Erin M. Jacobson Dec 13, 2019

In this webinar in association with the Music Business Association, we discuss the best practices for catalog and asset management to help rights holders maximise profits and reduce legal complications.

Download the accompanying slides here.

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Ep 27: The Business of Trailer Music with Position Music's Emily Weber Oct 11, 2018

Want to learn more about the business of trailer music? Check out this recording from a recent webinar we hosted with Emily Weber, Position Music's VP of Creative Licensing - Trailers | Promos | International.

We take a deep dive into the types of trailers out there, best practices for finding and pitching for trailer sync opportunities, emerging trailer music trends, and much more.

Don't forget to head here to download the slides.

Ep 26: How To Earn More From Your Catalogue - Best Practices from Synchtank Dec 11, 2017

Looking to generate more revenue from your catalogue? Last week we held a webinar in association with the Music Business Association where we looked at the best practices for monetizing audio assets.

We were joined April Flores, Manager of Film and TV Synchronisation at our client Disney Music, who gave us insight into how the process works at one of the largest organisations in the world.

Check out the webinar now, and don't forget to head here to download the slides.

Ep 25: Composer Ryan Elder on Creating the Weird and Wonderful Rick and Morty Soundscape Aug 19, 2017

Rick and Morty is taking the world by storm. April's surprise season 3 premier drew more than 1.6 million viewers, and the show's fanbase is about as ardent as they come. We were recently lucky enough to chat to Ryan Elder, composer of the show's brilliantly bonkers music.

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Ep 24: The Essentials of Sync Licensing - 2017 Edition Apr 26, 2017

Thanks to the popularity of our last webinar in association with our friends at W omen in Music, we recently ran an updated version for 2017.

In the following presentation we run through the basics of sync licensing, from tagging your music properly to finding and pitching for opportunities.

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Ep 23: From Pitch to Placement: The Essentials of Sync Licensing Nov 17, 2016

Check out this recording from our recent webinar in association with Women in Music. We run through the best practices for preparing your catalogue for licensing, tips for pitching successfully, building relationships with music supervisors, and much more.

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Ep 22: Music Supervisor Tarquin Gotch on Working with John Hughes, Managing AC/DC's Brian Johnson, & More Sep 26, 2016

Entertainment industry veteran Tarquin Gotch chats to us about his time in A&R, working with the brilliant John Hughes on films like Ferris Bueller's Day Off, managing AC/DC's Brian Johnson, and more.

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Ep 21: The Essentials of Boutique Music Publishing with Raleigh Music Group Aug 31, 2016

We discuss the essentials of running a boutique music publishing operation with New York-based Raleigh Music Group. We run through the importance of great service and catalogue knowledge, promoting writer-friendly deals, representing legacy catalogues & more.

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Ep 20: A Conversation with WhoSampled's Chris Read May 12, 2016

Last month we hosted a webinar with UK producer, DJ and recording artist Chris Read. Chris is also a member of the team at WhoSampled, the world's largest community for fans of sampled music, cover songs and remixes.

We chat to Chris about his history in the industry, the purpose of WhoSampled, the importance of sampling, best practices, and more.

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Ep 19: The Law of Sync: Publishing, Recording, Synchronisation and Mechanical Rights Apr 04, 2016

Solicitor Ian Penman takes us through the legal fundamentals of sync licensing in this comprehensive recording taken from our latest free webinar.

To listen to the audio with the matching slides, check out this blog post.

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Ep 18: An Interview with Gang of Four's Andy Gill Mar 20, 2016

We chat to Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill about the group's inception, influencing other artists, new releases, touring, sync, today's industry, and more.

Follow Andy / Gang of Four: gangoffour.co.uk | @gangof4official | @andygangof4

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Ep 17: California Copyright Conference's Film Music: The Real Score Discussion Feb 13, 2016

Earlier this year, we sponsored the California Copyright Conference's Film Music: The Real Score evening, featuring a panel with some of the industry's greatest.

The CCC have kindly allowed us to use the recording of the event, where the panelists go behind-the-scenes in the business process of how music gets put into films, through a series of mock scenarios.

Panelists:

Eric Polin, Sr. Vice President of Music Publishing, Universal Pictures (moderator).

Paul Broucek, President, Warner Bros. Pictures - Music. Gary Calamar, KCRW DJ and music supervisor on such productions as The Man in the High Castle, True Blood, Dexter, and Weeds. Joe Trapanese, Composer on such films as Straight Outta Compton, Insurgent, and Oblivion.

Ep 16: A Conversation with the Queen of Christmas, Songwriter Elizabeth Chan Dec 21, 2015

We chat to Christmas songwriter Elizabeth Chan about her incredible journey in the industry, and following her dream to turn Christmas music into a successful career.

Follow Elizabeth: Lizchanchristmas.com | @Lizchanmusic

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Ep 15: Monetising Your Music on YouTube with Rumblefish's Ben Kihnel Dec 03, 2015

Rumblefish's Director of Business Development Ben Kihnel takes us through the fundamentals of monetising your music on YouTube, including:

- Running & monetising your own channel

- Multi-channel networks

- Working with an administrator like Rumblefish

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Ep 14: An Interview with Singer-Songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk Nov 27, 2015

We chat to award-winning singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk about her life in music and experience with sync licensing and songwriting.

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Ep 13: A Guide to Indie Sync with Lindsay-Bea Davis Nov 16, 2015

On behalf of the folks at Music Biz, we hosted "A guide to indie sync" webinar with the fantastic Lindsay-Bea Davis, music supervisor at VICE.

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Ep 12: A Conversation with VICE Music Supervisor Lindsay-Bea Davis Oct 10, 2015

We talk sync, musical discovery and working on documentaries with VICE music supervisor Lindsay-Bea Davis.

Hailing from Nova Scotia, Canada, Lindsay-Bae has worked on a number of films and television shows in Los Angeles, as well as partnered with the Canadian Performing Rights Organization, SOCAN, as their Licensing Consultant in Toronto. She has shared her music business expertise with the Guild of Music Supervisors in Los Angeles as an Executive Consultant and is currently based in Toronto as the Music Supervisor for VICE Canada.

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Ep 11: The Fundamentals of Licensing and Clearance with Marat Berenstein Sep 11, 2015

Artist manager and NYU faculty Marat Berenstein talks us through the key factors involved in music licensing and clearance.

Learn more about Marat and the artists he manages here: http://maratberenstein.com

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Ep 10: Thomas Golubic on Music Supervising TV's Most Exciting Shows Aug 28, 2015

We talk to Grammy nominated music supervisor Thomas Golubic about working on some of TV's most exciting shows including Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Halt and Catch Fire, The Walking Dead, Six Feet Under and Turn.

Thomas won the Guid of Music Supervisors award for Best Music Supervision in a Television Drama two years in a row for his work on Breaking Bad.

Learn more about Thomas and his team at supermusicvision.com.

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Ep 09: An Interview with 23 Year-Old Music Supervisor Matt FX Aug 16, 2015

We speak to music supervisor, DJ and New York native Matt "FX" Feldman about working on Skins, Broad City, and more! Follow Matt on Twitter Listen to his musical project Scooter Island To subscribe to the SynchStories Podcast via iTunes click here. For more great content check out Synchblog.

Ep 08: The Art of Trailer Music with Music Supervisor Vanessa Jorge Perry Jul 29, 2015

We speak to music supervisor Vanessa Jorge Perry who helps us to demystify the process of placing music in trailers.

Over the past 14 years, Vanessa has been a music supervisor for both television and movie trailers, working at Entertainment Tonight, The Ant Farm, and Aspect Ratio. She's worked on placements for projects such as Sideways, Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Star Trek, Transformers, Eat Pray Love, Iron Man 1 & 2, Leap Year, It's Complicated, and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2.

Please note: Due to some technical difficulties you'll notice an echo for the first 10-15 minutes. We apologise for any inconveniences caused.

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Ep 07: Q&A with True Blood Music Supervisor Gary Calamar Jul 17, 2015

Gary Calamar is a music supervisor and KCRW DJ who has worked on some of the most popular shows of the last 10 years including Six Feet Under, Dexter, and True Blood. We talk to Gary about his career highlights so far, his music supervision process, and creating his own music.

Check out Gary's company GO Music, his personal homepage and his KCRW page below:

http://www.gomusicsupervision.com http://garycalamar.com http://www.kcrw.com/music/shows/gary-calamar To subscribe to the SynchStories Podcast via iTunes click here. For more great content check out Synchblog.

Ep 06: CMW Chats: Music supervisor Tracy McKnight Jul 03, 2015

Mike sits down with music supervisor Tracy McKnight at CMW to talk music in movies and TV. During her time as a music supervisor and throughout her previous role as Head of Film Music for Lionsgate, Tracy has worked on numerous high profile projects from The Hunger Games, Warrior, and The Expendables, to Selma and Triple 9.

She is also currently on the board of Women in Film and is the Vice President of the Guild of Music Supervisors. Check out her IMDb page here.

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Ep 05: CMW Chats: Grey Music Producer Ben Dorenfeld Jul 03, 2015

Mike sits down with Grey NY music producer Ben Dorenfeld at CMW to discuss all things music in advertising. Ben recently supervised music for an international Pringles campaign, produced music for Grey NY's first campaign with Volvo, and produced music for Pantene's "Not Sorry" spot, which has gained international attention and was awarded Ad of the Day on Adweek.

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Ep 04: CMW Chats: Music Supervisor & KCRW DJ Jason Kramer Jun 22, 2015

At Canadian Music Week last month Mike sat down with freelance music supervisor and ex head of music for Elias Arts Jason Kramer. Kramer has worked with brands such as Kia, Pepsi, Target, Lexus, and Toyota, and in 2014 he won the Guild of Music Supervisors Award for Best Music Supervision in Advertising.

Find out more about Jason:

Twitter: @kcrwkramer Website: inthesoundsystem.com KCRW: kcrw.com/jasonkramer To subscribe to the SynchStories Podcast via iTunes click here. For more great content check out Synchblog.

Ep 03: Music in TV & Film with Music Supervisor Joel C. High Jun 07, 2015

In this episode we talk to music supervisor Joel C. High about his background in music supervision, placing music in film and TV, and advice for aspiring music supervisors.

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Ep 02: Q&A with PlayStation Music Supervisor Lindsey Smith May 13, 2015

How does PlayStation look for and find music for its games? Lindsey explains how her and her team source music for both games and game trailers, and the process of placing tracks in a game. She also gives advice for songwriters and catalog representitives hoping to get their music in a game, as well as tips for aspiring music supervisors!

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Ep 01: A Conversation with Dominic Griffin, VP Licensing at Disney Music Group May 12, 2015

We speak to Dominic Griffin, VP Licensing of Disney Music Group about marketing, monetising and protecting musical assets.

Dominic talks about some of Disney's recent sync licensing successes, how he protects such a universally loved brand, his tips for finding licensing opportunities, the giant that is Frozen, and much more! To subscribe to the SynchStories Podcast via iTunes click here.

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