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Sync Licensing

Music Supervisors Aren’t Treated Fairly, Here’s What’s Going On

Our guest this week is music supervisor and Vice President of the Guild of Music Supervisors, Madonna Wade-Reed. Her credits include TV shows such as All American, Batwoman, American Crime, Reign, Blue Mountain State, Smallville, One Tree Hill, plus films such as 8-Bit Christmas, Lovesick, A Thousand Words and the documentary Let It Fall. In this episode, Madonna breaks down her responsibilities within new projects, why it’s vital for artists to educate themselves on licensing, as well as a closer look into why the music supervisors’ movement toward unionizing.

How To Get Your Music on Netflix and other TV shows

I study the sync licensing realm (getting songs placed in film, tv, commercials, video games - Netflix and the rest) quite a bit. Just in this past year, on the New Music Business podcast, I've had as guests: Music Supervisors: Jen...

Sync Licensing Company Explains How Music Gets Placed

This week on the New Music Business, Ari is joined by Lyle Hysen and Kyra Wendel of the sync licensing agency, Bank Robber Music. They discuss everything from how they organize and pitch playlists, what today’s sync fees are looking like, negotiations with record labels and publishing companies, the best pitching methods, and much more!

Primary Wave Publishing on Sync Licensing Cover Songs and Legacy Recordings with Marty Silverstone

Marty Silverstone is Head of Sync at Primary Wave, overseeing licensing activity for Primary Wave’s music publishing and management clients. With staff in Los Angeles and New York, the dynamic Primary Wave Sync team is a key part of Primary Wave’s proactive marketing approach, constantly creating new opportunities and driving big ideas for music in film/TV, advertising, video games, and other visual media.

Micro Sync Licensing with Musicbed CEO

Daniel McCarthy is the CEO of FM, which includes the music platform Musicbed. It's one of the more popular sync hybrid platforms.

Disney Music Supervisor on Placing Music for Trailers

Brian Vickers works on the in-house trailer department at Disney, which they call "The Hive." He's worked on a number of Disney films, including The Avengers, Star Wars: The Last Jedi & The Rise of Skywalker, Black Panther, Soul, Hamilton, Frozen II, Black is King.

Euphoria Music Supervisor Jen Malone Gives a Sh*t

Jen Malone has placed music and worked on Euphoria, Atlanta, Creed 2, The Resident, Boomerang, Baskets, Shelter, Lady Dynamite, and Step Up.
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Mixing SZA, Engineering Bob Dylan, Collaborating with Rick Rubin

This week, Ari is joined by grammy nominated engineer and producer Dana Nielsen, to discuss his career journey, collaborating with award winning artists, and making it as a mix engineer.
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