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SynchStories

SynchStories is a podcast brought to you by the Synchtank team in London and NYC. We talk to music supervisors and other sync licensing professionals about the use of music in TV, film, advertising, video games and other media outputs.
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Jun 8, 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.

For more details head to synchtank.com/summit

 

Jun 1, 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

 

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

 

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

 

 

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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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.

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.

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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Apr 26, 2017

Thanks to the popularity of our last webinar in association with our friends at Women 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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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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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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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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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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Apr 4, 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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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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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 CastleTrue Blood, Dexter, and Weeds.

Joe Trapanese, Composer on such films as Straight Outta ComptonInsurgent, and Oblivion.

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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Dec 3, 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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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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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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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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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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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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Aug 16, 2015
We speak to music supervisor, DJ and New York native Matt "FX" Feldman about working on Skins, Broad City, and more!
 
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Listen to his musical project Scooter Island
 
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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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