In this flip back through what’s been going on in the music business over the past week, we check back on how music gets chosen for the hit show "Love Island" and how it impacts the artist, Bandzoogle’s new milestone in commission-free sales for indie artists, a new decentralized platform…
Category archives: synch
Music Synch and How Songs Land On ‘Love Island’
With roughly four million UK citizens tuning in six nights a week, for two months, the hit show Love Island has put appointment viewing back on the map. As a program that features a huge amount of music, this is also important for artists, with those lucky enough to land…
Producing Tracks For Licensing – How To Boost Your Chances For Success [Part 2]
In this second part of a breakdown on how to improve your odds for success when producing tracks for licensing, we look at what you need in order to ensure you have your organizational ducks in a row with respect to your digital audio workstation, your paperwork, and your network….
A2IM Sets LA SynchUp For Day After Music Tectonics
UPDATED: A2IM is sponsoring its fifth annual SynchUp conference presented by Vydia on October 30th at the Annenberg Community Beach House in Santa Monica, California. Attendees will participate in programs focusing on digital capacity and synch licensing for independent music. The event includes workshops and networking with top indie record…
Sound City’s Dave Pichilingi To Head Modern Sky US & UK
Dave Pichilingi, who founded Modern Sky UK in 2016, is expanding his role to take over operations of its US division. In his new role as Modern Sky’s CEO UK and North America, he is tasked with creating opportunities for Modern Sky’s Chinese repertoire for sync and publishing. He is…
Epidemic Sound Raises $20M At $370M Valuation
The explosion in video creation on YouTube, Instagram, Facebook, Tik Tok and elsewhere has been good for Epidemic Sound. The Swedish startup has raised just $20 million at a $370 million valuation to expand its platform which allows online creators to soundtrack videos. Investors in this round include Korea’s DS…
Music Sync Platform mVibe Launches
Music sync platform mVibe has launched, featuring a collection of more than 500,000 cover recordings and re-records of hit songs for sync. The new service says it will help ad agencies and music supervisors find and license creative renditions of current hits and classic songs in all styles and genres…
Music Sync Is Ripe For Change [Mark Mulligan]
Music sync is ripe for innovation and change, says MIDiA’s Mark Mulligan, after extensive research of the sector, The number of music syncs is higher than ever and more platforms are seeking new music, but the market with a host of structural challenges. _____________________________________ By Mark Mulligan of MIDia and…
Toolkit Essentials: DISCO – Catalog Management Made Easier
Following a fruitful year syncing music, Jake Udell expounds on some of his teams favorite elements of the catalog maintenance tool DISCO, a service which has streamlined many of the day to day sync operations. _________________________ Guest post by music manager Jake Udell from his Art of Manager We were…