Composer Sarah Schachner abruptly departs the ‘Modern Warfare II’ soundtrack project, citing challenges working with the game’s audio director, Stephen Miller. Composer Sarah Schachner has stepped down from scoring the soundtrack for …
Category archives: Synchronization
Jamendo Spins Subscription-Based Sync Licensing for Video Producers & Podcasters
If the world has arrived at all-you-can eat subscription, why hasn’t sync music licensing? Now, leading indie licensing platform Jamendo has launched a sync-subscription service that aims to benefit indie creators and artists alike. Jamendo’s concept i…
Trevanna Tracks Simplifies the Chaos of Film & TV Music Licensing
Spending time with Jennifer Freed, founder & CEO of Trevanna Tracks, can be a bit contagious. You suddenly start to think that all the problems plaguing music licensing for film, television, and video games can actually be solved. A longtime vet in…
Guild of Music Supervisors President: “We’re Not Paid Enough. I’m Getting Paid Less Now Than I Was In 1999.”
In a wide-ranging interview, Thomas Golubic, president of the Guild of Music Supervisors, talked about the many difficulties facing those who are responsible for supervising music production in motion pictures and television. In the deep-dive with Vari…
After Being Moved by ‘The Friend,’ Robert Plant Agrees to License Two Led Zeppelin Songs at a Steep Discount
It’s all too common to hear stories about greed in the music industry, which makes stories of the opposite downright exceptional. One of these occurred just days before Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s film The Friend was scheduled to premiere at the Toronto F…
Soundstripe Scores Another $2 Million In Funding — Just Months After Raising $4 Million
In May of this year, the Nashville-based Soundstripe raised $4 million in Series A financing led by Vocap Investment Partners. Now, they’ve just received another $2 million in financing. The latest round of financing has come from Craft Ventures, which…
Versatile Composer Yurun Wu Is Drawing Acclaim Across Film and Advertising
Known as a versatile and prolific composer, Yurun Wu has sustained and contributed significantly to major studio blockbusters, award-winning films and leading advertising campaigns. A graduate of the prestigious University of Southern California’s Mast…
Songtradr Acquires Big Sync Music In a Multi-Million Dollar Buyout
Songtradr acquires largest sync music agency in the world, Big Sync Music. The once-marginalized synchronization space is now getting seriously rattled — with far bigger opportunities ahead for both artists and brands. Heading into this acquisition by …
Songtradr Introduces a Distribution Platform to Power Data-Driven Sync Licensing
What’s the point of digital distribution if it isn’t driving anything beyond ‘exposure’ and a modest paycheck? The following is part of our ongoing series on sync licensing. We’d like to thank Songtradr for partnering with DMN to break this news. Sur…
Super-Secret Pro Tips for Approaching Any Music Supervisor
Music supervisors are really, really, really busy. Don’t take it personally. But here are some tricks to approaching them and scoring a huge placement. Let’s start this article out with a definition of what a music supervisor is…