music licensing and music business interviews
Interview With Music Supervisor Susan Jacobs (American Hustle, Capote, Little Miss Sunshine and more)
In the latest episode of Music, Money & Life, Aaron speaks with the Emmy award winning music supervisor, Susan Jacobs.
Susan Jacobs is a powerhouse in the world of music supervision, with a remarkable career that includes work on acclaimed projects such as "Silver Linings Playbook," “Little Miss Sunshine”, “Capote”, “Unbreakable”, “The Visit”, “Old”, "American Hustle," the award-winning HBO series "Big Little Lies” and many more.
In this 45-minute episode, Susan shares her wealth of knowledge and experience, covering a wide range of topics, including:
-How to pitch music directly to music supervisors
-The process of clearing music in music supervision
-How supervisors are selected for feature films
-The importance of registering your tracks prior to pitching them to music supervisors
-The role of “sound-alike” songs in films and series
-How the current economic landscape has affected sync licensing and how artists can adapt
-How the negotiation process works when licensing tracks
-Why less is often more when it comes to music used in sync
-And much more!
Learn more about Susan here:
https://www.supervzn.com/
From Broadway To The Big Screen With Pete Calandra
In the latest episode of Music, Money and Life, Aaron from https://www.htlympremium.com/ speaks with LA based composer Kyle Wittlin.
Kyle has had his music placed in over 100 tv shows, including shows like American Pickers, Hell's Kitchen, Ink Master, SNL, The Voice and many more.
Learn more about Kyle:
http://www.kylewittlin.com/
https://soundcloud.com/kwittlin
Financing For Artists & Creatives With Peter Harvey From Royfi
RoyFi® was founded to provide capital to artists at below-market rates. We find it unfair that our competitors have taken advantage of artists for years, charging 40-80% discount rates, and we are here to change it. RoyFi will advance artists capital on their future royalty earnings while allowing them to maintain complete ownership of their catalogs. We do not make loans, which means that the deal you sign with us today will never change. There is NO interest, NO late fees, and NO chance that you lose your catalog.
Visit https://www.royfi.com/ for more.
Staying Positive With Emmy Award Winning Songwriter Michele Vice-Maslin
In my latest podcast, I speak with Emmy award winning songwriter extraordinaire, Michèle Vice-Maslin. Michele has had over 5,000 placements in Film and Television, Her recent work include a 2019 producer nomination from HMMA (Hollywood Music In Media Awards), songs in the Matt Damon feature “DOWNSIZING”, the feature CON MAN starring Ving Rhames, Talia Shire, James Caan, The features LOST GIRLS, FIRECRACKERS and Dumplin’ starring Dolly Parton & Jennifer Aniston. Songs in feature films “THE SUNDAY HORSE”, “CLOUD 9”, “THE GREENING OF WHITNEY BROWN, and songs in hundreds of tv shows incl. PRETTY LITTLE LIARS, LOST GIRL, SAM & CAT, HENRY DANGER, SINGLE LADIES, THE VINEYARD, DATING NAKED, 20/20, HOUSE HUNTERS, BYE FELICIA, THE VIEW, GENERAL HOSPITAL, KEEPING UP WITH THE KARDASHIANS, SWEET RETREATS, BEAUTY QUEEN MURDERS, FLIP OR FLOP, THE PRANCING ELITES PROJECT, and so many others. And…a co-write with the legendary BOB DYLAN. She’s super accomplished and super cool, check out our conversation on the current state of sync licensing and the music business.
RIA Gold Certified Songwriter Drew Smith
In my latest podcast I speak with Drew Smith. Drew Smith is an award winning professional songwriter (RIAA GOLD) and country artist based in Nashville, TN. He is the owner of Gray Sound Recording LLC, working as a producer and senior mixing engineer and the creator of “The Before You Record Course,” for new artists.
Drew’s work has been recorded in many countries including the US, Canada, Ireland, Germany and Australia (among others) by legends like Merle Haggard, Nashville powerhouse Randy Houser, Rob Snyder, Jason Charles Miller, Kevin Denny and Australian-Canadian country singer, Gord Bamford, the only two-time winner of the CMA Global Country Artist of the Year award. Drew toured coast to coast for several years in his early career and has shared the stage with Merle Haggard, Don Williams, Big & Rich, Lee Brice, Lady A and many others.
Learn more about Drew here: https://drewsmithlive.com/
Sync Licensing FAQs 1
Sync Licensing FAQs 2
Topics Covered:
1) How To Get Started In Music Licensing – Eddie Grey
2) How long does it take to get started in music licensing? - Anthony Clint Jr
3) The importance of having a niche – Chuck Hughes
4) What Kind Of Music Are Music Libraries Looking For? – Michael Nieves, Sugaroo
5) Do You Need To Live In A Major Music City To Succeed In Licensing? – Jason Moss
Sync Licensing FAQs 3
Topics covered:
1) How to break into sync licensing and the importance of developing a following– John Anderson, Hunnypot
2) Are sites like Taxi necessary for breaking into music licensing? - Ed Hartman
3) The importance of approaching licensing as a business. - David Frederick
4) How to get the attention of music supervisors – David Hyman from Super Group
5) Why it’s sometimes better to be a big fish in a small pond – Mexico City Vs LA - Milo Coelo
1) How to break into sync licensing and the importance of developing a following– John Anderson, Hunnypot
2) Are sites like Taxi necessary for breaking into music licensing? - Ed Hartman
3) The importance of approaching licensing as a business. - David Frederick
4) How to get the attention of music supervisors – David Hyman from Super Group
5) Why it’s sometimes better to be a big fish in a small pond – Mexico City Vs LA - Milo Coelo
Sync Licensing FAQs 4
Cracking The Music Licensing Code With Dario Forzato
In the latest installment of Music, Money And Life, Aaron speaks with composer Dario Forzato about how to crack the music licensing code.