Kriss Edward Thakrar

We take a look at Spotify’s podcasting ambitions and examine what their new music and spoken-word format means for music licensing.

Sampling gets spooky as Synchtank’s Kriss Thakrar breaks down some of the scariest horror movie samples in songs.

Bopper is disrupting the music for advertising space with its pre-cleared platform for sourcing and licensing commercial music. Co-founder Phil Messier tell us more.

As the world gradually starts opening up again, here are some of the key areas that are worth the attention of the sync sector.

Kriss Thakrar takes a deep dive into how the music industry has reacted to major economic crises in the past and what we can learn from this today.

We take a look at what Netflix’s $17 billion original content budget and increased focus on localised programming could mean for the music industry.

Looking back at 2019, there were some great examples of recording artists elevating the performance of a film or TV show.

As China’s music industry grows, Kriss Edward Thakrar examines the opportunities and challenges this presents for Western artists, publishers and record labels in the world of film and TV.