We take a look at Spotify’s podcasting ambitions and examine what their new music and spoken-word format means for music licensing.
Kriss Edward Thakrar
- Advice Entertainment
Trick or Treat: The Scariest Horror Movie Samples
by Kriss Edward Thakrar Oct 29, 2020Sampling gets spooky as Synchtank’s Kriss Thakrar breaks down some of the scariest horror movie samples in songs.
- Interviews
“Pre-Clearing Your Catalog for Sync at Fair Prices is the Way to Go” – Bopper’s Phil Messier Talks Simplifying the Music Process for Brands
by Kriss Edward Thakrar Aug 07, 2020Bopper 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.
- Advice Analysis
Post-Covid-19 Opportunities for the Sync Sector
by Kriss Edward Thakrar Jun 01, 2020As the world gradually starts opening up again, here are some of the key areas that are worth the attention of the sync sector.
- Advice Analysis
Crisis Management Lessons from the Music Industry
by Kriss Edward Thakrar Mar 27, 2020Kriss 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.
- Analysis
Netflix 2020: What Does a $17 Billion Budget Mean for the Sync Industry?
by Kriss Edward Thakrar Feb 25, 2020We take a look at what Netflix’s $17 billion original content budget and increased focus on localised programming could mean for the music industry.
- Analysis Entertainment
10 Interesting Collaborations Between Recording Artists and Film/TV in 2019
by Kriss Edward Thakrar Jan 06, 2020Looking back at 2019, there were some great examples of recording artists elevating the performance of a film or TV show.
- Analysis
Emerging Sync: Looking Into Sync Opportunities Within China’s Entertainment Industry
by Kriss Edward Thakrar Nov 06, 2019As 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.