A look at several areas the music industry needs to address immediately if we want to come out on the other side of this crisis.
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We Built This City: How are the Music Industry and Sync Community Mobilising to Combat Coronavirus?
by Ben Gilbert Apr 12, 2020We examine the response to the pandemic and speak to industry figures to find out how a business founded on creativity can find solutions to the improbable impact of COVID-19.
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Publishing Catch-Up: Downtown Music Pays Tribute to John Prine, Songwriter Signings Via Zoom & More
by Emma Griffiths Apr 11, 2020We catch up on this week’s music publishing news, from key deals, acqusitions and signings to new hires, legislation and more.
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Mercy Mercy Me: Assessing the Impact of Covid-19 on the Music Industry and Sync Community
by Ben Gilbert Apr 07, 2020We look at the initial fallout from coronavirus, hearing stories from across the music sector to discover just how disruptive the pandemic has already been.
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Lockdown – But Not Out: How Music Publishers Are Responding to the Coronavirus Crisis
by Eamonn Forde Apr 06, 2020Here is how the publishing world has risen to the threat and what it is doing to safeguard the business and its writers for the future.
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Innovation in Isolation – How the AIM Sync Conference Went Virtual
by Emma Griffiths Apr 05, 2020We chat to the Association of Independent Music’s Guy Lowman to learn how they transformed the AIM Sync Conference into a virtual event.
RocketSong’s Ezra Greene takes us through the modern economics of a song and looks at the tools and technologies that are democratizing the song creation process.
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This Fortnight in Music Supervision and Sync (03/04/20) – Remembering Adam Schlesinger, Coronavirus Resources for the Sync Community & More
by Emma Griffiths Apr 03, 2020We run through the latest in sync licensing and music supervision over the past fortnight, including the latest industry news, advice, and deals.
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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.
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Global Gains: Big Sync Music’s New Country Managers in France, Germany and Australia on Providing Data-Driven Music Solutions for Brands
by Emma Griffiths Mar 20, 2020Big Sync Music’s new country managers in France, Germany and Australia explain how they are helping brands to meet their music needs on a global scale.
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“This is Going to Have a Significant Impact on Rights Holders’ Revenues” – Bob Barbiere on Pex’s Dubset Acquisition
by Emma Griffiths Mar 19, 2020Pex’s SVP Digital Rights Bob Barbiere discusses the company’s recent acqusition of Dubset and explains why it has huge implications for music rights holders.
Production music professionals discuss the value of music, licensing trends, and how the advent of the gig economy affects music creation and distribution.