Synchtank Taps 20th Century Fox Royalty Executive, Leading Developers to Bolster Royalty Accounting Platform IRIS

We’re excited to announce the hire of several new executives to bolster our royalty accounting platform, IRIS. 

Los Angeles-based Janet Landrum joins as Royalties Specialist, while London-based engineers Dr. Nick Beitner and Carlos da Costa join as Lead Architect and Senior Developer.

In her role as Royalties Specialist, Landrum will lead the development of the IRIS (International Repertoire Information System) platform, launched earlier this year to change the game of royalty accounting and unlock real value for rights holders and rights administrators. Her knowledge of film and media will help deepen Synchtank’s extensive work in the sector.

“With over 30 years of experience in royalties and publishing, Janet is the perfect addition to the IRIS team as Synchtank continues its mission of improving efficiencies between the supply and demand sides of digital entertainment,” said Chris Cass, Synchtank’s Chief Business Officer. 

Prior to working with Synchtank, Landrum spent over two decades at 20th Century Fox, most recently as Executive Director, Royalties, and has also held positions at Windswept Pacific and BMI. During her time at Fox, she worked with an extensive film and television music catalog, overseeing the processing of incoming and outgoing publishing royalties and handling extremely large volumes of foreign and domestic royalty statements. 

“I’m thrilled to land at Synchtank working with IRIS to help publishing companies improve workflow, streamline processes, and handle massive amounts of data with the least amount of headaches!” said Landrum.

Furthering its commitment to building industry-leading technology solutions, Synchtank has enlisted Dr. Nick Beitner and Carlos da Costa to oversee the expansion and technical infrastructure of the IRIS platform. 

Beitner, who holds a PhD in Computer Science and brings 25 years’ experience of engineering end to end software database systems, has spent the last 8 years designing and architecting a fintech services platform and was key in bringing Formula 1 online. An experienced engineer, Da Costa specializes in large scale technical web architecture and development. 

The pair bring deep big data and performance expertise to the team, which will continue to expand further in the coming months to meet rapid roll out plans.

Synchtank Partners with Spirit Production Music

We’re delighted to announce our deal with one of the world’s largest independent production music libraries, Spirit Production Music.

Our software will help SPM to make their catalog of over 200,000 pre-cleared tracks more visible to buyers and will support Spirit’s move into new licensing realms.

A division of Spirit Music Group (also a Synchtank client), SPM represents more than 60 unique music libraries from around the world, including the prestigious Audio Horizons catalog from the United States, Musique & Music from France, FM Records from Italy, YB Music from Brazil, Emergency Production Music from the UK, 101 Music from Australia and many more. With music from all genres and styles, SPM has placed tracks in feature films (Girls Trip, Insidious 4, Despicable Me 3, Truth or Dare, Ghost In The Shell), major network television programs (This is Us, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Parks & Recreation, The Big Bang Theory), and national advertising campaigns (General Motors, American Express, Domino’s).

Now, thanks to Synchtank, these libraries will be able to find more potential placements in new media and with content creators outside of traditional broadcast and film.

“Synchtank’s Core Platform and Licensing module provides rights owners a way to manage and present their catalogs to buyers directly. Spirit Production Music will have their own controlled branded Front-End Portal, with Advanced Search features, which is designed to handle high volumes of direct licensing and unlimited users with minimal overhead,” says Chris Cass, Synchtank’s Chief Business Officer. “Spirit Production Music will be able to feature artists, curate playlists, and, by using our ‘Sync Video’ tool, enable clients to identify the potential of tracks with uploaded video and then share the composite using our unique music and video synchronization software. We are psyched to be a part of Spirit Production Music’s latest innovation and to support their business.”

“We are always looking for innovative ways to unlock the power of music for our clients,” explains Jean Chadwick SVP, Operations of Spirit Production Music. “Partnering with Synchtank is another way to make finding & licensing the right music even easier for existing and new clients. Their features and scalability allowed us to take our vision and turn it into a reality.” 

“Production music is a $1bn a year part of the entertainment industry that continues to grow with the ever-increasing demand for content and productions globally,” Cass notes. “We’re working with many of the largest libraries in the business to make sure they maximize their business opportunities.”