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Death by Spreadsheet: Signs Your Music Business Has Outgrown Excel (and What to Do Next)
Managing rights, repertoire, or catalog data in spreadsheets? Learn the telltale signs your organisation has outgrown spreadsheets and needs a more robust solution.
Meg Adams
May 285 min read
Managing Multiple Versions: How to Track Remixes, Edits, and Covers Without Losing Your Mind
Managing a growing music catalog is more than just storing files, it’s about maintaining a "single source of truth". Learn how a centralized asset hub prevents "dark data" and ensures your entire catalog remains discoverable and sync-ready in a fast-paced market.
Andrea Zuckermann
Apr 223 min read
Who Knew Working In Music Could Involve So Much Data?
Discover why data is the most valuable asset in the 2026 music industry. Learn how clean metadata and automated rights management protect your catalog's value.
Andrea Zuckermann
Apr 93 min read
Auditing Your Assets: How to Run a Quick "Health Check" on Your Music Rights Data
We sat down with three members of the Synchtank team to get their honest take on what bad data actually looks like in the wild, what it costs, and exactly where to start if your catalog needs attention.
Meg Adams
Jun 410 min read
What Your Artist Manager Wishes You Knew?
In this article we interviewed four artist managers to hear from their point of view the challenges they face, what they wish their partners understood, and how labels, publishers, and production music companies can work better with them every day.
Meg Adams
May 2119 min read
From Detection to Decision: How Cyanite Approaches AI-Generated Music
Explore how Cyanite is navigating the rise of generative AI in music in this interview with Roman Gebhardt.
Andrea Zuckermann
May 79 min read
AI and Music: Are We Just Repeating Ourselves?
At SXSW London 2026, Paul Pacifico and Jeremy Silver tackled the ethics of AI in music. Inspired by this panel, Meg Adams reflects on how the music sector is navigating the complex intersection of copyright, generative AI and human creativity.
Meg Adams
4 days ago4 min read
AI, Copyright and the Future of Production Music: A Turning Point for Our Industry
The UK’s AI copyright shift is redefining music value. Discover how production music can adapt through metadata, licensing, and rights control.
William Saunders
Apr 93 min read
Welcoming a New Era for Larrosa's MusicTraders: How Their New Division is Reshaping Rights Acquisition
The "gold rush" era of music catalog acquisitions is a well known occurrence in the inustry.
Andrea Zuckermann
Mar 263 min read
The Metadata Checklist: Why Metadata Is the Main Stage
If the song is the star, metadata is the stage. In the digital era, clean data is the difference between a viral hit and a lost royalty check.
Andrea Zuckermann
May 132 min read
Licencias de sincronización musical: Los 5 elementos esenciales
Te presentamos cinco consejos prácticos que te ayudarán a gestionar con confianza las licencias de sincronización y a convertirlas en un elemento importante de tu negocio.
Andrea Zuckermann
Apr 164 min read
8 Useful Music Industry Job Finding Resources
Looking for a new music industry job? We run through 8 of the most useful online resources, from music industry jobboards to LinkedIn groups.
Synchtank
Apr 22 min read
Synchtank Report - Communication Breakdown: Complexities and Solutions in Music Rights Clearance
Our latest report exposes the disjointed processes behind sync clearance and identifies solutions to key challenges.
Synchtank
Nov 10, 20221 min read
Music Publishing in the Age of The Songwriter Report - Part 4: Digital Drivers of Growth
In the final part of our report, we examine existing & emerging income streams, and how music publishers can capitalize on new opportunities.
Synchtank
Jul 13, 202228 min read
Music Publishing in the Age of The Songwriter Report - Part 3: Economics, Transparency and Equality
Part 3 of our report focuses on the debate around music streaming economics and how songwriters can be more fairly remunerated in the digital age.
Synchtank
Jul 6, 202247 min read
Music Publishing Catch Up: Primary Wave Acquiring Kobalt, Bad Bunny Seeks $465,000 in Legal Fees & More
2026 has already started off to be an interesting year for music publishing so let’s take a look back at Q1 on all the essential news.
Andrea Zuckermann
Mar 269 min read
Music Publishing Catch Up: 5.1% Indie Growth, Record PRS Payouts, Landmark AI Deals & more
As we close out the final quarter of 2025, we’re back to our music publishing catch up where we’ve curated the essential news from the last few months.
Andrea Zuckermann
Dec 23, 20257 min read
Publishing Catch Up: Miles Davis Catalog Acquired, Spotify Announces Direct and Global Licensing Deals, BMI Radio Rates Jump 24%, & More.
We are back with this quarter's publishing catch up, with the latest music publishing news, including; acquisitions, signing, funding, facts and figures, new hires, and more.
Meg Adams
Oct 9, 20257 min read
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The Business Behind The Beats: An Interview With Sample Clearance Expert Deborah Mannis-Gardner
We discuss the art and evolution of music sampling, the business practices involved, exciting new platforms and more with "The Queen of Sample Clearance" Deborah Mannis-Gardner.
Emma Griffiths
Oct 2, 201814 min read
Behind the Business of Film Music: A Q&A with Silva Screen’s Rick Clark
We chat to producer/composer Rick Clark about his role at our client Screen Records, what it's like to work with Hans Zimmer, and how the market for film/TV music is evolving.
Emma Griffiths
Jul 27, 201811 min read
Latin Music In Sync: "Opportunities Are Coming From Everywhere"
We talk to Mayra Cortez, Latin Sync Creative at Universal Music Publishing about opportunities for Latin music in sync, and what's next for a genre of music with such a rich cultural heritage.
Emma Griffiths
Jul 17, 20189 min read
Killer Tracks: Music Supervisors Discuss Working on TV's Most Popular Horror Shows
In the spirit of Halloween, we chat to music supervisors working on two of the most popular horror TV shows: American Horror Story and The Exorcist.
Emma Griffiths
Oct 30, 20177 min read
Royalty Exchange CEO Matthew Smith on Revolutionising the Music Royalties Market
We chat to Matthew Smith, CEO of rights marketplace platform Royalty Exchange about how the company is revolutionising the music royalties market.
Emma Griffiths
Oct 20, 20176 min read
Janesta Boudreau on Music Supervising Video Games and Launching Coversion, the Go-To Sync-Focused Covers Catalogue
We chat to music supervisor and licensing specialist Janesta Boudreau about her work on video games, and launching sync-focused covers catalogue later this month.
Emma Griffiths
Sep 4, 20177 min read
Q&A with David Lynch's Music Collaborator Dean Hurley - Part 2: Being Open Creatively and Knowing When to Walk Away
Part 2 of our conversation with David Lynch's longtime musical collaborator and music supervisor, Dean Hurley.
Emma Griffiths
Jul 24, 20178 min read
Q&A with David Lynch's Music Collaborator Dean Hurley - Part 1: Working On and "Protecting the Experience" of Twin Peaks: The Return
Part 1 of our conversation with David Lynch's longtime musical collaborator and music supervisor, Dean Hurley.
Emma Griffiths
Jul 21, 201713 min read
Q&A with Parry Gripp: From Nerf Herder to YouTube sensation
We chat with YouTuber extraordinaire and Nerf Herder frontman Parry Gripp about creating viral hits like "Raining Tacos", scoring syncs, and writing music for TV.
Emma Griffiths
Jun 19, 20178 min read
AI’s Role in the Future of Music: A Conversation with Amper CEO Drew Silverstein
We chat to Drew Silverstein, CEO of AI-powered music composition platform Amper Music, about how artificial intelligence will shape the future of music.
Emma Griffiths
Mar 13, 20175 min read
Music supervisor Tarquin Gotch on working with John Hughes, managing AC/DC's Brian Johnson, & more
Entertainment industry veteran Tarquin Gotch chats to us about his time in A&R, working with the brilliant John Hughes on films like Ferris Bueller's Day Off, managing AC/DC's Brian Johnson, and more.
Emma Griffiths
Sep 13, 201615 min read
Grey's Josh Rabinowitz reflects on the first Entertainment Lions for Music
We catch up with Josh Rabinowitz, EVP Director of Music for the Entertainment Lions for Music
Emma Griffiths
Jul 28, 20163 min read
A conversation with the Queen of Christmas, songwriter Elizabeth Chan
We chat to Christmas songwriter Elizabeth Chan about her incredible journey in the industry, and following her dream to turn Christmas music into a successful career.
Emma Griffiths
Dec 17, 20157 min read
Q&A with Soundmouse
We sit down with Adrian Morris and Mark Vermaat of Soundmouse to talk about the importance of cue sheets and their work in cue sheet and broadcast reporting.
Emma Griffiths
Nov 19, 20157 min read
Songwriting, sync and the modern day music business: an interview with Chantal Kreviazuk
We speak to award-winning singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk about her life in music and experience with sync licensing and songwriting.
Emma Griffiths
Nov 16, 201516 min read
A conversation with VICE music supervisor Lindsay-Bea Davis
We talk sync, musical discovery and working on documentaries with VICE music supervisor Lindsay-Bea Davis.
Emma Griffiths
Oct 16, 201516 min read
SynchStories: Thomas Golubić on music supervising TV's most exciting shows - Part 2
We talk Halt and Catch Fire, musical discovery and more in Part 2 of our interview with renowned music supervisor Thomas Golubi.
Emma Griffiths
Sep 16, 201515 min read
SynchStories: Thomas Golubić on music supervising TV's most exciting shows - Part 1
We talk to prolific music supervisor Thomas Golubi about working on some of TV's most exciting shows including Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Halt and Catch Fire, and The Walking Dead.
Emma Griffiths
Sep 3, 201515 min read
Steve Lewis on building a successful music publishing catalogue - Part 2
Part 2 of our interview with ex head of the Virgin, Chrysalis and Stage Three publishing companies Steve Lewis.
Emma Griffiths
Aug 28, 201516 min read
Steve Lewis on building a successful music publishing catalogue - Part 1
We chat to Steve Lewis about his incredible time in the music business, and his advice for successfully building and monetising a publishing catalogue.
Emma Griffiths
Aug 24, 201517 min read
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