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The Lifecycle of a Track in a Production Music Library

In this article, we follow the full lifecycle of a track from its initial composition to its final screen placement, highlighting where asset management matters and why effective metadata practices are essential to commercial success.

Analysis

Carmen Mas Franco

5 days ago3 min read

Meet Amy Hegarty: The Woman Leading Synchtank Through Change

Meet Synchtank CEO Amy Hegarty as she reflects on leadership, change, authenticity and the lessons shaping the next chapter of Synchtank.

Product

Amy Hegarty

6 days ago4 min read

Music Publishing Catch Up: BMG & Concord Complete Landmark Merger, Global Publishing Revenue Grows by 9.6%, Major AI Lawsuits & More

From landmark mergers and major catalog acquisitions to escalating AI copyright lawsuits, global roster expansions, growing global publishing revenues, and key executive moves, we’ve compiled the top industry reads you need to know.

Music Publishing

Carmen Mas Franco

Oct 18 min read

How to Choose a Sync Licensing Platform: A Buyer's Guide

Choosing a sync licensing platform? Here's what to look for, the right questions to ask vendors, and the pitfalls most buyers don't see until it's too late.

Product

Carmen Mas Franco

Sep 246 min read

Product & News

Meet Amy Hegarty: The Woman Leading Synchtank Through Change

Meet Synchtank CEO Amy Hegarty as she reflects on leadership, change, authenticity and the lessons shaping the next chapter of Synchtank.

Amy Hegarty

6 days ago4 min read

How to Choose a Sync Licensing Platform: A Buyer's Guide

Choosing a sync licensing platform? Here's what to look for, the right questions to ask vendors, and the pitfalls most buyers don't see until it's too late.

Carmen Mas Franco

Sep 246 min read

AI Stems for a New Era of Social Media Music

Social media is driving explosive ISRC growth as songs splinter into countless remixes and edits. Discover how AI Stems turns that fragmentation into new revenue.

Carmen Mas Franco

Aug 202 min read

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Interviews

Soundtracking the Future: Production Music's Growing Role in a Shifting Media Landscape

Industry leaders from PRS for Music, MCPS and the Production Music Awards discuss creative excellence in gaming and TV soundtracks, ahead of the 12th annual PMA ceremony.

Meg Adams

Jul 311 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

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Analysis

The Lifecycle of a Track in a Production Music Library

Carmen Mas Franco

5 days ago3 min read

The Independent Music Business Is Going Global

Last week we attended AIM Connected hosted by the UKs Association of Independent Music. In this article, we explore the deep dives and discussions from the day.

Meg Adams

Sep 145 min read

Production Music Association Announces Nominees for the 12th Annual Mark Awards

The Production Music Association, one of the industry's central awarding bodies for recognizing excellence across the global production music community, has announced its nominees for the 12th Annual Mark Awards.

Meg Adams

Sep 102 min read

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Advice

Micro-Licensing: How to Market Your Music Catalog

In this blog we’ll explore the concept of micro-licensing, the involvement of marketing and how this can be a true revenue generator for catalog owners with hundreds and millions of tracks.

Meg Adams

Aug 66 min read

Takedowns: "Restrict, Don't Delete" as a Rights Management Mantra

What does a music takedown really mean? From DSP delisting to sync license expiry, learn why rights management systems must restrict, not delete, historical data.

Carmen Mas Franco

Jul 233 min read

The Remote Catalog: How to Manage a Global Creative Team with a Centralized Asset Hub

Discover how a centralized asset hub transforms remote music management by unifying metadata and accelerating global sync pitching.

Andrea Zuckermann

Jun 253 min read

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Reports

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

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Music Publishing

Music Publishing Catch Up: BMG & Concord Complete Landmark Merger, Global Publishing Revenue Grows by 9.6%, Major AI Lawsuits & More

Carmen Mas Franco

Oct 18 min read

Music Publishing Catch Up: Pophouse Acquires A Stake in Iron Maiden, US Music Publishing Revenues Hit $7.3B In 2025, Auditing Your Assets & More

From major acquisitions and catalogue deals to global signings, legal developments, investment, market insights, and the latest facts and figures, we've rounded up the essential headlines, along with a selection of thought-provoking reads you may have missed.

Meg Adams

Jul 169 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

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Pam Lewis-Rudden

May 19, 20154 min read

What Music Supervisors Wish You Knew

There are bucket-loads of important items music supervisors look for in submissions of music for placement consideration, including but not limited to the best match to their intricate and urgent requests.

Emma Griffiths

Nov 28, 201414 min read

Interview with music supervisor Matt Biffa

Emma Griffiths

Nov 6, 20145 min read

Music supervisor John Melillo talks holiday syncs

Meg Adams

Oct 28, 20146 min read

Q&A with Ad Agency Music Directors

We recently spoke to Nick Pacelli of Translation and Dan Burt of JWT to find out how they work with music.

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