Synchronization

Jamendo Spins Subscription-Based Sync Licensing for Video Producers & Podcasters

June 30, 2020

If the world has arrived at all-you-can-eat subscription, why hasn’t sync music licensing? Now, leading indie licensing platform Jamendo has launched a sync-subscription service that aims to benefit indie cre... Read More...

KKR Leads $48 Million Investment In Royalty-Free Library Artlist

Dylan Smith

June 29, 2020

KKR co-founder Henry Kravis. Photo Credit: World Economic Forum Subscription music licensing platform Artlist has raised $48 million in additional funding, and global investment firm Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (... Read More...

AI-Focused MatchTune Inks 15,000-Track Deal With BMG Production Music

Dylan Smith

May 18, 2020

(photo: Franck V.) AI-focused music-to-video platform MatchTune has closed a 15,000-track deal with advertising and media music provider BMG Production Music. BMG Production Music and MatchTune shared news o... Read More...

Trevanna Tracks Simplifies the Chaos of Film & TV Music Licensing

Paul Resnikoff

October 24, 2019

Jennifer Freed, Trevanna Tracks Founder & CEO Spending time with Jennifer Freed, founder & CEO of Trevanna Tracks, can be a bit contagious. You suddenly start to think that all the problems plaguing ... Read More...

Guild of Music Supervisors President: “We’re Not Paid Enough. I’m Getting Paid Less Now Than I Was In 1999.”

Marsha Silva

September 18, 2019

In a wide-ranging interview, Thomas Golubic, president of the Guild of Music Supervisors, talked about the many difficulties facing those who are responsible for supervising music production in motion picture... Read More...

After Being Moved by ‘The Friend,’ Robert Plant Agrees to License Two Led Zeppelin Songs at a Steep Discount

Marsha Silva

September 9, 2019

It's all too common to hear stories about greed in the music industry, which makes stories of the opposite downright exceptional. One of these occurred just days before Gabriela Cowperthwaite's film The Frie... Read More...

Soundstripe Scores Another $2 Million In Funding — Just Months After Raising $4 Million

Paul Resnikoff

August 28, 2019

In May of this year, the Nashville-based Soundstripe raised $4 million in Series A financing led by Vocap Investment Partners. Now, they've just received another $2 million in financing. The latest round ... Read More...

Versatile Composer Yurun Wu Is Drawing Acclaim Across Film and Advertising

DMN Artist Spotlight

July 10, 2019

Known as a versatile and prolific composer, Yurun Wu has sustained and contributed significantly to major studio blockbusters, award-winning films and leading advertising campaigns. A graduate of the prestig... Read More...

Songtradr Acquires Big Sync Music In a Multi-Million Dollar Buyout

Paul Resnikoff

February 19, 2019

Songtradr acquires largest sync music agency in the world, Big Sync Music. The once-marginalized synchronization space is now getting seriously rattled — with far bigger opportunities ahead for both artists ... Read More...

Songtradr Introduces a Distribution Platform to Power Data-Driven Sync Licensing

Paul Resnikoff

June 27, 2018

What’s the point of digital distribution if it isn’t driving anything beyond ‘exposure’ and a modest paycheck? The following is part of our ongoing series on sync licensing. We’d like to thank Songtradr for ... Read More...

Super-Secret Pro Tips for Approaching Any Music Supervisor

Paul Resnikoff

April 30, 2018

Music supervisors talk shop at Musexpo in LA on Sunday. (l-r moderator Ritch Esra, Music Business Registry; Amanda Krieg Thomas (Neophonic); Alicen Schneider (NBCUniversal Television); Alex Hackford (Sony Inte... Read More...

Songtradr Secures $4 Million to Bring the Synch Space to Its Knees

Marsha Silva

January 28, 2018

Songtradr just finalized a $4 million round to revolutionize the synch music marketplace. If you're an old school 'synch agent,' you probably hate this company. Everyone else is benefiting from a brand-new ... Read More...

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Jamendo Spins Subscription-Based Sync Licensing for Video Producers & Podcasters

KKR Leads $48 Million Investment In Royalty-Free Library Artlist

AI-Focused MatchTune Inks 15,000-Track Deal With BMG Production Music

Trevanna Tracks Simplifies the Chaos of Film & TV Music Licensing

Guild of Music Supervisors President: “We’re Not Paid Enough. I’m Getting Paid Less Now Than I Was In 1999.”

After Being Moved by ‘The Friend,’ Robert Plant Agrees to License Two Led Zeppelin Songs at a Steep Discount

Soundstripe Scores Another $2 Million In Funding — Just Months After Raising $4 Million

Versatile Composer Yurun Wu Is Drawing Acclaim Across Film and Advertising

Songtradr Acquires Big Sync Music In a Multi-Million Dollar Buyout

Songtradr Introduces a Distribution Platform to Power Data-Driven Sync Licensing

Super-Secret Pro Tips for Approaching Any Music Supervisor

Songtradr Secures $4 Million to Bring the Synch Space to Its Knees