As 2019 approaches, we count down our 10 most popular blog posts of the last year, from interviews with music industry heavyweights, to analysis of the key issues and trends that shaped the business in 2018. Don’t forget to subscribe to our newsletter to stay up to date with the latest and greatest from Synchblog!
10. 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.
9. Games Without Frontiers: When Will Twitch Start Paying Its Dues to the Music Industry?
Content platform Twitch generates a huge amount of revenue, but despite music being used in most of its streams, the music industry doesn’t see a penny of it. Ben Gilbert investigates…
8. The Long Tail and the Short Fail: The Give and Take of Music Publishing in the Age of Streaming
With famous musicians and industry executives continuing to express their discontent over the current streaming royalty rates for songwriters, Eamonn Forde takes a look at the situation and explains why the solution is not as simple as it appears.
7. The 10 Music Industry Newsletters You Should Subscribe To (2018 Edition)
Catch up on the latest music industry news, insights and trends – check out these 10 newsletters covering key topics from the digital music sector to marketing and sync.
6. 2018’s Ultimate Music Marketing Checklist
Music strategist Amber Horsburgh brings us another fantastic resource in the shape of this music marketing checklist. If you’re marketing a record in 2018 this is a must read!
5. The Guild of Music Supervisors’ Suggested Metadata Standards
Supe Troop’s Laura Katz runs through the Guild of Music Supervisors‘ suggested metadata standards when pitching your music for sync placements.
4. 7 Music Supervisor Playlists To Keep On Your Radar
Want to find out what music supervisors are listening to on a daily basis? We’ve put together a list of our favourite Spotify playlists curated by some of the best in the business. Check them out now:
3. Key Worldwide Music Industry & Sync Events List 2019
We’ve put together the most comprehensive list out there of key music industry events / conferences worldwide. Bookmark it now.
2. Music Supervisors Pick Their Favourite TV Syncs of 2018 So Far (Part 1)
2018 has been a great year for TV, with music playing a huge part in whether a show really works or not. With that in mind, we asked several music supervisors to pick their favourite TV sync placements of the year so far.
1. Key Worldwide Music Industry & Sync Events List 2018
We’ve put together the most comprehensive list out there of key music industry events / conferences worldwide. Bookmark it now.
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