Creative Commons in Fashion; how does it realte to Music Licensing?

I love getting my weekly TED email with the incredible 20 minute speeches from people all over the world, talking about everything from our food sources to electromagnetic fields. It’s a modern media encyclopedia of genius theorems. In this talk, Johanna Blakley explores the results of an industry that embraces creative commons. This is serious [...]

Licensing music of deceased artists to Advertising; moral or not?

I am not the best at checking on my social media channels, but today as I was working today I checked my YouTube page and found that the Chevy Corvette spot I finished last month and posted to my YouTube page had some serious comments on it. I felt the need to share this. First, [...]

Should I license my song to a Commerical?

I wanted to take a very timely opportunity to blog about about what can happen to even the most accomplished band; Franz Ferdinand. It was reported yesterday that the lead singer is outwardly bashing his US label SONY for approving a license of the band’s music to McDonald’s without his consent, but did they need his consent? Find out why.

Why YouTube Matters in Music Licensing

Thanksgiving weekend, in my house means ALOT of football. And gratefully so, as it gave me the chance to catch up on new commercials. I decided to conduct a test from my Dad’s couch regarding the connection between Music Licensing in commercials and You Tube. After seeing a spot with music I thought could be [...]

Boards Summit 09 – Music Licensing and Negotiations MASTER CLASS

On Tuesday, Oct. 27th I will join the ranks of Advertising Industry experts and colleagues at the Boards Summit in New York City. I will be giving one of several MASTER CLASS talks relating to each person’s expertise; mine, naturally, is Music Licensing and Negotiations. In my 15 years in advertising I have been to [...]

Thanks to everyone who came out to the CMJ Panel on Tuesdayion

Josh Rabinowitz, our panelist put together a great group for the panel. A big thanks to my fellow panelists, Peter Nashel, Visili Gavre, and Chris Langrill. The room was packed and we had a very engaged audience.  Now more then ever it is clear that Sync Music Licensing is one of the most important sources [...]

The New Rockstar Philosophy grabs some info on Music Licensing

One of my new favorite blog is The New Rockstar Philosophy written by Hoover and Voyno. They cover a myriad of topics related to the state of the music business. Each post has a perfect mix of snark and information, Just the way I like them. A few days ago Hoover contacted me and asked [...]