Deborah Mannis-Gardner was interviewed by The Ringer for this article on how AI is impacting sampling.

Deborah Mannis-Gardner, the president and owner of DMG Clearances. Mannis-Gardner has worked in the music industry since the 1990s, and her company has become a go-to source for clearing samples, working with superstars like Drake and Kendrick Lamar, as well as helping bring previously unavailable projects by De La Soul and Mac Miller to streaming platforms. “The bottom line is we’re here to try to make sure that samples are cleared if someone has utilized them, whether it’s before the fact or after the fact, to make sure that all the copyright holders are financially compensated,” she says.

-Eric Drucker, The Ringer