Category: DMG News

  • Deborah Mannis-Gardner Selected for 2024 Billboard Hip-Hop Power Players

    Deborah Mannis-Gardner Selected for 2024 Billboard Hip-Hop Power Players

    Deborah Mannis-Gardner was included on the 2024 Billboard Hip-Hop Power Players list. “Helping to bring De La Soul’s catalog to streaming in 2023 was extremely meaningful, and I was thankful to get to be a part of music history through that project,” says Mannis-Gardner, who worked with Reservoir, which obtained the…

  • Jaybird Communications June 2024 Newsletter

    Jaybird Communications June 2024 Newsletter

    Summer Time! After the busy conference season, Jaybird and our clients are ready to soak up the rays. But don’t worry, we’ll have our laptops with us! Here’s everything we’ve been up to the last few months!  Recent Client News AIMP Global Music Publishing Summit The 2024 AIMP Global Music…

  • Jaybird Pre-Music Biz Newsletter 2024

    Jaybird Pre-Music Biz Newsletter 2024

    See You At Music Biz! The whole Jaybird crew will be in Nashville next week for the Music Biz 2024 conference. Let us know if you’ll be in town; we’d love to connect in-person! Don’t forget to check out our clients’ panels happening all throughout the conference.  Catch Our Clients…

  • Jaybird February 2024 Newsletter

    Jaybird February 2024 Newsletter

    February Newsletter: Leap Year Edition! Things are jumping here at Jaybird! Welcome to the Flock! Symphonic Distribution is a leading music technology and services company, offering a proprietary content management and distribution platform, global royalty collection and split payments, and robust label services to independent labels, managers, and artists. Founded in…

  • Deborah Mannis-Gardner Selected for 2024 Billboard Women In Music

    Deborah Mannis-Gardner Selected for 2024 Billboard Women In Music

    Deborah Mannis-Gardner was included on the 2024 Billboard Women In Music list. Before last year, if fans wanted to listen to one of De La Soul’s critically acclaimed albums from the ’90s, eBay or torrent sites were their best bets. Now, thanks to Mannis-Gardner, fans simply have to open their streaming…

  • Jaybird November 2023 Newsletter

    Jaybird November 2023 Newsletter

    November Newsletter The fall season for Jaybird and our clients has been FULL. Not only have we been enjoying our favorite fall drinks, but our clients have been revved up and running straight through to this year’s finish line.  Here’s what our clients have been up to: Welcome to the Flock! Welcome to…

  • Can Sampling Survive in the Age of AI?

    Can Sampling Survive in the Age of AI?

    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…

  • Jaybird September 2023 Newsletter

    Jaybird September 2023 Newsletter

    September Newsletter It’s been a very full summer as we kept up the beat with our clients’ current projects, while gearing up for the packed fall conference season. Whether you’ve already moved on to a hot PSL or are sticking with the cold brew, it’s time to rev up to…

  • Deborah Mannis-Gardner Selected for 2023 Billboard Hip-Hop Power Players

    Deborah Mannis-Gardner Selected for 2023 Billboard Hip-Hop Power Players

    Deborah Mannis-Gardner was included on the 2023 Billboard Hip-Hop Power Players list.  “Sampling is a huge part of De La Soul’s entire catalog, and we spent the past year pulling off the impossible and cleared nearly every sample that was used by the group,” Mannis-Gardner says. “It is bittersweet that Trugoy…

  • Deborah Mannis-Gardner Selected for 2023 Forbes 50 Over 50 List

    Deborah Mannis-Gardner Selected for 2023 Forbes 50 Over 50 List

    Deborah Mannis-Gardner was included on the Forbes 50 Over 50 list for 2023.