Category: DMG
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Music is My Business: Understanding Sample Clearance with the Queen of Sample Clearance Deborah Mannis-Gardner
Deborah Mannis-Gardner was interviewed on Episode 47 of the Music Is My Business Podcast to discuss topics including:
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Music Business Worldwide: Music in the Metaverse – Redefining Music Rights in the Web3 World
Deborah-Mannis Gardner was interviewed by Music Business Worldwide to talk all things Metaverse.
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Billboard: After ‘Roe’: Music’s Leaders On How To Take Action
Deborah-Mannis Gardner contributed to this article for Billboard. “With remote work becoming more widespread and accepted, it’s important for employers with staff in anti-abortion states to guarantee they will be able to get treatment wherever it is allowed. DMG Clearances, which has always been remote, employs people in three states…
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Deborah Mannis-Gardner Clears Soundtrack for Illuminarium’s Newest Experience “GEORGIA O’KEEFFE: One Hundred Flowers”
For high-res photos and video, click here May 18, 2022 (Atlanta, GA/Las Vegas, NV) – Deborah Mannis-Gardner – Owner/President of DMG Clearances, Inc. and the “Queen of Sample Clearance” according to Billboard, Forbes, Variety, and more – helped bring Illuminarium’s newest cinematic experience, O’KEEFFE: One Hundred Flowers, to life by…
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Synchtank: In the Clear(ance) – Licensing Music in the Metaverse
Deborah Mannis-Gardner was interviewed in this article for Synchtank. “With the metaverse, sometimes the artist is performing in a live environment, for example Meta is actively involved in doing stuff like that, versus Roblox, which is an animated character with the prerecorded music. So, the question that comes into play…
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Adweek: 4 Points to Hit for a Successful Livestream Concert
Deborah Mannis-Gardner was featured in this Adweek article. Two areas of production must be considered when livestreaming: physical production and music rights clearance. “Every brand needs to build synchronization fees into its production budget,” said Deborah Mannis-Gardner, president of music rights firm DMG Clearances. According to Mannis-Gardner, this is not only…
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Billboard: For Lil Wayne, Mac Miller & More, Bringing Mixtapes to Streaming Is a Boon — But Clearing Them Is ‘Hell’
Deborah Mannis-Gardner was interviewed for this Billboard article. In the last few years, many cult-favorite hip-hop mixtapes from the 1990s and 2000s have made their way to streaming platforms, including Apple Music, Tidal and Spotify. Fan demand helped, but the hard work was done by sample clearance experts like Deborah…
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Game Developer: Music’s in the Clear: An interview with music clearance expert Deborah Mannis-Gardner
Deborah Mannis-Gardner was interviewed for this Game Developer article. Having worked in music clearances for the past three decades, Mannis-Gardner has both witnessed the rise of the field through the explosion of the rap scene of the early ’90s and its renewed relevancy amid the complexity of music rights in…
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Deborah Mannis-Gardner Named Music Supervisor of Neil Bogart Biopic ‘Spinning Gold’
June 25, 2021 – Music clearance expert Deborah Mannis-Gardner — Owner/President of DMG Clearances, Inc. and the “Queen of Sample Clearance” according to Billboard, Forbes, Midem, Music Week, Okayplayer, Variety, and more — has been named Music Supervisor of the feature film Spinning Gold, a biopic of Casablanca Records founder…
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DMG Clearances, Inc. Hires Entertainment Law & Business Veteran Sharon Edelson as Consultant
September 28, 2020 – DMG Clearances, Inc., the foremost service for global music rights clearances, has hired 30-plus-year entertainment business paralegal Sharon Edelson as a Consultant. In this role, she will assist with all clearances, including sync and master in all media (film, TV, internet, etc.), as well as review…