Category: DMG
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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…
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Velvet Ears Partners with Deborah Mannis-Gardner to Clear Music Syncs for Upcoming John Belushi & Sega Documentaries, Two Netflix Series
February 20, 2020 – Veteran music clearance expert Deborah Mannis-Gardner has joined forces with Velvet Ears, a music supervision and boutique music library for film and TV. Deborah and her team at DMG Clearances, Inc. was brought in to help clear and finalize music sync placements for several major projects…