Falling Into Fall!
As summer comes to a close, we’re soaking up those final rays of sunshine and remembering all the good times (ask Laurie about her trip to the Olympics!). Before we pull out our fall clothes and order our first Pumpkin Spiced Latte, we’re taking a look back at all the awesome stuff our clients have accomplished through the second half of summer!
Welcome Sean and Alyssa To The Flock!
We also want to take a moment to welcome our new interns, Sean Alleyne, from the Georgia Institute of Technology; and Alyssa Longo, from the University of Miami! We’re excited for them to be joining us this fall and look forward to the amazing work they’re going to do with us.
Recent Client News
Association of Independent Music Publishers (AIMP)
We hope you’ll join us in Atlanta on September 25-26 for the Creative Entrepreneurship Summit, hosted by the AIMP Atlanta Chapter. This two-day event will feature sessions on global music publishing, rights management administration, financial best practices, AI, and much more. Registration is free for AIMP Atlanta members, as well as students and faculty, and $125 for non-members with a year of Premier AIMP National membership included. Register here.
They’ve also announced the keynote speaker, Mach-Hommy, and the full programming for the event which can be viewed here.
Also please save the date for the AIMP Miami Summit on Saturday, November 2nd. Details and registration information will be announced in the coming weeks.
The AIMP Nashville Chapter has officially announced the songwriters who will be taking part in their 2024 Songwriter’s Series! The Class of 2024 includes Jared Conrad (Big Yellow Dog), Tyler Halverson (Concord), Wyatt McCubbin (Tape Room/50 Egg), Makayla Lynn (Eclipse/Harvey Dog Music/Wrensong), Jon Decious (Reservoir/One Riot) and Chase McDaniel (Hang Your Hat Music).
The event will take place on Sept. 25 at The Listening Room Café in Nashville, TN, and will be hosted by hitmakers Justin Ebach and Ryan Hurd. The event is open to both AIMP members and non-members. Those who wish to attend can purchase a ticket for $10 here.
AI:OK
On Wednesday, July 24th, AI:OK Co-Founders Dr. Martin Clancy and David Hughes moderated two panels as part of the Digital Hollywood: The AI Summer Summit!
David moderated the session “Is AI Music the Piracy Machine? As Brian May Has Stated, ‘It’s Gonna Get Very Weird Very Quick.’” He was joined by Chris Horton, SVP Strategic Technology, Universal Music Group (UMG); BT, Producer, Composer, Technologist, Soundlab.AI; and Ian C. Ballon, Co-Chair, Global Intellectual Property & Technology, Practice Group, Greenberg Traurig LLP, to discuss music deep fakes, and the threats and benefits AI poses to artists.
Martin moderated the contentious panel “AI Music and Creatives: A Relationship of Abundance and Trepidation,” with panelists Eímear Noone, Award Winning Composer, Conductor, and Producer; Phil Quist, Music & Emerging Tech Agent, Creative Artists Agency (CAA); Diaa El All, co-founder and CEO, Soundful; and Ted Cohen, Managing Partner, TAG Strategic; to discuss how AI is and will affect songwriters now and in the future, the hesitancy by some to embrace AI, the obvious dangers of copyright, and grapple with the “Power of AI” as a “Creativity Tool.”
< Watch the full panel here >
DDEX
On Tuesday, October 15th, Mark Isherwood will be taking part in the panel “Five Key Data Points that Are Changing the Industry” as part of Mondo.NYC. He’ll join panelists Robin Davies and Charleton Lamb to discuss five key elements necessary to processing digital payments down to zero. Learn more about the panel and Mondo.NYC here.
Deborah Mannis-Gardner
Huge congrats to Deborah Mannis-Gardner for making the Billboard Hip-Hop Power Players list in the Multisector category! Read more from Billboard here.
On August 15, Deborah spoke on the AIMP Los Angeles Chapter webinar “Covers, Samples, Medleys, Remixes: What Are The Differences & How Do I Make Money?” alongside moderators Abby North (North Music Group) and David Quan (The Greater Goods Co.) and fellow panelists Michael McFadin (President, Ubiquity Records), Melanie Santa Rosa (Head of Copyright and Admin, Third Side Music), and Dean Sheldon Serwin (Serwin Media Group). This discussion covered everything you need to know about complex clearances, copyright splits, royalty streams, and more.
Head Bitch Music
Head Bitch Music’s Jessica Vaughn has been featured in both Music Business Worldwide and in the Music Biz Keeping Tempo Series!
On July 8th, Music Business Worldwide’s Rhian Jones interviewed Jessica as part of their Inspiring Women Series! The wide-ranging discussion, aptly titled “The Music Business Is Still Not The Safest Place For Women To Work,” covers the progress (or lack thereof) of equality in the music business, lessons learned across Jessica’s career, tips for landing a sync deal, and much more. Click here to read the interview on MBW!
On July 30th, Jessica’s recent op-ed “Don’t Just Be An Ally, Be An Advocate – Music’s Reckoning,” was posted as part of the Music Business Association’s Keeping Tempo Series. In the op-ed, Jessica opines on the marginalization of women in music, why our industry should actively advocate for workplace equality, and fight to call out the injustice, name it, and have zero tolerance for it. Check it out here!
LyricFind
LyricFind Co-Founder and CEO Darryl Ballantyne was recently featured on two music business podcasts!
On July 22nd, Darryl joined Jay Gilbert and Mike Etchart on Your Morning Coffee episode 206 for an audio drop discussing the 20th anniversary of LyricFind, their 10-million-song milestone, lyrics in UGC content, lyric videos, and more! Click here to listen on YouTube – Darryl’s section starts at 13:30.
On August 18th, Darryl joined Ryan Kairalla and the Break The Business Podcast for their 439th episode: “Distrokid artists are not getting paid on Roblox; we interview Darryl Ballantyne of LyricFind.” During the interview, Darryl covered a wide range of topics including not only the rich, 20-year history of LyricFind but also their new tools and products for artists, labels, and publishers of all sizes, how rights holders can take advantage of their lyrics and monetize them, and how musicians can develop revenue streams beyond the traditional streaming, touring, and publishing.
< Click here to watch the full podcast >
Symphonic Distribution
Symphonic Music Publishing, under Symphonic Distribution, has signed multi-genre songwriter and producer Logan Turner to an exclusive music publishing deal. Formerly of the band BeXar, Turner has collaborated with and had songs recorded by artists like Russell Dickerson, Cheat Codes, Keith Urban, Kane Brown, Martin Garrix, Dasha, Diplo, and Jelly Roll. Read more from Music Row here.
Symphonic also recently entered into a partnership with the W Bogotá Hotel to produce upcoming music performances, festivals, networking events, and more to highlight and cultivate local Colombian talent. The partnership kicked off with the first Living Room Sessions event on Thursday, June 27th at W Bogotá featuring performances from Yogev and Jack Bones. Read the full announcement here.
Have you checked out the Symphonic blog? Read their recent post on their top sync placements of 2024 here.
Made In Memphis Entertainment (MIME)
MIME has officially launched Adaptive Music, a new platform that provides creative empowerment coaching for independent artists and songwriters in the music industry. Using a three-step process that includes a readiness audit, custom operational plan, and project management coaching, Adaptive Music’s mission is to teach independent artists and songwriters how to collect all available revenue, build an effective team, and grow their music business in a sustainable way.
Read the full announcement here.
Learn more about Adaptive music on their website here.
Angry Mob Music
Angry Mob writer Bailey Bryan recently co-wrote the lead single “My Fault (Feat. Noah Cyrus),” from Shaboozey’s new album Where I’ve Been Isn’t Where I’m Going. The single has continued to reach new highs with more than 21 million streams on Spotify alone, and now, the song has been nominated for a 2024 People’s Choice Country Award for The Crossover Song of 2024!
OpenPlay
On August 13th, OpenPlay was named to the 2024 Inc. 5000 list of America’s Fastest Growing Companies!
With three-year revenue growth of 163%, OpenPlay ranked #3,056 nationally and made the Top 200 in Los Angeles and Top 350 in the Software category. In addition, they were one of only 1,835 non-repeat honorees. Read more about it in the press release and on their Inc. profile below!
NY Tech Alliance
On September 9th, the NY Tech Alliance held their most recent Meetup. For the Meetup, they hosted the Startup World Cup: NYC Regional Competition in partnership with Startup Grind, Capgemini, and NYCEDC. The winning startup out of the ten who presented at the event has qualified and will pitch at the Startup World Cup Finale in San Francisco on Oct.4. There, they’ll be competing for a $1,000,000 investment prize against startups from around the world!
Click the image below to watch innovation at its finest, and see ten of the most promising startups in NYC today.
In June, the NY Tech Alliance also hosted two extremely timely and important panels on AI with Ellis Law Group and Fragomen at Civic Hall.
On June 25th, NY Tech Alliance and Fragomen presented the panel “How is the intersection of AI and immigration impacting the Tech Industry In NYC And beyond?” Moderator Daria Siegal, Vice President of Technology Initiatives; New York City Economic Development Corporation, was joined by Christopher Gregorio, Senior Associate, Fragomen; Christian Chemaly, Founder, Polar Stork; and Natasha Persad, CEO, The HR Experts, to discuss the actions by the President and multiple federal agencies addressing the risks of artificial intelligence (AI) and issues related to AI safety and security, data privacy, equity and civil rights, consumers and workers, innovation and competition, and more. Click here to watch the panel in full!
On June 26th, NY Tech Alliance and Ellis Law Group presented the panel “VC Investment and the AI Ecosystem: Current Insights.” Moderator Paul Ellis, Managing Partner, Ellis Law Group, was joined by Bradley Tusk, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, Tusk Venture Partners; Paula Brancato, Brancato Consultancy; Prabhdeep Singh, Partner, Armory Square Ventures; and Thor Arnstsson, Founder, ArcticBlue.ai, to discuss the latest trends in VC financing for AI companies, digging into the rapidly-evolving AI investment landscape and the strategies and opportunities for founders who are looking to close on VC financing while building their AI startups. Click here to watch the full panel!