Abbey White from The Hollywood Reporter recently sat down with Jessica Vaughn for an exclusive interview discussing all things My Little Pony, working with Hasbro and using social media to shape two EPs, the art of crafting themes for children, and AI in the kids’ music space.
My Little Pony is arguably one of pop culture’s most enduring brands, and in 2023, it’s celebrating 40 years of friendship and magic.
– Abbey White, Hollywood Reporter
…To help celebrate… Jessica Vaughn, head of sync at Venice Music and the founder and president of Head Bitch Music — a full-service music production house that has worked on series like Bridgerton, Criminal Minds, Melrose Place, FBoy Island, Chucky, Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist and Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts — has remixed the My Little Pony classic theme for fans young and older.
Through two EPs featuring more than 20 combined remixes, Vaughn — who is also involved with Web3 Music Rights Group, a nonprofit focused on fair and equitable licensing agreements and copyrights in the Web3 space — has delivered a series of thematic spins that are not only at the disposal of Hasbro, but My Little Pony fans across the world.
The Hollywood Reporter spoke to Vaughn, who is a singer-songwriter in her own right, about crafting music that not only captures My Little Pony’s steadfast themes of friendship and magic, but pays tribute to its distinctive eras. She also discusses making music for brands in the social media age, creating music for young audiences, and how Web3 technologies and AI are reshaping the modern music industry.