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#152: FOUNDER: The Metadata Problem Costing Creators Millions: Niclas Molinder

from Sound Connections · host Amplitude Ventures

What happens when creators make music, but the industry does not know who to pay?In this episode of Sound Connections, Jakob Wredstrøm sits down with Niclas Molinder, songwriter, producer, founder of Session, and one of the music industry's leading advocates for creator rights.Niclas shares how missing rights data continues to cost creators credits, royalties, and recognition, and why solving this problem has become his life's work. He explains how Session was built to capture metadata directly during the creative process, why industry legends Björn Ulvaeus and Max Martin joined the mission, and what it takes to build a company around one of music's least glamorous but most important challenges.The conversation also explores Session's journey into Salt, the realities of founder-led innovation, and the broader education efforts behind the Music Rights Awareness Foundation and Clip.If you're curious about how the music business really works, this episode offers valuable insights into the systems that determine who gets credited, who gets paid, and why that still matters more than ever.Listen now and join the conversation.If you want to learn more about Session visit here: - Website: https://www.sessionstudio.com/ - Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/SessionCredit?_rdc=1&_rdr# - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sessioncredit/

What happens when creators make music, but the industry does not know who to pay?In this episode of Sound Connections, Jakob Wredstrøm sits down with Niclas Molinder, songwriter, producer, founder of Session, and one of the music industry's leading advocates for creator rights.Niclas shares how missing rights data continues to cost creators credits, royalties, and recognition, and why solving this problem has become his life's work. He explains how Session was built to capture metadata directly during the creative process, why industry legends Björn Ulvaeus and Max Martin joined the mission, and what it takes to build a company around one of music's least glamorous but most important challenges.The conversation also explores Session's journey into Salt, the realities of founder-led innovation, and the broader education efforts behind the Music Rights Awareness Foundation and Clip.If you're curious about how the music business really works, this episode offers valuable insights into the systems that determine who gets credited, who gets paid, and why that still matters more than ever.Listen now and join the conversation.If you want to learn more about Session visit here: - Website: https://www.sessionstudio.com/ - Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/SessionCredit?_rdc=1&_rdr# - Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sessioncredit/

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