Ep 5 - How Sonoton CEO Alex Black Rose To the Top of the Production Music World | Alex Black Interview

In this episode of The Epic Score Podcast, host Gabe Shadid, founder of Epic Score, interviews Alex Black, CEO of the Sonoton Music Library, the largest privately owned production music catalog in the world.  Alex has a long history on the executive side of production music.  He has served as the Global Director of EMI's production music amongst other positions.   But he didn't start at the top!  Find out about Alex's steps to push higher and higher into the industry.  And how sometimes you just need to stick your neck out and take chances.   🎬 In this episode, you'll learn: Each step in Alex's career path to some of the highest executive positions in the production music industry How seemingly unrelated experiences can unexpectedly come together to help you take the next step in your career What job opportunity inspired Alex to move from his native England to Germany Current challenges in the music licensing industry and how Alex plans on facing them If you're interested in trailer music, film marketing, music licensing, sync, cinematic composition, the history of epic music, or real career paths in the music industry, this episode is a must-listen. 🎧 Subscribe to The Epic Score Podcast for in-depth conversations with the creators and executives shaping the sound of modern cinema. Subscribe to Epic Score's newsletter for events and more: https://go.epicscore.com/ To reach out to us directly email: [email protected]