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Sync Gems — 100 episodes

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How West One's A&R Connects Music Across Continents

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What All Music Supervisors Are Looking For w/ Trygge Toven

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How My Royalties grew 4x in one year

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The most important 3 questions music composers should ask themselves

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The qualities you need to do great in sync (and in life) w/ Jesse Josefsson

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How a rejected sync track saved me in a big brief

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Things you must understand before pitching for sync w/ Katy Mac

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you will never succeed in sync unless you ask yourself questions! Real Talk w/ Scott Reinwand

9

Changing directions in sync and why I do it

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Creating your sonic footprint in Sync & making every track count w/ Josh Williams (XJ Will)

11

Understanding Music Licensing Income w/Michael Elsner

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My Sync Licensing Career Wins & Losses from last year and my plan for this one

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How Meeting People Can 10x Your Sync Career w Ryan Dickinson

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Sync, money and everything in between w/ Brianna Shelko

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How to Actually Connect With Music Supervisors w/ Eddie Caldwell

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Big Paydays In Sync- Talking Shop with Evil Genius

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How I got to 150 placements a month (at least)

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The Things You Didn’t Know About Music Supervision w/ Louisa Bisio

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The Journey To Megatrax, Doing What It Takes & Making Music With Intention w/ Derek Jones

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What To Do When Things Don't Seem To Go Your Way

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How APM’s Marketing Director Uses Your Music To Tell Stories w/ Sarah Scarlata

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How having a team can skyrocket your sync career w/ Itamar Carmel

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Why You Should Have Very Specific Goals In Music

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What Is Success In Sync? w/ K3lvin Kaos

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The sad truth about conferences & networking

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From Shyness to Shining w/ James Gardin

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How Do Ads Work? w/ Opiyo Okeyo

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Reducing Clutter & Creating A Meaningful Network In Sync And In General

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Exploring, Collaborating, and Keeping The Ego At Bay w/ Hermann Schepetkov

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What NOT To Do As A Composer w/ Phil Lober

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Serving Others To Reach Your Artistic Potential w/ Logan Crowell (P2)

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From An Idea To Building His Dream Music Community w/ Logan Crowell (p1)

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License fees, misinformation in sync & the importance of collaboration w/ Jody A Friedman (p2)

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Taking opportunities as they come, making theme songs & approaching supervisors w/ Jody Friedman (p1)

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Originality, Imperfections & How Having Fun Can Get You Huge Placements w/ Rob Jager van Duren (pt2)

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Making Memorable Music, Recording Live Orchestras, Working With Extreme, Redbull and 2WEI w/ Rob Jaager van Duren

37

What Relationships Make A Sustainable Music Career? w/ Jamie Shield (P2)

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How Being Good Enough Gets You Paid Big Royalties w/ Jamie Shield (P1)

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Speaking Music Goals Into Existence w/ Dave Kropf P2

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Moving Forward & Owning Your Story w/ Dave Kropf PT1

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Using Mistakes As A Way To Grow, Quantity vs Quality In Sync, Carving Your Own Path

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Balancing Your Music Career (Being vs. Doing)

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A Technique To Deal With Your Flaws

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Strategy Over Emotions, The Importance of Mentorship & Sponsorship w/ K Sparks

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Make Syncable Music & Get Out Of Your Own Way w/ David John Walker

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That Voice In My Head, And What I Do About it

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The intern who became a full time composer & a label owner w/ Nathan Foreman (AKA XcaliberZero)

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How Can You Be Successful Right Now?

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The Journey Of A Rising Music Supervisor w/ Carita Miller

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ep59 Why Big Placements Should Not Define You w/ Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen

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Achievements, Milestones, Setbacks & Goals- Getting ready for the new year w/ Roy Matz

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ep57 The Full Time Sync Composer Life w/ Steven Mcdonald

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ep56 Blanket licenses, sub publishing deals & working with upfront fees w/ Jason Rudd

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Creating A Buletproof Work Ethic w/ Gallo LockNez

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From Signed Artist To Film, Trailer & Game Composer w/ Becca Schack

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Doing vs Procrastinating: How can you do good & elevate those around you? w/ Roy Matz

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From Sinking To Syncing: hard lessons learned w/ Barry Whittaker-Gilbey

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Why Being Your Self Is Your Biggest Asset w/ Jelle Dittmar

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ep 50 Internal Success vs External Results w/ Tom Gire

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The Power of Trust & Long Term Relationships in Sync Music w/ Erick Bolivar

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ep 48 Know Thyself, Understand Your Strengths & Shine In Sync w/ Edwina Travis Chin

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ep47 Believe in your gift w/ Leonardo Escárcega

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ep46 Productive Discomfort in Sync w/ Joel Feinberg

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ep45 How Providing Value Will Get You To The Top w/ Farnell Newton

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ep44 What It Really takes to be a full time composer w/ Gregory Tan

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ep43 The Art Of Getting S#*t Done w/ Trevor Lawallen

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ep 42 The Real Struggles Of Composing For Sync

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ep41 Working With Rick Rubin, Staying Humble & Going The Extra Mile w/ Dana Nielsen

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ep40 From Warner Music To Silverside: Navigating The Industry w/ Mike Locke

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From Zero To Scoring A Paramount Film w/ Jonathon Deering

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ep38 Music Coordination, Music Supervision & Everything In Between w Sofia Del Valle

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ep37 Setting Yourself Up For Sync Success w/ Morgan Mcknight

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ep36 Sharing Your Gift & Activating Your Sync Magnet w/ Bryce Green

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ep35 Sync Agencies& Sync Agents: Everything YouNeed To Know w/ Rashad Richardson

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ep34 Sync Agencies, Samples & Everything in between w/ Joshua Williams AKA xJ Will

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ep33 Sync Music Business- Filling The Gaps w/ Michael Maas

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ep32 Writing For Indie Films, Collaborating & Meeting Your Idols For Lunch w/ Andrew Lipow

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ep31 Networking On The Journey To The Top w/ Marcus Manderson

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ep30 The Importance Of Persevering, Focusing, And Asking For What You Want w. Shalev Alon

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ep29 Are you actually healthy? let’s talk about it

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ep28 Turning Down Grammy Nominated Artists & Prioritizing Happiness Over Success w/ Dee Kei

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ep27 Celebrating You, Living A More Connected & Meaningful Life w/ Roy Matz

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ep26 Using AI To Thrive As A Composer w/ Lionel Fabert

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ep25 How To Make Music That Resonates w/ Noam Levinberg

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ep24 Music For Games: everything you need to know w Sigurd Jøhnk-Jensen

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ep23 Taking ”Bad Deals” And Creating Your Own Luck w/ Jamie Shield

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ep22 How Music Supervisors Can Change Your Career w/ Lauren Denmark & Andrew Weaver

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ep21 Behind The Curtains Of A Successful Music House w/ Jordan Smith

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ep20 From Jay Z to Sync: Carving your own path in music w/ Sean Carter

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ep19 From Cruise Ships To The Matrix w/ Tom Gire

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Ep18 From $4 To 6 Figure Royalty Checks: with Michael Maas

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Why So Many Composers Are Not Where They Want To Be

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Ep 15 How To Achieve Success In Composition, Sound Design & Life- with David Yousefi

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Ep 14 Efficiency Meets Creativity: The Art of Custom Music with Jake Dijak

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Ep 13 From Marine to Music Mogul: Brian Mckinney’s Crazy Journey to Success in the Licensing Industry

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Ep 12 Creating Long Term Relationships In Sync with Brandon Simmons

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Ep 11 Creativity, Inspiration & Success with Phil Lober

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Ep 10 Pitching To Disney- What It Actually Takes To Build A Publishing Company In 2023 with Max Elefant

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Ep 9 How To Choose The Best Publisher To Work With- With Grant Borland

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Ep 8 Going Full Time In Your Craft