Exploring Music Podcast (Lionel Lodge)

In this conversation Mark Garfield and Jonathan Watts discuss the obscure gems they find more and more called for in sync licensing.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 3 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention. 

Mark Garfield of Pop-Up Music and Jonathan Watts of Adelphoi Music discuss the rare finds, the lost gems, the unusual music that they have unearthed for use in visual media sync licensing. 

Mark Garfield is the founder and co-director of Pop-Up Music, a global music library and publisher that provides music for sync licensing. Pop-Up has placed music with global advertising agencies such as McCann Erickson and Saatchi and Saatchi, in ad campaigns for Estee Lauder and NAB, in films such as Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Vox Lux (the Natalie Portman movie) and Prospect, in video games like Far Cry 5, in TV series for Netflix, CBS, BBC, Starz and The History Channel among many others. Pop-Up has built a very interesting catalogue that covers a lot of quite unusual music. Mark is also a professional musician who has toured and recorded as a drummer for over twenty years, plus he has a long history of music production and song writing. 

And joining Mark is Jonathan Watts. Jonathan is music producer and music supervisor at the multi award winning Adelphoi Music, which is a team of musicians, composers, producers, DJs and passionate music fans and whose extensive client list includes Nike, Lacoste, Qatar Airways, BMW, Ralph Lauren, Virgin, Amazon, Google, among many other world leading companies. Before his close to 5 years at Adelphoi, Jonathan held positions of Head of Production at Tsunami Music, Music Supervisor and Partnerships Manager at Square Enix specifically working on the game Sleeping Dogs, Business Development Manager plus Radio Presenter at the Ministry of Sound. 

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 3 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention. 

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

Support the show

In this conversation Mark Garfield and Jonathan Watts discuss the obscure gems they find more and more called for in sync licensing.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 3 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention. 

Mark Garfield of Pop-Up Music and Jonathan Watts of Adelphoi Music discuss the rare finds, the lost gems, the unusual music that they have unearthed for use in visual media sync licensing. 

Mark Garfield is the founder and co-director of Pop-Up Music, a global music library and publisher that provides music for sync licensing. Pop-Up has placed music with global advertising agencies such as McCann Erickson and Saatchi and Saatchi, in ad campaigns for Estee Lauder and NAB, in films such as Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Vox Lux (the Natalie Portman movie) and Prospect, in video games like Far Cry 5, in TV series for Netflix, CBS, BBC, Starz and The History Channel among many others. Pop-Up has built a very interesting catalogue that covers a lot of quite unusual music. Mark is also a professional musician who has toured and recorded as a drummer for over twenty years, plus he has a long history of music production and song writing. 

And joining Mark is Jonathan Watts. Jonathan is music producer and music supervisor at the multi award winning Adelphoi Music, which is a team of musicians, composers, producers, DJs and passionate music fans and whose extensive client list includes Nike, Lacoste, Qatar Airways, BMW, Ralph Lauren, Virgin, Amazon, Google, among many other world leading companies. Before his close to 5 years at Adelphoi, Jonathan held positions of Head of Production at Tsunami Music, Music Supervisor and Partnerships Manager at Square Enix specifically working on the game Sleeping Dogs, Business Development Manager plus Radio Presenter at the Ministry of Sound.

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure. 

Support the show

In this conversation Mark Garfield and Jonathan Watts discuss the obscure gems they find more and more called for in sync licensing.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 3 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention.  

Mark Garfield of Pop-Up Music and Jonathan Watts of Adelphoi Music discuss the rare finds, the lost gems, the unusual music that they have unearthed for use in visual media sync licensing. 

Mark Garfield is the founder and co-director of Pop-Up Music, a global music library and publisher that provides music for sync licensing. Pop-Up has placed music with global advertising agencies such as McCann Erickson and Saatchi and Saatchi, in ad campaigns for Estee Lauder and NAB, in films such as Once Upon A Time In Hollywood, Vox Lux (the Natalie Portman movie) and Prospect, in video games like Far Cry 5, in TV series for Netflix, CBS, BBC, Starz and The History Channel among many others. Pop-Up has built a very interesting catalogue that covers a lot of quite unusual music. Mark is also a professional musician who has toured and recorded as a drummer for over twenty years, plus he has a long history of music production and song writing. 

And joining Mark is Jonathan Watts. Jonathan is music producer and music supervisor at the multi award winning Adelphoi Music, which is a team of musicians, composers, producers, DJs and passionate music fans and whose extensive client list includes Nike, Lacoste, Qatar Airways, BMW, Ralph Lauren, Virgin, Amazon, Google, among many other world leading companies. Before his close to 5 years at Adelphoi, Jonathan held positions of Head of Production at Tsunami Music, Music Supervisor and Partnerships Manager at Square Enix specifically working on the game Sleeping Dogs, Business Development Manager plus Radio Presenter at the Ministry of Sound.

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

Support the show

In this conversation Greg Brimson and Bob Brimson discuss the origins, influences and continued influence of the 1960's British acoustic music explosion from first hand experience.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention. Spotify has no Derek Brimstone (what?!?) so here is a video of him live in 1994.

Greg Brimson, a multi award winning Producer, Remixer, Studio Engineer, Musician and composer who has achieved international chart success working with artists as diverse as Eminem, The Levellers, Gary Numan, Bush, Natalie Imbruglia and on and on. He is founder of Defacto Records and Tuune TV plus he continues to be active in A&R consulting.

And joining Greg is his brother Bob Brimson who spent the last 20 odd years fronting up Universals live operation and video departments.  Starting out as guitar tech and tour manager for the likes of Terence Trent D’Arby, Alison Moyet and Kirsty McColl, then co-manager of Britpop outfit Echobelly and a short stint with his heroes XTC he took the company shilling as Head of A&R for Arista Records but soon moved to Universal – he semi-retired after being in charge of the spending for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in London in 2012.

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure. 

Support the show

In this conversation Greg Brimson and Bob Brimson discuss the origins, influences and continued influence of the 1960's British acoustic music explosion from first hand experience.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention. Spotify has no Derek Brimstone (what?!?) so here is a video of him live in 1994.

Greg Brimson, a multi award winning Producer, Remixer, Studio Engineer, Musician and composer who has achieved international chart success working with artists as diverse as Eminem, The Levellers, Gary Numan, Bush, Natalie Imbruglia and on and on. He is founder of Defacto Records and Tuune TV plus he continues to be active in A&R consulting.

And joining Greg is his brother Bob Brimson who spent the last 20 odd years fronting up Universals live operation and video departments.  Starting out as guitar tech and tour manager for the likes of Terence Trent D’Arby, Alison Moyet and Kirsty McColl, then co-manager of Britpop outfit Echobelly and a short stint with his heroes XTC he took the company shilling as Head of A&R for Arista Records but soon moved to Universal – he semi-retired after being in charge of the spending for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in London in 2012.

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

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In this conversation Adam Bushell and Adam Lieber discuss the original artists of the electronic music known as Left Field and the long lasting effects they have had on popular music.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention.

Adam Bushell, is a freelance music supervisor who has experienced many sides of the sync licensing industry. Starting out as a music supervisor at Soundtree Music, then working in the synchronisation department at publisher Spirit Music Group. And most recently as founder and Creative Director of Tin Drum Music, where he oversaw the music for the Engine Group.

And joining Adam is our second Adam. Adam Lieber who has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Cape Town where he DJed and threw large scale events hosting the likes of ninja tune and other artists. He studied sound design, performance and audio/visual production at Fabrica and has a MA in communication art and design from the Royal College of Art. Adam Lieber, for over 11 years, has been running his own company Shtik, which provides bespoke sonic solutions and composition for advertising, film, television, brand identity, digital and interactive experiential media. Plus, over the same time, Adam has been the Director of Schmutz Films which is a boutique production studio specialising in music, fashion, the arts & of course food, because apparently, they love to eat, feed folks and believe food is the way forward! Plus, and I am serious here, Adam is a serial-fermentor teaching the magic of fermentation in his spare time. But before all this Adam was at Soundtree Music as a freelance music supervisor, composer and sound designer for 6 years.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention. 
 
We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

Support the show

In this conversation Adam Bushell and Adam Lieber discuss the original artists of the electronic music known as Left Field and the long lasting effects they have had on popular music.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention. 

Adam Bushell, is a freelance music supervisor who has experienced many sides of the sync licensing industry. Starting out as a music supervisor at Soundtree Music, then working in the synchronisation department at publisher Spirit Music Group. And most recently as founder and Creative Director of Tin Drum Music, where he oversaw the music for the Engine Group.

And joining Adam is our second Adam. Adam Lieber who has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the University of Cape Town where he DJed and threw large scale events hosting the likes of ninja tune and other artists. He studied sound design, performance and audio/visual production at Fabrica and has a MA in communication art and design from the Royal College of Art. Adam Lieber, for over 11 years, has been running his own company Shtik, which provides bespoke sonic solutions and composition for advertising, film, television, brand identity, digital and interactive experiential media. Plus, over the same time, Adam has been the Director of Schmutz Films which is a boutique production studio specialising in music, fashion, the arts & of course food, because apparently, they love to eat, feed folks and believe food is the way forward! Plus, and I am serious here, Adam is a serial-fermentor teaching the magic of fermentation in his spare time. But before all this Adam was at Soundtree Music as a freelance music supervisor, composer and sound designer for 6 years.  

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

Support the show

In this conversation Ivan Chandler and Billy Reeves discuss the origins, influences and the lasting effects of R&B, Soul and Northern Soul of the 1960's.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention. 

Ivan Chandler, of Musicalities which is one of the UK’s leading music consultancy companies, is an expert in music copyright. He is also a music supervisor, music licensing executive, music publisher, lecturer, a forensic musicologist, a music composer and a keyboard player (who, back in the 60’s played with Dusty Springfield and Cat Stevens among others). In the 1980's Ivan was head of Motown publishing in the UK.

And joining Ivan is Billy Reeves who is a songwriter, musician, record producer and an award-winning BBC Radio producer and broadcaster.

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

Support the show

In this conversation Ivan Chandler and Billy Reeves discuss the origins, influences and the lasting effects of R&B, Soul and Northern Soul of the 1960's.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention. 

Ivan Chandler, of Musicalities which is one of the UK’s leading music consultancy companies, is an expert in music copyright. He is also a music supervisor, music licensing executive, music publisher, lecturer, a forensic musicologist, a music composer and a keyboard player (who, back in the 60’s played with Dusty Springfield and Cat Stevens among others). In the 1980's Ivan was head of Motown publishing in the UK.

And joining Ivan is Billy Reeves who is a songwriter, musician, record producer and an award-winning BBC Radio producer and broadcaster.

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure. 

Support the show

In this episode Matt and Emily discuss the world of Production Music and Scored Music composed and recorded for sync in visual media (TV, film, advertising, trailers)

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention. 

Matt Cansick, who is Account Manager at BMG Production Music and has a BA Honors in History from the University of Sheffield and also holds a private pilots license started his career at The Music Sales Group as their Third Party Licensing Administrator, from there he moved over the Warner/Chappell Production Music as a Music Consultant. After two and a half years at Warner/Chappell he took the position of Senior Music Consultant at Amphibious Zoo Music, which led him to his current position at BMG Production Music. 

And joining Matt is Emily Richardson. Emily, who is Head of Creative, Film & Trailers at The Music Sales Group and has a BA Honors in Music from the University of Sussex, started her career as an intern at Air Studios and then at Air-Edel. Her first Music Supervisor position was at SUPAJAM which lead her to Warner/Chappell Production Music where she held the position of Senior Music Consultant. From Warner Emily went on to be Director, Synchronisation at Nettwerk Music Group and from there to her current position at The Music Sales Group which is one of the world’s leading independent music publishing companies with offices around the globe.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention. 
 
We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

Support the show

In this episode Matt and Emily discuss the world of Production Music and Scored Music composed and recorded for sync in visual media (TV, film, advertising, trailers)

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention. 

Matt Cansick, who is Account Manager at BMG Production Music and has a BA Honors in History from the University of Sheffield and also holds a private pilots license started his career at The Music Sales Group as their Third Party Licensing Administrator, from there he moved over the Warner/Chappell Production Music as a Music Consultant. After two and a half years at Warner/Chappell he took the position of Senior Music Consultant at Amphibious Zoo Music, which led him to his current position at BMG Production Music. 

And joining Matt is Emily Richardson. Emily, who is Head of Creative, Film & Trailers at The Music Sales Group and has a BA Honors in Music from the University of Sussex, started her career as an intern at Air Studios and then at Air-Edel. Her first Music Supervisor position was at SUPAJAM which lead her to Warner/Chappell Production Music where she held the position of Senior Music Consultant. From Warner Emily went on to be Director, Synchronisation at Nettwerk Music Group and from there to her current position at The Music Sales Group which is one of the world’s leading independent music publishing companies with offices around the globe.

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

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This episode is going to be a little different from the others. In this episode we will be discussing advice for new artists, how to prepare for live shows/festivals - how to stand out from the crowd and why new music finds it very difficult to get seen and heard. 

Peter Moore, has been working in the entertainment industry for over 25 years including holding the position of product manager at Sony Records. He is the Co-Founder of PRB Media and also of Seamless Entertainment Ltd. PRB Media places music in film & TV, with clients including Universal, Paramount, HBO, Disney and Warner Brothers. Seamless Entertainment was formed through the Prince’s Trust and has produced live events for audiences ranging in size of up to 50,000 people. With strong expertise in music festival management, Peter advises UK & European festivals on structure and financing. Peter has also advised young people on the Music, Film & TV industries under the New Deal for the Media program with the UK Government. For this work, Peter was awarded entrepreneur of the year, two years running, by the Institute of UK Directors and Hewlett Packard. Peter continues his advisory work, working with the UK music industry governing bodies, including the Association of Independent Musicians. 

And joining Peter is Mark Jennings. Mark is CEO of Subba Media, which runs Subba-Cultcha.com, a fan generated reviews platform for music and festivals. Mark has worked in digital publishing and advertising his whole career. He's witnessed the change in audience participation across digital media and is aiming to disrupt the music media landscape through Subba Media.  Subba Media runs Subba-Cultcha.com, a TripAdvisor style fan reviews platform for music and festivals.  Peer-to-peer content is trusted by fans, festivals, artists and venues and aims to put artist’s and fans center stage. Subba-Cultcha.com publishes over 6,500 fan reviews per year; featuring reviews of more than 3,000 bands/artists and over 150 festivals in the US/Europe/Asia.

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

Support the show

This episode is going to be a little different from the others. In this episode we will be discussing advice for new artists, how to prepare for live shows/festivals - how to stand out from the crowd and why new music finds it very difficult to get seen and heard. 

Peter Moore, has been working in the entertainment industry for over 25 years including holding the position of product manager at Sony Records. He is the Co-Founder of PRB Media and also of Seamless Entertainment Ltd. PRB Media places music in film & TV, with clients including Universal, Paramount, HBO, Disney and Warner Brothers. Seamless Entertainment was formed through the Prince’s Trust and has produced live events for audiences ranging in size of up to 50,000 people. With strong expertise in music festival management, Peter advises UK & European festivals on structure and financing. Peter has also advised young people on the Music, Film & TV industries under the New Deal for the Media program with the UK Government. For this work, Peter was awarded entrepreneur of the year, two years running, by the Institute of UK Directors and Hewlett Packard. Peter continues his advisory work, working with the UK music industry governing bodies, including the Association of Independent Musicians. 

And joining Peter is Mark Jennings. Mark is CEO of Subba Media, which runs Subba-Cultcha.com, a fan generated reviews platform for music and festivals. Mark has worked in digital publishing and advertising his whole career. He's witnessed the change in audience participation across digital media and is aiming to disrupt the music media landscape through Subba Media.  Subba Media runs Subba-Cultcha.com, a TripAdvisor style fan reviews platform for music and festivals.  Peer-to-peer content is trusted by fans, festivals, artists and venues and aims to put artist’s and fans center stage. Subba-Cultcha.com publishes over 6,500 fan reviews per year; featuring reviews of more than 3,000 bands/artists and over 150 festivals in the US/Europe/Asia.

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

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Alexandra and Federrica discuss the importance, the difference and the relationship lyrics and melodies have in sync licensing and in personal lives.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention. 

Alexandra Carlsson Norlin, who studied International Relations at the Stockholm University, has, for almost six years held the title of Music Supervisor in the London office of the international company Big Sync Music. She’s worked on numerous global projects where she’s been in charge of music on both the legal and creative side. This includes everything from finding and licensing existing tracks to creating original compositions and re-records. Her project client list includes AXE, Dove, Lipton, Casper and a ton more Unilever brands. 

Federica Farronato, who holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication and Media Studies from the University of Padua, Italy and studied Advanced Marketing at the City University London, is the Sync Manager at Chrysalis Records and Blue Raincoat Music. Before Chrysalis Federica was Music Supervisor at Big Sync Music. Federica also has extensive experience in radio and music PR. She is an enthusiastic and creative individual, with a strong history of working with teams and working to tight deadlines. She says her enjoyment and critical interest in the media ( music, radio, television, film journalism, and new media) has increased continuously throughout her professional career. 

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

Support the show

Alexandra and Federrica discuss the importance, the difference and the relationship lyrics and melodies have in sync licensing and in personal lives.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention. 

Alexandra Carlsson Norlin, who studied International Relations at the Stockholm University, has, for almost six years held the title of Music Supervisor in the London office of the international company Big Sync Music. She’s worked on numerous global projects where she’s been in charge of music on both the legal and creative side. This includes everything from finding and licensing existing tracks to creating original compositions and re-records. Her project client list includes AXE, Dove, Lipton, Casper and a ton more Unilever brands. 

Federica Farronato, who holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Mass Communication and Media Studies from the University of Padua, Italy and studied Advanced Marketing at the City University London, is the Sync Manager at Chrysalis Records and Blue Raincoat Music. Before Chrysalis Federica was Music Supervisor at Big Sync Music. Federica also has extensive experience in radio and music PR. She is an enthusiastic and creative individual, with a strong history of working with teams and working to tight deadlines. She says her enjoyment and critical interest in the media ( music, radio, television, film journalism, and new media) has increased continuously throughout her professional career.
 
We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. 

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

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The SyncLodge Podcast Series Exploring Music Trailer, to give you a bit of a taste of what is to come when we launch Series 1 on November 4th at 5am UK Time.  

SyncLodge podcast Exploring Music, where we explore the obscure, where we delve in deep, into the vast vaults of great, but maybe, not so known, music. 

For each episode we will bring together two music industry professionals, to discuss in depth an area of music they are passionate about and have an intimate knowledge of.

My name is Lionel Lodge and I will be your reluctant moderator, preferring to let my guests do most of the talking.

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Music Industry Longevity - Eddy Temple-Morris and Andy Strange discuss their very successful and long careers and how they managed to sustain and build their careers. This is their first meeting in 30 years.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in this episode, all listed in order of mention.
Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  

Eddy Temple-Morris, who has worked in what could be termed as the Entertainment Industry Plus for over 27 years, has extensive experience as a radio presenter and a radio show producer including years of duty at BBC Radio One, Atlantic 252’s On The Edge, The Remix show on XFM and his current position as a presenter on Virgin Radio.  His TV experience includes producer and presenter for MTV’s Up For It, presenter on Channel 5’s chart show, producer and presenter for ITV’s This Way Up, presenter for Channel 4’s Mobile One The Grid.

He’s been music curator for festivals, TV and radio shows, even music for The Queen’s summer exhibition plus the favorite tour DJ of The Prodigy, Placebo and Pendulum. He’s produced and composed music used by Films and TV shows including Game Of Thrones and CSI, and video games like Far Cry. He is undeniable proof you can get through this business while being nice to people. Plus he is Chair of the Music Board of mental health charity, CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) and involved with a new game changing mental health start up and non-profit called My Black Dog. He is on a mission to get men to be more like women, by this he means to communicate their feelings more openly and for people to realise that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. He moves, like a benevolent vapor, between the worlds of music, radio, TV, cars, food, wine and mental health. One day he’ll do something that joins all these things. We wish you luck on that.

And joining Eddy is Andy Strange who, for over 30 years, has worked as recording engineer, mix engineer and/or producer. He worked as the assistant and engineer for the legendary Sir George Martin for 15 years and has engineered for dozens of number 1 albums and artists including The Pretenders, Natalie Imbruglia, Burt Bacharach, Mark Knopfler, Bush, George Rafferty, Pulp, John Lennon, Elton John, Duffy, Celin Dion, Cher, Michael Jackson, The Fugees, Paul Young, Robbie Williams and on and on. He currently runs his own studio called Strange World which has both vintage analogue and modern digital systems offering Mixing, Mastering, Recording, Live Recording and Remote Mixing services. You can find in-depth information regarding their services at strangeworld.co.uk.

The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

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Music Industry Longevity - Eddy Temple-Morris and Andy Strange discuss their very successful and long careers and how they managed to sustain and build their careers. This is their first meeting in 30 years.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in this episode, all listed in order of mention.
Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  

Eddy Temple-Morris, who has worked in what could be termed as the Entertainment Industry Plus for over 27 years, has extensive experience as a radio presenter and a radio show producer including years of duty at BBC Radio One, Atlantic 252’s On The Edge, The Remix show on XFM and his current position as a presenter on Virgin Radio.  His TV experience includes producer and presenter for MTV’s Up For It, presenter on Channel 5’s chart show, producer and presenter for ITV’s This Way Up, presenter for Channel 4’s Mobile One The Grid.

He’s been music curator for festivals, TV and radio shows, even music for The Queen’s summer exhibition plus the favorite tour DJ of The Prodigy, Placebo and Pendulum. He’s produced and composed music used by Films and TV shows including Game Of Thrones and CSI, and video games like Far Cry. He is undeniable proof you can get through this business while being nice to people. Plus he is Chair of the Music Board of mental health charity, CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) and involved with a new game changing mental health start up and non-profit called My Black Dog. He is on a mission to get men to be more like women, by this he means to communicate their feelings more openly and for people to realise that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. He moves, like a benevolent vapor, between the worlds of music, radio, TV, cars, food, wine and mental health. One day he’ll do something that joins all these things. We wish you luck on that.

And joining Eddy is Andy Strange who, for over 30 years, has worked as recording engineer, mix engineer and/or producer. He worked as the assistant and engineer for the legendary Sir George Martin for 15 years and has engineered for dozens of number 1 albums and artists including The Pretenders, Natalie Imbruglia, Burt Bacharach, Mark Knopfler, Bush, George Rafferty, Pulp, John Lennon, Elton John, Duffy, Celin Dion, Cher, Michael Jackson, The Fugees, Paul Young, Robbie Williams and on and on. He currently runs his own studio called Strange World which has both vintage analogue and modern digital systems offering Mixing, Mastering, Recording, Live Recording and Remote Mixing services. You can find in-depth information regarding their services at strangeworld.co.uk.

The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music indus

Support the show

Music Industry Longevity - Eddy Temple-Morris and Andy Strange discuss their very successful and long careers and how they managed to sustain and build their careers. This is their first meeting in 30 years.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in this episode, all listed in order of mention.
Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  

Eddy Temple-Morris, who has worked in what could be termed as the Entertainment Industry Plus for over 27 years, has extensive experience as a radio presenter and a radio show producer including years of duty at BBC Radio One, Atlantic 252’s On The Edge, The Remix show on XFM and his current position as a presenter on Virgin Radio.  His TV experience includes producer and presenter for MTV’s Up For It, presenter on Channel 5’s chart show, producer and presenter for ITV’s This Way Up, presenter for Channel 4’s Mobile One The Grid.

He’s been music curator for festivals, TV and radio shows, even music for The Queen’s summer exhibition plus the favorite tour DJ of The Prodigy, Placebo and Pendulum. He’s produced and composed music used by Films and TV shows including Game Of Thrones and CSI, and video games like Far Cry. He is undeniable proof you can get through this business while being nice to people. Plus he is Chair of the Music Board of mental health charity, CALM (Campaign Against Living Miserably) and involved with a new game changing mental health start up and non-profit called My Black Dog. He is on a mission to get men to be more like women, by this he means to communicate their feelings more openly and for people to realise that suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. He moves, like a benevolent vapor, between the worlds of music, radio, TV, cars, food, wine and mental health. One day he’ll do something that joins all these things. We wish you luck on that.

And joining Eddy is Andy Strange who, for over 30 years, has worked as recording engineer, mix engineer and/or producer. He worked as the assistant and engineer for the legendary Sir George Martin for 15 years and has engineered for dozens of number 1 albums and artists including The Pretenders, Natalie Imbruglia, Burt Bacharach, Mark Knopfler, Bush, George Rafferty, Pulp, John Lennon, Elton John, Duffy, Celin Dion, Cher, Michael Jackson, The Fugees, Paul Young, Robbie Williams and on and on. He currently runs his own studio called Strange World which has both vintage analogue and modern digital systems offering Mixing, Mastering, Recording, Live Recording and Remote Mixing services. You can find in-depth information regarding their services at strangeworld.co.uk.

The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

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For this episode, which is titled ‘ 80’s Funk and Soul’ we are very fortunate to have with us Daniel Altendorff and Jeremy Newton.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention.
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Daniel Altendorff, who has a BA (Hons) in Media Studies from the University of Portsmouth started in the music industry as co-founder of the still operational Concrete Music with duties which includes running weekly, new music nights at a number of different venues in London and Portsmouth and stage management for a number of UK festivals. On top of this Daniel worked his way up from Music Assistant to Key Account Manager at Universal Music’s Production Music division. He made the move of leaving Universal in 2018 for No Sheet Music where Daniel holds the position of Business Development Manager

And joining Daniel is Jeremy Newton who has a degree in History and International Relations from the Nottingham Trent University started his working career as Account Manager at Acylicize where they create bespoke Art & Installations for all types of interiors. From there he moved over to be the Business Development Manager at The Odyssey Media Collective where they produce hi-speed video production. He then took a year away from Odyssey to work freelance as a Business Development Manager at video production company Run Productions. At the same time Jeremy started, and has continued to this day working as a DJ, Promoter and Radio Host under the name Uncle Vibes, playing regularly at renowned London venues in addition to festivals including Secret Garden Party, Shambala and Boomtown, hosting the monthly Adelphoi Show on Soho Radio, promoting various parties rooted in groove including the legendary Open Vinyl Sessions that has graced Ronnie Scott's, The Hospital Club, The Groucho Club and Paradise and is currently resident at O'Meara, Jack Solomons, and Strongroom Studios. After a year at Run Productions Jeremy returned to Odyssey where he took up the position of video Producer. But in 2015 he joined Adelphoi Music at his current position of Music Supervisor overseeing and delivering bespoke compositions, sound design and sync for national and international advertising content for brands including BMW, Stella Artois, KFC, HSBC, Amazon and more.

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. 

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

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For this episode, which is titled ‘ 80’s Funk and Soul’ we are very fortunate to have with us Daniel Altendorff and Jeremy Newton. 

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention.
Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  

Daniel Altendorff, who has a BA (Hons) in Media Studies from the University of Portsmouth started in the music industry as co-founder of the still operational Concrete Music with duties which includes running weekly, new music nights at a number of different venues in London and Portsmouth and stage management for a number of UK festivals. On top of this Daniel worked his way up from Music Assistant to Key Account Manager at Universal Music’s Production Music division. He made the move of leaving Universal in 2018 for No Sheet Music where Daniel holds the position of Business Development Manager

And joining Daniel is Jeremy Newton who has a degree in History and International Relations from the Nottingham Trent University started his working career as Account Manager at Acylicize where they create bespoke Art & Installations for all types of interiors. From there he moved over to be the Business Development Manager at The Odyssey Media Collective where they produce hi-speed video production. He then took a year away from Odyssey to work freelance as a Business Development Manager at video production company Run Productions. At the same time Jeremy started, and has continued to this day working as a DJ, Promoter and Radio Host under the name Uncle Vibes, playing regularly at renowned London venues in addition to festivals including Secret Garden Party, Shambala and Boomtown, hosting the monthly Adelphoi Show on Soho Radio, promoting various parties rooted in groove including the legendary Open Vinyl Sessions that has graced Ronnie Scott's, The Hospital Club, The Groucho Club and Paradise and is currently resident at O'Meara, Jack Solomons, and Strongroom Studios. After a year at Run Productions Jeremy returned to Odyssey where he took up the position of video Producer. But in 2015 he joined Adelphoi Music at his current position of Music Supervisor overseeing and delivering bespoke compositions, sound design and sync for national and international advertising content for brands including BMW, Stella Artois, KFC, HSBC, Amazon and more.

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. 

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

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For this episode, which is titled ‘Games Music’ we are very fortunate to have with us Alastair Lindsay and Justin Andree. Alastair and Justin discuss Games Music from the beginning of music in video games to what we might be seeing in the future and so much in between.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention.
Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  

Alastair Lindsay, an award-winning Sound Designer and Composer, who studied at the Cleveland College of Art and the Dewsbury & Batley College of Art & Design and holds a Diploma in Music from the Open University is currently Head of Audio at Cord Worldwide which creates music that connects global brands to their audiences. They are a team of creators, artists, producers and supervisors with offices in London, Madrid and Warsaw. They say they are a little different and they like it that way. Before joining Cord, Alastair spent 13 years at Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe, starting at the position of Senior Sound Designer and Composer and working his way up to Head of Audio. Previous to this he had over ten years’ experience in working professionally in Sound Design and Composition including 5 years at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.

Alastair is passionate about interactive media with a deep understanding of video games and how they are produced, from a number of different genres, social, cinematic to AR/VR games.  

And joining Alastair is Justin Andree who holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Technology from Staffordshire University is Senior Music Supervisor at Cord Worldwide. Justin has worked most of his career in the music industry including holding the position of Producer and Music Supervisor at Adelphoi Music. He has also had experience at Apply and Getty Images. As a Music Supervisor for Video Games and TV he is forever searching for interesting music and talented folk to work and collaborate with. He is an avid gamer, animal gif expressionist and claims doesn't always talk in third person.

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. 

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

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For this episode, which is titled ‘Games Music’ we are very fortunate to have with us Alastair Lindsay and Justin Andree. Alastair and Justin discuss Games Music from the beginning of music in video games to what we might be seeing in the future and so much in between.
 
Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention.
Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  

Alastair Lindsay, an award-winning Sound Designer and Composer, who studied at the Cleveland College of Art and the Dewsbury & Batley College of Art & Design and holds a Diploma in Music from the Open University is currently Head of Audio at Cord Worldwide which creates music that connects global brands to their audiences. They are a team of creators, artists, producers and supervisors with offices in London, Madrid and Warsaw. They say they are a little different and they like it that way. Before joining Cord, Alastair spent 13 years at Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe, starting at the position of Senior Sound Designer and Composer and working his way up to Head of Audio. Previous to this he had over ten years’ experience in working professionally in Sound Design and Composition including 5 years at Sony Computer Entertainment Europe.

Alastair is passionate about interactive media with a deep understanding of video games and how they are produced, from a number of different genres, social, cinematic to AR/VR games.  

And joining Alastair is Justin Andree who holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Music Technology from Staffordshire University is Senior Music Supervisor at Cord Worldwide. Justin has worked most of his career in the music industry including holding the position of Producer and Music Supervisor at Adelphoi Music. He has also had experience at Apply and Getty Images. As a Music Supervisor for Video Games and TV he is forever searching for interesting music and talented folk to work and collaborate with. He is an avid gamer, animal gif expressionist and claims doesn't always talk in third person. 

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. 

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

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For this episode, which is titled ‘Tour Musicians’ we are very fortunate to have with us Jon Altham and Mike Patrick. They discuss tips and advice for touring musicians with inspiring stories.and some horror stories. All lessons along the way.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention.
Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  

Jon Altham, who is CEO, Music Supervisor & Film Composer at SoundWave Studios in London which is a Premium Music Production Company providing bespoke music to high-end production companies with their team of award-winning Composers, Orchestrators, Engineers and Producers who are able to provide music across multiple film genres. Jon has been involved in many aspects of the music industry before joining SoundWave including Casting Professional at StarNow, Panelist for the Warner Music Group Soundboard, Artist Manager for Award-Winning Instrumentalists' NIRIS, and freelance Music Supervision and freelance Music Composition. 

And joining Jon is Mike Patrick, a recent addition to the SoundWave Studios team, is a keyboardist, composer, arranger and producer who started playing music as a toddler on a home electric organ his father bought. Growing up he developed a keen ear for exploring and developing sounds. Enjoying film and animated music especially, he architected his own unique sound demonstrating a signiture level of emotion through his playing. Mike is the first British musician to create a sound bank for the renowned Swedish keyboard company 'Nord', which shows the level of respect he is given for his knowledge of keyboards and programming. Mike has not only spent extensive time in production and arranging but also touring internationally as a keyboard player with top artists including Jake Bugg, James Arthur, The Streets and more. 

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. 

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

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For this episode, which is titled ‘Tour Musicians’ we are very fortunate to have with us Jon Altham and Mike Patrick. They discuss tips and advice for touring musicians with inspiring stories.and some horror stories. All lessons along the way.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in the 2 parts of this conversation, all listed in order of mention.
Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  

Jon Altham, who is CEO, Music Supervisor & Film Composer at SoundWave Studios in London which is a Premium Music Production Company providing bespoke music to high-end production companies with their team of award-winning Composers, Orchestrators, Engineers and Producers who are able to provide music across multiple film genres. Jon has been involved in many aspects of the music industry before joining SoundWave including Casting Professional at StarNow, Panelist for the Warner Music Group Soundboard, Artist Manager for Award-Winning Instrumentalists' NIRIS, and freelance Music Supervision and freelance Music Composition.

And joining Jon is Mike Patrick, a recent addition to the SoundWave Studios team, is a keyboardist, composer, arranger and producer who started playing music as a toddler on a home electric organ his father bought. Growing up he developed a keen ear for exploring and developing sounds. Enjoying film and animated music especially, he architected his own unique sound demonstrating a signiture level of emotion through his playing. Mike is the first British musician to create a sound bank for the renowned Swedish keyboard company 'Nord', which shows the level of respect he is given for his knowledge of keyboards and programming. Mike has not only spent extensive time in production and arranging but also touring internationally as a keyboard player with top artists including Jake Bugg, James Arthur, The Streets and more. 

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. 

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure. 

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For this episode, which is titled ‘Covers for Visual Media’ – discussing cover recordings of mainstream tracks for visual media with a focus on the theme and period’ we are very fortunate to have with us Shana Burton and Simon Fairchild.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with all the music mentioned in this conversation, all listed in order of mention.
Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  

Shana Burton, who has a BA in Musicology from the University of South Africa with a focus on the history and composition of Art Music and World Music and she holds a Masters Degree in Music Performance from the University of West London, started her music career in South Africa by making a name for herself as a session singer and touring South Africa in an all-girl singing group.

After relocating to London England and obtaining her Masters Degree she found opportunities working in sync licensing. Starting with Lander PR and currently as the sync coordinator for Milky Bomb Records.

And joining Shana is Simon Fairchild who has a BA (Hons) degree in Creative Music Technology and Music from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge, studied recording engineering and music at Lebanon Valley College, Annville, Pennsylvania in the US and has over 25 years experience in the music industry is the founder and managing director of Milky Bomb Records with releases covering such eclectic styles as Alternative Rock/Metal, Prog/Math Rock, Grunge/Punk, Jazz/Funk/Rock Fusion, Electronica, Trip-Hop, Electro-pop and Hard Dance Vibes. Simon is also a musician playing bass with experimental bands including Moonjuice, Logicbrake, and currently the Jazz/Funk/Rock fusion 3 piece Thirteen. He has also been involved with many other groups and recordings including Back Down or Die, Clara Kousah, Trailing Cable and Burning Haus.

We decided that just conversation on podcasts was lacking atmosphere, so we have written and recorded unique music for each conversation. The players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. 

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know. 

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses and let us afford to travel to far off lands to interview some of the most interesting and experienced music industry professionals about the music they treasure.

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In this episode Meena and Chris, of the Meen Cryle and the Chris Fillmore Band, talk about the journey from a small town to an international record deal and touring in Europe and America. The stories, the steep climbs and the lessons learnt along the way.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with the music of Meena Cryle and the Chris Fillmore Band.
Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  
 
Hello and welcome to the SyncLodge podcast Exploring Music, where we explore the obscure, where we delve in deep, into the vast vaults of great, but maybe, not so known, music. 

For each episode we will bring together two music industry professionals, to discuss in depth an area of music they are passionate about and have an intimate knowledge of.

With Lionel Lodge, the reluctant moderator, preferring to let his guests do most of the talking.
 
 The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses which are quite extensive.
 
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In this episode Meena and Chris, of the Meen Cryle and the Chris Fillmore Band, talk about the journey from a small town to an international record deal and touring in Europe and America. The stories, the steep climbs and the lessons learnt along the way.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with the music of Meena Cryle and the Chris Fillmore Band.
Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  
 
Hello and welcome to the SyncLodge podcast Exploring Music, where we explore the obscure, where we delve in deep, into the vast vaults of great, but maybe, not so known, music. 

For each episode we will bring together two music industry professionals, to discuss in depth an area of music they are passionate about and have an intimate knowledge of.

With Lionel Lodge, the reluctant moderator, preferring to let his guests do most of the talking.
 
 The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses which are quite extensive.
 
Thanks all!

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James and Max discuss the many faces and forms for using shock and being brave with music in advertising, films and TV. How the unexpected twists our perceptions and gives a fresh feel to experience.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with the music discussed in this conversation.

Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated

James Bargent, who has a BA Honors First Class in Professional Musicianship from the Brighton Institute of Modern Music is a Producer at MassiveMusic which is a music agency with offices in Amsterdam, London, New York, Los Angeles and Shanghai. They create music for the world’s leading advertising agencies, brands, media and technology companies. Before joining Massive James worked in the sync department at Warner Music Group.

MassiveMusic
Facebook: @massivemusicagency
Twitter: @massivemusic
Instagram: @massivemusic
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/49637/

And joining James is Max Beattie, who has a BA in Anthropology from the University of Durham and a diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering from the Point Blank Music School is Sync Creative Consultant at the Music Sales Group. Music Sales is one of the world’s leading independent music publishing companies with offices worldwide. It is active in many music-related fields including copyright ownership and promotion. Previously, Max held positions as Music Researcher for Leland Music, Sync consultant for Chelsea Music Publishing and Representative for Mad Planet, all sync licensing related roles.  *note: The Music Sales Group, since recording this conversation, has change it's name to The Wise Music Group.*

The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses which are quite extensive.
 
Thanks all!

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James and Max discuss the many faces and forms for using shock and being brave with music in advertising, films and TV. How the unexpected twists our perceptions and gives a fresh feel to experience.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with the music discussed in this conversation.

Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated

James Bargent, who has a BA Honors First Class in Professional Musicianship from the Brighton Institute of Modern Music is a Producer at MassiveMusic which is a music agency with offices in Amsterdam, London, New York, Los Angeles and Shanghai. They create music for the world’s leading advertising agencies, brands, media and technology companies. Before joining Massive James worked in the sync department at Warner Music Group.

MassiveMusic
Facebook: @massivemusicagency
Twitter: @massivemusic
Instagram: @massivemusic
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/49637/

And joining James is Max Beattie, who has a BA in Anthropology from the University of Durham and a diploma in Music Production and Sound Engineering from the Point Blank Music School is Sync Creative Consultant at the Music Sales Group. Music Sales is one of the world’s leading independent music publishing companies with offices worldwide. It is active in many music-related fields including copyright ownership and promotion. Previously, Max held positions as Music Researcher for Leland Music, Sync consultant for Chelsea Music Publishing and Representative for Mad Planet, all sync licensing related roles.  *note: The Music Sales Group, since recording this conversation, has change it's name to The Wise Music Group.*

The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

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George and Wayne take you through the world of Grime music, from it's origins through it's main artists to the social landscapes that inspired it, from it's gang elements to it's current world topping achievements. All told from the experience of being there.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with the music discussed in this conversation.

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Hello and welcome to the SyncLodge podcast Exploring Music, where we explore the obscure, where we delve in deep, into the vast vaults of great, but maybe, not so known, music. 

For each episode we will bring together two music industry professionals, to discuss in depth an area of music they are passionate about and have an intimate knowledge of.

With Lionel Lodge, the reluctant moderator, preferring to let his guests do most of the talking.
 
 The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge with loops supplied through looperman.com.
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Drum loop by https://www.looperman.com/loops?mid=prodHybrid

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

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George and Wayne take you through the world of Grime music, from it's origins through it's main artists to the social landscapes that inspired it, from it's gang elements to it's current world topping achievements. All told from the experience of being there.

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with the music discussed in this conversation.

Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  
 
Hello and welcome to the SyncLodge podcast Exploring Music, where we explore the obscure, where we delve in deep, into the vast vaults of great, but maybe, not so known, music. 

For each episode we will bring together two music industry professionals, to discuss in depth an area of music they are passionate about and have an intimate knowledge of.

With Lionel Lodge, the reluctant moderator, preferring to let his guests do most of the talking.
 
 The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge with loops supplied through looperman.com.
Soft synth loop by https://www.looperman.com/loops?mid=H1PRODUCER
Piano loop by https://www.looperman.com/loops?mid=JupiterWave
Drum loop by https://www.looperman.com/loops?mid=prodHybrid

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

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Julie Weir and Digby Pearson, who have have helped launch the careers of many legionary heavy rock bands, discuss how they started their record labels, how they find new talent, the changes they have seen in the industry and the way they see it moving forward. They have supported, nurtured and empowered this crucial part of the music industry for decades and share the details of their experience. 

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with the music discussed in this conversation.

Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.   

Julie Weir is label head at Music For Nations which is a rock and metal label. Launched as an independent in 1983, Music For Nations established itself, early on, as a European leader in the rock and metal world. It now operates under the Sony Music umbrella. For two decades prior to this she ran her own independent rock labels (Cacophonous and Visible Noise) where she was responsible for breaking bands such as Bullet for my Valentine and Bring me the Horizon. She has run an independent publishing company, worked across events, sync and branding deals and even dabbled in artist management. She has consulted for and advised major labels on emerging talent.

Digby Pearson is a British Indie record label owner born and raised in Nottingham, England. Having dropped out of university to throw himself into the grassroots music scene, as promotor, fanzine writer but first and foremost as a fan, a label seemed a next step. Despite having zero experience of business or any finances, founded Earache from his flat, a DIY shoestring operation which was on a mission to release records by the most extreme bands around, signing Napalm Death, Cathedral, Godflesh,  Entombed, Morbid Angel, Bolt Thrower, Carcass.

For 3 decades Digby has navigated all the twists and turns of  the evolving music business landscape, anticipating the digital music revolution by signing Apple’s first Indie label deal. In recent years new young bands from the blues-rock scene became Digby’s sole focus, bands like Rival Sons, Blackberry Smoke, The Temperance Movement, Massive Wagons, all seemingly from nowhere gained the label more than a dozen Top 20 UK chart entries. Since 2017 Digby has diversified again, in addition to still being hands-on running the label, now 700+ releases deep, he also runs and curates the first ever heavy/punk/metal stages at Glastonbury and Boomtown festivals.

The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses which are quite extensive.
 
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Julie Weir and Digby Pearson, who have have helped launch the careers of many legionary heavy rock bands, discuss how they started their record labels, how they find new talent, the changes they have seen in the industry and the way they see it moving forward. They have supported, nurtured and empowered this crucial part of the music industry for decades and share the details of their experience. 

Click to listen to a Spotify playlist with the music discussed in this conversation.

Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.   

Julie Weir is label head at Music For Nations which is a rock and metal label. Launched as an independent in 1983, Music For Nations established itself, early on, as a European leader in the rock and metal world. It now operates under the Sony Music umbrella. For two decades prior to this she ran her own independent rock labels (Cacophonous and Visible Noise) where she was responsible for breaking bands such as Bullet for my Valentine and Bring me the Horizon. She has run an independent publishing company, worked across events, sync and branding deals and even dabbled in artist management. She has consulted for and advised major labels on emerging talent.

Digby Pearson is a British Indie record label owner born and raised in Nottingham, England. Having dropped out of university to throw himself into the grassroots music scene, as promotor, fanzine writer but first and foremost as a fan, a label seemed a next step. Despite having zero experience of business or any finances, founded Earache from his flat, a DIY shoestring operation which was on a mission to release records by the most extreme bands around, signing Napalm Death, Cathedral, Godflesh,  Entombed, Morbid Angel, Bolt Thrower, Carcass.

For 3 decades Digby has navigated all the twists and turns of  the evolving music business landscape, anticipating the digital music revolution by signing Apple’s first Indie label deal. In recent years new young bands from the blues-rock scene became Digby’s sole focus, bands like Rival Sons, Blackberry Smoke, The Temperance Movement, Massive Wagons, all seemingly from nowhere gained the label more than a dozen Top 20 UK chart entries. Since 2017 Digby has diversified again, in addition to still being hands-on running the label, now 700+ releases deep, he also runs and curates the first ever heavy/punk/metal stages at Glastonbury and Boomtown festivals.

The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses which are quite extensive.
 
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What are Neighboring Rights? If you have played on a recording and it was played on the radio, in a club or in visual media then you should be collecting these royalties. They are being collected for you, but do you claim them? Naomi Asher, Anne Tausis and Stacey Haber are board members of  IAFAR (Independent Alliance For Artist Rights) and they discuss what Neighboring Rights are and how you can collect them. Best is to become a member of IAFAR so you can stay up to date with your rights and help support IAFAR in making sure new legislation is put in place to protect your rights.

Naomi Asher is Vice President of International Neighboring Rights at Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Previously she was President and Company Director of Wixen Music UK LTD which is a publishing and neighbouring rights management company. Naomi is also the president and co-founder of the IAFAR.

Ann Tausis, who has worked in the publishing and music rights sectors of the industry for over 30 years including senior positions at Universal Music Publishing Group and her current position of CEO of Kobalt Neighbouring Rights Limited. Ann is also Treasurer/Secretary and Vice Chair of the IAFAR.

Stacey Haber is Head of Legal & Business Affairs at Inside Baseball Music Publishing. Stacey’s diverse professional life has taken her through many aspects of the entertainment and legal worlds. This includes television, theatre, music videos and feature films. Her in-house legal career began at Instinct Records, in private practice she was a senior lawyer at Simms & Walters LLP in NYC and Theodore Goddard in London working with the firm’s A-listers David Bowie, Elvis Costello and Tina Turner. Stacey is currently, in addition to her position at Inside Baseball Music Publishing, Founder of the multi-media company The Music Firm, Founder of Hope & Plum Book Publishing, Partner at FoxPin Artist Management and Business and Legal Head at the IAFAR.

Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  

The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses which are quite extensive.
 
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What are Neighboring Rights? If you have played on a recording and it was played on the radio, in a club or in visual media then you should be collecting these royalties. They are being collected for you, but do you claim them? Naomi Asher, Anne Tausis and Stacey Haber are board members of  IAFAR (Independent Alliance For Artist Rights) and they discuss what Neighboring Rights are and how you can collect them. Best is to become a member of IAFAR so you can stay up to date with your rights and help support IAFAR in making sure new legislation is put in place to protect your rights.

Naomi Asher is Vice President of International Neighboring Rights at Sony/ATV Music Publishing. Previously she was President and Company Director of Wixen Music UK LTD which is a publishing and neighbouring rights management company. Naomi is also the president and co-founder of the IAFAR.

Ann Tausis, who has worked in the publishing and music rights sectors of the industry for over 30 years including senior positions at Universal Music Publishing Group and her current position of CEO of Kobalt Neighbouring Rights Limited. Ann is also Treasurer/Secretary and Vice Chair of the IAFAR.

Stacey Haber is Head of Legal & Business Affairs at Inside Baseball Music Publishing. Stacey’s diverse professional life has taken her through many aspects of the entertainment and legal worlds. This includes television, theatre, music videos and feature films. Her in-house legal career began at Instinct Records, in private practice she was a senior lawyer at Simms & Walters LLP in NYC and Theodore Goddard in London working with the firm’s A-listers David Bowie, Elvis Costello and Tina Turner. Stacey is currently, in addition to her position at Inside Baseball Music Publishing, Founder of the multi-media company The Music Firm, Founder of Hope & Plum Book Publishing, Partner at FoxPin Artist Management and Business and Legal Head at the IAFAR.

Please take our survey and let us know what you think, any and all feedback is very appreciated.  

The background music players on this episode are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. All other elements of the music was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you have any suggestions for future episodes, themes and/or guests, or comments on this episode, please let us know.

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production expenses which are quite extensive.
 
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Alison and Stuart discuss Diversity, in the music, in the industry, in the past, in the future, in the world. For some it is a painful reality change, for others it is the obvious way forward.

Alison Wenham has worked in the music industry for over 40 years and is one of the most experienced and well-known international practitioners in the business.

Founding AIM, Association of Independent Music in 1999, she has been Chairman and CEO since inception. Alison developed AIM’s strength and visibility in representing the British music industry SMEs at a political level, working closely with government departments to shape and advise on legislation relevant to the industry.

Prior to founding AIM, Alison was MD at BMG Conifer International (UK), having sold Conifer Records (which under her direction had grown to be the UK’s largest independent record and distribution company in the specialist music field) to BMG in 1994.

In 2006 Alison was elected as founding Chairman of WIN, the Worldwide Independent Network comprising over 25 independent trade associations representing thousands of independent music companies globally.  She is a founding Board Member of IMPALA, the European organisation representing the interests of small record companies and publishers in Europe, a fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, was a founding Board Director of Merlin, the independent global rights licensing agency, and also UKMusic, the body representing the UK Music Industry; she attends PPL and VPL Board meetings and sits on a variety of government and industry committees.

In 2006, Alison was inducted into the MMF Roll of Honour , and in March 2009 she was presented with a Special Achievement award by Music Week, for 10 years of AIM. She has featured in Billboard’s Top Women in Music every year since publication.

In 2010, Alison was honoured with an OBE. In 2011 she was awarded the prestigious Order of Arts and Letters by the French Government for services to culture 

Stuart Dredge is a journalist with 20 years' experience covering technology, games, the music industry and children's media. He writes the Music Ally's daily news bulletin and contributes to the company's fortnightly report as well as joining in on the Music Ally TV Show on Youtube. Plus, Stuart writes weekly for The Week Junior, a bi-monthly mobile games column for the Guardian; and features for the Observer and Medium. Twice a year, he does blogging and socials for Reed Midem at its MIPTV and MIPCOM television-industry conferences. Stuart also has a new site focused on children's tech called ContempoPlay. Past freelance clients include the Sunday Times, CNET, Medium's CuePoint, Stylus and T3.

The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

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WIN h

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Alison and Stuart discuss Diversity, in the music, in the industry, in the past, in the future, in the world. For some it is a painful reality change, for others it is the obvious way forward.

Alison Wenham has worked in the music industry for over 40 years and is one of the most experienced and well-known international practitioners in the business.

Founding AIM, Association of Independent Music in 1999, she has been Chairman and CEO since inception. Alison developed AIM’s strength and visibility in representing the British music industry SMEs at a political level, working closely with government departments to shape and advise on legislation relevant to the industry.

Prior to founding AIM, Alison was MD at BMG Conifer International (UK), having sold Conifer Records (which under her direction had grown to be the UK’s largest independent record and distribution company in the specialist music field) to BMG in 1994.

In 2006 Alison was elected as founding Chairman of WIN, the Worldwide Independent Network comprising over 25 independent trade associations representing thousands of independent music companies globally.  She is a founding Board Member of IMPALA, the European organisation representing the interests of small record companies and publishers in Europe, a fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts, was a founding Board Director of Merlin, the independent global rights licensing agency, and also UKMusic, the body representing the UK Music Industry; she attends PPL and VPL Board meetings and sits on a variety of government and industry committees.

In 2006, Alison was inducted into the MMF Roll of Honour , and in March 2009 she was presented with a Special Achievement award by Music Week, for 10 years of AIM. She has featured in Billboard’s Top Women in Music every year since publication.

In 2010, Alison was honoured with an OBE. In 2011 she was awarded the prestigious Order of Arts and Letters by the French Government for services to culture 

Stuart Dredge is a journalist with 20 years' experience covering technology, games, the music industry and children's media. He writes the Music Ally's daily news bulletin and contributes to the company's fortnightly report as well as joining in on the Music Ally TV Show on Youtube. Plus, Stuart writes weekly for The Week Junior, a bi-monthly mobile games column for the Guardian; and features for the Observer and Medium. Twice a year, he does blogging and socials for Reed Midem at its MIPTV and MIPCOM television-industry conferences. Stuart also has a new site focused on children's tech called ContempoPlay. Past freelance clients include the Sunday Times, CNET, Medium's CuePoint, Stylus and T3.

The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

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For this episode, which is titled Contemporary and Underground Jazz, Karina Byrne and Ellis Johnson discuss what is on the forefront of today's Jazz scene.

Karina Byrne, who has a 1st Class Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance, Recording, Music Management and Sound Design from the University of West London holds the position of Music Supervisor at Cord Worldwide where she works across music Licensing and Supervision for advertising campaigns with brands such as Agent Provocateur, JLR, Vodafone, Shell and BT.

Ellis is an Advertising Creative Manager who is passionate around the world of music. He DJs across numerous Venues in his spare time. With his job he looks at the Strategy & Designing of campaigns which includes working with the likes of Sony, Atlantic & Universal.

Ellis is also an experienced Saxophonist and Jazz vocalist, Ellis is now looking at the industry from the enjoyment of a listener. Jazz has been a focal point to his music discovery, looking at how its origins have now influenced the modern industry.

The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

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For this episode, which is titled ‘The Devaluation of Music’ Helienne and Jay discuss what has and is happening to the value of music and what can be done to turn it around.

Jay Mistry is a Music Industry Consultant and CEO at JM Consultancy. Jay has decades of experience in consulting and driving innovation in the music industry. He is a highly motivated, innovative and experienced professional who has built a global reputation in advising music companies and individuals on how to decipher and evaluate their assets and music rights, implement procedures, realise their goals and to reach or exceed financial targets. Jay has been on the inside of most sides of the publishing industry including his start with 9 years at PRS, the UK PRO and following that with close to 9 years at BMG managing innovations in their royalty tracking systems. In the over 16 years since leaving BMG Jay has brought innovative changes to a quite diverse list of entertainment companies including The Discovery Channel, Music Sales Group, Montreux Jazz Festival and many, many more. And to back up his reputation is hundreds of peer endorsements on LinkedIn. Jay is also currently managing the careers of Sarah DeCourcy, who is a producer and a composer, Simon Tellier, a drummer for, among others, The Pet Shop Boys, Jamie Wright who is a composer for visual media and Fred Bux who is also a media composer.
https://www.jmconsultancy.biz/

Helienne Lindvall is on the Board of Directors of the Ivors Academy of Music Creators which used to be called the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors or BASCA. She also holds the position of Director of Business Development and Artist Relations UK for Landr Audio Inc, a music creator platform whose core service is AI music mastering. Helienne is also an award-winning professional songwriter and musician who has written with and for major recording artists on both sides of the Atlantic. Plus, she has a long history as a music and media writer for publications including weekly columns for the Guardian newspaper. Previously Helienne has held positions of Head of Business & Songwriter relations for the song data management platform Auddly, Director of Industry Relations Europe for VEVA Sound and is regularly invited to discuss music industry topics on Sky TV and the BBC.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/helienne-lindvall-a2448920/

The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes.

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For this episode, which is titled ‘The Devaluation of Music’ Helienne and Jay discuss what has and is happening to the value of music and what can be done to turn it around.

Jay Mistry is a Music Industry Consultant and CEO at JM Consultancy. Jay has decades of experience in consulting and driving innovation in the music industry. He is a highly motivated, innovative and experienced professional who has built a global reputation in advising music companies and individuals on how to decipher and evaluate their assets and music rights, implement procedures, realise their goals and to reach or exceed financial targets. Jay has been on the inside of most sides of the publishing industry including his start with 9 years at PRS, the UK PRO and following that with close to 9 years at BMG managing innovations in their royalty tracking systems. In the over 16 years since leaving BMG Jay has brought innovative changes to a quite diverse list of entertainment companies including The Discovery Channel, Music Sales Group, Montreux Jazz Festival and many, many more. And to back up his reputation is hundreds of peer endorsements on LinkedIn. Jay is also currently managing the careers of Sarah DeCourcy, who is a producer and a composer, Simon Tellier, a drummer for, among others, The Pet Shop Boys, Jamie Wright who is a composer for visual media and Fred Bux who is also a media composer.
https://www.jmconsultancy.biz/

Helienne Lindvall is on the Board of Directors of the Ivors Academy of Music Creators which used to be called the British Academy of Songwriters, Composers and Authors or BASCA. She also holds the position of Director of Business Development and Artist Relations UK for Landr Audio Inc, a music creator platform whose core service is AI music mastering. Helienne is also an award-winning professional songwriter and musician who has written with and for major recording artists on both sides of the Atlantic. Plus, she has a long history as a music and media writer for publications including weekly columns for the Guardian newspaper. Previously Helienne has held positions of Head of Business & Songwriter relations for the song data management platform Auddly, Director of Industry Relations Europe for VEVA Sound and is regularly invited to discuss music industry topics on Sky TV and the BBC.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/helienne-lindvall-a2448920/

The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

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For this episode, which is titled ‘The Long Arch of Jazz’ we are very fortunate to have with us, Rens Newland and Martin Fuss, who collectively run Jive Music Austria with Rens handling the label and marketing management and Martin handling the financial side with both of them managing the A&R duties.

Rens is a master guitarist from Holland who has made his unique mark on the music scene through decades of tireless, dedicated work. Starting with his early years as a pop guitarist, he quickly transitioned into Blues and Jazz. This evolution led him to be a part of the Jazz-Rock revolution, and the USA Billboards Charts’ success of his first album with the band Scope. Among his notable accomplishments over his more than 4-decades musical career, is his work as musical Director and Guitarist for Gloria Gaynor and for The Supremes. Rens is a quadruple musical threat. He is a guitarist, producer, composer, and orchestrator, he has recorded over a dozen - mostly Jazz or Fusion jazz - albums under his own name, plus many more with other projects like the famous Ostinato, plus he is on numerous albums as a side-man.
http://www.rensnewland.com/
http://jivemusic.at/index.php/artists/n/rens-newland

Martin’s musical education started at the age of 12 with classical clarinet lessons - but shortly after he changed to the tenorsax. He completed his studies at the Conservatory of Music, Vienna (master of arts) and the Berklee College of Music(Boston/USA). He is one of the most demanded studio and session players as well as jazz soloist in styles ranging from small jazz groups to big band and also plays in orchestral settings. Since 1991 he is teaching at the University of Music in Vienna and is endorser for Schagerl Saxophones and D'ADDARIO PERFORMING ARTISTS.
http://martinfuss.com/
http://jivemusic.at/index.php/artists/f/martin-fuss

The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at Bizzyman Studio of Vienna, Austria. 

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For this episode, which is titled ‘The Long Arch of Jazz’ Rens Newland and Martin Fuss, who collectively run Jive Music Austria, dig in deep into the traditional and the extreme corners of the music that has influenced everything.

Rens is a master guitarist from Holland who has made his unique mark on the music scene through decades of tireless, dedicated work. Starting with his early years as a pop guitarist, he quickly transitioned into Blues and Jazz. This evolution led him to be a part of the Jazz-Rock revolution, and the USA Billboards Charts’ success of his first album with the band Scope. Among his notable accomplishments over his more than 4-decades musical career, is his work as musical Director and Guitarist for Gloria Gaynor and for The Supremes. Rens is a quadruple musical threat. He is a guitarist, producer, composer, and orchestrator, he has recorded over a dozen - mostly Jazz or Fusion jazz - albums under his own name, plus many more with other projects like the famous Ostinato, plus he is on numerous albums as a side-man.
http://www.rensnewland.com/
http://jivemusic.at/index.php/artists/n/rens-newland

Martin’s musical education started at the age of 12 with classical clarinet lessons - but shortly after he changed to the tenorsax. He completed his studies at the Conservatory of Music, Vienna (master of arts) and the Berklee College of Music(Boston/USA). He is one of the most demanded studio and session players as well as jazz soloist in styles ranging from small jazz groups to big band and also plays in orchestral settings. Since 1991 he is teaching at the University of Music in Vienna and is endorser for Schagerl Saxophones and D'ADDARIO PERFORMING ARTISTS.
http://martinfuss.com/
http://jivemusic.at/index.php/artists/f/martin-fuss

The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at Bizzyman Studio of Vienna, Austria. 

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes.

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For this episode, which is titled Contemporary and Underground Jazz, Karina Byrne and Ellis Johnson discuss what is on the forefront of today's Jazz scene.

Karina Byrne, who has a 1st Class Honors Bachelor’s Degree in Music Performance, Recording, Music Management and Sound Design from the University of West London holds the position of Music Supervisor at Cord Worldwide where she works across music Licensing and Supervision for advertising campaigns with brands such as Agent Provocateur, JLR, Vodafone, Shell and BT.

Ellis is an Advertising Creative Manager who is passionate around the world of music. He DJs across numerous Venues in his spare time. With his job he looks at the Strategy & Designing of campaigns which includes working with the likes of Sony, Atlantic & Universal.

Ellis is also an experienced Saxophonist and Jazz vocalist, Ellis is now looking at the industry from the enjoyment of a listener. Jazz has been a focal point to his music discovery, looking at how its origins have now influenced the modern industry.

The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. Click here for more information on their services. 

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In this, Episode 50 (which is part of Series 5) of the SyncLodge Exploring Music Podcast we explore best practices for the independent music artist, the steps and perspectives needed to build a sustainable career in the music industry. With professional insights into how to build your career, from show strategy to industry relationships. This is the first part of a two part conversation.


Sophie Small, COO and Head of Music at Music Gateway cut her teeth in the live sector as an intern and Artist Liaison at Festival Republic before moving to music tech platform, Music Gateway, in 2014. She joined the company as an intern and was promoted through the ranks to Marketing Manager in 2015 and Head of Operations in 2016. At 23, Sophie led her first major UK-wide campaign from inception to fulfilment, managing Music Gateway’s lead team, in partnership with Gibson Brands and Argos & Metropolis. Today, as COO and Head of Music, Sophie manages targets and KPIs across each department. She is passionate about levelling the playing field and empowering independents who need help creating, managing and monetizing their music.  

And Joining Sophie is Rachael Scarsbrook.

Rachael Scarsbrook works as the Music Promotions Manager at Music Gateway.  Rachael is charged with devising and delivering campaigns to help artists gain exposure across radio, DSPs, TV, Press & Online in order to build their brands and network of fans. She started out in music journalism at age 16 and went on to study journalism at university.  Rachael hosted and produced student radio and was the Music Editor for the student paper in print and online. She has gone on to be published in The 405, The Guardian, GoldFlakePaint, SOUNDS Magazine, Highclouds & Renowned For Sound.  Rach also writes festival reviews for Festival Republic and can be found working the merch desk of MUNA shows throughout the UK. She joined Music Gateway early last year after she sold the CMO a coffee in the cafe where she was working. She is, perhaps, too in love with the city of Los Angeles--a love which blossomed after flying there on a whim to see Haim play for the 36th time.   
For more information on Music Gateway please visit www.musicgateway.com


The music for this episode is by the Lex Records recording artist GILA from the album Energy Demonstrations, including tracks Mana Orange, Buffalo 2 Miami, Pacifico Entrancer, and Late Night Fighter. For more information please visit www.lexrecords.com 


The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. For more information on their services please visit www.thejoint.org.uk


The Exploring Music Podcast is produced by SyncLodge, the sync licensing project management system. For more information please visit www.synclodge.com 

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes.

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In this, Episode 51 (which is part of Series 5) of the SyncLodge Exploring Music Podcast we explore best practices for the independent music artist, the steps and perspectives needed to build a sustainable career in the music industry. With professional insights into how to build your career, from show strategy to industry relationships. This is the second part of a two part conversation.


Sophie Small, COO and Head of Music at Music Gateway cut her teeth in the live sector as an intern and Artist Liaison at Festival Republic before moving to music tech platform, Music Gateway, in 2014. She joined the company as an intern and was promoted through the ranks to Marketing Manager in 2015 and Head of Operations in 2016. At 23, Sophie led her first major UK-wide campaign from inception to fulfilment, managing Music Gateway’s lead team, in partnership with Gibson Brands and Argos & Metropolis. Today, as COO and Head of Music, Sophie manages targets and KPIs across each department. She is passionate about levelling the playing field and empowering independents who need help creating, managing and monetizing their music.  

And Joining Sophie is Rachael Scarsbrook.

Rachael Scarsbrook works as the Music Promotions Manager at Music Gateway.  Rachael is charged with devising and delivering campaigns to help artists gain exposure across radio, DSPs, TV, Press & Online in order to build their brands and network of fans. She started out in music journalism at age 16 and went on to study journalism at university.  Rachael hosted and produced student radio and was the Music Editor for the student paper in print and online. She has gone on to be published in The 405, The Guardian, GoldFlakePaint, SOUNDS Magazine, Highclouds & Renowned For Sound.  Rach also writes festival reviews for Festival Republic and can be found working the merch desk of MUNA shows throughout the UK. She joined Music Gateway early last year after she sold the CMO a coffee in the cafe where she was working. She is, perhaps, too in love with the city of Los Angeles--a love which blossomed after flying there on a whim to see Haim play for the 36th time.   
For more information on Music Gateway please visit www.musicgateway.com


The music for this episode is by the Lex Records recording artist GILA from the album Energy Demonstrations, including tracks Mana Orange, Buffalo 2 Miami, Pacifico Entrancer, and Late Night Fighter. For more information please visit www.lexrecords.com 


The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. For more information on their services please visit www.thejoint.org.uk


The Exploring Music Podcast is produced by SyncLodge, the sync licensing project management system. For more information please visit www.synclodge.com 

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes.

Support the show

In this, Episode 48 (which is part of Series 5) of the SyncLodge Exploring Music Podcast we explore what makes a good deal with music industry deal making expert Richard Kirstein


Richard who has a BSc Honors in Music from the City University, London, is author of the book “Music Rights Without Fights” and an expert in music rights with senior level UK, US & European experience. Richard is a seasoned conference speaker and panellist, regular contributor to trade media, trainer and educationalist. He started his career as Head of Film, TV and Media at Zomba Music Publishers and then stepped up to start Leap Music Limited, the first music publishing company inside a UK ad agency, as it was part of BBH Communications. Ten years ago, Richard left Leap to start Resilient Music LLP which brokers music rights agreements for advertisers. Richard also consults for Advertising Production Resources, AKA APR as a their Music Rights Management Consultant. Having just reacquired the Leap catalogue from BBH, Richard is excited to be back in the publishing business with his new entity Richard Kirstein Ltd. For more information please visit https://resilientmusic.com/


The music for this episode is by the Lex Records recording artist GILA from the album Energy Demonstrations, including tracks Energy Demonstrations, Perpetual Stew, Hail Force, and Aloe Dip. For more information please visit www.lexrecords.com 


The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. For more information on their services please visit www.thejoint.org.uk


The Exploring Music Podcast is produced by SyncLodge, the sync licensing project management system. For more information please visit www.synclodge.com 

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes.

Support the show

In this, Episode 48 (which is part of Series 5) of the SyncLodge Exploring Music Podcast we explore what makes a good deal with music industry deal making expert Richard Kirstein


Richard who has a BSc Honors in Music from the City University, London, is author of the book “Music Rights Without Fights” and an expert in music rights with senior level UK, US & European experience. Richard is a seasoned conference speaker and panellist, regular contributor to trade media, trainer and educationalist. He started his career as Head of Film, TV and Media at Zomba Music Publishers and then stepped up to start Leap Music Limited, the first music publishing company inside a UK ad agency, as it was part of BBH Communications. Ten years ago, Richard left Leap to start Resilient Music LLP which brokers music rights agreements for advertisers. Richard also consults for Advertising Production Resources, AKA APR as a their Music Rights Management Consultant. Having just reacquired the Leap catalogue from BBH, Richard is excited to be back in the publishing business with his new entity Richard Kirstein Ltd. For more information please visit https://resilientmusic.com/


The music for this episode is by the Lex Records recording artist GILA from the album Energy Demonstrations, including tracks Energy Demonstrations, Perpetual Stew, Hail Force, and Aloe Dip. For more information please visit www.lexrecords.com 


The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. For more information on their services please visit www.thejoint.org.uk


The Exploring Music Podcast is produced by SyncLodge, the sync licensing project management system. For more information please visit www.synclodge.com 

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes.

Support the show

In this, Episode 46 (which is part of Series 5) of the SyncLodge Exploring Music Podcast we explore the blurred lines between contemporary music and production music for use in visual productions with industry experts Barry Whittaker-Gilbey and Brian Burrows part 1 of 2 


Barry Whittaker-Gilbey, a frequently sought-after music industry consultant specialising in music licensing and synchronisation. He has over 20 years experience in the music industry working with clients and partners as diverse as Samsung, Universal, Warners, Sky TV, Fox, BBC to name a few. 

He is also a composer in his own right, having credits with a vast range of companies both in the UK and worldwide. He has consistently throughout his career worked at the cutting edge of the music industry and developing technologies.

His current list of positions include; Directory/Composer at Energy Music, Head of Sync and Licensing at Kycker, Producer/Composer/Consultant at Hodo Music, Board Member on Sheffield City Region Music Board, and continues to be a Recording Artist and composer.

And joining Barry is Brian Burrows

Brian Burrows is a Composer, Producer and Music Publisher who grew up in Liverpool playing on the live music scene, then moved to London aged 18. He spent his formative years as a songwriter/producer working with the likes of Liam Frost, Spek, Longview, Fil Eisler and as a remixer/engineer for many artists including Robbie Williams, Ian Brown and Roger Waters. Brian has been composing music for TV and Film for many years including the scores for the BAFTA nominated Channel 4 film, The Hunt For Tony Blair. His music has been used by many world class TV, Film and ad producers including BBC, Disney, Netflix, Channel 4, ESPN, National Geographic, Sky Sports, CNN, ITV, Amazon, Nokia, Toyota, BMW, Stihl and Becks. 

The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. For more information on their services please visit www.thejoint.org.uk


The Exploring Music Podcast is produced by SyncLodge, the sync licensing project management system. For more information please visit www.synclodge.com 

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes.

Support the show

In this, Episode 46 (which is part of Series 5) of the SyncLodge Exploring Music Podcast we explore the blurred lines between contemporary music and production music for use in visual productions with industry experts Barry Whittaker-Gilbey and Brian Burrows part 2 of 2 


Barry Whittaker-Gilbey, a frequently sought-after music industry consultant specialising in music licensing and synchronisation. He has over 20 years experience in the music industry working with clients and partners as diverse as Samsung, Universal, Warners, Sky TV, Fox, BBC to name a few. 

He is also a composer in his own right, having credits with a vast range of companies both in the UK and worldwide. He has consistently throughout his career worked at the cutting edge of the music industry and developing technologies.

His current list of positions include; Directory/Composer at Energy Music, Head of Sync and Licensing at Kycker, Producer/Composer/Consultant at Hodo Music, Board Member on Sheffield City Region Music Board, and continues to be a Recording Artist and composer.

And joining Barry is Brian Burrows

Brian Burrows is a Composer, Producer and Music Publisher who grew up in Liverpool playing on the live music scene, then moved to London aged 18. He spent his formative years as a songwriter/producer working with the likes of Liam Frost, Spek, Longview, Fil Eisler and as a remixer/engineer for many artists including Robbie Williams, Ian Brown and Roger Waters. Brian has been composing music for TV and Film for many years including the scores for the BAFTA nominated Channel 4 film, The Hunt For Tony Blair. His music has been used by many world class TV, Film and ad producers including BBC, Disney, Netflix, Channel 4, ESPN, National Geographic, Sky Sports, CNN, ITV, Amazon, Nokia, Toyota, BMW, Stihl and Becks. 

The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. For more information on their services please visit www.thejoint.org.uk


The Exploring Music Podcast is produced by SyncLodge, the sync licensing project management system. For more information please visit www.synclodge.com 

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes.

Support the show

In this, Episode 44 (which is part of Series 5) of the SyncLodge Exploring Music Podcast we explore the history of the legendary Lex Records, esoteric music and great, unusual collaborations, mashups and breaking new ground in music with Tom Brown and Will Skeaping. Part 1 of 2.  For more information visit www.lexrecords.com


Tom Brown is the owner of Lex Records, established in 2001 and Lex Films established in 2011. Tom started his career at Warp Records where Lex was initially a Warp sub-label. Tom took it fully independent in 2005. Lex is best known for releasing music by Danger Mouse, MF DOOM, Neon Neon and BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah.


In 2011 Lex started production on a series of short films written by Alan Moore and directed by Mitch Jenkins, the films were screened at film festivals worldwide and are now licensed to AMC's Shudder. Lex Films have produced Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins first feature film THE and is developing an original animated series STRATA by comic book creator Tommy Lee Edwards and I Speak Machine  (here’s a concept art reel https://youtu.be/t8lbZqXI3V0).

And joining Tom is Will Skeaping who studied History or Art and Italian at the University of Manchester and studied History of Art at the University of Bologna is the co-editor of best-selling Extinction Rebellion handbook 'This Is Not A Drill', which is published by Penguin Books. Will is considered a full-time activist.

When he’s not haunting meetings and social occasions as the ghost of climate & ecological future, Will is a Creative Strategist specializing in integrated, scalable, creative brand development; building platforms and campaigns that connect with audiences through culture and technology. That all sounds impressive, but where is the music in all of this? Well, he started his professional career with many years in the music industry, holding positions of radio promotions at Warp Records and then, label manager at Lex Records. Plus, he apparently has amazing taste in music and his parents are cool oddball musicians.


The music for this episode is by the Lex Records recording artist GILA from the EPs Trench Tones, and 3 Riders, including tracks Rider 3 (Absent Root), Rider 1 (Dang Wind), I Lose, and Throw This Away. For more information please visit www.lexrecords.com

The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. For more information on their services please visit www.thejoint.org.uk


The Exploring Music Podcast is produced by SyncLodge, the sync licensing project management system. For more information please visit www.synclodge.com 

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes.

Support the show

In this, Episode 45 (which is part of Series 5) of the SyncLodge Exploring Music Podcast we explore the history of the legendary Lex Records, esoteric music and great, unusual collaborations, mashups and breaking new ground in music with Tom Brown and Will Skeaping. Part 2 of 2.  For more information visit www.lexrecords.com


Tom Brown is the owner of Lex Records, established in 2001 and Lex Films established in 2011. Tom started his career at Warp Records where Lex was initially a Warp sub-label. Tom took it fully independent in 2005. Lex is best known for releasing music by Danger Mouse, MF DOOM, Neon Neon and BADBADNOTGOOD & Ghostface Killah.


In 2011 Lex started production on a series of short films written by Alan Moore and directed by Mitch Jenkins, the films were screened at film festivals worldwide and are now licensed to AMC's Shudder. Lex Films have produced Alan Moore and Mitch Jenkins first feature film THE and is developing an original animated series STRATA by comic book creator Tommy Lee Edwards and I Speak Machine  (here’s a concept art reel https://youtu.be/t8lbZqXI3V0).

And joining Tom is Will Skeaping who studied History or Art and Italian at the University of Manchester and studied History of Art at the University of Bologna is the co-editor of best-selling Extinction Rebellion handbook 'This Is Not A Drill', which is published by Penguin Books. Will is considered a full-time activist.

When he’s not haunting meetings and social occasions as the ghost of climate & ecological future, Will is a Creative Strategist specializing in integrated, scalable, creative brand development; building platforms and campaigns that connect with audiences through culture and technology. That all sounds impressive, but where is the music in all of this? Well, he started his professional career with many years in the music industry, holding positions of radio promotions at Warp Records and then, label manager at Lex Records. Plus, he apparently has amazing taste in music and his parents are cool oddball musicians.


The music for this episode is by the Lex Records recording artist GILA from the EPs Trench Tones, and 3 Riders, including tracks Rider 3 (Absent Root), Rider 1 (Dang Wind), I Lose, and Throw This Away. For more information please visit www.lexrecords.com 

The EMP theme music players are Joe Schirl on bass guitar and Peter Mayerhofer on hand pan. The music played through the conversation was composed, engineered and mixed by Lionel Lodge.

This episode conversation was recorded at The Joint in the Kings Cross area of London, England. For more information on their services please visit www.thejoint.org.uk


The Exploring Music Podcast is produced by SyncLodge, the sync licensing project management system. For more information please visit www.synclodge.com 

If you wish to support us in producing this podcast series, please click the donate button. Any and all help will be put towards production of future episodes.

Support the show