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July 9, 2024 43 mins

In the latest episode of Music, Money & Life, Aaron speaks with the Emmy award winning music supervisor, Susan Jacobs.

Susan Jacobs is a powerhouse in the world of music supervision, with a remarkable career that includes work on acclaimed projects such as "Silver Linings Playbook," “Little Miss Sunshine”, “Capote”, “Unbreakable”, “The Visit”, “Old”, "American Hustle," the award-winning HBO series "Big Little Lies” and many more.

In this 45-minute episode, Susan shares her wealth of knowledge and experience, covering a wide range of topics, including:

-How to pitch music directly to music supervisors
-The process of clearing music in music supervision
-How supervisors are selected for feature films
-The importance of registering your tracks prior to pitching them to music supervisors
-The role of “sound-alike” songs in films and series
-How the current economic landscape has affected sync licensing and how artists can adapt
-How the negotiation process works when licensing tracks
-Why less is often more when it comes to music used in sync
-And much more!

Learn more about Susan here:
https://www.supervzn.com/

Get a free four-hour audio/video course about music licensing here:
https://www.htlympremium.com/

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