Sync Club

Is your critical voice getting in the way of doing what you really want to do? Steve speaks with artist/songwriter Mark Oblinger about getting back to your art, how limitations can serve you, and the magic that music brings to visual media. Now available on vurbl https://vurbl.com/station/obj1fRcphj/ [https://vurbl.com/station/obj1fRcphj/] "Don't judge it. Just let it be, and see where it goes. 'Cause that's the whole thing about judging your own material - terrible idea." - Mark Oblinger From high-energy anthems to deeply introspective ballads, Mark’s songs are a soulful, eclectic blend of diverse musical textures, inspired by icons including Paul Simon, Peter Gabriel and current influences such as Gregory Alan Isakov and Maggie Rogers. Mark’s lyrics paint vivid pictures of both personal loss and rebirth—and the courage to stand ones ground when left without easy choices. “Riveting and haunting songwriting, flawless musicianship, masterful production, and soaring above it all the golden throat of Mark Oblinger.”—3-time Grammy winning producer Tom Wasinger Mark’s national performing roots include stints with chart topping country rock stalwarts Pure Prairie League (“Amie”) and Firefall (“Cinderella,” “You Are the Woman”). From there, Mark’s had the good fortune to work with Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Richie Furay (Buffalo Springfield, Poco) Garth Brooks, Amy Grant, John Oates, Jeff Hanna (Dirt Band) and more. A 5-time Emmy winning producer/composer with multiple works featured on the Oprah Winfrey Show, Mark was a 2012 Grammy Finalist for his Children’s Jazz Symphony JumpinJazz Kids—A Swinging Jungle Tale, featuring the great Al Jarreau. Since 2015, Mark’s toured the country with Indie/Folk powerhouse Rebecca Folsom, where he began to write and showcase the songs that would become his own High Water Line. Released July 15th, 2019, and followed by a sold-out concert at the Gordon Gamm Theater in Boulder Colorado on August 9th, High Water Line has garnered a host of national reviews, press and radio airplay on both commercial and noncommercial Americana and AAA formats. Links markoblinger.com www.facebook.com/MarkOblingerMusic [http://www.facebook.com/MarkOblingerMusic] www.instagram.com/markoblingermusic [http://www.instagram.com/markoblingermusic] twitter.com/markoblinger1 www.youtube.com/channel/UCIrX4ztulLN2SW-BvwZkqpQ [http://www.youtube.com/channel/UCIrX4ztulLN2SW-BvwZkqpQ] soundcloud.com/arkblinger sync-club.com

Are you being honest with yourself about your greatest strengths? Zion Brock, songwriter/producer, discovered success by admitting his weakness and re-focusing attention on his strengths. Listen as Steve and Zion discuss the hidden benefits of co-creating, giving up the corporate job, and getting real with yourself. Zion is a songwriter and producer out of Phoenix Arizona, has written and produced for many sync artists, as well as his own folk/pop artistry called Fan Fiqtion. In the last year several songs he’s written or co-written have been licensed to 4 TV spots, as well as a commercial spot for the makeup brand Sephora. As a former drummer, his music is steeped in strong rhythmic grooves no matter what genre he may be writing to. Zion is the founder and co-owner of The Triple Threat Artist Online Course that teaches singer-songwriters to start producing their own music. His message to all songwriters and artists is to build production skills in order to be competitive in this new music world. Zion writes, produces and now masters all his music from a bedroom in his home, and he loves teaching others to do the same. He’s currently writing and producing for serious sync artists all across the world, and has his music currently being pitched by 12 separate licensing agents. You can check out his work here:www.FanFiqtion.com/music [http://www.FanFiqtion.com/music] If you’re interested in becoming a Triple Threat: www.TheTripleThreatArtist.com [http://www.TheTripleThreatArtist.com] If you would like the RED ZONE Production Timeline that Zion spoke about in the podcast, go to the Triple Threat Artist home page and scroll to the bottom to sign up. www.sync-club.com [http://www.sync-club.com]

Do you know how to get the rights you need when you record or use a cover song in your creative works? Aaron Green from Easy Song Licensing speaks with Steve about respecting copyright by getting the right licenses, music karma, and doing business old school. Aaron Green is Vice President and co-founder of EasySongLicensing.com, a 3rd party music licensing agent specializing in music clearance for any type of permission, for any type of use; kind of like your one-stop music nerd Swiss Army Knife! Easy Song Licensing's work involves helping indie artists, record labels, online aggregators (such as CD Baby), filmmakers, studios, video production companies, entertainment lawyers and corporate clients with all their music licensing needs by brokering music clearance deals with music publishers and record labels. These types of permissions include: •Mechanical song licensing (re-recorded cover versions of copyrighted material for audio-only releases) •Video synchronization (commercial/advertisements/branding/TV/film/DVD/Video-On-Demand/internet streaming/public display, etc.; any video or visual use of copyrighted material) •Master rights (use of an original master sound recording) •Theatrical rights (live stage/musicals/dramas) •Print licensing (digital and physical print publications, sheet music arrangements) They are a bootstrapped company who started in 2005 around the dining table in Robbinsdale, MN, and now they have a user base of over 76,000 clients and growing! In 2018, they grossed $2.5M, and are happy to report a 30% increase so far in 2019. Links www.easysonglicensing.com [http://www.easysonglicensing.com] www.sync-club.com [http://www.sync-club.com]

How do you rock a “slash career” in the music industry? Rick Clark, music supervisor for film and television, including current project The Good Lord Bird for Showtime, has also earned success as a musician/composer/producer/writer/photographer and more. Rick speaks with Steve about bringing what the moment requires, the power of saying yes, and creating a musical language. Rick Clark is a music supervisor known for his work on Up In The Air (2009), Hell on Wheels (2011), Greenleaf (2016) and Hap and Leonard (2016). His award winning career includes experience as a radio show host, music journalist, music producer, musician, and music curator. Clark creates and produces additional music for shows and films under the name of Deliverance Sisters. He is currently working on composing, arranging and producing music for the Showtime drama starring Ethan Hawke titled The Good Lord Bird. Links https://www.facebook.com/RickClarkProductions/ [https://www.facebook.com/RickClarkProductions/] https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrblurge [https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrblurge] https://twitter.com/mrblurge [https://twitter.com/mrblurge] https://www.instagram.com/rickclarkmusic/ [https://www.instagram.com/rickclarkmusic/] https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/rick-clark/ [https://itunes.apple.com/us/artist/rick-clark/] https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ftpzBQ7C4FA9rp4lJ7ytf?si=bYhr57tIRh--NSVVR0Hb8g [https://open.spotify.com/artist/6ftpzBQ7C4FA9rp4lJ7ytf?si=bYhr57tIRh--NSVVR0Hb8g] https://www.patreon.com/rickclark [https://www.patreon.com/rickclark] https://sync-club.com/ [https://sync-club.com/]

Are you leveraging the right tools for your goals in the music industry? Joel T. Jordan, founder of Synchtank, speaks with Steve about using the right tools to make good work great, the strengths and weaknesses of machine learning, and micro licensing. Joel T. Jordan is the Founder and President of Synchtank, a cloud based software as a service (SaaS) platform that broadcast, film, music, and TV companies use to manage their compliance, licensing, rights and metadata, maximize revenue, and efficiently organize marketing and sales processes. Synchtank has hundreds of creative media clients from top music publishers and record labels to composers and producers, distributors, managers, advertising agencies, film and TV production companies, broadcast networks, and more, supporting some of the best-known catalogs and largest brands in the world. Over 25 years ago, Joel started well-known punk and hardcore label, Watermark, with his identical twin brother, Jason, releasing vinyl records out of his parents’ South Jersey basement. This later developed into a diversified master catalog and a prolific joint venture publishing company with Rykomusic. Today he continues to enthusiastically sign artists to his new publishing company, and runs his collectible digital and vinyl-only indie labels. Joel still firmly sticks to the DIY ethos of his early years by enabling content creators and rights owners to be entirely self-reliant in the management, marketing, licensing and exploitation of their catalogs under their own unique brands. Clients include Disney, Sony Pictures, British Telecom and BT Sport, VICE, CD Baby, Music Sales, WarnerMedia, Warner Music Group, Cutting Edge, peermusic, Position Music, and many others. Links https://www.synchtank.com [https://www.synchtank.com] https://www.synchtank.com/blog/ [https://www.synchtank.com/blog/] https://twitter.com/synchtank [https://twitter.com/synchtank] Micro Licensing Links https://adrev.net [https://adrev.net] https://www.audiomicro.com [https://www.audiomicro.com]