Farnell Newton is an accomplished jazz artist, composer and trumpeter who’s toured and played with stars like Jill Scott and Aretha Franklin. He works in A&R at the powerful music licensing agency Marmoset. Farnell breaks down with us what actually happens at a sync agency, and how they work directly with artists to meet the needs of their clients. He also keeps creating stunning music of his own - which we talk about!

Ann Kline, iconic Music Supervisor who has helped craft the soundtrack of hit TV shows like West Wing, ER, Shameless, Reacher, and The Good Doctor to name just a few sits down to share how the licensing business has evolved over the years. We also dive into what indie artists can do to stand out when it comes to getting their songs synced.

6 time Emmy Award Winning Songwriter, Composer, Producer & Mixer Eddie Wohl joins us to discuss his incredible music career which has resulted in countless placements in TV, film, radio, and ads. His production credits include metal/hardrock greats Fuel and Anthrax. As an artist he was signed to Epic, Elektra, Mercury/Island. Syncs include Superbowl XLVII, The CBS Superbowl Pre-Game show, “CBS Super Bowl 50th Anniversary” spots on the NFL on CBS, NBA on NBC, The Rio Olympics, The NHL,...

Music Executive Rosie Howe from Netflix joins us to discuss her fascinating role on the original series team that has helped create the soundtracks to shows like Wednesday, Guillermo Del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities, Kaleidoscope, Cowboy Bebop, and Archive 81. A member of the Guild of Music Supervisors, Rosie has been featured on the Behind the Music podcast, panels and workshops for The Grammy Museum, Billboard, The Guild of Music Supervisors, Synckeepers, Music Biz Mentors, and has...

Los Angeles-based Music Supervisor Jennifer Smith of Rat Dance Party joins us to discuss her multi-faceted role in the creation of soundtracks to projects produced by Showtime, Netflix, Paramount+, Viacom, Shorts TV, Amazon, Pluto TV, NBC and so many more. Jennifer has a passion for education and teaching, and it's clear from how well she articulates about the business and creative sides of sync that she cares deeply about spreading accurate information about the industry to those interested...

Producer/Composer Phoebe Danskin joins us to discuss her punchy percussive ad-pop that has taking the sync licensing world by sonic storm. She's absolutely killing it in the ad space as an indie artist, songwriter and empowered producer/mixer. Placements include Toyota, Six Flags, Coca-Cola, Apple Music, Maybelline, Instacart, Walmart, Meta, Snap, HP, Mattel, Ebay, GoPro, HBO Max, MTV and so many more. Find out how Phoebe "runs it back" on what works in her career, how she keeps focused in...

Josh Young, founder of licensing agency and music library Atrium Music joins us to discuss the many hats he has worn in sync over the years. His company has worked on many popular TV series you've probably watched including Temptation Island, World of Dance, The Bachelor, The F Word with Gordon Ramsay, You Me Her, and Undeniable with Joe Buck. Get insights you can only get from someone with the versatile experience as a professional picture editor, composer, and sync agent. Plus, he owns...

Music Supervisor Mike Turner joins us to discuss the amazing behind-the-soundtrack story of the upcoming film Winter, Spring, Summer or Fall starring Jenna Ortega.

Welcome to The Music Licensing Podcast, hosted by Sonnet & John - premiering September 5, 2023.