License Your Music

License Your Music

Hosted by: Jody Friedman & Michael Elsner

Hosted by Music Supervisor & Sync Agent, Jody Friedman, alongside Composer/Producer, Michael Elsner. With over 30 years combined experience in Music Licensing, and 10,000+ placements including theme songs,...

Episodes

Tapping Into Your Sixth Sense When Songwriting (featuring creative psychic, Laura Powers)

Season #1

Jody interviews creative psychic and songwriter, Laura Michelle Powers about utilizing and accessing that '6th' sense when writing songs. We'll discuss methods she uses to tap into that and how it can help songwriters...
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Embrace Who You Are to Find Your True Purpose

Season #1

Once you truly embrace who you are and are doing what you’re meant to be doing with your life, amazing things start to happen. In today's episode, I'll be going over why this is so important and we’ll discuss ways...
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Be Considerate (Wisdom Wednesdays)

Season #1

Jody Friedman is a Music Supervisor for Film, TV and Ads. In 2020, he made it his mission to be of service to indie artists and launched License Your Music coaching program on how to license your music for Film, TV,...
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Exclusive vs. Non-Exclusive Representation: Which is Best?

Season #1

One of the first dilemmas artists, producers, and songwriters that are wanting to license their music will be faced with is learning the difference between exclusive and non-exclusive representation. Join me today, as...
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Should You License Your Music For Free?

Season #1

Should you license my music for free? That's a big question that will definitely come up in your licensing career if it hasn't already. There are important things to consider when making this decision - let's discuss...
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What Does a Music Supervisor Do?

Season #1

Ever wondered what a Music Supervisor does? Join me today, as I’ll be discussing exactly what a Music Supervisor is and we'll examine why there is a disconnect between the old music business and the new music...
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What Does It Mean to Be Your Own Music Publisher?

Have you ever wondered what a Music Publisher does in the Music Industry? Today, we're going to talk about what exactly Music Publishing is, what it means to be your own publisher, and what it means to assign that...
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Five Ways To Cope with Feeling Overwhelmed

When beginning your journey into the Music Business, it can all be very overwhelming and there are so many moving parts to keep up with. Today, I want to share five ways I cope with feeling overwhelmed that I think...
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Behind the Music of "The Prom" (Netflix Film) featuring Julian Drucker

Julian Drucker has worked on projects such as American Horror Story, Handmaid's Tale, Pose, Big Mouth & the movie musical, "The Prom" on Netflix. He is also the co-music supervisor of Fox's "911". He's also a...
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The Importance of Performance Rights Organizations

Performance Rights Organizations are a vital part of the Music Licensing Landscape and the key to obtaining Passive Income where you make money while you sleep. We'll discuss how they work and also how to examine...
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The Intercontinental Music Awards featuring Shahed Mohseni

The Intercontinental Music Awards is a contest where they review music from all around the world and promote unity amongst musicians! Award-winning professionals from the Music Industry lift up composers that work...
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Music Business Relationships, Trust & The "Soft-Sell" Approach

Music Licensing is built on trust. It takes time to build that trust and it's not an overnight thing. We'll discuss WHY the Relationship is the most important and we’ll go over things that you can do to strengthen...
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