This week the lads are delighted to be joined by sync expert, Tom Stingemore. In his own words he is “a long time major label, major publishing sync person. Pushing on eighteen years of doing sync for the world’s greatest artists and songwriters - in my own biased opinion.” We have to say we agree!

Tom has worked on some of the most iconic syncs during his time at Universal Records, BMG and Hypnosis such as the famous John Lewis Christmas ads and the iconic iPod adverts. However times are changing and brands are no longer making one or two big adverts a year, they’re making hundreds of pieces of branded content. Is traditional sync licensing able to keep up with the increasing demand? Or will brands and advertising companies start to opt for royalty free music? Tom tells us all about the inspiration behind his new company ALLOY sync distro. and what he’s doing to streamline the licensing process for commercial music in the social media age.

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Welcome back! This week we're diving deep into an AI rabbit hole.

AI has proven to be both a blessing and a curse for many industries, but how is it affecting the music industry? You may remember the Beatles using AI for their recent single "Now and Then" to isolate John Lennon’s voice, or maybe you’re a fan of the new AI artist, Anna Indiana. However, AI-generated music first appeared back in 2016, and the lads take us back to the beginning to tell us all about it.

In this episode, Alfie and Fionnán chat about the legalities and ethics of AI, the alleged illegally trained AI machines by Udio and Suno, and YouTube’s plans to offer payments to artists willing to train their AI technology. It doesn’t just stop at music, though, as they also discuss the effects of AI on the gaming and film industries. All that and more chats in this episode!

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It’s summertime and for many musicians and music fans that means one thing… festivals!

We’re sure many of you have been to or are going to one this summer, or maybe you’re even playing at one! So in this episode we’re going to try and cover everything you need to know.

Alfie shares his festival memories and tells us about the festivals he’s played with Hudson Taylor. How did they end up playing so many great stages at festivals? Is it just luck or are booking agents integral to being booked?

Fionnán accepts a hypothetical slot at a made up festival next week, and together the lads go over how they could make it work comparing it to Hudson Taylor’s budgets from 2022 festival season.

The lads also go over some of the issues faced by fans trying to attend festivals, obviously they talk Glastonbury! They also check in on some independent music festivals in the UK to see if they are experiencing the same success.

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