About this episode
Daniel McCarthy is the CEO of FM, which includes the music platform Musicbed. It's one of the more popular sync hybrid platforms. It includes the typical sync agency but also acts as a music library. Musicbed works with indie filmmakers, wedding video filmmakers, and photographers. Their clients go all the way up to brands that place commercials in the Super Bowl and everyone in between. We talk about how all of the smaller placements work and how artists get paid. We discuss how big sync licensing placements work and how artists are making hundreds of thousands of dollars. Some of their artists have made millions of dollars. 5:54 - How Musicbed got started and Daniel's story 13:12 - Musicbed's business model and definition of one stop 23:25 - What is micro licensing and content ID? 31:23 - How Musicbed subscriptions and the various levels of clearance work 35:45 - Getting screwed on a licensing deal and how to prevent it 43:21 - Fees for TV, film, and ad campaigns 49:09 - What Musicbed's artists are making annually 53:17 - Musicbed user interface 59:21 - How does an artist work with Musicbed? 1:01:36 - What it means to Daniel McCarthy to make it in the new music business Connect with Ari’s Take: Website: https://aristake.com Academy: https://aristakeacademy.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aristake_/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@aris.take Twitter: https://twitter.com/ArisTake YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/user/aristake1 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aristake/ Connect with Ari Herstand: Website: https://ariherstand.com Instagram: https://instagram.com/ariherstand Twitter: https://twitter.com/ariherstand YouTube: https://youtube.com/ariherstand Facebook: https://facebook.com/ariherstand Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.