Sound Initiative

Empowering Black Music Makers through networking, sync education and mentorship opportunities.

[Sound Initiative @SoundInSync]

TONIGHT - Sound Initiative Film & TV Music Panel Monday, February 28th 8pm ET/5pm PT

It's not too late to sign up!

Sign up for this virtual panel here: https://t.co/pNj4DEtX8d

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Revealed: Billboard’s 2022 Women In Music Top Executives https://t.co/RvYxYJmOvQ via @billboard

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Sound Initiative Film & TV Music Panel
Monday, February 28th 8pm ET/5pm PT

Sign up for this virtual panel here: https://t.co/pNj4DEtX8d

[Sound Initiative @SoundInSync]

TONIGHT - Wed., 12/15 at 8pm ET/5pm PT join us for the Sound Initiative Advertising Music Panel.

From pre to post, brief to broadcast, what it takes to craft & pitch the perfect soundtrack for a winning ad campaign.

Register now - https://t.co/SbIm2ZvJ11

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Sound Initiative Advertising Music Panel
Wednesday, December 15th 8pm ET/5pm PT

Don't forget to register here: https://t.co/SbIm2Zvbbt

[Sound Initiative @SoundInSync]

Sound Initiative Advertising Music Panel
Wednesday, December 15th 8pm ET/5pm PT

Sign up for this virtual panel here: https://t.co/SbIm2Zvbbt

[Sound Initiative @SoundInSync]

"It's not the load that breaks you down, it's the way you carry it." - Lena Horne

#soundinitiative #sync #synclicensing #music #musicformedia #musicproduction #musicians #composers #musicmakers #shiftthesoundtrack #lenahorne

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"Soul is being able to make a person so involved in a particular thing that they can cry about it or smile about it. It can be any kind of song, as long as you’re for real about it." - Stevie Wonder

#soundinitiative #sync #shiftthesoundtrack #steviewonder

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"No idea is original, there's nothing new under the sun. It's never what you do, but how it's done." - NAS

#soundinitiative #shiftthesoundtrack #nas

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"Music is my life, it is a reflection of what I go through." - Lenny Kravitz

#soundinitiative #shiftthesoundtrack #lennykravitz

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METADATA: (noun) the information embedded in a track: song title, artist name, album name, BPM, ownership info & more.

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"Once a song's out there, it's no longer mine. And that's the whole purpose of music: to belong to people." - Sade Adu"

#soundinitiative #shiftthesoundtrack #sade

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MUSIC PUBLISHING: (noun) the management of copyrighted music that gets used commercially for promotion and monetized. A publisher is responsible for things like the collection of royalties, the public use of music made by the artists, composers, songwriters they represent.

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SYNCHRONIZATION: (noun) a process where music is combined with moving images – film, TV, ads, video games, trailers, digital videos, etc.

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Tarik Bradford, Kristen Hosack and Emily Roman demystify sync w/ @ascapexperience x @soundinsync

ASCAP Experience Sync Secrets: Insider Tips on Getting Your Music Placed Wednesday, August at 4pm ET/1pm PT

Register here: https://t.co/KKlTygVCzi

#soundinitiative #ASCAPExperience

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ASCAP Experience X Sound Initiative Reveal the Secrets of Sync

ASCAP Experience Sync Secrets: Insider Tips on Getting Your Music Placed Wednesday, August at 4pm ET/1pm PT

RSVP for the session: https://t.co/KKlTygVCzi

#soundinitiative #ASCAPExperience #shiftthesoundtrack

[PBS News @NewsHour]

In the past year, Black women have been creating a space for themselves in the world of country music, an industry that has long kept them on the sidelines — or out of the game altogether. https://t.co/OrprIJAA2L (via @NewsHourArts)

[AP Entertainment @APEntertainment]

"Me just being up there is a message to all the young Black and Filipino girls." H.E.R. (@HERmusicx) says she hopes her best original song #Oscars win for "Fight For You" inspires others.

[SheIsTheMusic @SheIsTheMusic]

🚨𝘼𝙋𝙋𝙇𝙄𝘾𝘼𝙏𝙄𝙊𝙉𝙎 𝙊𝙋𝙀𝙉 🚨

We are excited to partner with @BBArocks in Nashville TN to deploy FOUR full tuition scholarships for their Studio Engineering and Live Sound Engineering program.

Apply Today > https://t.co/BJMUDp9EMv

[Sound Initiative @SoundInSync]

Sign-ups for Sound Initiative Music Makers are now open! We are ready to help connect Black #artists, #songwriters & #composers to #sync opportunities, resources & mentorships. Sign up now to help shift the soundtrack. https://t.co/vWQtOLu4nw