A Sync, Supervision and Clearance Training Camp focused on Managing Music for Media
Distilled from doing 1000s of sync licenses for Showtime, Microsoft, Buick and Toyota etc. This 5 Day training is PACKED with what the next generation of music supervisors need to know to be successful.
Whatever side of the transaction your on, wheather you are an Artist, Music Supervisor or Clearance Agent or Filmmaker, this is for you.
You can join the wait list for our upcoming cohort intake.
70% of Sync School grads have been hired to date. We're re-opening the doors to The Sync School to help 5 more people in managing music in media and get hired full time.
4.8 out of 5 (145 reviews)
Each Session Includeds 3 Parts
Real World, Real Budgets, Real Negotiations, Real Music
Training Session
Distilled from doing 1000s of sync licenses for Showtime, Microsoft, Buick and Toyota etc
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Group Workshops
Exactly what the next generation of music supervisors need to know to be successful.
Projects
Work on and alongside live projects [ not the theoretical busiwork ]
About The Sync School
Our method is distilled from 1000s of sync licenses for clients like Showtime, Microsoft, Buick and Toyota etc.
Empower Your Journey
Actianable training, PACKED with what the next generation of music supervisors need to know to be successful.
Each session is packed with training real-world projects and workshops that prepare licensing professionals for the real–world and real–jobs.
MOD 1:
HOW MUSIC WORKS
WHO”S WHO IN SYNC ECOSYSTEM
MOD 2:
DEAL REVEIW
SYNC LICENSE PROJECT TEAR DOWN
MOD 3:
SASS TOOLS
PRIVATE DATABASES, SYSTEMS AND PROCESSES
MOD 4:
MUSIC REPLACEMENT
OPTIONS, OPTIONS AND MORE OPTIONS
MOD 5: GETTING HIRED
MOD 5: GETTING HIRED - SOLVING THE RIGHT PROBLEM FOR THE RIGHT PEOPLE
Mod 1: How Music Works [in Sync]
SYNC STAKEHOLDERS: THE SYNC “FOOD-CHAIN” is the topic of mod 1. WHO’S WHO IN THE ZOO: Both Up and Down the decision making food-chain.
Mod 2: The 20 Questions Method
Get Accurate: 20 Questions Document process for getting the details in one master summary document
Mod 3: Music Replacement
SYNC STAKEHOLDERS: THE SYNC “FOOD-CHAIN” is the topic of Tuesday’s session. We are talking about WHO’S WHO IN THE ZOO: Both Up and Down the decision making food-chain.
1. Supervisor Types
2. Supervisor Options
3. What Supervisors Want?
4. 5 Step Sync Process
5. Roles
6. Pain-points
7. Value Adds
8. Options
9. Leverage
Mod 4: Negotiations [ No Secrets No Suprises ]
Negotiations: Beginning with your “offer price” negotiate with all rights holders
Mod 5: Hirable to Hired - Landing Your First Supervision Project
The exact process we take to communicate with filmmakers” how we work, how we make their job easier and how we charge. Getting hired on to a project is core part of music supervisor's career.
Bonus content.
BONUS #1: Sync & Supervisor VIP Database
BONUS #2: 13 hours of Interviews with experts
BONUS #3: The Music Supervision Toolkit - A Filmmakers Guide to Music Supervision
An operating system for the way the Music Marketplace Actually Works
Ted Goldthorpe-Sony/ATV Publishing, Supervisor North American Publishing
I have known John for many years, and his experience and insights are both extremely valuable and actionable.
Adam Anders, executive music producer for Glee; sold more than 100 million albums
Thank you John! Hacking Music separates the music hobbyist from true career minded artists. It's jam packed with professional career training coupled with accountability.
AJ Jansen Touring Artist
There is no rule book for finding success in today’s music industry, but there is a playbook…and Hacking Music is ours.
Lee Parsons, CEO of Ditto Music
I absolutely loved it If you get a chance go and do the hacking music corse, it’s really worth it!
Cadence Ware
Hacking Music Is A Collection Of signal In A World Full Of noise.
Scott Welch Manager: Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill, The Largest Selling Album In History, Sales, 34+ Million Records
John thank you again for the amazing sessions. I want to thank you again for the amazing sessions the topics we covered were excellent.
KO Roberts
Do You Want To Be The First In Your Own Line, or Last In A Line Of Imitators?
Steve Thompson, Producer/engineer Guns N’ Roses (Appetite For Destruction), John Lennon, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Korn, Wu-tang, Metallica
This book provides a great roadmap.
Glenn Peoples, Music Insights and Analytics, Pandora
John thank you again for the amazing sessions.
Dynamitri Nawrot
An operating system for the way the Music Marketplace Actually Works
Ted Goldthorpe-Sony/ATV Publishing, Supervisor North American Publishing
I have known John for many years, and his experience and insights are both extremely valuable and actionable.
Adam Anders, executive music producer for Glee; sold more than 100 million albums
Thank you John! Hacking Music separates the music hobbyist from true career minded artists. It's jam packed with professional career training coupled with accountability.
AJ Jansen Touring Artist
There is no rule book for finding success in today’s music industry, but there is a playbook…and Hacking Music is ours.
Lee Parsons, CEO of Ditto Music
I absolutely loved it If you get a chance go and do the hacking music corse, it’s really worth it!
Cadence Ware
Hacking Music Is A Collection Of signal In A World Full Of noise.
Scott Welch Manager: Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill, The Largest Selling Album In History, Sales, 34+ Million Records
John thank you again for the amazing sessions. I want to thank you again for the amazing sessions the topics we covered were excellent.
KO Roberts
Do You Want To Be The First In Your Own Line, or Last In A Line Of Imitators?
Steve Thompson, Producer/engineer Guns N’ Roses (Appetite For Destruction), John Lennon, Mick Jagger, David Bowie, Korn, Wu-tang, Metallica
This book provides a great roadmap.
Glenn Peoples, Music Insights and Analytics, Pandora
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