As the Founder and CEO of Hipgnosis, Merck Mercuriadis has led the way in establishing music rights as an asset class. As part of last month's Data, Rights & Royalties Summit, Synchtank Marketing Manager Emma Griffiths caught up with Mercuriadis to discuss the booming catalog acquisition market, the value of music IP on a global scale, changing where the songwriter sits in the economic equation, and more. For more details head to synchtank.com/summit

As royalties become increasingly complex, artists and songwriters are demanding more transparency and faster payments. This panel, recorded at Synchtank's recent Data, Rights & Royalties Summit, looks at the the evolution of royalty statements, ‘real-time’ payments, the future of royalty advances, and the increasing need for sophisticated financial technology. Panelists: Jim Warner - COO, Centtrip Rory Bernard - CEO, Synchtank Milana Lewis - CEO, Stem Marcus Cobb - CEO, Jammber Moderator: Will Griggs - Chief Experience Officer, HIFI For more details head to synchtank.com/summit

From poor data management to a lack of standardization and system interoperability, the music industry is plagued by data issues. This panel, recorded at Synchtank's recent Data, Rights & Royalties Summit, discusses the barriers to better data hygiene as well as effective solutions and new initiatives. Panelists: Niels Rump - DDEX Secretariat Debbie Rose - President, Kokopelli Creative Music Publishing Richard Thompson - CIO, The MLC Jarrett Hines - Founder, Music Tech Works Moderator: Vickie Nauman - Founder and CEO, CrossBorderWorks For more details head to synchtank.com/summit

Music publishers and CMOs are facing unprecedented volumes of data and increasingly complex rights and royalty payments. This panel, recorded at Synchtank's recent Data, Rights & Royalties Summit, examines how royalty teams, societies and their systems are coping and addresses the need for robust, scalable technology. Panelists: Mick Hayes - Director of Product Management, ICE Michael Lau - President, AIMP NY Chapter / Operations Committee Member, The MLC Janet Landrum - Royalties Specialist, Synchtank Matt Phipps-Taylor - CIO, peermusic Moderator: Emma Griffiths - Marketing Manager, Synchtank For more details head to synchtank.com/summit

In this webinar in association with the Music Business Association, we discuss the best practices for catalog and asset management to help rights holders maximise profits and reduce legal complications. Download the accompanying slides here. www.synchtank.com www.synchblog.com

Want to learn more about the business of trailer music? Check out this recording from a recent webinar we hosted with Emily Weber, Position Music's VP of Creative Licensing - Trailers | Promos | International. We take a deep dive into the types of trailers out there, best practices for finding and pitching for trailer sync opportunities, emerging trailer music trends, and much more. Don't forget to head here to download the slides.

Looking to generate more revenue from your catalogue? Last week we held a webinar in association with the Music Business Association where we looked at the best practices for monetizing audio assets. We were joined April Flores, Manager of Film and TV Synchronisation at our client Disney Music, who gave us insight into how the process works at one of the largest organisations in the world. Check out the webinar now, and don't forget to head here to download the slides.

Rick and Morty is taking the world by storm. April's surprise season 3 premier drew more than 1.6 million viewers, and the show's fanbase is about as ardent as they come. We were recently lucky enough to chat to Ryan Elder, composer of the show's brilliantly bonkers music. To subscribe to the SynchStories Podcast via iTunes click here. For more great content check out Synchblog.

Thanks to the popularity of our last webinar in association with our friends at Women in Music, we recently ran an updated version for 2017. In the following presentation we run through the basics of sync licensing, from tagging your music properly to finding and pitching for opportunities. To subscribe to the SynchStories Podcast via iTunes click here. For more great content check out Synchblog.

Check out this recording from our recent webinar in association with Women in Music. We run through the best practices for preparing your catalogue for licensing, tips for pitching successfully, building relationships with music supervisors, and much more. To subscribe to the SynchStories Podcast via iTunes click here. For more great content check out Synchblog.

Entertainment industry veteran Tarquin Gotch chats to us about his time in A&R, working with the brilliant John Hughes on films like Ferris Bueller's Day Off, managing AC/DC's Brian Johnson, and more. To subscribe to the SynchStories Podcast via iTunes click here. For more great content check out Synchblog.

We discuss the essentials of running a boutique music publishing operation with New York-based Raleigh Music Group. We run through the importance of great service and catalogue knowledge, promoting writer-friendly deals, representing legacy catalogues & more. To subscribe to the SynchStories Podcast via iTunes click here. For more great content check out Synchblog.

Last month we hosted a webinar with UK producer, DJ and recording artist Chris Read. Chris is also a member of the team at WhoSampled, the world's largest community for fans of sampled music, cover songs and remixes. We chat to Chris about his history in the industry, the purpose of WhoSampled, the importance of sampling, best practices, and more. To subscribe to the SynchStories Podcast via iTunes click here. For more great content check out Synchblog.

Solicitor Ian Penman takes us through the legal fundamentals of sync licensing in this comprehensive recording taken from our latest free webinar. To listen to the audio with the matching slides, check out this blog post. To subscribe to the SynchStories Podcast via iTunes click here. For more great content check out Synchblog.

We chat to Gang of Four guitarist Andy Gill about the group's inception, influencing other artists, new releases, touring, sync, today's industry, and more. Follow Andy / Gang of Four: gangoffour.co.uk | @gangof4official | @andygangof4 To subscribe to the SynchStories Podcast via iTunes click here. For more great content check out Synchblog.

Earlier this year, we sponsored the California Copyright Conference's Film Music: The Real Score evening, featuring a panel with some of the industry's greatest. The CCC have kindly allowed us to use the recording of the event, where the panelists go behind-the-scenes in the business process of how music gets put into films, through a series of mock scenarios. Panelists: Eric Polin, Sr. Vice President of Music Publishing, Universal Pictures (moderator). Paul Broucek, President, Warner Bros. Pictures - Music. Gary Calamar, KCRW DJ and music supervisor on such productions as The Man in the High Castle, True Blood, Dexter, and Weeds. Joe Trapanese, Composer on such films as Straight Outta Compton, Insurgent, and Oblivion.

We chat to Christmas songwriter Elizabeth Chan about her incredible journey in the industry, and following her dream to turn Christmas music into a successful career. Follow Elizabeth: Lizchanchristmas.com | @Lizchanmusic To subscribe to the SynchStories Podcast via iTunes click here. For more great content check out Synchblog.

Rumblefish's Director of Business Development Ben Kihnel takes us through the fundamentals of monetising your music on YouTube, including: - Running & monetising your own channel - Multi-channel networks - Working with an administrator like Rumblefish To subscribe to the SynchStories Podcast via iTunes click here. For more great content check out Synchblog.

We chat to award-winning singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk about her life in music and experience with sync licensing and songwriting. To subscribe to the SynchStories Podcast via iTunes click here. For more great content check out Synchblog.

On behalf of the folks at Music Biz, we hosted "A guide to indie sync" webinar with the fantastic Lindsay-Bea Davis, music supervisor at VICE. To subscribe to the SynchStories Podcast via iTunes click here. For more great content check out Synchblog.