Sync Gems

How to Actually Connect With Music Supervisors w/ Eddie Caldwell

On this episode we talk about how to actually make long lasting connections with key people in the industry. Eddie breaks down his story of many rejections until starting to build his amazing company “music of the sea”. We get into how to actually understand who to send music to, and how to approach them, we also get into the importance of real life connections with these people and Eddie has taken a very interesting and practical approach to connect to these key people.
 
Eddie has worked on projects like “Guardians Of The Galaxy 3”, “once upon a time in Hollywood” and has had music placed in thousands of different places
 
Eddie’s Books
https://www.amazon.com/Sync-Empowerment-Eddie-Caldwell/dp/B0DK15HWCQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1W1ONTISFSBF0&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.oZERcaWDiRUipC2BVGtQURhTWIedVmqE0K4fqjUkTLwMNIxCCLYX5mtx9EoB_QWKIXxvPcJCmkh6J2V1aIAG5bCkCsXRWgyjzFEGs6N0sukFYtFJCk-6x2si5caHoaNnmobq626E5wyXDUbenGmK2d9AmcGQ8ygSMAaGkzbA63jP3rJMqR0zBiaBBS78qkNbV1dB6Oags89TOGB4OFnUqat3y5yrT9uawAX1V0sdfV4.ErR2p6FFED_5fB0jMfElM9eHMjHvG27OPitOMT63ZJ8&dib_tag=se&keywords=eddie+caldwell&qid=1734165723&sprefix=eddie+caldw%2Caps%2C454&sr=8-1
 
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Big Paydays In Sync- Talking Shop with Evil Genius

From Emmys, ads, theme songs, tens of thousands of placements- you name it and these guys have done it.
Eddie Wohl, Tim Edwards and Tim Mosher have decades in the sync world and they don’t hold any information back in this jam packed episode.
We talk about what it really takes to have placeable music and to make an actual living from sync, and there are some hard truths there. We also talk about market research, the importance of realizing what you are doing right and the ability to see the bigger picture in order to avoid the mistakes the ego has us make.
 
This episode is an absolute amazing one
 
Evil Genius FB group:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/877961207308818
 
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How I got to 150 placements a month (at least)

In this episode I talk about the process I’ve been through and the way I’ve become way better at understanding who to work with, what strategies to put in place, and how most of my placements are from tracks from the last year.
This podcast is a reflection at my journey but will hopefully give you little sync nuggets to go get it yourselves
 
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The Things You Didn’t Know About Music Supervision w/ Louisa Bisio

On this episode we get deep into what it means to be a music supervisor, what a sync agent’s relationship looks like with supervisors and musicians. We also go into the little things and painful truths that no one wants to tell you about music supervisor’s ability to place your music, and many more subjects.
 
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The Journey To Megatrax, Doing What It Takes & Making Music With Intention w/ Derek Jones

On this podcast we talk about a wide arrange of subjects. From steady music income, the commonalities between organized crime and the music industry. 
We also talk about Derek’s rise to being in the top of one of the biggest independent sync labels in the world (Megatrax). 
We also dive in to working in an Indie label, and the advantage of an Indie label vs a bigger label and more.

What To Do When Things Don't Seem To Go Your Way

On this episode I talk about my latest experience with feeling down, moody, doubtful about myself, and feeling unworthy.
I had a rough few months of moments where I thought maybe I should stop doing this music thing, and to tell you that i'm completely out of these grounds would be a lie, but my situation has improved significantly because I was able to follow a few principles which I share in this episode
Hope you Enjoy
 

How APM’s Marketing Director Uses Your Music To Tell Stories w/ Sarah Scarlata

In today's episode, we talk to APM's music marketing director, Sarah Scarlata, about music and its ability to enhance stories in ads, TV, and movies. We dive into how APM has positioned itself so that major artists like Kendrick Lamar, Eminem, Chance the Rapper, LL Cool J, Dr. Dre, and many others sample their music. We also discuss the importance of asking curious questions to gather the information we need to thrive in the music industry. Sarah shares a wealth of resources and conferences you can attend to elevate your music career. This episode is an absolute BANGER
 
Resources
Tunefind.com
 
APM sampling Spotify link -https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3LwF91cgXBmboD3T5TA1FD?si=baa1758739614b1f&nd=1&dlsi=def4e92e1cc54b41Sarah’s favorite APM tracks sampled in commercial music - https://classic.apmmusic.com/blog/top-ten/hip-hop-turns-fifty-apms-top-ten-samples-in-hip-hop
 
 
Connect with Sarah:
IG- @sarah_scarlata
LI- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarahscarlata/
 
 
 
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How having a team can skyrocket your sync career w/ Itamar Carmel

Itamar Carmel is a part of the amazing group of composers named Arb4. They have worked with the likes of riot games, Call of duty, marvel, paramount, valorant and way more.
In this interview we get into the importance of teamwork in sync, we talk about playing big, the importance of mentorship and we get into how to see trends and be of service to the people you want to work with.
This interview was absolutely brilliant
 
Connect with Itamar:
IG @itamarcarmel
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/iitamarcarmel/ 
Arb4 (itamar's quartet): https://www.arb4.io/
 
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Why You Should Have Very Specific Goals In Music

On this episode I talk about the importance of goals, and the reason they should be big enough for you to grow towards. I also talk about who are the people I think should surround you and how to know if you are in the right place.
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What Is Success In Sync? w/ K3lvin Kaos

On this episode we go back to basics, we dive into what libraries you should sign your music with, we go into what success means in sync and we talk about how AI may or may not take our place. We get into what creativity & skills mean in sync and dive into many more things
 
K3lvin Kaos's Bio:
Keith Joseph Anderson aka K3lvin Kaos is a music producer from the DC/MD/and VA area, He has had placements with ABC, NBC, FOX Sports, ESPN, Discovery, NFL Network, NBA Network, Food Network, BET and more As far as recording artists are concerned, Keith has produced for several dozens of artists and most notably for Mickey Factz, Vado, Tabi Bonney, Dia Michelle, Tyler Royale, Letta J and many more
 
Connect with Keith
https://www.linkedin.com/in/keithanderson1985/
 
IG: @k3lvinkaos
 
4 Week Mentorship program with me:
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