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+ TWO PRACTICAL KOREAN MARKET ENTRY GUIDES By Mark Frieser Today, the Korean music industry punches far above its weight relative to its market size and population and has become an established global phenomenon.But how did they...

THOUGHTS ON AI AND MUSIC Why are you getting so on board with AI? There’s no way this doesn’t hurt our business or worse. Would you please explain to me if you don’t mind?” This was the email I received today from a subscriber....

On July 31, Judge Elke Schwager of the Munich Regional Court ruled against Suno in favour of the German music rights collection society GEMA in its lawsuit against the generative AI company. Here’s our breakdown. This is a...

So, what’s this about Suno getting hacked?Earlier this month, the hacker got hacked when Suno, the generative AI music company’s source code was laid bare and the results reveal massive unauthorised scraping of decades worth of...

I woke up this morning with a thought I wanted to share. Over the years, people have asked me why I continue to do this. Why organize conferences? Why teach? Why spend so much time talking about the future of our industry? Why...

Today, June 8th, at the Music Managers Forum Summit in NYC, I’m joining a panel of music tech peers to discuss one of the most important questions facing the music industry: Is AI friend or foe, and how do we protect...

By Mark Frieser At our recent Sync Summit in Los Angeles, one word echoed with near-comic frequency: Metadata. By the second day, a drinking game was proposed where every time a speaker said “metadata”, the audience would take a...

Music should be owned like land, why the public domain may be a relic of an analog past, and a new way forward. By Mark FrieserThere are few ideas in intellectual life as warmly regarded—and as insufficiently interrogated—as the...

Listening Session with Gary Calamar – April 10, 2026 @ 12PM ET/9AM PT Listening Session with Gary Calamar Friday, April 10, 2026 • 9 AM PDT / 12 PM EDT Meet Your Host Gary Calamar is the President of Go Music and a...

Attending events in-person or online – like our 2026 Sync Summit LA can be one of the most impactful opportunities for you to connect with music supervisors, agencies, brands, studios, publishers,...

One of the most frustrating things you can do to a music supervisor, a coordinator, a producer, a sync agent, or anyone else who may want to represent or use your music is to send them something they find out later is impossible...

Sync Summit Guide Here’s our practical blueprint for creating supervisor‑ready playlists that make your catalog easier to find, use, and license. Explore Classes Become A Sync Summit Member See Upcoming Events Success in sync...