RAIN Notes: Tuesday, December 7

Jottings of note:

 

Just Don’t

James Cridland interviewed Winslow Bright, Executive Producer at Premier Music Group, about music use, and music licensing, for podcasts. It’s a deep dive into how that clearance business works at a high level. The rule of thumb remains the same for indie podcasts: Don’t use music without permission, and do understand the complexities of music copyright. READ

 

Feels of the Season

Deezer joins the curated Christmas celebration as part of the platform’s Flow Wheel — a kind of mood tuner that delivers personalized playlists. Ever streaming music service delivers the Christmas goods. Deezer will differentiate in at least one extra-musical way: It puts snow falling on your screen “for all the feels of a Winter Wonderland.”

 

Executive Layer

Noreen A. has joined short-form audio production company Spoken Layer as VP, Publisher Business Development. She comes from Stitcher, where she was Senior Director, Content Strategy and Analysis. This, soon after Lauren Nagel joined the company as Chief Creative Officer from Pandora, where she was VP and Executive Creative Director.

 

— Tuesday, December 7
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Brad Hill