Intern - Music Licensing, Management, And Publishing
Secret Road Music Services, Inc.
Los Angeles, CAThis is a Part Time Unpaid Internship
SECRET ROAD INTERNSHIP PROGRAM
Secret Road is a boutique music licensing, management, and publishing company. Founded in 2007 by Lynn Grossman, the company at its core is about providing opportunities for emerging and known artists to flourish in their careers with a focus towards sync placements. The company has had many successful syncs across all platforms (Film & TV placements on Netflix, HBO, Amazon, & Hulu; and Commercial placements for Google, Apple, Samsung, & Honda, to name a few). Secret Road also releases music under the label Secret Road Records, providing marketing / digital support and access to DSPs.
Based primarily in Los Angeles, Secret Road also has offices in New York, Nashville, and Perth.
Learning Outcomes:
• Gain a better understanding of the music licensing, management and publishing world
• Introduction to copyright, publishing, and A&R perspectives through a sync- based lens
• Observe inner-workings and collaboration of a creative team at a boutique company
• Broaden understanding of the music business
We ask that Internship be for college credit, and the intern be available 3 full days a week (with a mandatory zoom meeting on Wednesday mornings). At least two days in LA office preferred.
Seeking an intern with the following attributes:
• Responsible
• Proactive
• Inquisitive
• Outgoing
• Hardworking
• Has desire to explore a career in the music industry
• Computer savvy
o Gmail
o Google Calendars
o Google Docs & Spreadsheets
o Excel
o Outlook
o Familiar with Spotify/iTunes/Shazam/etc. o Airtable
• Can work independently
Tasks Include (but not limited to):
• Update company-wide calendar of upcoming artist shows and showcases
• Assist Publishing team with DISCO/metadata tasks including:
o DISCO metadata ingestions
o Add song lyrics to track metadata
o Adding lyric files to Dropbox
o Track and update cover songs in our catalog
o Update DISCO metadata with any appropriate changes
• Assist A&R team with weekly tasks
o Group incoming songs by genre, tempo, style, etc.
o Track artist releases
o Update and create playlists for Secret Road's Spotify
• Assist TV/Film team
o Track sync airdates
o Tagging/Auto-Tagging new songs on DISCO o TV/Film Research
o Maintain Brief Airtable
• Assist Licensing & Management teams with any supplemental needs
• Take part in weekly company-wide meeting
Additional Information
With our name inspired by the Robert Frost poem, ''The Road Not Taken,'' we have formed an artist and business-friendly music licensing, artist management and publishing company which allows artists to forge their own unique and independent path in the music industry.
We are devoted partners to music supervisors and ad agencies, often serving as a one-stop shop while offering a concierge-style experience honoring their creative vision. We've been successful for over 18 years because we make the processes of finding and licensing the perfect song for our clients easy, efficient and pleasant.
We passionately support our artists, helping them cultivate lasting and lucrative careers through high-profile placements of their songs in film, TV, advertising, video games, etc. For them, taking the road less traveled ''has made all the difference.''
Please send resume & cover letter and include answers to the following questions below:
• Are you able to get college credit for this internship?
o If so, how many credit hours you need to complete for your course?
• Are you available at 10am PST every Wednesday to attend our weekly team meeting?
• Will you be LA based for the semester that you are applying for?
• What is your ideal start & end date for this internship?
• What days & times are you available during the week for this internship?
• What time zone will you be working from during your semester?
• What aspects of the music industry are you most interested in?
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