Deborah Smith 
Following on from the hectic week at Midem, it was a quick turnaround for me to head off to Los Angeles two days later for the annual Sync Mission. Now in its 13th year, the LA Sync Mission is hosted jointly by the BPI, Music Publishers Association and Department for International Trade (DIT) and they … Read more
In this latest edition of “An Interview With…” we sit down with Anurag Shanker, whose father Promod Shanker spearheaded the Pragnya movement. 1. Tell us about how you started your label. The label was started by V Chandrashekhar who was enthused by the idea of documenting India’s cultural and spiritual treasures through their music. Hence … Read more
Philippa Reed and Chris Maxfield joined forces to create country duo Reed Maxfield. Here, they talk to us about their songwriting journey over the last 14 years. 1. Tell us about how you started making music as a country duo. We started songwriting together 14 years ago, following a chance meeting in a London bar … Read more
Building on the success of the U.S Guild of Music Supervisors, promoting the craft of music supervision and it’s importance to media industries such as film, television, games and advertising, the UK & European chapter of the Guild of Music Supervisors has now launched. It brings together a board of music supervisors from the likes … Read more
In this third edition of ‘An Interview With..’ we speak to one of Anara Publishing’s most recent signings, singer/songwriter Ed Geater. He shares his favourite sync moments in film and his typical songwriting process. 1. Tell us about how you started making music. I started playing violin at age 9, but didn’t start making my … Read more
Anara Publishing and Horus Music India are delighted to present the first of our Facebook Live events on Monday 26th May 2017 entitled “Demystifying Copyright and Music Publishing”. Anara Publishing Director, Deborah Smith, will be in conversation with PRS for Music’s Jataneel Banerjee during the event and viewers will have the opportunity to join the … Read more
As a songwriter, there are multiple ways in which you can earn money for the songs that you write. If you want to seriously make a living out of being a writer, it’s important that you not only understand what these revenue streams are but know how to make the most out of them. So, … Read more
In the next in our ‘An Interview With…’ series, we speak to Luke Jackson who releases music under the moniker of Brandon. He talks about how he began his journey in writing synthwave music and shares some tips for like-minded songwriters. 1. Tell us about how you started making music / how the band formed. … Read more
Anara Publishing has partnered with production music library Arms Production Music to license and administrate their catalogue. In this first edition of ‘An Interview With…’ the library’s founder John Meredith talks to us about how Arms Production Music started and shares some advice for those looking to get in to the world of music publishing. … Read more