James Jacoby Email & Phone Number

Los Angeles, CA, US

Greater Los Angeles Area

Tuba player, session musician, co-writer/lyricist, creative collaboratorI play heavy metal—literally. Modern music can always use more tuba!

Burbank, California, United States

• Managed licensing for Warner Bros. Television & WB Animation.
• Reviewed and finalized music license agreements.
• Optimized license tracking workflows for efficiency.
• Coordinated with studio clearance and legal teams to confirm rights and deal points.
• Worked with IT to refine approaches and develop solutions to maximize licensing efficiency on new software implementation.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• Handled heavy volume of license agreements and clearance requests.
• Built relationships with key stakeholders across studios and agencies.
• Liaised with legal & business affairs, finance & accounting, and acquisitions teams.
• Managed clearance and licensing negotiations for major catalogs, including Rush, Timbaland, Sony Pictures Entertainment, MGM, and Daptone Records.
• Assisted creative team in pitching songs for potential synch placement.

Los Angeles

• Collaborated with directors and producers to determine music needs for films, television shows, and online specials, and secure the rights of all pre-existing music for synchronization to picture.
• Reviewed scripts and attended spotting sessions to identify music needs and other IP requiring clearance.
• Researched copyright owners of songs and consulted with composers and/or songwriters on creation of new music.
• Worked with publishers, record labels, external pitching companies, and music libraries to source and recommend music selections and suggest alternative creative ideas as needed throughout production.
• Created appropriate music budget for each project, negotiated synch and sound recording license fees and terms, ensured the accuracy of cue sheets and credits, and tracked all licenses through final execution.Feature.

Greater Los Angeles Area

• negotiated the synchronization of WCM compositions and Warner Music Group recordings in TV programs under tight timeframes and oversaw live stage clearance and deal structuring

Santa Monica, CA

• issued synch licensing quotes, pitched songs for trailers and ads, coordinated music production schedule and workflow, and oversaw delivery of music to clients via SourceAudio

Greater Los Angeles Area

• pitched songs for film, TV, games, trailers, and advertisements
• created playlists and samplers
• maintained artist roster/music rights spreadsheet

Greater Los Angeles Area

• researched songs placed in trailers, films, television shows, and commercials
• tracked down writer splits and publishing information
• tagged files with metadata based on mood, lyrics, and instrumentation

Greater Los Angeles Area

• logged pitches to music supervisors and licensing executives
• verified payment for synchronization licenses
• archived fully executed documents

Music And Entertainment Industry Studies

• tuba performance, audio production, music history, narrative art of literature & film

Music Supervision & Publishing

Legal & Practical Aspects of the Music Business • detailed examination of recording and publishing agreements, changing music industry.