Jewel Ifeguni

This #Juneteenth, we recognize organizations like The Black In Gaming Foundation, Black Voices in Gaming, and Black Girl Gamers who advocate for inclusive online spaces and uplift Black professionals in the gaming industry. Games and immersive media have the power to tell meaningful stories that capture the rich histories and cultures of Black communities. One of my favorite examples to highlight is an immersive web experience called "Secret Garden," created by Stephanie Dinkins. It allows us to step into the oral histories of Black women, from surviving a slave boat and a 1920s Black-owned farm to surviving 9/11, and encountering an AI powered by Black women. Today, we celebrate these stories, their creators, and their impact. Check the link in the comments for more on the Secret Garden. 

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✋ Hi, it's story time. I've been building something new in stealth mode since December 2023 - an idea I had 4 years ago but waited for the right moment. Rewind to 2018 when I started managing an underground Chicago rapper, a lifelong dream come true. Quickly, I saw how broken the music industry is, especially Spotify's unfair $4 payout per 1,000+ streams. 🤢 😱 😩 Yikes. I knew we needed new options to earn a sustainable income from music. Interestingly, my artist had mountains of good unreleased tracks gathering dust, just because they didn't fit a new album or EP release. From day one, I saw an opportunity in this behind-the-scenes, lost content that super fans like me crave. I've gathered research to validate my convictions & found: 94% of artists' recorded music never gets shared on streaming platforms. [A poll I hosted w/ over 100 musicians] Additionally, Goldman Sachs highlighted a $4B untapped market where super fans want unreleased demos & lost tapes to feel more connected w/ their favorite artists - while their is lack of a platform designated for artists to sell these works via the "Music In The Air" report from 2023. Here's what I'm building to solve these problems --- Sess_ns, a platform designated for artists to sell their unreleased music directly to their super fans. Sess_ns presents artists w/ an opportunity to earn 10x their current revenue by selling their unreleased demo sessions, lost tapes, & live recordings directly to their fans. Beyond boosting revenue, a major advantage of Sess_ns is forming stronger bonds between artists & fans while providing artists w/ valueable fan data, making it easier to reconnect w/ fans directly for future releases. In the coming weeks I'm going to share more info - at the moment Sess_ns has secured 5 strategic partnerships that will serve as a utility for musicians on Sess_ns(can't wait to share) & am in final stages of finishing the beta product to begin stress testing. Follow Sess_ns -- your support is crucial for disrupting a broken industry that deprives musicians of fair earnings from their art. ✌

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🌟 Exciting #Collaboration #Opportunity with Grammy Award-Winning Artist #Mya 🌟 As we gear up for several new releases, we're opening the door for select #brands to join us in collaborations that promise to be a celebration of music, fashion, and culture! 🎬 WE ARE SHOOTING MUSIC VIDEOS! 🌍 Reach: Tap into Mya’s global audience with over 2 billion streams and a robust social media following across platforms. 🔗 #Engagement: Benefit from extensive exposure through integrated #marketing efforts including #musicvideos, #BTS #content, and targeted social media #campaigns. 🌱 #Alignment #vegan and cruelty-free products, resonating with a growing segment of conscious consumers - vegan does not mean we won't be having FUN! 🚀 #Opportunities Available: #Apparel and #Accessories Innovative #Tech and Gadgets #Gaming #Transportation #Vegan #Beauty Products #Glam #Food & #Drink #Beverages #Instruments #Toys #Fashion #Wellness #Footwear #AI #Audio #Sports #Dance #Color #Web3 #Retail #DepartmentStores #Hotels #Tourism #NeuroNostalgia #Mobile #Interactive #Hospitality #Experential And more...! Let's get creative! 🔝 Enhanced #Engagement Options: We offer enhanced placement options including prominent display in main video scenes, exclusive product & branded features in BTS content, and strategic mentions across Mya’s social platforms. 💼 Details Available Upon Request: mike.hueentertainment@gmail.com Brands interested in being part of this thrilling venture, please connect with us. Let's make the summer of 2024 unforgettable! For more information on collaboration details and how you can get involved, feel free to email, DM me, or leave a comment below. Let’s make magic together! #Mya #MusicIndustry #BrandCollaboration #ProductPlacement #Sustainability #EntertainmentMarketing #VeganFriendly #RnBMusic #InfluencerMarketing #BusinessOpportunity #PopMusic 🔗 www.myamya.com

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How I organize my hard drives for music production and studio sessions:

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Do indie artists need to move to an “industry” city to build a career in music? My quick take answer is not until it’s costing them 💵 and opportunities to be there on a full time basis. There are 5 “industry cities” here in the USA (Los Angeles, Nashville, Atlanta, Miami, & New York). I always advise artists that I work with that it’s important to have a solid foundation before they even consider moving to an industry city because everything is about relationships. I would hate for an artist to move to a city and just be “another artist”. The majority of artists that I encounter don’t reside in an “industry” city. The harsh reality is that the music industry is very much a “hard hat & lunch pale” type of atmosphere and that if the hard work isn’t done than there won’t be anything of value to take advantage and build from. I also believe that the quote industry cities have become fragmented because of the technology that’s available. We are moving away from what used to be known as the traditional superstar artist. I think being able to build something special from where you are from is now even more powerful than moving to an industry city. Remember the old saying “you can only reap from what you first sow”. #supportindiemusic #bridgingthegap #valuerelationships #laydownafoundation #payitforward #rnbmusic #musicindustrycity #ncourage #nspire

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Excited to share my latest musical venture with all of you! https://lnkd.in/euYVBXsn 🎵🎶 I just completed a 9-track album, and guess what? I had some help from AI along the way! 🤖🎹 It was an incredible experience to collaborate with artificial intelligence, pushing the boundaries of creativity and exploring new musical horizons. Hope you all enjoy the unique blend of human and machine-generated sounds! 🎧🔥 #MusicInnovation #AIAssistedCreation"

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And now, a word about the #HattitudeOfGratitude🎩. It’s taken me two weeks to find the words. I keep coming back to the same three: Thrilled, honored, humbled. Now it’s #NationalVoiceActorDay, & I had to find the words. I am a One Voice Awards nominee. Me. Holy Cardioid Condenser mic, Batman. Reading some the of the other nominees' posts, it's clear we’re all saying these three words: Thrilled. Honored. Humbled. Even when I’m reading synonyms, I’m reading these three concepts. It’s an anonymous submission. You can’t game the system. The nominating committee are also anonymous. They listen to something like 5,000 entries and select the nominees in various categories based on what they HEAR, period. Here comes the backstory. TLDR: This is [personally] epic. Picture it, New York City, August 2019. I'm rehearsing a musical in Manhattan. A lot of things were in place for some very cool career moves… in my little mind. Then one rehearsal injury later, sans supplemental insurance, sans attorney, I’m released from my contract to come home to Minneapolis and try to navigate New York State Unemployment & Workers Comp across state lines. I was still trying to get all the pieces in place by March 2020, when we ALL got shut down in a big hurry. When we opened back up, my access to care had expired, wouldn't be continued. I’m so grateful that I can walk and talk… but the musical theatre life is done. And among other dragons I had to slay was the simple, “Now what?” question. I turned my focus back to voiceover, only to discover that pretty much everyone on earth had bought a Blue Yeti and started podcasting. Then there’s Rachael Naylor, Industry Treasure. I met Rachael at #MAVO22, & worked with her throughout 2022/23. She pulled fire and magic out of me, helped me access all manner of acting values and technique within. So in defiance of conventional wisdom (which is how I roll), rather than start my demo suite refresh with a Commercial demo, I cut a Gaming and Animation demo with Rachael and her fab team at Elements Demos. I was absolutely thrilled with the results, and apparently, it’s a pretty cool audio reel, because now you see that new banner at the top of my profile? I am a One Voice Awards 2024 nominee. I don’t know when I’ve experienced such an uplifting surge of professional peer recognition!!!!! YES I AM SHOUTING!!!!! If you’re not in the industry, just know that this is Thrilling. I am Honored that mine is among the names of heavy hitters and good friends who are also nominated. And this feeling has me 100% Humbled. I better get back to finishing episode 21 of my podcast… it’s about plot twists. To the fine folks at Gravy For The Brain, #OneVoiceUSA, and those who nominated us all, thank you. To Rachael and all at Elements Demos, thank you. Who cares who wins? I’m putting on the #HattitudeOfGratitude and heading back to Texas to celebrate with friends. #VoiceActor #SAGAFTRA #GrannyHasAPodcast

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Have you submitted music to these sync opportunities expiring soon? We have five placement opportunities expiring today through next week. There is still time to submit any music you might have that is a good fit. Reminder, submission cut-off time is 11:59pm CT for all deadline dates. ● Bourbon Maker Needs Jazz Rock ($5900 sync fee) expires: 05/01/2024. ● Indie Comedy Needs Pop Track ($3600 sync fee) expires: 05/02/2024. ● Fantasy Game Needs Instrumental Music ($4100 sync fee) expires: 05/03/2024.  ● Action Series Needs 90s Hip-Hop ($6400 Sync Fee) expires: 05/03/2024. ● Independent Thriller Needs Alt Rock ($4500 sync fee) expires: 05/06/2024. To read the 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 for these briefs and submit your music that best match, follow the 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. Why join? It's only $𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 for 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 and $𝟭𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 for 𝗣𝗿𝗼.  This keeps placement opportunities more exclusive to members. It also helps support the work required to get new placement details for you each week, review all the submissions, send the client potential music to consider then finally connect you directly with the client if / when your music has been selected. 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 of your music to each brief. 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆. You will have access to multiple new placement opportunities each week. Our goal is to add 10 or more new opportunities every week. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗰 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀. If your music is selected for a placement you keep all the rights you own and the sync fee available for that opportunity. 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁: Submitting your music to any opportunity or joining the Sync Opps. Patreon channel does not guarantee a placement for your music. *Link in the comments to join! #music #placement #sync

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"Dead Talk Tales: Volume I" Global Streaming Premiere Friday, July 26th, 2024, on Prime Video, Apple TV, & Google Play Movies. Step into the abyss of fear with a spine-chilling horror/thriller feature film anthology. Uncover tales of demonic entities, the paranormal, ancient creatures, and unknown mysteries. Explore the depths of terror in this gripping experience. #deadtalktales #dttv1 #horrormovies #movies #films #movietrailer #comingsoon #streaming #entertainment #entertainmentnews

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Here’s more about them! 1. Understanding Music Technology: Before I got into using music tech I relied on others to help with the tech. But once I learned myself I was so much more empowered in my performances and it gave me the ability to make changes on the fly with ease. It also helped me navigate the relationships with the people at venues who were mixing my shows and better able to communicate with them. Plus I just learned how to do some really cool sh*t that was fun to perform like live looping, crowd sampling and more. 2. Body Awareness and Movement: I used to be more uncomfortable in my body on stage so I started doing exercises and techniques to improve my body awareness, stage presence, and movement. I started learning how to use my body to convey emotion and enhance my connection with the audience. I incorporated elements of dance, yoga and freeform movement to help me feel more comfortable and expressive on stage. 3. Performance Psychology: I addressed stage fright and anxiety that was hindering my performances. I started doing relaxation techniques, visualization exercises and mindfulness practices to help me manage nerves and perform at my best. I started feeling more supported to take risks and express myself authentically. Curious to learn more of my music technology techniques? Check out my course “Perform Your Music With Ableton Live” in the HUB (link in profile) . . . . #liveperformer #abletonlive #ableton #performancetips #musictechnology #embodiment #breathwork

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NBCUniversal’s Love Island USA Season 6 has caught Gen-Z and Millenials by storm. These generations have found a voice in this show that we were desperately looking for: something that feels as real as it is exciting. It’s now the #1 reality show on streaming because of its immediacy and due to an incredibly intelligent and quick production team. The producers follow narrative storytelling rules every stop of the way with ease and precision. I graduated from the NYU Tisch School of the Arts Dramatic Writing program where I was drilled with TV story structure, and I love when I see this structure outside of narrative work. For instance, Love Island’s last 8 episodes followed the Dan Harmon’s story circle to perfection. There’s 8 steps that is shown in the picture below and here is how they fit into Love Island seamlessly. YOU are on this island and NEED to find love, so you GO and get it, and that starts your SEARCH. Search is the only place that can have multiple beats, which is usually a lot of failing and boy do we all fail in love. Then, there is the goddess moment, FIND. This is Casa Amore. For people who don’t watch the show, this is towards the end of the season where everyone is matched up, and they get taken away to meet new people and all the guys end up cheating on their women. An incredibly strong midpoint that starts the spiral downward into chaos. Soon after Casa Amore, there is Movie Night, where the entire villa watches secrets and lies that they thought were going to stay secret. This is TAKE, the emotional low point. After this point, it was a bit too obvious where the story was going as Rob and others on the island were saying, “Now that’s it’s all in the open, we can move past it,” which is quintessential to this story beat. This leads us into RETURN, where all of the men return to their women after having explored. This is when the character returns to a state of comfort having learned something new. After testing their love, the men and women come back together even stronger. CHANGE is the cliffhanger at the end of the episode, a bookend of a story that leaves us wanting more. This is when the producers brought Harrison, the most beautiful man on planet earth, to shake up the villa one last time and steal someone’s woman. That is why last nights episode kind of felt like an interlude; the story circle ended and they’re establishing the norm, YOU, to ramp up towards the last arc for the season. Excited to nerd-out more tonight when we see who gets sent home. I voted for Serena & Kordell! Who did you vote for? https://lnkd.in/eYeNJCBB

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Do you have music that could fit these new sync opportunities this week? Currently, we have 85+ active briefs worth more than $290k in sync fees. Here are four new placement opportunities available this week... ● Animated Series Needs Synth Jazz ($4000 Sync Fee) ● Military Strategy Game Needs Instrumental ($6400 sync fee) ● Indie Thriller Needs Original Pop ($3200 sync fee) ● Auto Insurance Brand Needs Acoustic Folk ($5500 sync fee) To read the 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 for these briefs and submit your music that best match, follow the 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. Why join? It's only $𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 for 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 and $𝟭𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 for 𝗣𝗿𝗼.  This keeps placement opportunities more exclusive to members. It also helps support the work required to get new placement details for you each week, review all the submissions, send the client potential music to consider then finally connect you directly with the client if / when your music has been selected. 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 of your music to each brief. 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆. You will have access to multiple new placement opportunities each week. Our goal is to add 10 or more new opportunities every week. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗰 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀. If your music is selected for a placement you keep all the rights you own and the sync fee available for that opportunity. 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻���: Submitting your music to any opportunity or joining the Sync Opps. Patreon channel does not guarantee a placement for your music. *Link in the comments to join! #music #placement #sync 

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I created an entire theme song for my podcast using AI - with Suno! Not only could I not afford to pay an artist to create a jingle or even use very cool platforms that provide instrumentals for podcasters and creators. It was kind of embarrassing to ask! I knew what I wanted though. I used the prompt: "theme song pop rnb afro chillhop." These lyrics were written by ME: "Sometimes I'm up Sometimes I'm down Smitten when your're around Let's have a good day you feel me? when them negative emotions leave u down hopeless and broken know I been there before and it's a temporary thing As long as you keep going keep ya head up baby just keep floating, floating" I'm not sure what you feel about AI, but it's helped me with my content goals. Artists still deserve to paid and recognized for their work; there are other alternatives out there for creators on a budget! How do you feel about emerging music technology? #sunoai #podcastthemesong #youfeelme #maintheme #aimusic

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Have you submitted music to these sync opportunities expiring soon? We have five placement opportunities expiring today through next. There is still time to submit any music you might have that is a good fit. Reminder, submission cut-off time is 11:59pm CT for all deadline dates. ● Fantasy RPG Game Needs Instrumental ($4800 sync fee) expires: 07/03/2024. ● Romantic Comedy Seeks Indie Folk Song ($4800 sync fee) expires: 07/05/2024. ● Energy Drink Needs Upbeat Pop Track ($5600 sync fee) expires: 07/05/2024.  ● Pop Culture Podcast Needs Classic Rock ($5500 sync fee) expires: 07/08/2024. ● Sci-Fi Thriller Needs Electronic Instrumental ($6500 sync fee) expires: 07/09/2024. To read the 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 for these briefs and submit your music that best match, follow the 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. Why join? It's only $𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 for 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 and $𝟭𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 for 𝗣𝗿𝗼.  This keeps placement opportunities more exclusive to members. It also helps support the work required to get new placement details for you each week, review all the submissions, send the client potential music to consider then finally connect you directly with the client if / when your music has been selected. 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 of your music to each brief. 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆. You will have access to multiple new placement opportunities each week. Our goal is to add 10 or more new opportunities every week. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗰 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀. If your music is selected for a placement you keep all the rights you own and the sync fee available for that opportunity. 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁: Submitting your music to any opportunity or joining the Sync Opps. Patreon channel does not guarantee a placement for your music. *Link in the comments to join! #music #placement #sync

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Have you submitted music to these sync opportunities expiring soon? We have four placement opportunities expiring this week through next. There is still time to submit any music you might have that is a good fit. Reminder, submission cut-off time is 11:59pm CT for all deadline dates. ● Meal Planning App Needs Alt Pop ($6100 sync fee) expires: 06/07/2024. ● Mobile Racing Game Needs Classic Rock ($5200 sync fee) expires: 06/10/2024. ● Dramatic Series Needs Synth Pop ($5800 sync fee) expires: 06/11/2024.  ● Filmmaker Podcast Needs Folk Pop ($2700 sync fee) expires: 06/11/2024. To read the 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀 for these briefs and submit your music that best match, follow the 𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. Why join? It's only $𝟱 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 for 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 and $𝟭𝟬 𝗽𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵 for 𝗣𝗿𝗼.  This keeps placement opportunities more exclusive to members. It also helps support the work required to get new placement details for you each week, review all the submissions, send the client potential music to consider then finally connect you directly with the client if / when your music has been selected. 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 of your music to each brief. 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆. You will have access to multiple new placement opportunities each week. Our goal is to add 10 or more new opportunities every week. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝟭𝟬𝟬% 𝗼𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘆𝗻𝗰 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝘀. If your music is selected for a placement you keep all the rights you own and the sync fee available for that opportunity. 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁: Submitting your music to any opportunity or joining the Sync Opps. Patreon channel does not guarantee a placement for your music. *Link in the comments to join! #music #placement #sync

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