Hip Hop Artist with Over 1,000 TV, Film and Video Game Placements with Vo Williams

Apr 8, 2020

01:26:55

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Today's episode features Vo Williams, an incredibly successful hip-hop artist based in Los Angeles. Vo is originally from Sarasota, Florida and has been very successful in getting his music synced in film, commercials, TV shows, and video games. He has thousands of sync placements and makes a lot of money from them.

We go in deep to discuss practical, tangible, actionable steps you can take to get your music synced. Break out your notepad because you're going to learn a lot.

Ari's Take Academy: Advanced Sync Strategies for Film, TV and Video Games with Vo Williams (use code NMB for 10% off): https://aristakeacademy.teachable.com/p/advanced-sync-strategies-film-tv-video-games

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2:00 - About Vo Williams

7:40 - When Vo thought he could pursue music professionally

11:41 - Vo’s focuses at his performing arts high school

14:27 - Vo’s next steps after he won a number of rap battles

23:47 - Vo’s ghost writing and first time seeing music get synced

28:15 - When Vo moved out of Florida and to Los Angeles

30:55 - When Vo started getting into sync licensing

35:06 - Vo’s first sync

38:24 - Breaking down Vo’s first sync deal, payment, and royalties

44:43 - The difference between a sync licensing company and a music library