{"id":3053,"date":"2021-09-21T01:19:01","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T01:19:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/?post_type=interview&#038;p=3053"},"modified":"2023-01-31T00:14:10","modified_gmt":"2023-01-31T00:14:10","slug":"phil-morris","status":"publish","type":"interview","link":"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interview\/phil-morris\/","title":{"rendered":"Phil Morris"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where are you based?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I am based in Liverpool, the daughter of Merseyside aka Paradise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Where do you work? What do you do?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I am employed by an independent music publisher called <a href=\"https:\/\/sentricmusic.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sentric<\/a>. I work as a Synchronisation Manager. It\u2019s my job to push our copyrights for opportunities in TV, Advertising, Film and Games.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are you listening to?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.leehazlewoodmusic.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Lee Hazlewood<\/a>\u2019s Discography<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How do you discover new music?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We operate a no-barrier-to-entry music publishing platform so there\u2019s always an ever-flowing river of new artist sign-ups, catalogues and traditional signings to take in. There\u2019s an ongoing internal A&amp;R process to identify the best new music that comes on board. So that\u2019s definitely one of the primary ways in which I discover new talent. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>External to the day job, I\u2019m an avid listener to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nts.live\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NTS Radio<\/a> which is expertly curated by tastemaking artists and producers. I also subscribe to esoteric <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thewire.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Wire Magazine<\/a> and locally, we have a fantastic music monthly in Merseyside called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bidolito.co.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Bido Lito!<\/a> Magazine which is surely one of the best regional titles in the World.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What formats do you usually listen to? LP, CD, Cassette, Digital, Streaming Services? Why?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I listen to music exclusively on streaming platforms, specifically Apple Music and Spotify or on online radio shows. I don\u2019t really consume music from physical mediums anymore simply because it\u2019s not as convenient and I have no desire to become one of those materialistic hoarders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;<em>I don\u2019t really consume music from physical mediums anymore simply because it\u2019s not as convenient and I have no desire to become one of those materialistic hoarders.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where do you do most of your music listening?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I listen to music all day at my desk when pitching for sync. So my ears are usually pretty burned out at the end of the day so I try to give them a break after hours.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How do you find and listen to pre-release music?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>As a publisher, we regularly receive audio pre-releases from our clients. Sometimes music supervisors are looking for a track that will be released to coincide with the commencement date of their production which could be many months away, so it\u2019s advantageous to know about pre-releases in that sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are your frustrations with listening to music digitally? Any benefits?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I make effective use of library features to make and collate collaborative playlists and as a publisher, we also have access to certain developmental tools that give us streaming insights and data on our artists. For example, The Spotify Publishing Analytics Tool can tell me how many streams you\u2019ve had in Germany, for instance, over the last 28 days which is useful if Siemens is looking for an emerging artist for their new campaign.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How do you keep track of everything you are listening to?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>We have quite an organised pitching platform called DISCO that was created with music supervision and the sync industry in mind and this allows us to effectively manage our catalogue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"byta-callout grid-cell grid--full pad-30 border-grey text-center\"><h3 class=\"blue-dark\"> Byta delivers fast and secure audio sharing<\/h3><p class=\"blue-dark p-regular set-width\">With Byta you are in control of your music. <\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/what-is-byta?utm_source=interview-intext&#038;utm_medium=hwl&#038;utm_campaign=signup-promo\" class=\"button_wrapper\"> <span class=\"button bg-melon mar-top-30\">Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Do you tip other people off to new music? How?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Of course, it\u2019s my job to be a tastemaker for music supervisors and agencies. It\u2019s important that I know their tastes and their clients&#8217; tastes in order to put relevant artists under their noses to be considered for campaigns and placements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Anything you want to \u201cpromote\u201d?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>If you\u2019re reading this and you\u2019re a songwriter or producer who creates original music then you really ought to check out <a style=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/sentricmusic.com\/about\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Sentric<\/a> &#8211; we\u2019re an award-winning publishing service with the sole aim of adding value to your copyrights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"template":"","tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Phil Morris: Interview - #HowWeListen from Byta<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Phil Morris, Sentric Music&#039;s Synchronisation Manager talks to Byta about how he discovers new music in the digital age, sync and supervision.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interview\/phil-morris\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Phil Morris: Interview - #HowWeListen from Byta\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Phil Morris, Sentric Music&#039;s Synchronisation Manager talks to Byta about how he discovers new music in the digital age, sync and supervision.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interview\/phil-morris\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"#HowWeListen from Byta\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/facebook.com\/BytaLtd\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2023-01-31T00:14:10+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/phil-morris-hero.png\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"690\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"550\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/phil-morris-hero.png\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@BytaLtd\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interview\/phil-morris\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interview\/phil-morris\/\",\"name\":\"Phil Morris: Interview - #HowWeListen from Byta\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2021-09-21T01:19:01+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-01-31T00:14:10+00:00\",\"description\":\"Phil Morris, Sentric Music's Synchronisation Manager talks to Byta about how he discovers new music in the digital age, sync and supervision.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interview\/phil-morris\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interview\/phil-morris\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interview\/phil-morris\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Interviews\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interviews\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"Phil Morris\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/\",\"name\":\"#HowWeListen from Byta\",\"description\":\"Music Interviews &amp; 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