Hey, friend! (Gonna keep this short and sweet, promise!)

We’re Sonnet Simmons and John Clinebell, 2 indie artists who have found financial success and creative fulfillment through licensing our music for ads, TV shows and films. 

We were once so disheartened and discouraged that our music wasn’t being noticed or valued through traditional methods. So we both started on a journey to find another way. For us, that “third door” was sync! And what we discovered is a lot better than we could have ever even imagined.

We want to YELL IT FROM THE ROOFTOPS: You have the power to have a THRIVING music career!!!

We are on an exciting mission to help other indie artists - like you - learn how to take your passion, your incredible music, the messages you want to share with the world… and find meaningful homes for your works in shows, movies, and commercials.

Our brand credits include Coca-Cola, Starbucks, Meta, GoDaddy, T-Mobile, Nivea, Lee Jeans, Volkswagen, PrettyLittleThing and Microsoft. Networks include FOX, CW, Disney/ABC, BBC, HBO, CBS, ESPN, BET, Netflix, Hulu and Nick Jr. We have hundreds of placements between us.

Not that long ago, neither one of us knew how to get our music heard. As we learned how to make compelling original music that met the needs of filmmakers, TV producers and ad agencies, we also found a new way of showing up in our music careers. A new path, with challenges, progress and new friends made at every turn in the road!

We put in the work, and one day, we each had our own sync success stories start to take off! Sonnet landed a spot for a Lee Jeans commercial and then a spot on the popular TV show “Younger”, while John got the news his song “Happy Feeling” would be used in a global TV campaign for Starbucks - $25,000 pay day! How exciting it all was, to know that millions of people were hearing our heartfelt voices, and we were getting paid so well for it. Since then, we’ve both consistently landed placements and found a real passion for teaching about sync.

Over the last couple of years we’ve shown thousands of indie artists, songwriters and producers how to cut through the noise. To make competitive music and effectively pitch it for lucrative licensing opportunities. Of course we want to help you too. Wherever you are in your music career right now. 

If you are looking for some foundations on music licensing, our Licensing Bootcamp is the best place to start. It’s free and so helpful. 

Once you know the basics, please consider joining The Sync Society, our private social club where we welcome you, introduce you to the sync industry, and give you lots of briefs and the opportunity to submit to be included on our monthly sync sampler.

Warning: None of what we do is stuffy or formulaic. As fellow artists, we want you to truly feel at home with us. We promote a sync family vibe through and through. 

Thanks for checking our sweet little online education space out, and hope you have an absolutely freaking amazing day!

Warmly,
Sonnet & John

PS - Welcome to all the seasoned sync vets as well! We aim to host an inclusive community, helpful to all levels of experience. Your perspectives are always so appreciated by our new members… and by us!

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