Music Supervision | Coordination | Consulting & Clearance
With over 25 years of experience as acclaimed film & television music supervisors, Mind Your Music has been responsible for delivering some of the most critically-acclaimed and best-selling soundtracks of all time. We capitalize on our reputation as dealmakers and taste arbiters to develop brand-driven cross promotions and strategic partnerships. Our longstanding relationships with artists, studios, labels and music publishers helps our clients obtain the licenses and songs they want, for the best deal possible. We leverage our vast network of global contacts within the music industry to find and secure the original songs your project needs and initiate key collaborations.
Some of the artists we have worked with include Bob Dylan, Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, Radiohead, No Doubt, Mark Mothersbaugh (DEVO), Timbaland and many more. Music Supervision credits include: Pulp Fiction, Reality Bites, North Country, Sweet Micky For President, Holes, Laurel Canyon, Clueless, SpongeBob SquarePants Movie, Skylanders Academy, Bulworth, Boogie Nights, Grace of My Heart, and Nude Tuesday.
Karyn Rachtman, Founder & CEO
Karyn Rachtman is an entertainment industry entrepreneur best known as an acclaimed music supervisor. She is also an award-winning film producer and creator of HIP KID HOP, a New York Times best-selling line of “read-and-rap-along” children’s books.
Having been responsible for some of the most beloved soundtracks of all time, Rachtman has earned her reputation as one of the most significant music supervisors in the film industry. Throughout her career, she has collaborated with filmmakers such as Baz Luhrmann, Quentin Tarantino, Paul Thomas Anderson, Warren Beatty and more.
Rachtman is renowned for her distinct ability to create unlikely collaborations between artists – like Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach for the film Grace of My Heart, and Pras, ODB, and Mya on the chart-topping single “Ghetto Superstar”. Karyn’s expertise lies in tying music to all forms of media not only in her work on classic films like Pulp Fiction, Moulin Rouge, Romeo & Juliet, Clueless, and Boogie Nights, but also in her work curating for labels, advertising agencies, and brands. In addition to Rachtman running Mind Your Music, she has extensive experience in the corporate environments, having served as Vice President of Soundtracks and A&R at Capitol Records and Head of Soundtracks at Interscope. Currently, she divides her time between New Zealand and Los Angeles.
Consulting
We capitalize on our reputation as dealmakers and taste arbiters to develop brand-driven cross promotions and strategic partnerships involving advertising, film, books, video, music, fundraising events, retail, and social media.
Drawing on our vast network of music industry insiders (artists, emerging talent, producers, executives, etc.), we can provide a unique musical enhancement to your product, brands, and content.
Some of our clients include: Activision, AT&T, Bartle Bogle Hegarty, theAudience, CNN, Levis, Membrain LLC.
Coordination & Clearances
Our longstanding relationships with artists, studios, labels and music publishers will help you get the licenses you need on the songs you want for the best deal possible. We have extensive experience researching, negotiating and preparing licenses within all forms of media for all types of music within varying budgets.
We frequently join projects during development and pre-production to analyze scripts, prepare budgets and work on the best strategy for acquiring music for your project. Early engagement can help in securing difficult songs and the lowest possible fees.
Clients include: Anonymous Content, Hasbro, Nickelodeon, Paramount Pictures, Omation, Warner Bros., Planned Parenthood NYC,Vice Media
