Sync Licensing: How Songwriters Can Land Music in Film & TV w/ Nancy Peacock & Queenie Mullinex

📢 Breaking Into Sync Licensing! How Country Songwriters Can Land Music in Film & TV 🎶
Sync licensing is changing the game for country, Americana, and indie songwriters! In this episode of Come And Pick It, host Anthony Bonnette sits down with Nancy Peacock & Queenie Mullinex—two powerhouse industry pros who have spent decades helping artists break into the world of film, TV, and commercial placements.
Nancy & Queenie run Washington Street Publishing and have launched Country2Sync, a course designed to help country songwriters navigate the sync world. They’ve landed placements in major films, hit TV shows (including Yellowstone), and international music charts.

🚀 IN THIS EPISODE, YOU’LL LEARN:
✅ What sync licensing is & why it’s a game-changer for country artists
✅ The key differences between artist songwriting & sync songwriting
✅ How Nancy & Queenie helped land a song on Yellowstone
✅ What makes a song sync-friendly & what music supervisors look for
✅ How Country2Sync is helping songwriters break into the industry
✅ The impact of The Yellowstone Effect on country & Americana music in film & TV

🎬 CHAPTERS
(00:00) Welcome to Come And Pick It!
(02:12) Nancy’s Journey: From Classical Piano to Publishing
(05:27) Queenie’s Musical Background & Early Songwriting
(09:54) The Emotional Inspiration Behind Songwriting
(13:54) What Makes a Song Stand Out?
(15:53) Nancy’s Big Break: The 1996 Paralympics Song
(24:54) Nancy & Queenie’s First #1 Hit in Australia
(26:44) Queenie’s Personal Song “20 Years” & Breast Cancer Awareness
(32:26) From Songwriting to the Business of Sync
(35:50) Sync Licensing Explained: The Difference Between Master & Publishing Rights
(39:06) How a Song Gets on Yellowstone: A Real-Life Sync Success Story
(44:47) What is Country2Sync?
(49:50) What’s Different About a Sync-Friendly Song?
(54:03) How Music Supervisors Choose Songs for TV & Film
(56:26) The Power of Unexpected Song Placement (Creepy Happy Songs!)
(1:05:18) Getting Country Music Into Film & TV
(1:16:38) The Yellowstone Effect: Why Country & Americana Are Thriving in Sync
(1:24:00) Final Thoughts & Advice for Songwriters

🔗 LEARN MORE ABOUT WASHINGTON STREET PUBLISHING AND COUNTRY2SYNC
🎼 Washington Street Publishing → https://www.washingtonstreetpublishing.com
🎶 Country2Sync Course → https://country2sync.mykajabi.com/
📘 Follow Nancy Peacock on X → https://x.com/NancyPeacock
📘 Follow Washington Street Publishing:
➡️ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WashingtonStreetPublishing
➡️ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/washingtonstreetpublishing
🎵 Listen on Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/user/washingtonstreetpublishing?si=82487c3904fe437c

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