#23 Introduction to music metadata
Our guest is Diana Monroy-García, founder of MC Media who is an expert in digital asset management and media production. Her expertise encompasses audiovisual collections research and management, copyright clearance, sync licensing, and comprehensive library and metadata management. Her focus is on improving rights information management within the digital ecosystem, particularly through the development of innovative technology.
In this episode, we talk with Diana about:
✅ why metadata is the foundation of music distribution and licensing
✅ the most common (and costly) metadata mistakes artists and producers make
✅ how poor data management leads to lost royalties
✅ how standards like ISRC, ISWC, ISNI, UPC and DDEX shape the music ecosystem
✅ what product teams need to understand before building tools for the music industry
