DMG Clearances, Inc

DMG Clearances, Inc is a company based in Hockessin, Delaware which handles music clearances and licensing for the entertainment industry. DMG Clearances was founded in 1996 by Deborah Mannis-Gardner.[1]

The company clears musical compositions for use in films, video games, sampling, and Broadway Theater. Clients include Drake, Coen Brothers, Martin Scorsese, Rockstar Games, and The Roots.[2][3]

Deborah Mannis-Gardner

Deborah Mannis-Gardner is a graduate of Emerson College and began her career in the entertainment industry working on music videos and providing television clearances in New York City in 1989. Deborah got into the business of sample clearances for Hip Hop music in 1992 with a UK business partner. In 1996 she created DMG Clearances herself to focus on sample clearances and music placement.[1]

Regarding the state of music sampling, Deborah has always considered it an art, "I think sampling is an art and I think it’s incredible. When I first started, I was told how it was theft. I was told that hip-hop and rap was a phase. That it wasn’t going to be around. All of that horrible, negative stuff. I kept saying “well, a collage, that’s not real art? Jambalaya isn’t real food?” That’s a great meal mixed up of different foods and spices, that’s what sampling is."[4]

Awards

The New Castle County Chamber of Commerce (NCCCC) has named Deborah Mannis-Gardner, president of DMC Clearances, Inc., the 2016 Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year. [5]

DMG Credits

Film Credits[2]

Music Credits[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Ferrell, Bill (April 18, 2008). "DMG Clearances in the News Journal". The News Journal. Gannett. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  2. 1 2 "IMDB". IMDB. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  3. 1 2 "Artist Direct page for DMG". Artist Direct. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  4. Ness, Jimmy (Feb 19, 2016). "The Queen of Sample Clearance: An Interview With Deborah Mannis-Gardner". Forbes. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
  5. Milligan, Christi. "Deboroah Mannis-Gardner Named Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year". Delaware Business Times. Retrieved 19 August 2016.
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