S1 E13: Creating Noise with Anastasia Brown

We sit down with Nashville powerhouse Anastasia Brown—music supervisor, consultant, and author—to chart the moments that reshaped her career and helped reshape the city’s relationship with film and television. From her early days as a manager, the Bluebird Cafe revelation that led to signing Keith Urban to his first record deal, Anastasia shows how conviction, curiosity, and grit can lift you to new career heights.

We unpack the real Nashville: a ten-year town not because of gatekeeping but because of the density of talent and the apprenticeships needed for songwriting. Anastasia explains how sync licensing became her pivot as mechanical royalties for record sales fell, why authentic archival recordings can save a budget without shortchanging writers, and what it takes to spot an artist before the market does. We talk frankly about songwriter pay, the realities of streaming royalties, and the practical ways supervisors and producers can protect value for the people who create the songs. If you’re interested in artist development, music supervision strategy, sync licensing, Nashville music scene, or songwriter rights, this conversation delivers an insider’s view.

The episode also moves into the topics of leadership and resilience. Anastasia discusses how women in Nashville pushed through outdated norms, the mentors who opened doors, and her goal to build a self-sustaining scoring industry in Music City—highlighted by recording The Shack with a 74-piece orchestra at Ocean Way. Finally, she opens up about her own loss and purpose, launching “There Are No Words, But We Have A Few” to give grieving parents a community and a voice.