Aashish Pathak

Aashish Pathak

Music Solutions Engineer at Vistex

Aashish is a Music Solutions Engineer at Vistex, experienced in matching software solutions to the needs of music publishers and record labels. Aashish has expert knowledge of rights, royalties and catalog management software, especially Music Maestro and Record Maestro. Prior to Vistex, he accumulated many years of expertise as a music industry veteran in composing, producing and engineering recording projects for film and television.

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The Music Catalog Intelligence Gap

The latest music consumption data shows jazz over-indexing on physical, children's content dominating video, and non-English repertoire leading global charts. Most music companies aren't connecting those signals to their catalogs. AI can close that gap with clean data, strong rights management, and catalog intelligence driving the strategy.

March 31, 2026

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Hundreds of Millions in Music Revenue. Zero Rightful Owners.

The music industry holds $424 million in unmatched royalties — a black box that rewards established publishers at the expense of emerging creators. Metadata chaos, registration gaps and siloed systems create billions in lost income. AI-powered matching, mandated transparency and data discipline can recover revenue that rightsholders are forfeiting.

February 2, 2026

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Gaming’s MVP

One licensing professional spent months navigating 143 separate agreements just to clear 20 songs for a video game. Let that sink in for a moment.

January 5, 2026

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Follow The Money

Right now, somewhere in Lagos, São Paulo or Mumbai, a teenager is pressing play on their very first music stream.

October 16, 2025

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Turning Plays Into Profit

The latest Goldman Sachs ‘Music In The Air’ report delivers compelling news for music rights holders: global paid music streaming subscribers are projected to reach 827 million by the end of 2025, representing 10% year-over-year growth from 752 million in 2024.

August 29, 2025

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Music’s Latest Hit

Remember when tracking music revenue was straightforward? Those days are long gone.

July 21, 2025

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Royalty Accounting: The Money Behind the Music

Royalty Accounting: The Money Behind the Music

Picture this: You’re at your desk sorting through a mountain of royalty reports — payments from streaming platforms, digital downloads and sync licensing deals — each one tracked in a separate, fragmented system.

April 30, 2025

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Fraud Fighters

Fraud Fighters

Music streaming fraud diverts over $2 billion annually, threatening the digital music ecosystem’s financial integrity by corrupting every decision-making data point.

March 26, 2025

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Rights & Royalties Without Borders

We're entering a golden age of data-driven rights management. The numbers tell a compelling story: $45.65 billion is the projected size of the global recorded music market by 2029.

February 3, 2025

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The Silent Superstar

As the music industry continues to evolve, one critical aspect remains constant: the need for accurate, fair and timely royalty distribution. The industry’s silent superstar, metadata, ensures that artists and rights holders receive their rightful earnings.

October 8, 2024

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Got Those Data Discrepancy Blues?

Got Those Data Discrepancy Blues?

The music industry stands at a crossroads: it may thrive on creativity, but its financial foundation rests on royalty calculations. Miscalculated royalties have serious financial repercussions for artists and rights holders.

June 20, 2024

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The Dark Side Of The Tune

The Dark Side Of The Tune

The music industry has long been an arena where innovation and technology have shaped how music is created and consumed. In recent years, a new wave of challenges has emerged, threatening the industry and artists’ livelihoods.

December 15, 2023

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Maximizing music revenue in the streaming era

The Streaming Gold Rush

Understanding and leveraging this trend to maximize revenue is crucial for you as a music industry executive to stay competitive.

October 3, 2023

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User Centric Royalties

Singing A New Tune

Will user-centric royalties ring in a promising future for music creators? The explosive rise of music streaming has transformed the industry, with millions of subscribers ...

July 24, 2023

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A Revenue Stream You Can Sync Your Teeth Into

How music sync licensing helps artists reap royalty rewards and exposure in today’s visual media landscape From TV to social media and gaming to fitness platforms, the grow...

March 27, 2023

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Songwriter Remuneration

The Art Of The Fair Deal

Songwriter remuneration and higher streaming royalty rates: A dream come true Recently, streaming services and music publishers agreed to set the highest streaming rate in ...

November 3, 2022

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Music Rights as an Asset Class

Music rights as an asset class: the latest “big hit” in the music business

Can investors and private equity firms maintain their up-tempo music royalty investments? If you’ve been tracking the headlines lately, you’ve likely read about the major a...

July 27, 2022

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How distributors help get your tunes on Spotify

Music To An Artist’s Ears

How music distributors get your tunes on Spotify Ever since the delivery of music shifted from the physical world to the digital world, Spotify, has been at the forefront o...

April 7, 2022

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Artist Remuneration In The Digital Age: Can Musicians Break Through

Artist Remuneration In The Digital Age: Can Musicians Break On Through To The Other Side?

Streaming revenue—not music—makes the world go ‘round People typically associate musicians with private jets, designer wardrobes, cash and jewelry, and luxury cars, but mos...

October 26, 2021

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What is the Mechanical Licensing Collective or MLC

The Effective Collective

The Mechanical Licensing Collective (MLC) is all in on collecting and distributing digital music royalties The nonprofit Mechanical Licensing Collective was established by ...

October 18, 2021

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Price determination – methods for optimal pricing decisions

As one of the most important value-added processes in companies, considerable attention should be paid to the process of pricing and thus to optimal pricing decisions. Seve...

November 4, 2020

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The Right Pricing Strategy

The Right Pricing Strategy

The right pricing strategy is a key success factor for any company and should therefore be given high priority. In previous articles we have already dealt with digital pric...

August 28, 2020

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The Genesis of 360° Deals

The Genesis of 360° Deals

Traditionally, record labels limited their revenues to sound recording sales, and artists would exploit other revenue streams to increase their profits, like touring and me...

November 15, 2019

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The New Music Modernization Act: 3 Key Points

The New Music Modernization Act: 3 Key Points

Since my last article discussing the Music Modernization Act passage from both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives, the President signed the act into law. Recently...

April 26, 2019

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The Music Modernization Act and CLASSICS Act move a step closer to becoming law

The Music Modernization Act and CLASSICS Act move a step closer to becoming law

As consumption of music has moved away from the physical realm of CDs and vinyl into the digital realm, copyright laws have had difficulty representing this technological s...

September 28, 2018

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