Music · Internal Tooling
Internal Sync Licensing Search tool
Architectural and engineering lead on a unified internal search tool spanning Sony Music Entertainment and Sony Music Publishing catalogues — built for the sync teams who place music into film, TV, advertising, and games.
Client
Sony Music Entertainment · Sony Music Publishing
Stack
- Node.js
- React
- OpenSearch
- AWS
The problem
Creative and sync teams needed a single pane of glass across SME and SMP catalogues. Before, licensing a track meant juggling multiple tools and data sources — with inconsistent metadata and no shared discovery surface.
Our approach
- Designed the unified search index spanning SME and SMP catalogues on OpenSearch
- Architected metadata enrichment and normalisation across heterogeneous source systems
- Defined the role-based access model for internal creative, sync, and legal users
- Aligned the tool's architecture with the core sync platform so discovery and licensing share one model
Outcomes
- A single search surface for creative teams across both SME and SMP
- Cross-catalogue discovery materially faster, with fewer dead-ends
- Consistent metadata model shared between discovery and licensing