Megan McKinlay
Executive Vice President·Riptide Music Group
Culver City / Los Angeles, CA, United States, North America
- Accepts pitches
Covers: Commercial Sync · Catalog Sync · Brand AudioRecently activeReviewed Sep 2026
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Megan McKinlay works as an executive vice president at Riptide Music Group and is publicly associated with commercial sync, catalog sync and brand audio, working into Culver City / Los Angeles, Ca. Artists and publicists reach out when a release genuinely lands in that lane.
Market
Culver City / Los Angeles, Ca · United States
Pitching
Accepts pitches
Playbook
How to approach Megan
- Lead with
- The release story and why it fits Riptide Music Group.
- Keep it
- Short. Put the hook in the first two lines.
- Send
- A music link with short, relevant context.
- Avoid
- Generic introductions and oversized attachments.
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What does Megan McKinlay cover?
Coverage
- Commercial Sync
- Catalog Sync
- Brand Audio
- Riptide
Market
- Culver City / Los Angeles, Ca
- United States
- North America
Signals
- Accepts pitches
- Professional contact available
- Recently active
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About
Who is Megan McKinlay?
Megan McKinlay is a Culver City / Los Angeles, CA-based executive vice president associated with Riptide Music Group. Their published work centres on Commercial Sync, Catalog Sync and Brand Audio. The audience sits primarily in Culver City / Los Angeles, Ca and United States. Executive Vice President · Riptide Music Group. Megan McKinlay works as a executive vice president with Riptide Music Group, based in Culver City / Los Angeles, CA. EVP overseeing sync licensing (advertising, trailers, TV, film), publishing admin and business affairs. Same A2IM contact block as Rich Goldman. Riptide brand placements include Ford, Volvo, Pepsi and Google Pixel. The topics that recur across their output are Commercial Sync, Catalog Sync, Brand Audio, Riptide and Publishing Sync, which is what makes them relevant to artists working in those areas. Reach concentrates on Culver City / Los Angeles, Ca, United States and North America, which matters when timing a release or a tour announcement. Role: Executive Vice President. Works at: Riptide Music Group. Based in: Culver City / Los Angeles, CA, United States, North America. Campaign types: Brand Partnership, Sync. Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Megan's coverage and the Culver City / Los Angeles, Ca market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context. Everything on this page comes from public professional sources and is re-checked when the record changes; no private details are published.
- Role
- Executive Vice President
- Works at
- Riptide Music Group
- Based in
- Culver City / Los Angeles, CA, United States, North America
- Campaign types
- Brand Partnership, Sync
- Territories
- United States, North America
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About Megan McKinlay
Megan McKinlay works as executive vice president and covers Commercial Sync, Catalog Sync, Brand Audio and Riptide. Pitches that sit clearly inside that coverage are the ones worth sending.
Megan McKinlay is based in Culver City / Los Angeles, CA, United States, North America. Location matters for timing, local angles and which releases are realistically relevant.
A professional contact route for Megan is stored in Virtual Publicist and available to members. Contact details are never published openly on this page.
Lead with the story, not a generic introduction.Keep the email short and say in the first two lines why the subject fits Megan's coverage and the Culver City / Los Angeles, Ca market. Attach nothing on the first email — link the music and one page of context.
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