It's Beginning To Look A Lot Like Christmas...

Music supervisors start looking for Christmas music in the summer for their holiday season productions.

Whether it's an original or a cover of a Christmas classic, holiday songs are always in demand because every year there are new Christmas themed movies, TV episodes, and specials being made.  

We want to help you jump on the bandwagon early with this Song Challenge...

**NB. SUBMISSIONS ARE NOW CLOSED

If you don't have an original song written, consider recording a cover and putting your own twist on it. There are lots of Christmas songs to choose from and if you missed my blog about the benefits of recording a cover song, check it out here.  

The deadline to submit your song is June 21st. Send an email with a link to stream or download your MP3 (no attachments please) to info@syncsongwriter.com. 

And if you want to take advantage of our 25% discount to record with us online through Sundown Sessions Studio, hit us up here.

Why Your First Sync Is The Hardest

We've been loving hearing our students getting syncs in movies and on networks such as Netflix, ABC, Bravo and more.

Why is it that some songwriters and composers get placement after placement and others don't?

I get asked this question a lot.

It comes down to getting your foot in the door, and there is one BIG reason it happens or doesn't.

Backend Royalty Jaw Dropper

So many songwriters and composers are focused on the sync fees and forget about how lucrative backend royalties can be.

I recently interviewed Darren Fung, a successful TV & film composer, for our course 'The Art of The Song Pitch'. Here is a short clip from the interview which is a bit of a shocker when you find out what you can potentially make on your backend royalties.

iTunes Store Is Closing!

We all know it’s hard enough making money with your music. Now one of the last great ways to do that is about to disappear. 

It looks like the iTunes Store is going to close.

BUT there is still one remaining avenue to make real money from your music… Watch the video to find out. Afterwards, don't forget to leave a comment below and let us know what you think about all this.

From Playing Clubs To Scoring Movies

I love sharing the stories of my students.…and today I have an especially great one. After taking The Art Of The Song Pitch, Paul went scraping by as a musician touring the club circuit to scoring TWO feature films. Here is how he did it...

Music Connection

Really cool news! Music Connection Magazine asked me to write an article about the 5 steps to getting your music synced to TV and film. They have been around since 1977 and are a nationally distributed magazine, so this article got a lot of exposure. Just wanted to let you know about it and you can check it out here!

http://www.musicconnection.com/tip-jar-music-film-tv/

*Please note this article was written under the name "Make Money From Your Music" before we changed to Sync Songwriter

The Business Side Of Music Podcast Interview

Click on the link below to access the podcast and scroll down to EPISODE #23:

Episode #23 - How To Get Your Music Into Film and Television... and Make Money in the Process

I recently did a podcast with Bob Bender over at "The Business Side Of Music”. I got an email back from him saying:  "I think this is going to be one of our best podcast episodes yet. I'm really excited to be getting it online.”

I dropped a lot of free tips and tricks about getting music into TV & film. I am really happy I could be a resource to his listeners and I hope you enjoy it too!

And while you're there, check out Indie Connect (they host the podcast) as they are a great resource for independent artists.

*Please note this podcast was recorded under the name "Make Money From Your Music" before we changed to Sync Songwriter

Interview with Music Supervisor Gary Calamar

We recently did a live webinar in our course, The Art of the Song Pitch, with music supervisor extraordinaire, Gary Calamar.

Gary has worked on a ton of shows including House, True Blood, Dexter, Six Feet Under, Weeds, The Man In The High Castle….and new shows like Alex Inc, Here And Now, and the soon to be released, Titans.

Here is a short snippet of the hour-long interview with Gary which included Q&As and live song reviews where our students got to pitch their music to Gary. 

Gary has some great stories & insights some of which he shares in this short video clip here:

Hilarious Testimonial!

Some of our course members from The Art Of The Song Pitch sent us some video testimonials. You know the kind where people say something into their smartphone? Well, this happy student took it to a whole other level…. 

From Zero To Full-Time Syncs

She had just lost her job.

Her dreams of making music for a living seemed like they were about to end.

She wondered how she would be able to make ends meet.

Then, with a simple change in her life, she suddenly started getting regular sync placements.

Megan's story is an amazing example of what can happen when you take the right steps... because it may turn out better than you expected.