What Are Your REAL Odds of Getting Synced?
July 10, 2019
Ever wonder what the odds are of getting your music into TV & film?
1 out of 100?
1 out of 1000?
1 out of 1,000,000?
You can find out in this video…
I also share a little secret about me. It’s about how I move forward in the licensing world even when nothing is going right.
When you feel completely overwhelmed… or it seems impossible to get your music into TV & film… try this!
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Hi Chris, so enjoyed your video. I have been hanging in there with my music most of my adult life. I am now mature enough to understand exactly what you were talking about. When I need a break I have one, when I am inspired I write. It is such a gift to feel music to your very core anyway. You have to take some time to lick your wounds but only for an allotted time, you gotta get up and try again. Life is so very short. But just getting the rush of a new song or finding a new friendship with someone that shares your dream that is gold. Dude you are very good at this must be a Canadian they are so very balanced people with a great sense of humour…..well the ones I have met are. Roc on Chris I feel like you are a friend even though you are 1,000 of klms away.
Hey thanks Sue! It’s great to hear I am connecting to people on that level. Sometimes it’s hard to tell when I’m just sending out vlogs into cyberspace like that.
Great to hear you are in it for the right reasons, but lets try and amp up some sync placements for you!
I started submitting to libraries in 2009 and just followed the instructions on their websites. I had a list of about 300 libraries, and just went down the list. Once I submitted, I never thought about it again. I didn’t follow up because I saw so many supervisors on panels at ASCAP and TAXI say not to follow up. I have only found out what gets used when I get my writer’s and publisher’s statements from ASCAP. About 5% of the libraries I submitted to got me placements.
Great to hear, Chuck. Congrats on getting some syncs! Interesting to hear that my 5% statistic was pretty bang on with you pretty much just using a standard shotgun approach with libraries. We manage to do quite a bit better at Sync Songwriter, but of course I teach people how to target, pitch etc. Good going! BTW you should always follow up with music supervisors and licensing agents if you want to really increase your results. You just need to do it the right way.
Can you provide a detailed list of the tools you use to stay organized?
Wowza, that was a lot of metaphors! Thanks for the video. I just switched to music full time. You just reiterated what I’ve been telling myself this whole time — that things will eventually happen if I stay persistent and productive, and stay busy somehow on days when I feel like nothing is happening…which is basically every day. But hopefully not forever!
Chris.
You were exactly who I needed to see this morning. On point with topic and delivered so very naturally.
Many thanks for giving me an inspirational start to my day.
HI Chris, thanks!
Thank you kindly for the vid. One thing for sure is persistence. I don’t compose modern sounding tracks. I prefer playing every instrument myself and work at making uniquely different songs/instrumentals. It seems most SYNC SONGWRITERS use a more common format like hip hop, which is okay, just not my style. Is there ever any need for rock or alt-rock tunes anymore?
Thanks, everyone, for sharing responses to Chris’ vlog–they’re helpful, too.
Chris, thanks, once again, for taking just a few minutes once in a while to send out a note in a bottle on the sea of cyberspace, in case anyone is listening. As you can see, many of us are. You are so down-to-earth and practical, too, which is very helpfl. Each of us is at a different place on the path, but these help check the course settings and reset the compass, not only on the path to sync licensing success, but just life in general. I really appreciate it.
Thank you Chris I really appreciate these gold nuggets of wisdom. This resonated with me 100 percent. Just have to keep hustling and moving forward with intention. Awesome!
The hairs on the back of my neck popped up when I started to watch this because of how TIMELY this video is for me RIGHT NOW. I’ve been struggling with the worst writer’s block in my life now when I can least afford it, at pitch time. The course content is going well but the music is struggling.
Every thing you say is on target, and I’m speaking from personal experience with ignoring the odds you mentioned. When I chat with my former bandmates from the distant past we start telling old war stories (Don’t ever do that around other people, you’ll be amazed at how quickly their eyes glaze over…) just to convince each other that we had the experiences we did. It still astounds me that I’ve headlined at the Whiskey, opened for The Doors and Alice Cooper (same concert), got signed and recorded good albums at United/Western-Ocean Way Studios, performed on network TV (music and extra acting work) and played at Royal Albert Hall for a Command Performance concert. Just typing that is unbelievable. And no, no one has ever heard of me although you’d recognize some of my employers!
Your attitude towards the astronomical odds problem is spot on. If you allow yourself to give up because of the odds, the only certainty is that you WILL fail. You loose any chance of being part of the 5%. I was not living in L.A. when I got my real start, but I had been working and playing enough to be ready for the opportunities that appeared. And you should be loving what you do anyway. I hope this video will be up for awhile, I may need another neck-hair boosting reminder, I’m not ready to retire (again)!
I love the school analogy lol.