Find out one of the most important things your songs need to get licensed to TV & film. So many songwriters overlook this simple thing and miss out on sync opportunities.
Find out how to avoid this pitfall from music supervisor, Liz Lawson. Liz was on the most recent song pitch session for our students in the course, The Art of the Song Pitch. Here is a short snippet from the session so you can hear what she has to say about this problem.
In this interview with Performance Rights Organization representative, Paul Stillo, you'll find out how to make sure you're getting paid for your music.
When you get a song licensed to TV & film, don't leave money on the table. The PROs will do the work for you, but you might have to help them. Check out this video to find out how.
P.S. I'm always interviewing licensing industry experts for our course "The Art Of The Song Pitch". I thought I would post this short clip of the latest one. You can discover how to make sure you're getting paid.
We've been a little quiet lately.
A few interesting things have happened in the meantime:
- We had an awesome extended vacation in British Columbia, Canada
- We bought a Catalina 42 sailboat and are moving onto it in August
- The music supervisor pitch sessions have started for our latest class
- We changed the name of our company...
What?! New name?
Yup, we always felt "Make Money From Your Music" was a good name to start out with, but knew we'd eventually come up with something better.
So what did we decide on?
Drumroll please...
"Sync Songwriter"
From now on everything you receive from us will come from "Sync Songwriter". We feel it defines our community a whole lot better, and it doesn't hurt that it's easier to say either. :)
Hope you like it.
Thanks,
Chris
PS. We also have a ton of new cool stuff planned to help you get your music into TV & film. Starting next week, you are going to get some real behind-the-scenes tips on how to rock at music licensing.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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...
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
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
