MySpace, SoundExchange Team to Source Unpaid Artists

SX and MySpace Announce Joint Partnership to Identify and Register Thousands of Artists with Unclaimed Royalties January 23rd from SX Site Cannes, France – In a surprise announcement today at MIDEM, SoundExchange, the non-profit performance rights organization charged with the task of collecting and distributing digital performance royalties, and MySpace unveiled a partnership to identify and register ...

An Introduction To Writing Songs For Film and Television

by Aaron Davidson My name is Aaron Davison. I’ve been writing songs for over fifteen years. I attended Berklee College of Music in the mid 1990’s where I majored in Songwriting. It was during my time at Berklee that I was first introduced to the concept of writing songs for film and television as a career. Although at the time I was mildly intrigued by the possibility of this career path, it...

Getting Your Songs Placed In TV and Film

by Aaron Davidson Getting your songs placed in Television shows and films can be a wonderful source of supplemental income for musicians, or even a full time income in many cases.  These days there are endless opportunities to provide your music as background music for various mediums.  From TV shows to movies to websites and video games, independent music is everywhere.  The music industry, like all industries,...

Where To Send Your Music

by Aaron Davidson There are literally thousands of different opportunities for places to submit your music for potential placements. Let’s look at a couple different approaches you can take: 1.) The direct route: One way to get started in this business is to directly contact music supervisors who place music in TV shows and Films. Music Supervisors make their living by selecting the music that is used in the...

More Tips For Writing Music For TV and Film

by Aaron Davidson When writing songs for television and Film there are a number of points to consider.  By anticipating what some of the general needs are you can greatly increase your odds of your music actually getting used.  There are a number of factors to consider, today we’ll look at two areas that are important to keep in mind when writing for television: 1.) Subject Matter -  Music in television...

What Happens When You License Your Music

by Aaron Davidson So, you’ve done your homework and you’ve researched numerous places to submit your music to.  Let’s suppose that all your hardwork pays off and you land a deal with a publisher, for example, who wants to represent your music.  What happens next? Well the first thing that is going to happen is you will be presented with a contract that grants the rights to your new publisher to...

The Role Of The Music Publisher

by Aaron Davidson The Role Of The Music Publisher The primary role of the music publisher is to secure commercially released recordings of the songs the publisher controls.  An established publisher will have working relationships with record company A&R executives, producers, recording artists, and managers.  The publisher works to place songs in its’ catalog with other recording artists in order to...