How To License Your Music And Make Money
Published: Thu, 05/29/08
Are you doing everything you can to make money with your music? Are you ready to take your music and career to the next level? If you're not then I would suggest you stop reading this email right now and delete it, because you aren't going to be interested in what I have to say. On the other hand if you are ready to move forward, then keep reading because I want to tell you how I can help you achieve your goals.
Over the last few years of figuring out how to make money with my music through music licensing I've made some important realizations about why most musicians I know don't seem to make that much money with their music. I think there are three primary reasons most musicians seem to struggle so much when it comes to making money with their music. Hence the whole "struggling artist" stereotype. The there reasons are:
1) They don't have access to the right people or right information.
2) They do have the right information but they fail to implement what they learn.
3) They implement what they learn in the short term but they fail to follow through in the long term and simply quit before they get their desired results.
My goal with my products and services are to help you address all three of these areas. I really do want you to succeed. My business is not about "tricking" you into paying money for something you don't what or need. I want to help you get the information you need to make money with your music. I plan to be around in this business a long time. The more successful my clients are the more successful my whole organization becomes! So it's very important that I provide a tremendous amount of value with my products. And I do.
The music business is not exactly the easiest business to break into. I've often said that getting into music licensing is a lot easier than getting a record deal. And this is true. But there still is an incredible amount of competition when it comes to getting licensing deals. As record labels continue to flounder and fall by the wayside, more and more musicians and industry executives are turning to licensing and publishing as an alternative revenue stream. They do this for the simple reason, that it's a GREAT source of revenue for music. There is a lot of money to be made and those who understand how the business works are making a lot of money.
Songwriting is an art and a craft. It's a craft that I have a tremendous amount of love and appreciation for. Licensing music is a business. It's the business of taking your art and turning it into something that can potentially sustain you so that you can continue to make music and pursue your passion. If you're only focusing on the Songwriting part of your career you're going to be missing out on some huge opportunities!
On my path to where I am now I've discovered a lot of things about the music business that a lot of musicians simply never learn from playing in bars and clubs. It was during my time at Berklee College of Music that I first learned about music licensing from a couple of my teachers who were actively licensing their own songs. It took me a few years before I really appreciated the information I learned there. My goal is to impart what I've learned so that other musicians can take the information I've learned and apply it in their own lives.
If you're interested in getting involved in licensing your music I suggest you start now. Music licensing is a very seasonal business. There IS money to be made all year round but a lot of decisions as far as what get placed happened at the beginning of the Fall television season. So now is a very opportune time to get started! If you're interested in moving things forward I suggest you get my program called "The A-Z Of Music Licensing". This is a comprehensive program that explains all the details you'll need to know to start licensing your music. It's based on what is now close to six years of experience working in the music licensing industry. I have a couple different versions of the program. They are as follows:
A-Z Of Music Licensing Online Edition
A-Z Of Music Licensing Hard Copy
I also offer both versions with an additional coaching package. I recommend this if you feel like you'll need help implementing what you learn. I'll work with you both via the phone and email to get the most out of the program and the information it contains.
Online Program With Coaching
Hard Copy With Coaching
If you already have my program and would like additional coaching, check out my coaching page here.
Happy Songwriting,
Aaron Davison
PS- If you have questions, just email me! I'm pretty accessible...