Your Music Is Needed For TV And Film Markets
Published: Thu, 03/05/09
Dear Fellow Songwriter,
I have some questions for you:
·Would You Like To Earn More Money With Your Music?
·Do You Have A Catalog Of Songs That YOU'RE NOT Earning Income From?·Are You Tired Of Working Your Day Job While You Wait For That Elusive Record Deal That Might Never Come??
·Do You Think Your Music Is Good Enough To Compete In The Marketplace But Simply Aren't Sure Of How To Get It Out There?
·Are You Ready To Take Realistic Steps To Move Your Career Forward, Make Money And Get More Exposure?
If you answered "YES!" to any of these questions, then I have some important news for you...
Here's The Bottom
Line...
NOT making money from what you're
passionate about sucks!
It leaves you feeling like you have no
power in your life.
Over time it can become very discouraging and
can rob you of the passion and determination you need to succeed in this
VERY competitive business.
It can cause you to question whether or
not you're on the right path.
It can lead many people to simply give
up on their dreams, despite posessing the necessary talent that is needed
to succeed in the music business.
On the other
hand...
There are few things more rewarding than getting
paid for what you love to do.
It feels great to get to wake up
EVERY DAY and do what you love to do... and get paid for
it.
It feels great to know that there is
a NEED for your music and that you know HOW to get paid for the music you
create.
Simply put, It just feels very rewarding to know that
you're on the right track and to see tangible, measurable progress as you
move towards your goals.
Unfortunately, Most Musicians Will Never Learn
How To Make An Adequate Living
From Their Music... Not
Because They're Not Good Enough... Not because
Their Music Isn't Great...
They Just Won't Take The Time To
Learn How To Take Their Career Into
Their Own Hands And Develop The Skills
Needed To Succesfully Market Their Music...
Why Most Musicians Don't Earn An Adequate
Living From Their Music
Most musicians are shooting in the
dark with their careers. They are waiting for some sort of elusive
success that will probably NEVER come. I'm not saying this to scare
you or to alarm you. I'm saying this because it's true. Unless
you have an AMAZING manager or are VERY lucky, the odds are simply stacked
against you. There are MILLIONS of other bands and artists that are trying
to break into the music business. But the good news is that
MOST of the competition will not take the necessary steps to
succeed. This is good news for YOU! You can set yourself apart
by educating yourself and taking FULL RESPONSIBILITY for your own
career.
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. 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 three reasons are:
1) They don't have access to the right
people or right information.
2) They do have access to the right
people and 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 products and services help you
address all three of these areas and learn how to MAKE MONEY with your
music.The music business is not exactly the easiest business to break
into, although with a solid understanding of how the business really works
it becomes a LOT easier. I've often said that getting into the music
licensing business is a lot easier than getting a record deal,
and this is definitely 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 and/or supplemental 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 profiting
greatly.
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!
What's the
solution?
You HAVE to learn how to take
matters into your own hands. Just writing a great song doesn't
guarantee that you're going to make any money from it or that anyone will
ever hear it!!
You can't sit around and wait for someone to discover you! It's NOT going to happen. Really, it's not. The odds are about the same as winning the lottery. Have you ever won the lottery? Well I haven't either! However, the good news is YOU CAN succeed if you take FULL RESPONSIBILITY for your music career.
How I Took Responsibility
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 and studied with some of the world's most renowned Songwriting
Professors, including both Pat Pattison and Jack Perricone. 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
wasn't until eight years later that I decided to seriously entertain the
idea. At this point I had played in a variety of bands and had still
yet to achieve my elusive goal of becoming a rock star. One day
while surfing the Internet I came across an article about a Berklee Alum
who made a living, in part, writing songs for Film and Television.
This article inspired me to make a serious effort to pursue the craft of
writing music for Film and Television. I realized that during all
the time I had spent chasing my dreams of rock and roll stardom I had
passed over many more attainable goals that could have helped me make a
living doing what I love to do most, playing music. I also realized that
accomplishing these goals would probably actually get me closer to where I
wanted to be. Within six months of reading the article I had signed
my first licensing deal with a publisher.
Getting Your Songs Placed
In TV And Film - A 20 Billion Dollar A Year Business
Getting your songs placed in Television shows and films can
be a wonderful source of income for musicians. Record sales have been
declining for several years now but the licensing and
publishing aspect of the music industry has never been
stonger. The Music Licensing industry alone is a 20
BILLION dollar a year market. That's right. That's
not a typo. I said 20 Billion dollars a year! And just so you
don't think I'm making these numbers up, check out this video on the music
licensing business for proof:
Can't see the video? Go here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TeE9BVZ1wAc
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, is constantly changing and evolving. To survive, and eventually thrive, it's imperative that you stay abreast of the where the music industry is headed and stay on top of where the demand is for your music.Making a living as a musician can be an extremely challenging task, to say the least. But if you're driven enough and are smart about what you're doing, making a comfortable living is very attainable.
One of the most potentially lucrative avenues of making money as an independent musician is placing your music in media broadcasts like TV shows and films. And needless to say, it's very exciting to hear music you wrote being broadcast into millions of people's homes.
How You Get Paid
For television
shows, each time a song is used on air a performance royalty is
generated. The royalty amount varies based on a number of factors
including the length of the segment as well as how prominently it is
used. Each performance generates both a writer's and publisher's
royalty. If you work with a music publisher you both essentially get
half of the entire royalty. If you are able to place the music
without the aid of a publisher you retain both the writer's share and
publisher's share of the performance royalty. Again, the amount varies,
but to give you an example the first song I had placed was in a scene that
lasted about :55 seconds on a daytime drama in 2002. The royalty
check I received for the placement was over $800.00! This was in
addition to a $500.00 licensing fee that I received from the television
show that the song was used on. Not bad for less than a minute of
airtime.
How You Can Take Responsibility.... Introducing The A-Z Of
Music Licensing
Based on my experience of working in the music
licensing business for over six years, I have put together a one of a
kind program called The A-Z Of Music Licensing that covers, in
detail, how to get started in the business of music licensing. This
package is the most comprehensive product available on the business of
music licensing and explains in detail everything you need to know to get
started in the business of licensing your music. The program contains both
an audio portion (ipod compatible) that explains how to license your
music, an audio interview with a leading industry insider and also a
directory of contact information for the music licensing
industry that is accesible as a PDF file. The whole program is
available immediately upon check out.

Here's A Breakdown of Everything You Get...
(All material is accesible online immediately upon checking out.)
How To Audio Program- Covers All The
Technical And How To Information Of The Music Licensing Business From A -
Z.
Topics Include:
·Copyrighting Your Music
·What To Say When You Make Contact
·Who To Contact
·Music Licensing
·Music Publisher
·Music Supervisors
·What To Say When You Make Contact
·Styles Of Music That Are Used
·What To Say When You Make Contact
·Perfoming Rights Organizations
·Production Quality Issues
·Types Of Deals
·How Licensing Fees Work
·How Music Royalties Work
·Why Your Music Is Needed
·Music In Video Games
·Types Of Writing Assignments
·Tips For Increasing Your Chances Of Getting Your Songs Placed
·Subject Matter.... and more!
Interview With Michael Redman- Michael Is The Founder Of My Music Source.com - In This Interview Michael Covers Many Different Aspects Of The Music Licensing Business - Learn What It Takes To Succeed Directly From An Industry Insider!
3 Song Sampler - Includes the
first three songs I had placed in Television. This is a great
reference for the production quality needed for getting your songs placed
in Television.
All The Audio Files in the program are accesible
as both streaming audio files or as downloadable Mp3's that are compatible
with your Ipod or other portable mp3 players.
Music Licensing Ebook - My original ebook on music licensing as well that is accesible as a PDF file.
One On One Phone And
Email Coaching - Here's how it works: After you review
the program we'll schedule a one on one half hour phone consultation
during which I'll answer any questions you have and help you develop a
game plan for moving forward based on your own unique situation.
Then, over the course of up to four emails I'll work with you to make sure
you're fully prepared to move forward. And finally, 30 to 60 days later (based on your schedule) we´ll schedule one more telephone consultation to touch base one more time and address any additional issues or questions that have arised.
Free
Bonus! For a limited time when you purchase The A-Z Of Music
Licensing program you'll also receive free access to the 2009
TV/Film Music Business Directory. Know exactly who to submit
your music to with this valuable directory. Free updates included
too!
2009 TV/Film Music Business
Directory - A Comprehensive
Directory of Places To Send Your Music For Placement In TV and Film
That Comes With Free Online Updates FOR LIFE. The directory is
a List Of Over 150 Supervisors, Publishers, Music Libraries, Advertisment
Agencies, Video Games Developers and more all working in the music
licensing business.
Features of The Directory:
·30
Pages of Contact Information
·Regularly Updated Throughout The
Year
·Free Access To Updates For
Life!
·Save Hours and Hours of Valuable Time
·Instant Access
Via PDF File
·Know Exactly Who To Contact
·Focused Exclusively On
The TV/Film and Video Game Market
Free Bonus #2 If you order the program today you will also receive a completely free audio program called "How To Establish Your Own Music Publishing Company". Whether you want to set up your own publishing company in order to self publish your own music, or you want to establish a publishing company in order to work with other artists and help them license their music this program is for you. In this free audio program you'll learn:
·How To Establish Your Own Publishing Company
·How You Get Paid As A
Publisher
·Who Needs To Start Their Own Company
·Which PRO Is Better
For Writers That Self Publish
·The Exact Steps You Need To
Take
·Links To The Requisite Applications
·The Associated
Costs
Testimonials: (Here are just a few of the many emails I've received regarding the A-Z Of Music Licensing)
Hi Aaron just wanted to thank
you and let you know that by using your
program we've had two songs
accepted into pumaudio.com music catalog
for licensing-Miguel Yannuzzi
of Dali's Elvis
www.myspace.com/daliselvis
Kilo
Hello Aaron,
Mike
I thought I would pass on to you the fact that I also got my whole catalogue (47 tunes) signed to one of the libraries in your directory.
Thanks for your help!
Colin
Hey
Aaron,
I'm in the process of signing two songs to a publishers thanks
to your info! Thank you!!
Stacy
hi
aaron,
thanks for all your info and directory. such a great help!
Tracy
Thank
YOU!!!
I must say I find your products extremely helpful....keep it
up!!!
Tammy Hunt
Great,
inspiring information....exactly what I was looking for in regards to
publishing and the like. Much appreciated!!
Brian Thunberg
Yesterday I purchased your Film/TV directory and I must say
it is a whole lot different from "Song Writers Market" book.
It's great!
Mark
Hey
Aaron,
I did purchase your 'A-Z of music licensing' and the
directory. I think they are great!
Mike
Obviously, The A-Z Of Music Licensing is effective. Start getting your songs licensed today.
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