How To License Your Music In 2011!
Published: Sat, 01/01/11
A lot of people ask me what the best way is to get started in the music licensing business. I've been asked this question so often by so many musicians over the last few years that I decided several years ago to build a business around helping others learn how to start licensing their own music. Although there is a lot to learn about the business and how it works, if I had to boil down what it really takes for you to be successful in the music licensing industry, I would sum it up simply in two words: TAKE ACTION!
When I decided to start licensing my own music eight years ago I made a definite choice that I would figure out how the business works and figure out how I could be successful licensing my own music. Prior to that point I had made several half hearted attempts to license my own music but had never really DECIDED that I was going to keep going until I was successful. Looking back, it's clear that the decision I made was really the turn point. By deciding in no uncertain terms that I was going to pursue this until I figured it out, I was motivated to develop a strategy that almost guaranteed my success. The main component of the strategy was taking regular action every day for a period of several months that culminated in my first publishing deal and subsequent placement.
This strategy was so successful for me and has been for so many musicians I know that a few months ago I developed a program for musicians who want to start licensing their own music based on the idea of taking regular action called "The 90 Day Challenge Music Licensing Master Class". And although there is a lot of educational material in the program that explains how the music licensing business works, the main component of the program involves all of the participants following up on daily leads of places to submit music for potential licensing opportunities. There is also phone coaching, email coaching, weekly video tutorials, PDF Files, A Music Industry Directory, several audio interviews with people working in the music licensing business, sample contracts and more.
The 90 Day Challenge Master Class is by far the most comprehensive program on music licensing I've ever offered and it blows aways everything else out there (that I know of) on the topic of music licensing. Of all the products I've created about how to license your music this is the program I am most proud of because besides that fact that it's simply a very well created and comprhehensive program, this program will truly help you move forward in the music licensing business in a way that no other program will. If you follow the steps outlined in the 90 Day Challenge you will move forward.
The next 90 Day Challenge Master Class starts on Monday, January 10th. There are currently JUST FIVE of twenty five slots left. I've decided to discount the remaining five slots to just $99.99 each, the only catch is that you have to register today (January 1st) or tomorrow. After that, if there are still slots open, the price will go back up to the full price of $199.99.
I'm also throwing in a free three month subscription to my new monthly member's site called "The Music Licensing Mastermind", if you sign up today, January 1st. The Music Licensing Mastermind is a member's only site that provides regularly updated ongoing content about the music licensing business, including audio interviews, an in depth newsletter, monthly licensing leads and more.
Visit http://www.howtolicenseyourmusic.com/90day_challenge to register for the 90 Day Challenge today.
Here's what a few past participants have to say about the 90 Day Challenge.
Hi Aaron, the past 90 days in your Music Licensing Master Class, has been a
wonderful 'jump start' to getting started in music licensing! Pre cleared
leads with interviews and tutorials full of information needed on this
road of music licensing! I am currently working out details to associate
with a few different agencies. Thank you Aaron, and Keep up the good work!
Continued success and good health.
Arthur 'Hakim' Stokes (Co writer of two jackson five songs)
Hi Aaron,
I wanted you to know that I've been following your "90 day" program for the last 21days and already got a song placement for a European
national TV commercial. I submiited 5 songs on the 20th of May for this particular library and got a placement and track usage report on the 24th of May. They took my 2:52 song and are making a 30 second commercial out of it...totally cool!
You are the best, my friend.
~Stan Tristan
http://www.myspace.com/stantristanrocks
Everything I know about the music licensing business I learned from Aaron Davison. His "A-Z of Music Licensing" is a fantastic guide that outlines the most important points in a clear and fun to read way. His latest program, the "90 day Challenge" was a fantastic way to deepen my knowledge about the biz. Aaron made the participants job of submitting to one company every single day as easy as possible and I am now in contact with Musicsupervisors, Publishers and Libraries. I started to look forward to the daily lead and even though those 3 months were strenuous, I was almost sad when the program ended.
Visit http://www.howtolicenseyourmusic.com/90day_challenge to register for the 90 Day Challenge today.
Happy New Year!
