What kind of music get licensed? In
short, all kinds. Virtually every conceivable style of music gets licensed
and regardless of what kind of music you make, there are probably opportunities
to license your music in TV shows, Films and other mediums right
now. But with that said, there are some styles of music that get
licensed much more than others and different places have different needs for
different styles of music that change on an ongoing basis.
A question I'm often asked is what is the best kind of music to
submit to libraries and publishers when first making contact with them.
There's no one size fits all answer to this question. It depends on both what
kind of music you make and what kind of music the places you're submitting
music to need. If you're an artist and you write original music that is
all essentially in one style, then unless you're submitting for a specific
project, simply start by submitting three or four of your favorite and best
produced tracks. If whoever you're submitting your music to likes the
initial tracks you send them, then almost invariably they'll request that you
send more.
If you write in a variety of styles and you're not submitting your
music for a specific project then send three or four tracks in three or four
different styles and when you submit your music include an email or cover
letter indicating that you write in a variety of styles and have more music if
their interested. If the tracks you submitted aren't needed specifically
for anything, but the recipient of your music likes the overall quality and
sound of your tracks and gets the impression you have additional music in
styles they need, they'll most likely invite you to follow up and submit
additional music at that point.
The point is to the best of your ability to try and put your best
foot forward and also be as relevant as possible musically to the places you
are submitting your tracks to. If your music is strong and is something the
library or publisher you're submitting to has a need for, you'll be invited to
move forward by first submitting additional tracks and then most likely signing
some or all of your songs.
When you're at the point of sending additional tracks I suggest
inquiring as to whether or not there are specific projects they need music for
and if so what styles of music they're looking for. That way it's clear
you don't want to just be a passive artist in their catalog, but that you want
to be an active participant in your own career.
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