A lot of of people ask me what the best approach to getting their music licensed is. Should they approach publishers, libraries or supervisors?
Should they approach all of the above? Well, I think taking a diverse approach makes the most sense.
Established publishers and libraries have relationships with supervisors that you probably don't. Of course, licensing your music this way means that you'll have to give up a portion or all of your publishing income. But it's a fair trade off if it means getting your music licensed into a project or projects that you wouldn't have otherwise. Fifty percent of something is better than 50 percent of nothing.
But of course, there's nothing stopping you from contacting and building relationships with music supervisors directly. So why not do both? Approach publishers and libraries but at the same time you can reach out to supervisors and start building contacts now, so that when they're looking for music for their latest project that you're a good fit for you'll be "in the loop".
A great resource for contacting music publishers, music libraries and music supervisors is the "2015 Music Licensing Business Directory".
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