615 Music
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| URL: | http://www.615music.com | |
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| Accepting Submissions: | Yes | |
| Submit Via Uploads: | No | |
| Submit Via Mail: | Yes | |
| Submissions Reviewed: | Yes | |
| Types Accepted: |
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| Charge For Submissions: | No | |
| Up Front Money: | ||
| Royalty Free: (non-broadcast use) |
No | |
| Exclusivity: (Exclusive, Non, Semi) (Semi = Free to place on own but not with another library) |
Exclusive | |
| Re-Title: | Yes | |
| Set Own Price: | No | |
| Contract Length: | 3 Years | |
| Payment Schedule: | Quarterly | |
| License Fee Split: (writer/library) |
50/50 | |
| PRO Split Based on 100%: (writer/library writer/library/publisher or writer) |
50/50 | |
| Requires Licensee To File Cue Sheet: | Yes | |
| Notes: | ||
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First impression: Efficient.
Prompt response to queries.
Explain things clearly.
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i thought 615 retitle?
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Good experience with the 615 Song Catalog. They do listen and they do re-title (for the question above). I have 7 songs in that library.
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I contacted them once, but never got around to submitting. The did answer my email promptly and give info about submissions. I asked if their deal was exclusive- it is with respect to other music libraries. You can still pitch songs for artists and other applications but they don’t want to compete with other libraries on your tracks. They are not the only library that has this policy and there are understandable reasons for it. A big concern out there is the same track landing on a music supervisor’s desk from multiple sources. It can cause problems and bidding wars.
As much as most of us don’t like exclusives, often the most successful libraries are. Their clients like knowing that they truly are the only representative of the tracks presented and there will be no conflicts.
Exclusive only as far as other libraries is a decent compromise. In fact, there is a valid school of thought that one shouldn’t put the same tracks in multiple non-exclusive libraries anyway, if they serve similar markets.
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615 Song Catalog is non-exclusive FYI……………..www.615songcatalog.com
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Just to reiterate what was said earlier. They are non-exclusive but they are exclusive as far as other libraries. You can sign songs with them and still pitch for artists, etc but not to other libraries. This may not be clear on their website, I don’t recall.
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The 615 song catalog recommends that you do not submit to other libraries, but it is not forbidden. I do not know about the other libraries under 615 music.
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Hi Mark
My take would be if they make a point of recommending against it, then don’t put tracks in their library and others. If they end up encountering a conflict, it certainly won’t enhance your relationship with them.
I called or emailed them once about submissions and they did emphasize that they don’t want to compete with other libraries for the same tracks. So whether it’s written into the contract or just their guidelines, I say if you work with them honor their wishes.
NW
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Submit Via Uploads: Yes
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Art, March 13th, 2010 at 8:55 am Reply:
Not from what I read. You have to go to 615 Song Catalog to create an account and upload. 615 Music is mail only. I just listed 615 Song Catalog.
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Christian, March 29th, 2010 at 5:05 pm Reply:
615 Music is EXCLUSIVE
Contract Length: Indefinite (work for hire)
Payment Schedule: PRO Money Only
License Fee Split: 0/100
PRO Split Based on 100%: 50/50
What you have listed now is for 615 Song Catalog and it is completely different deal.
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So, anyone have any placements with this library? If so, what kind (cable TV, network TV, etc.?) What kind of market(s) do they typically shoot for?
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Christian, March 29th, 2010 at 4:39 pm Reply:
All Markets, they are one of the few Major Independent companies left in the game.
A good way for you to know if a company is being really aggressive is to see if they are doing big trade shows like NAB.
http://expo.nabshow.com/networknow/public/fp.aspx?MapID=12&BoothID=101261&Booth=SL9115
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Is it possible to submit to both 615 Music and 615 Song Catalog? I submitted to the Song Catalog just a few days ago, but I’m wondering if I could also mail 615 Music my tracks? I am just wondering– what is the value in an Exclusive contract? Is it more money upfront? Is the library more aggressive about placement?
Thanks for your insight!
Rachel
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better change the status of this one to “exclusive” they are changing their contract, i just got the new one in the mail today.
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Christian, May 3rd, 2010 at 11:28 pm Reply:
615 has ALWAYS been exclusive… 615 song catalog is a separate thing and now are changing to song street records.
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Hello all,
My name is Tim Dahl and I work for 615 Music music, and more specifically with our digital initiative known as Song Street Records. To help clear up any confusion regarding agreements I wanted to list here how things have changed over the past year and what the current deal structure is.
615 Song Catalog is now known as Song Street Records. The music held within is the same but with a new name. We wanted to market the music held there in a new way to help get it out to the masses easier and help secure placements!
We used to use a non-exclusive agreement with 615 Song Catalog. In recent times the industry has been changing and moving away from that model. After much deliberation about should we or shouldn’t we, we have now moved to a new exclusive model with Song Street Records. This model is a bit different from the traditional exclusive deals. Here’s the bullet points…
50/50 split on placements
Writer/publisher keeps publishing
We don’t re-title and don’t own your music
We become your exclusive representative for synchronization purposes only
The term is still 3 years and we still pay quarterly
I hope this helps to clear up any questions. We do have other work for hire type agreements but those are geared toward our library work. The music held with Song Street is an entirely separate group of songs.
If anyone ever has questions for us at 615 Music and Song Street records, please check out our website and send an e-mail or give us a call. We’ll be happy to talk with you and answer any questions you may have!
Thanks everyone!
Regards,
Tim
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Art, July 8th, 2010 at 5:31 pm Reply:
Hey Tim, thanks for stopping by!
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Eliot Pister, July 8th, 2010 at 10:08 pm Reply:
Hi Tim,
Am we correct in understanding that Song Street deals solely with Indie Artists / vocal songs, and the library is where all your instrumental material lies?
Thanks, Eliot Pister.
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Tim Dahl (615 Music/Song Street Records), July 9th, 2010 at 7:32 am Reply:
You’re correct Eliot. Song Street is looking for indie artists in all genres. We prefer to keep the underscores, beds and pieces like that on the library side.
Thanks!
Tim
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Based on what is stated at the very top of the page:
We do not re-title anymore
You can upload music to submit.songstreetrecords.com(requires free registration, you won’t get spammed or anything like that)
Thanks everyone!
Tim
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