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| URL: | https://www.300monks.com/ | |
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| Accepting Submissions: | Yes | |
| Submit Online: | Yes | |
| Submit By Mail: | Yes | |
| Submissions Reviewed: | Yes | |
| Types Accepted: | Instrumentals | |
| Charge For Submissions: | Yes | |
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| Royalty Free: (non-broadcast use) |
Yes | |
| Exclusivity: (Exclusive, Non, Semi) (Semi = Free to place on own but not with another library) |
Non-Exclusive | |
| Re-Title: | No | |
| Set Own Price: | No | |
| Contract Length: | Unknown | |
| Payment Schedule: | Bi-Annual | |
| License Fee Split: (writer/library) |
50/50 | |
| PRO Split Based on 100%: (writer/library writer/library/publisher or writer) |
100/0 | |
| Requires Licensee To File Cue Sheet: | Yes | |
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| Active Site: | Yes | |
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After 2-3 years with them I finally got my first sale. Just received $25.83 via PayPal.
Same here Art! We got our first sale last week after about two years.
I’m getting a feeling that when potential client contacts them, it is mostly the discretion of the owner to select the composer for them. Also, I did not see the option where if someone likes a certain track and want to hear more of the composer’s catalog, there was no option for it unless I’ve missed something. Any thoughts anyone?
That’s good enough for me. No more of that parking garage for music stuff for me period. Thanks Art.
It says up top they don’t take submissions but the website says they do. Thinking about maybe trying and send a link and see what happens.Undecided. I really prefer to submit to places that warrant a comment a little more often than almost never.
Sure doesn’t seem like anybody here gives them a thumbs up or down for that matter.
I’ve been with them a couple of years. No communication and no sales.
For awhile they had stopped. I’ll change it here.
I’ve gotten a few sales with them over the past year. Nothing substantial but they all add up.
Hey! Actually got a couple of sales from 300 Monks!
I uploaded music several months ago and he has not yet been able to get the music on the site yet. I don’t know what his technical difficulties are but I have given up.
I’ve had 2 sales in the past year.
300 Monks is no longer accepting submissions as of September 8, 2011.
Thanks Mike, made the change.
Art
Anyone have any updates on this? Curious if anyone has had any sales at all? Had 50 tracks with them and nothing sold since I uploaded my tracks.
Just curious if anyone has had any success with them?
Uploaded about 15 tracks (about 30 with alts) in June 2010 and nothing so far.
I have 75+ tracks and I sold 1 30 sec track in the spring. I’ll find out about the 2nd half of 2010 soon.
I uploaded a bunch of tracks back in July 2010 and so far I have not had any sales. Maybe 2011…
I uploaded about 10 tracks to them in September 2009. No sales, and I yanked them in September of this year. Probably took them off prematurely, but in all fairness, I don’t think they were very licensable.
after approx 18 months I sold a track.
A lot of complaints here and in reference to other non-ex libraries, always seems to be about not selling after a year or 18 months. You guys have to remember that licensing is a real long game, especially with non-ex libraries; they have so much music for clients to choose from and they are one of so many libraries & publishers desperatly trying to have their music licensed. Be patient and if your tracks are good enough you will get licenses; 300 Monks is a good library and unlike many non-exclusives they offer a fair split & always communicate well; the guy who runs it, Andrew seems to be doing an awesome job; in my opinion.
What do you think holds back most composers from being successful in non-exclusive libraries? Is it a lack of patience or a lack of talent?
That 2 mb is just for the the demo review to see if they like you. you can submit any length track if accepted.
Or maybe if you upload your complete track in lower quality, it would come in under 2mb, if they like it or you, then you could submit in higher quality or by CD.
Better to cut it short with the best quality Ev. Sound quality is the big issue with these libraries.