I’ve been doing my quarterly dance of reconciling my BMI statements with my Tunesat detections.
I had been wondering why a couple of MTV uses last year had not been paid so I called BMI and discovered that the cue sheet was filed but my name wasn’t on it. Hmmm… I went back to the Tunesat detection and listened to the whole piece and discovered it was a promo for another show. I suspected that BMI did not pay on promos and the person at BMI confirmed it. Bummer. She did say that starting this year BMI was paying on promos. Better late than never I guess. Anyone else have info on this?
[Update] – promos (at) bmi (dot) com is the e-mail address for any questions on this issue.
I received royalties from BMI for a promo spot for the first quarter of 2011. It was under “U.S. Performances Other” and a small bold headline that said “Promo Announcements” It mentioned the name of the network, but not the name of the spot. So it is true, in my case at least
Not sure what the official word is, but I had music in a promo for Cartoon Network and didn’t get any royalties for it. I’m with BMI.
Hey Dave,
promos [at] bmi [dot] com is the e-mail address that should get you an answer. Let us know what they say.
Thanks, Art. I just emailed them and will let you know what they say…
Yes, I just email them too…4 months ago – no answer.
A few quarters ago, I had a line on my BMI statement that read “FOX Promo Announcements.” I assumed that it was for a promo usage but I have no way to be sure. It paid $50, but it was a co-write so the full writers share was $100.
I just landed another promo placement this summer so hopefully I’ll see something from BMI next year.
A few years back, ABC used one of my tracks for a network promo and ASCAP paid.
ABC used one of my tracks this year for several promos. Though I shared licensing with my publisher, the cue sheets haven’t been turned into ASCAP yet. Starting to wonder if they will (and what exactly my track was used for).
Really?
Really 😀