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I was poking through my modest BMI catalog and noticed a line:
American Idol Cues – 1223 1224
I am less than a year into my career and this is my first ‘Cue Sheet’ listed on a BMI statement, everything else is a work, and has a ‘work number’
Does this mean they used a portion of a cue for a couple episodes?
If that’s the case, any ideas as to what that would pay? I’m assuming it’s a good thing, but, like I said, this is probably my first placement on a major production..
Any insight would be awesome! Thanks!
I’m a little confused. Your royalty statement should list the specific cue that was used on the show, including how many seconds it was used. It should also show how much you were paid for that cue by Fox (listed under 3 sections: Fox Superstations, Fox Blanket, and Fox Local). All of this should be on your statement if your cues were used. If not, they were probably not used.
As far as payment, that depends on how your cues are registered. Assuming you’re talking about background cues, if you get 200%, expect avg $4-5 per second.
Hope that helps!Works catalog is a different story! Good chance your music was used in a couple of episodes. You will see it in your September statement if it was used before April. Are you published thru [removed by moderator]? That’s who they used last season.
I checked out your demo reel- good stuff!! Not surprised they used your cues. Great feel-good cues for contestant packages!!
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