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I don’t know about you guys, but I am no longer telling people where and how I sell or place my music into TV shows to earn royalties or RF income.
That horse left the barn long ago. CD Baby and a plethora of how to sites like “Get Your Music Licensed,” the “90 Day Licensing Challenge” and Emmet Cooke’s new e-book offer plenty of advice on how to get started. The where, when, and how is far from our little secret.
I flat out disagree with that statement. How about 500 years ago? Or just 150 years ago? Or even, just 50 years ago?
I agree with you also Tbone. The Internet has made it much easier for me to pull down a decent income as a writer. There are so many more opportunities than 50 years ago. And, I was in the music business in 1963!
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It’s far easier now. I have tremendous resources at my fingertips to create quicky and inexpensively, and, more importantly to make my music available to millions of end users. For example, I recently sold an older cue, that I updated, to a production company in New Zealand! That would have been unheard of even 30 years ago.
The fact is that most of the composers won’t have the willpower, skill set, or resources to produce the volume of work necessary to succeed at licensing.
Resources are extremely important. Many businesses fail because they are under capitalized. Capital can be money, equipment or time. You need money to survive and buy equipment. You need time to produce the volume of work necessary, and to develop the skill sets needed, to succeed.
Merely letting the cat out of the bag, will not make anyone able to compete on a high level. Moreover, there is far more demand now for licensed music than there was even just 30 years ago.
No worries here. Just anxious to settle into our new location and get to work.
_Michael
It’s amazing how many people are out there climbing a wall of hope thinking something may happen with the “band in a van” concept where they give away CD’s, sell 2 T shirts per gig, make a lo fi YOUTUBE video, and seek “exposure”. I really feel sorry for all those trapped in that no man’s land scene.
Besides collaborating with other musicians, I see nothing magical about being in a band. A life on the road seems pretty unglamourous and stressful to me. The analog ways are over.
There is something about the process of putting that tape on the machine and threading it around the right side reel and printing the click track to tape.
Yeah but the maintenance of those machines. I don’t miss that though I never thought I would ever sell my 2″ 24 track.
and who can possibly be better than this bass player?
Saw that video a year or so ago and you are right, great group and that bass player! Simply mind boggling, just amazing!
I do miss the session scene though, where getting together with the rhythm section at 10 AM then horn section at noon, then vocalists at 2 then mixing at 4PM. The business was much more enjoyable as we actually worked together face to face and used charts and allowed space for spontaneous twists with the music. The live sound was always much better
I agree. I didn’t do jingles. But, when I did film scores, for much of my library music, and as an “artist.” I always hired players and put pencil to paper. I miss hanging with like minds.
With respect to “charts,” I find that I write better when I can see it on paper. But, like reading, musical literacy is declining. Sad.
Live players sound better if they are very good players. If their intonation is bad, they’re not in the pocket, and/or they aren’t recorded well, live can sound small, bad and old.
Like everything else, it’s what the current generation is used to. they’ve grown up listening to quantized machines. And…radio formatting has resulted in McMusic.
I actually miss recording to 2 inch tape
I miss sitting behind an Amek or Euphonix console the size of a stretch limo. Moving “faders” with my mouse is just not the same experience.
Watch out for these guys though…they simply will go on to dominate due to their inherent greatness. I don’t think I have ever scene a better rhythm section ever, anywhere…and who can possibly be better than this bass player?
Like Art, I saw this video a year or two ago (Art I think I sent it to you!) The kid on bass is amazing. Jaco was scary good like that.
Unfortunately, they may be too good for their own good. To borrow from Amadeus… “too many notes.” The mass audience is pretty white-bread. They don’t appreciate what musicians appreciate. Overall, the sound is a little reminiscent of Toto, another great bunch of session players.I see nothing magical about being in a band. A life on the road seems pretty unglamourous and stressful to me.
Depends on the band and what acts you are working with. I was fortunate to work with some great players and world class artists. Had some great times on the road.
For the record, this DL video was released last week. It IS their first original tune release.
Dirty Loops are brilliant, too brilliant IMO, remember what Salieri said to Mozart. they are Swedish I believe, which is one of the last places in Europe where you find session musicians of this caliber every where, frightening.
I certainly do not miss 2 inch tape or analogue or lining up or recalling ……………… and the list goes on. The internet has opened up a new line of business for me and for that I am grateful.
I have done the “on the road’, Studio and even management in my time, I really feel for bands now trying to make a living from record sales now.
However we are not in general affected by what happens in the movie, thankfully.
I’ve seen some pirate movie sites. Maybe the same thing that happened to music will happen to the movie industry.
I’m afraid that this crisis will reach many areas, because of the virtualization trend that is increasing every day.I certainly do not miss 2 inch tape or analogue or lining up or recalling ……………… and the list goes on.
We’ve got plu-ins to simulate tape machines and consoles now. 😉
We’ve got plu-ins to simulate tape machines and consoles now.
and 1176, Fairchild, Pultec …….. Do I miss the old days in that regard, no. I do miss the people and genuine fun and enthusiasm that was around then though.
I do miss the people and genuine fun and enthusiasm that was around then though.
You can always drop me an email. We could get skype. Just confirmed that I’ll have broadband deep in the woods.