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For those of you interested in a review of AJ from an exclusive composer there, you can find it here:
https://musiclibraryreport.com/category/composer-library-reviews/
You will need to be a subscriber to access that page though.
The joy of doing what you love far outweighs many financial gains.
True, or I would not still be making music after 50 years. But (and it’s a big but) I still need a scorecard and the dollars are a good way to keep track. There is not much percentage (at least for me) to let them sit on a shelf. Been there, done that!
I’ll repeat, once again, a favorite phrase I came up with years ago.
“Music is business, business is war, war is hell, adapt or die!”
Yes, great article. Thanks bradymusico!
Something does seem odd about this. Are there really 77 productions happening worldwide in the last 4 weeks that REALLY need this track to enhance their image, spot, film….etc?
It all seems a bit odd but all we can do is speculate. A couple of years ago it was posted on MLR that the top seller on AS made about $20k annually. It was a fairly reliable source. That and others experiences, related here with RF sites, makes those AJ stats curious.
Art,
I have spoken to some writers who have credible, good music content, about 75 tracks or so on the site, but are pulling down only $100 a month.
What IS impressive is the top seller only having 58 tracks up today, but has sold 24,523 “licenses”. In fact, his latest release from 4 weeks ago has already been licensed 77 times in just about 30 days!
Something does seem odd about this. Are there really 77 productions happening worldwide in the last 4 weeks that REALLY need this track to enhance their image, spot, film….etc?
One of AJ’s statements states:
“Envato’s top authors make between $20,000 and $50,000 per month selling stock! Imagine creating what you want, when you want, from the comfort of your own home, making passive income whether you’re working or not.”
Sounds a bit like snake oil to me.
Is anyone here receiving pro royalties via royalty free sites?
Yes.
Could have fooled me. Still, quite a piece of video.
I will close this thread and list here:
Wow, this man deserves a fat sync fee.
Yes indeed, very cool, thanks! I do think it might have been a woman though.
Art, I do think there are times where the companies you hinted at above do actually make either Blanket License fees (example $3000 to $5000 an episode for access to the entire library)
That’s probably true but the end result for the composer is still the same. No sync fees, only back end money.
Art, I do think there are times where the companies you hinted at above do actually make either Blanket License fees (example $3000 to $5000 an episode for access to the entire library) or
Are paid a fee to provide cues (a music supervisor role for lack of better description). Not much different from point 1 above.
I met an old competitor of mine at an industry related party not long ago and he indicated that his company is getting compensated $5000 an episode for cues.
I don’t think any of this money ever trickles down to a composer. Although oddly enough I did once receive a check for $750 for the Jay Leno Show. I guess NBC wanted to pay a synch fee. Thank you NBC!
Correct me if I am wrong, but isn’t this what everyone is doing including well known exclusive catalogs? An up-front synch fee is only involved for very special circumstances such as an opening theme for a prime time show or an original score for prime time drama TV shows. Big brand advertising and trailer scores are another example. Even a show such as THE VOICE on NBC is not paying up front synch fees in exchange for background music cues during their interview/ singer profile segments.
Unless you are hired to score the show for a fee, I don’t think you can expect up front synch fees for background music cues found in music libraries.
How does Strike Audio make its money?
All major television broadcast and cable networks are licensees of BMI and ASCAP. The networks pay BMI/ASCAP money on a quarterly basis for the sum of music they utilize.
This isn’t any different than what SK or JP does and a good number of us have made quite a bit of money with this business model.