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Maybe the cue sheets for the repeat plays of the show have not been filed. Contact the library and see if they have any info.
Tunesat is a decent service. But I think the info can lead people to believe that they are being cheated or will not be paid. Tunesat is not perfect and misses song plays that the PROs detect.
The PROs and the music libraries are probably the best people to talk to if there is a serious concern.
Here’s the link to discuss missing and incorrect cue sheets.
Art..just a thought..could there be a section here where we can ask if a cue sheet has shown up for anyone on a certain show..with Tunesat I have several placements that I’m waiting/wondering if a cue sheet is on it’s way (or isn’t)
Great idea Jay. I have the same issues too so I will set up a forum for that.
I have had cue sheets filed over a year after the show has aired. I have had other cue sheets filed a few weeks after a program has aired. It all depends on the show. It is very frustrating sometimes waiting for a cue sheet to be filed, especially when you hear your music being used on TV. Hopefully production companies or whoever files the cue sheets will start to work faster!
I’m just about to send out some music to various library companies. I recently learned that the same songs can be placed in different libraries, so long as the songs have different names.
That is incorrect.
You can submit the same music to different exclusive libraries for audition or demo purposes. But once you sign a contract with one exclusive library, you cannot place those songs anywhere else.
For non-exclusive deals, you can place the same songs in multiple libraries. But you should get clarification from each library if you are confused. Read the contracts carefully, ask questions, and possibly have a lawyer review the deal before signing.
Really digging on our way
My experience. I’ve been playing this “game” for a 1 year and a half now. I started selling just the kind of music I like, the music that I’ve been making for 30 years and I know I’m good at (acoustic music). These tracks started selling very well right away, and they keep selling well, in many libraries. I call them my “core tracks”. No slow down there. After a few months, I decided I wanted to experiment with new genres. I wrote tracks in many different genres. Even the genres that usually sell well (corporate, pop etc). I thought the quality was good enough, and I still believe so (it took me a lot of effort and time to produce tracks in genres that I was less familiar with .. I am quite critical with myself usually) – or, at least, I know that the “technical” quality is no worse than my “core” tracks. But, guess what, these tracks do not sell as well. Not even close. No matter how good (I believe) they are. I’m starting to believe that I should stick with the genre I really feel is “my” music. The stuff I know. The stuff where I’m able to put my “soul” into it when writing. Maybe the fact that I LOVE the music I make is somehow “perceived” by the listeners. Maybe it’s not just a matter of technical quality, but also a matter of subtle things that we are able to put into our music depending on how we “feel” about it. Maybe potential buyers can “feel” it too, and that may influence their buying decisions. Or, maybe, it’s just me … I don’t know. Maybe the simple truth is that I’m not good enough in some genres. Who knows. But this is my experience. And if (big if …) there is any truth in what I’ve said, maybe a good advice is to make music you really, really like. Make music for yourself, not the buyers. They’ll buy it because of that, flooding or no flooding. Again, I could be totally wrong – but that’s my experience so far.
Sorry for my English folks, I’m not a mother tongue …
