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@D.G. Norris. First choose a PRO (Performing Rights Org.) you want to affiliate with. Either BMI, ASCAP or SESAC. Contact them on how to join, there should be info on their website. Register your songs with the PRO you choose. I wouldn’t worry about HFA for now. Pitching songs to successful recording artists is a hard slog. You need to get to them through a contact and that means a lot of footwork. You could try a song pitcher (lots of them in Nashville. We use to live there). They charge a fee and I have not found them to be helpful, they just take your money. There is no magic bullet. Just a lot of work on your part!
has anyone received any royalties from the above mentioned channels in the meantime?
Yes
I have to put in a plug for my brother’s site https://composerspace.com/. Starts at $10 per month.
I’m posting this for Mark Petrie as he was having a problem replying to this thread.
There’s no need for realism with trailer music as Danny said. What’s most important is emotional impact, production value authentic to the expected sound of trailers, hooks, and a development / arc that threads a needle from the opening act to the finale.
I know what you mean though – we’re often told with most other gigs that we should try to create mock ups that closely resemble what a real ensemble would sound like. With trailer music, I’ve been told directly numerous times to break all those rules – as long as it adds power (often adding more ingredients makes things less powerful) throw it in. For example, I used to think it was a no-no to have strings playing long notes at the same time as arpeggio parts. These days I just try to make sure there’s enough room, that every part is compelling on its own (in case editors play with the stems and make something much louder than I intended), and that each part is adding something of value / power.including limitation of personal liability.
I would not rely on that. From my understanding it’s fairly easy to pierce that shield.
I am not a lawyer nor do I play one on TV!
What Mark_Petrie said. All I did was open up an LLC through LegalZoom https://www.legalzoom.com/. Once set up you get an EIN from the IRS, set up a bank account for your LLC, notify other companies you want to be paid to your LLC and give them your EIN number in place of your TIN number.
I tried to provide links but they were blocked
I fixed them Alan.
Discussed here many times. Use this link https://musiclibraryreport.com/search_gcse/?q=buyout
If possible will you please inform me of my IPI/CAE number & please e-mail it to me.
Login to your BMI account for that number.