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I wouldn’t list *libraries* – definitely not! However, mentioning some of your actual Film/TV placements is a good idea.
Being in Top-Tier Libraries, and mentioning them in my emails & correspondence did not hamper me from getting into “more Top-Tier Libraries”.
Just my couple of Peso’s. I think as long as your email/messages & correspondence with them is polite, to the point, and not overly braggy. I don’t think there is anything wrong with giving them a brief history of your work. To me, it lets them know that you are capable of turning in product.
FYI, I would not list any “junk” libraries. If you have a couple of Top-Tier & better Boutiques, and a few good placements. List them..
I really enjoyed reading this!!
“Mumsy & Diddy haven’t gotten The Trots, or Severe Winds from My Cakes in a few years now”..
Hmmm, I wonder if “most used” should not be mis-construed as “A Libraries Most Needed”.
I do have a little something to throw in there. From what I have been hearing lately. Sending in EDM & Trap Cues right now is like “Trying to pick a Whale’s Teeth with a Toothpick”..
LOLOL!! I got put on that mailing list when I first joined MLR.
Got sent a “Request” and heard the examples they sent me.
I sent in a couple of things, and got asked to revise the drums. Got a “Green Light”. But after looking into them, and their small Market-share. It just didn’t seem like a move for me.
Great to do research, and see who’s really making moves. Wish I would have been avidly using the “Access Music Libraries” and doing more research when I first got into this forum. “I found out late about a couple Cemeteries posing as viable Music Outlets”…
Hi there, I think there would be a couple of factors.
There is a big difference between actual contracts, and offers/possible work.Also, have you done your research on these Libraries to make sure they are active enough to make it worth your while? (I cannot tell you how valuable it is to read ALL of the replies on a library in the “Access Music Library” section!!)
For me, I have my Top-Tier Libraries that get priority, and then mid-tier.
When I “was” looking for new libraries I would stay in contact with them, and update them periodically. I would then be able to see if there was a rush, or if they are looking to get a product/style like the one(s) I submitted out into the marketplace..
I wish you much success!!
Hi there Lauri, I enjoyed looking and listening. I wish you much success!
To be honest, it’s all about catching “most” of the libraries when they are close to production on these types of Albums. If it’s hot enough, they will tell you when they are slated, and either lock you in; or tell you to re-submit at that time..
This was pretty much my first real writing gig after moving out to LA. It took me years to unlearn the bad habits you have to lean on in order to ‘write’ that much music every day, every week, for months on end…
I understand. I worked for a couple of big name production companies. The restrictions, and loss of freedom had me writing/composing the most Insipid garbage. It took me years to get back to a place of writing music that had even the slightest form of creativity & technical merit…
Though some libraries with in house composers keep a quota of 2-3 tracks per day depending on the briefs.
2 to 3 a day?
If you are working at this Break-Neck CRAZY Speed, having zero free time to be human, and not seeing 6 Figures. Sorry, but there’s just no point in doing it.,.I was hoping you would not take offense, because there is none meant.
It just seemed as if Your strings were being played like chord progressions on a Keyboard; rather than them “flowing in single articulation like real strings (Brass and woodwinds) would be played by an individual musician”. Try going with single performances that you build into your full-on arrangements.
Just keep going. You only get better and better!
LOVE IT!! I was so not ready for that.
It’s really never too late, until it’s too late.
My friend. Here is the best tip/advice I could give you. “You’re on Your Way, but Your Sample Library (Kontakt, Mach Five 3, UVI, Best Services, East West, etc) Is NOT giving you the sound capability, nor quality that you will need to compete”. I would suggest investing in some top-notch Sounds/Sound Sources & Plugins so that you are competitive.
I like where you are thinking, very Baroque!
I look forward to hearing what you create when you have “the right & proper tools for your undertaking!”Post it, and let’s hear what you got.