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Flooding of the market. Simple as that.
There is some truth to this statement. You have to constantly create and upload music. But you also have to select the correct companies. Uploading to companies that are doing poor business is worse than not uploading at all.
Finding the right companies takes trial and error. Sometimes you have to take a step back and get a feel for the sites out here. Some sites are great. Many are not.
I know that the best way to weed out sites is to look at the site from a buyers viewpoint. Start to search for songs in the genre you create. If the search provides poor results after a few searches, you probably should not upload music to the site. Many composers forget that people want to buy music from sites that are organized well and provide solid results. Sites that provide poor interfaces and poor search results are probably not profitable for the majority of composers.
Please take my advice and start to search for songs that you like just to get a feel for the website before you upload. It will save you a ton of time and frustration. Poor sites = poor payments. Poor payments = sad composer. Don’t be a sad composer!
My thoughts: I am working to sign with exclusive libraries associated with the PMA (Production Music Association). Those libraries are some of the biggest and most successful out there.
My opinion: work to sign with some of those companies.
Keep going, bro!
This is a very informative post. Continue on your journey. You are making improvements and growing as a composer. Thanks for sharing!
I would suggest buying stock images and video from the royalty-free companies.
By using products from these companies, you get to help out another artist. I have purchased photos and videos from a few royalty-free sites and I have always been pleased with the quality and the price.
It is a win/win situation to me. I get to promote my own product and also help out another creative indivdual by making a legitimate purchase.
Thanks. Very frustrating indeed as BMI is supposed to be “on my side.” But the whole royalties system is changing. Whether it’s for the better or worst is still yet to be seen.
Yes. BMI should be working with you to pay you. They already have the money. They hold a pool of money for unclaimed royalties. I just do not understand what the trouble is. If you have proof, they should review that evidence promptly and pay you the royalties you deserve. No, the royalties you earned!!!
Does BMI believe that you are trying to steal money or do something illegal? You created the music and have a right to be paid when that music is used for broadcast purposes.
I am rooting for you. I hope you will be paid all of your backend royalties.
Both.
The short of it is that, when CourtTV turned into TruTV, BMI told me they had no contract with TruTV yet so I would not collect royalties. When I asked how long this could take, they told me up to 10 years. Turned out they had a contract with TruTV the entire time. I have documented meetings/emails/phone calls so I’m hoping BMI settles and I don’t have to get litigious.
Oh gosh!!
Please be persistent and get your money. It is a shame when these things take years and years to be settled. I just wish that people would do business the right way and pay composers their money.
The weird thing about it all is that TruTV pays a blanket license to BMI to use music from BMI songwriters and publishers. BMI already has received payment. All the network has to do is file the cue sheets so the songwriters and publishers can be paid. No extra money is involved.
Frustrating how silly these things get.
Was the song placed through a library?
This is the orchestra in Prague my friend used.
“fifty piece orchestra is only $2250 per hour (booked as 3-hour session) including conductor, studio, engineers, and music printing.”
Man, that is awesome!
They have connections to the right people.
If this software fits a composer’s needs, then great. If you have a process in place that works for you, then perfect. But we all have to start somewhere and I thing that this software is a great start for composers that need to start tracking their library and may not have the tools or knowledge to do anything on their own.
Definitely. It is hard work getting started. But now you can add and improve as needed. Congratulations on getting your product to the market.