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A little less than the previous one but international royalties went 40% up (thank you Finland!).
@BEATSLINGER: Nailed it in the head! BMG,Warner etc have signed deals with several small,boutique exclusive libraries this year and the NE ones want to be a part of this worldwide distribution party too. One canadian NE library i work with,created an exclusive sister-label in order to sign deals with the big boys overseas. I think this is a better option instead of turning the library from NE to completely exclusive.
It seems more and more NE libraries turn to exclusive.I’m not sure if there are any big NE libraries left anymore (JP also turned to exclusive last year…).But vocal tracks seem to gain attention even from libraries that were primarily focused on instrumental tracks.Plus a vocal album can,potentially,perform well in the streaming services.
@Beatslinger: yeap,$25K for 250 tracks = $100/per track.If we’re talking about complete buyout,that’s an even worse deal than the one i was offered.
Checking my PRO statements,RF sales and sync fees of the past 5 years,made me realize that these $100-250 buyout deals come always from desperate,opportunistic publishers.
That’s the reality but,like Art said,it really comes down to how much does someone needs the money.@Happy Ears: You’re right.This new buyout & PRO free,RF library model is reaching “epidemic” proportions!
A guy working on a,relatively new,NE library that just turned to exclusive-only,offered me a complete buyout deal for $250/per track.He said he is building a new exclusive RF library that doesn’t pay PRO money.I kindly rejected the offer,stating that most of the tracks/cues i do,exceed the $250 threshold within a year easily (be it from back end royalties or NE RF sales). It’s a terrible deal but i understand it might look appealing to a new composer that hasn’t any experience with library music and needs the money.
Take a screenshot with all the 4 previous replies (from Michael Nicholas to BEATSLINGER), print it and put it in good use for your future 15,30,60 seconds edits.
All of them are far better options than altering BPM,a crucial element of your mix. You don’t need the clients wondering if the 30-sec cut is sounding different than all the other versions of your track!Ciao Max! It’s all about learning and sharing 🙂
Guscave is 100% correct. Beatstars and stock music sites are completely different markets with different clients.
Also,while it’s fine to call your music “beats” in platforms like Beatstars,it’s not a good idea to do the same in stock music libraries. Pond5 & Audiojungle clients want to hear a complete instrumental track and the term “beat” is a bit (no pun intended!) misleading.They’ll possibly think all you have to offer is a drum beat and they won’t listen to your music.Better use the term “track” in your descriptions (i.e. “trap track”) and maybe use the term “beats” in your tags.
Btw,some stock music sites (like Audiosparx) have non-exclusive terms BUT you can’t delete your music from their catalog (contract length is in perpetuity!). In case some Beatstars client offers you good money to buy the exclusive rights of your track,you won’t be able to accept their offer if the track is also uploaded to Audiosparx. Food for thought! Take a close look to the contract terms of each contract you sign.
@SLEEPTLKER No,i didn’t sign up for PRS. Joining 2 PRO’s sound a bit confusing to me and i’m not sure it’s a good idea.
I have some tracks with UK libraries that registered my tracks through PRS but haven’t shown up in my BMI Works Catalog too. Still,i got some placements (and payments from BMI) for some of these tracks.I’m not in US but i don’t think it matters regarding this issue.
I’m getting some Animal Planet placements the past 2-3 years and i’m receiving payments for them on time (6-9 months after the episodes air).I’m with BMI and never got a cue sheet for them but it seems i’m getting paid for everything Tunesat picks up from these channel.
I don’t have placements at “Insane Pools” though,just a couple of other Animal Planet shows.
These placements are coming from MIBE (non-exclusive tracks).@Alan & Michael Nicholas: i have 100+ hits on NBA since 2016.Never saw a penny from these placements and i’m with BMI. Haven’t contacted BMI regarding this but i take it some sports networks pay peanuts and PRO’s just don’t bother to collect these royalties.
Best so far for me 🙂
On the other hand,5 pages of Amazon hits yielded $8…
Some of the other streaming sources weren’t that bad though (Apple Student).Q: What exactly is the National Cable TV Association income? Nice to see it growing each September but there isn’t any info about where this money came from.
Yes,quite a moving track and very nice melody.
I kept wondering if you were going to introduce a piano melody in the high octaves at some point and,yeap! There it is at 2:56! Beautifully done 🙂
I’m not an expert at minimal piano composing but it feels like you did a great job.