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You mean writers who have pseudonyms?
I use pre-cleared RF samples and loops all the time, but sparingly. Using them extensively or using ‘construction kits’ in the age of digital fingerprinting can and will lead to copyright infringement issues, as too many people are using the same kits which essentially makes their tracks identical.
That’s great Danny congratulations.
Never hand over money to have someone listen to your music.
Great topic. Reading all these makes me want to quit whining about the state of the business and keep on going!
I had an extra seven thousand pounds on my PRS statement this quarter for a tune used on a 20 second ad for a French optician. You can hardly hear the track in the background! I presume it was downloaded from Pond5 or somewhere similar as there’s no publisher listed on the statement – even better! So at the moment that one is my favourite.Awesome!
I think it’s a very good idea. Too much piracy about.
They have been sending out mailshots with sensational headings like ”Songs Needed For Taylor Swift”, and ”Songs Needed For Rihanna” for years, but the ‘success stories’ on the website make no mention of any song being succesfully placed with these artists. My rule of thumb is never hand over any money upfront, to anyone.
You will get all sorts of conflicting information from all sorts of people and all of it delivered with absolute conviction and certainty, so don’t let it put you off!
Some of the big shows have their own in house composers but I would say that the majority of TV shows pick from a a library or libraries that present music from multiple writers writing in all sorts of genres, including ‘score’ type pieces. Your music is great so persevere and you’ll find a place for it 🙂
Wix is pretty good. You can achieve good results on there and get a nice looking site without having to be an expert on code etc. You can also get a domain name without the Wix prefix if you pay a small subscription.
Godaddy is also good – they have flexible packages where you can choose domain names, personalised email addresses, website builders etc. It’s fun to play around with (although it eats time!) and again you can make something pretty good looking without having to be a web genius.
If you want to sell your own music and be able to deliver downloadable files (wav & mp3 etc) Source Audio looks good – http://www.sourceaudio.com/ – although I haven’t checked out the rates. A lot of libraries are now hosting their entire catalogues through them. 🙂This is the ‘Waltz Into Darkness’ series Peter isn’t it? I also submitted for this. I’ve been advised that one of my piano cues was picked up for use in the show. They made the right choice going with your theme – really excellent work. Congratulations 🙂
It’s a lovely track Patrick 🙂
I wrote three hundred and twelve. They’re in the outside toilet.
Yes I think the implication from Mr. Baker is that you cannot produce quality work at an efficient rate. That post looks like it took ages to write. The time would probably have been better spent in the studio.
I’ve never counted! I would say a rough estimate is 250-300 tracks per year. Initially I was making more non-ex music but having now built relationships with a number of exclusive libraries I find myself moving away from that and it’s almost all exclusive stuff now. As others have mentioned here, you’ve just gotta keep going !