Michael Nickolas

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  • in reply to: NBA Channel #35446
    Michael Nickolas
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    Same here, zero payouts on at least 100 cue sheets. (ASCAP)

    Michael Nickolas
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    Wouldn’t they have to be using a different company name on ascap?

    Michael Nickolas
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    Welcome to the club. 🙂 Non-exclusive libraries “inadvertently” placing my music into Content ID has happened more than once. FWIW- I don’t know if it’s still true but about one year ago I was told by Adrev that there was no way to delete tracks from content ID. The best the could do was deactivate it.

    “YouTube currently does not have a way of deleting the asset itself but
    we do have the process in place of deactivating reference file so content ID won’t be able to make any matches and your clients will be able to upload without any issues.”

    in reply to: Composer from north of Boston #35298
    Michael Nickolas
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    I lived on the Lynn/Swampscott line, more than 20 years ago!

    in reply to: Album tracks order #35297
    Michael Nickolas
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    In the old days when sequencing physical CD releases for clients I used to think about it like mini sets of a live performance. Open with an uptempo mood setter, follow up with a mid or up tempo tune then a more relaxed song. Add a bit longer space and move into the next mini set.

    in reply to: Cool Jazz #35229
    Michael Nickolas
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    You’re welcome. I don’t really use any vst’s. I’m just not a fan of MIDI. I record real instruments in conjunction with loops and one shots. Always open to collaborations. Right now my mixer which handles AD/DA to and from my computer is in the repair shop, so I’m kind of on a forced vacation. Feel free to reach me privately down the line…

    in reply to: Cool Jazz #35222
    Michael Nickolas
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    Those Crucial links don’t work. “Jazz at the Speakeasy” sounds cool. They have about a dozen of my lounge piano tracks.

    Thanks for letting me know. Taylor, if your curious search for CMP28950 and CMP30053 over on Crucial.

    in reply to: Cool Jazz #35220
    Michael Nickolas
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    Taylor,

    Sounding good! I think Minor Fire has the best feel and composition of the three. If it helps, here are two jazz tunes I have accepted by Crucial:

    https://www.crucialmusic.com/my/searches/699836/tracks
    https://www.crucialmusic.com/my/searches/699838/tracks

    And here is a 12 song cool jazz album (with a co-writer)we did earlier this year and placed with an exclusive library in the UK:

    in reply to: ASCAP Cue Sheets Screwed-up… #35200
    Michael Nickolas
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    It’s back now with the proper cue sheet count.

    in reply to: ASCAP Cue Sheets Screwed-up… #35197
    Michael Nickolas
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    Yes, I did notice. Twenty cue sheets less in the total yesterday. Today the website hangs trying to load my catalog.

    Michael Nickolas
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    I don’t know about the money, but check out this thread:

    Another Royalty Ripoff!


    Art has a commercial with like 14,000 airings and no pay yet, it appears.

    Michael Nickolas
    Participant

    P.S – Art, maybe you’ve searched the public domain for “Swanee River” (Old Folks at Home)? It seems “Swanee River Boogie” is a different tune.

    Michael Nickolas
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    Hi Art, I see you posted while I was typing. That would be good for him if it were public domain! Michael – each country has different public domain rules so watch out for that.

    “In the United States, any musical works published in 1924 or earlier, in addition to those voluntarily placed in public domain, exist in the public domain. In most other countries, music generally enters the public domain in a period of fifty to seventy-five years after the composer’s death.”

    Michael Nickolas
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    Hi Michael. It is only legal to adapt the song if it were in the public domain. Based on the dates you posted it wouldn’t be. You need to contact the publisher to get a license (or maybe the Harry Fox Agency https://secure.harryfox.com/songfile/faq.jsp#faq3)

    The publisher can usually be found by searching the song title at ASCAP or BMI. I see the song is registered at ASCAP but unfortunately it only says “contact ASCAP for more information”. Usually the publisher is readily listed. If you search the writer name instead of the song title he shows up and a bunch of boogies are credited to him. But Swanee River Boogie isn’t on the list. Not usually this difficult, good luck.

    in reply to: ASCAP still doing cue sheets? #35049
    Michael Nickolas
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    Thanks, trying my request via an email…

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