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Hey thanks a lot Alan for taking the time. Much appreciated.
PatParticipantLooks like it was resolved on the other end.Just heard back. Don’t know the details but thanks guys for all your input guys. Much appreciated! 🙂
PatParticipantThanks Music1234 and Art for posting your thoughts and experience with this content ID stuff.I was trying to keep things as simple as possible but I see it’s going to be unavoidable. I’m a complete nube with this Youtube content/Adrev stuff and I’ve tried to avoid mainly based on posts I’ve seen here. I guess I’ll have to start learning about it through MLR posts and google and Youtube and see if I can make sense of it all. It’s confusing to me. I recently realized I did not opt out of content ID with at least one library I have a bunch of tracks in we’ll call “AS” and it’s too late to opt out my older tracks that are in there only tracks going forward so I’m sure this will come up again(I know,I know,read the fine print) My only experience with it so far was where another library we’ll call (TF) contact me all stressed about a client who needed to make a deadline but had a copyright claim attached to their Youtube video asking me to fix this asap and I didn’t even understand the problem much less what to do about it or who to go to. The library owner gave me a couple of initials from the claim and it was a lucky guess that it was AS so I contacted them and they whitelisted it (never heard of that either.
PatParticipantArt! That’s really a big help. I sure appreciate your fast response.I passed on the suggestion and maybe he can send me a copy of the claim or identify the rights manager. This will give me a good start on this kind of thing going forward because I’m sure this will happen again….and again. This stuff can be nerve wracking. Thanks again!
PatParticipantYou’ve already turned it into a production cue. It’s just not in a production library. Just make an instrumental version (since the vocal may be distracting under dialog for some uses though not for other uses), a couple of alts and edits and you’re done.
Sorry to be so simplistic but that’s how I see it.It’s just as “production music” as anything else I hear.Ten other people would probably give you 10 other more useful opinions about what you can do or add or fix but in my opinion it’s very usable even if you didn’t do anything else to it. The simplicity and overall vibe is what I dug about it.Could be in a commercial, could be used for anything. It’s a cool simple groove. Production libraries use cool simple grooves all the time. If you want a definitive ending maybe just end it on the same chord you started with. Not exciting but it would work. It’s a simple piece of music. Submit it. Don’t overthink it. My opinion.May 2, 2020 at 5:17 am in reply to: The importance of the track title in library music ? your thoughts #34708PatParticipantI agree. Replace the word “title” with “marketing opportunity”. The better the title the better the opportunity to engage. To me, the title is no less important than any tag or keyword and is in fact the exact same thing. It’s a focused preview of what’s inside. Most people don’t want to spend time guessing. A good title helps people see your music before they even hear it. It gives a clue of what they can reasonably expect to hear if they listen to it. A bad title can mislead or confuse people. If I’m really stuck for a title, I’ll google a random title generator and start marrying word combinations that fit the music. I’ve even come across some that deal with specific subjects like sports or mystery. Some generators are for books or movies. Doesn’t matter. It can be a good springboard if you’re having a hard time with it. I take care to make titles as appropriate as possible. It’s marketing tool to help make your music sell itself to a potential listener. People don’t like to waste their time. That’s kind of how I see it.
April 6, 2020 at 9:21 am in reply to: What are your predictions for the impact on library music? #34571PatParticipantI believe staff should be able to work from home.
PatParticipantNot in my house.
PatParticipantGlad to help Casnc. I remember when I first started doing this I was anxious for answers like that. For me looking at my statement is always a big deal. Not just for the money but the feeling of accomplishment. Good luck!
PatParticipantThanks Lionwings and I wouldn’t worry too much about reruns. They very well could get more than pennies. Still depends on where, when, how much, what time etc. One thing about these pro statements is consistency isn’t it’s strength. Could work in your favor or not. For all I know, my long ones could get less than your short ones. I don’t assume anything with this stuff. 🙂
PatParticipantHey guys.
Just a condensed general idea from my last qtr American Greed placements.
CNBC
AMERICAN GREED
8 01:14 $34.22
3 01:14 $12.77
1 01:14 $1.85
2 01:14 $6.50
AMERICAN GREED
4 00:20 $4.12
2 00:20 $1.81
3 00:20 $2.58
And it kind of went like that but it’s definitely not scientific and doesn’t say exactly what you’ll get. Number of plays, what hours etc. can make a big difference. In the end it came to around $75 or so. Down at the bottom of my statement they played the same episodes and I got pennies. Not as exciting as you may have hoped but there ya go.This coming statement I got 4 American Greed placements all from 1:30 to the full 2:02. We’ll see. Hope this helps.PatParticipantI feel like I’m writing more and more tracks but getting basically the same back end money or slightly more. Congrats to UpFromTheSkies tho.
PatParticipantMaybe add to that which top tier libraries are open to submissions.
PatParticipantNow that’s really cool! Congrats daveydad!
PatParticipantThanks for posting your results. Cool experiment but no real surprise. I never saw or had anyone point out an advantage to subscription models that was really tangible. You pretty confirmed what I always thought.
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