Music creators rating the music libraries.
The recent acquisition of Broadcast Music Inc. (BMI) by New Mountain Capital, a private equity giant, has sent shock waves through the music industry, particularly among songwriters who rely on BMI for royalty collection and advocacy.
While the full picture is still forming, here’s a breakdown of the potential positives and negatives for songwriters:
Reader AP recently sent me this email about music libraries looking for cues on LinkedIn. Anyone else have experience with calls for music over there?
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Hi Art:
Are you aware of any information about the music “libraries” looking for cues through LinkedIn? Most of these appear to be scams, as they prefer music that’s neither copyrighted or published. The contract terms are nebulous at best, and no composer with business chops has ever had anything other than how “great your music sounds” emails.