I'm really struggling. I have momentum and work very hard (6/7 days a week, often 10 hour days, composing tracks, mixing, tweaking, making deliverables). Feel like I'm missing my children's younger years, had to move out of London mid lockdown as it was expensive, as a result I have no distractions from work and no hangout time with friends. On the upside my passive earning has gone up but not enough to pay the bills alone, also had a big trailer placement but won't see fee from that for 6 months. It's tough. The mindset thing is real, you have to win mentally and make sure to give off a positive vibe. This is a hard thing to do when you're on the way to pickup your daughter and can't even afford to grab her a snack on the way home. in many ways I am privileged, I dont have illness or war in my country. The thing that keeps me locked in is knowing how far I've come and the potential fees that could be round the corner.
I know what my weaknesses are. Making the wrong decisions with what to invest my time on, getting too caught up with different projects and offering my services without the correct business minded approach to get paid. I've had a couple of major label artist cuts as a pop producer/writer but it's always in association with colleagues who have the right outlook and approach. The mindset thing is real FOR SURE
Anthony and I are friends on Facebook. He talked a bit about who he's played with (which is an incredibly impressive resume), but he's a MONSTER bassist!
I have learned so much from your channel in the past couple of months. I appreciate you putting all of this content out. I have a question as a newbie - What happens if I accidentally or sub-consciously make a track for sync that is too much similar to what someone else has already made, or if the motif is almost the same. Can I get sued for it ? I know mathematically the chances of this happening is very very small but still it is possible. I tried to look for this on youtube but I didn't find anything. If you already have a video that covers this then can you point me to it? I think this will be a great video subject as well.
You can sued for anything in America. So if you personally feel the track is risky, I wouldn't release it. Just make more - you'll be making a TON of music in your Sync career if you plan on making this your full-time job. So keep on!
@@SyncMyMusic thanks for the reply. If I am aware that the track is similar I will 100% not release, I wanted to know what if it is similar and I don't even know about it. But I think the answer is yes, I can get sued even if I had no idea it is similar to something else.
I don't know how you dudes stay afloat. My ex studio partner has hundreds of tracks listed here in our country and he gets paid cents sometimes for placements. Hes lucky to crack a grand a month for weeks and weeks of pumping out tracks. He got hooked years ago because a few big placements, now hes pretty much broke, too many big in-house studios taking all the good work probably. I reckon if he'd launched them as public music releases under a band name or something he'd be a millionaire now easy, some of them are real bangers.
Not an easy business for sure and sorry to hear about your friend. Could be a bunch of reasons why he's not doing as well as he wanted to, but I couldn't comment as I don't know his situation.
Hi, Jesse. Thank you for these advices, really helpful! I have a question if you will: If I leave a library after submitting music to them, the music stays on the library ownership, or I can pitch it for a new one? What if I leave and then the music gets placements? I can still earn royalties? Thanks!
It depends on the agreement you signed. Most times the Library will be able to represent the tracks you submitted to them in perpituity (forever) but yes you would receive royalties if/when they secure placements for you.
The OG. Big love Jesse for always keeping it real and super helpful for all
I'm really struggling. I have momentum and work very hard (6/7 days a week, often 10 hour days, composing tracks, mixing, tweaking, making deliverables). Feel like I'm missing my children's younger years, had to move out of London mid lockdown as it was expensive, as a result I have no distractions from work and no hangout time with friends. On the upside my passive earning has gone up but not enough to pay the bills alone, also had a big trailer placement but won't see fee from that for 6 months. It's tough. The mindset thing is real, you have to win mentally and make sure to give off a positive vibe. This is a hard thing to do when you're on the way to pickup your daughter and can't even afford to grab her a snack on the way home. in many ways I am privileged, I dont have illness or war in my country. The thing that keeps me locked in is knowing how far I've come and the potential fees that could be round the corner.
I know what my weaknesses are. Making the wrong decisions with what to invest my time on, getting too caught up with different projects and offering my services without the correct business minded approach to get paid. I've had a couple of major label artist cuts as a pop producer/writer but it's always in association with colleagues who have the right outlook and approach. The mindset thing is real FOR SURE
Relationships are a two-way street. This is good advice for life. Greetings from New Mexico!
Anthony and I are friends on Facebook. He talked a bit about who he's played with (which is an incredibly impressive resume), but he's a MONSTER bassist!
Great vid! Thank you 😊
Many thanks for this. It applies to me 100% 😅
I have learned so much from your channel in the past couple of months. I appreciate you putting all of this content out.
I have a question as a newbie - What happens if I accidentally or sub-consciously make a track for sync that is too much similar to what someone else has already made, or if the motif is almost the same. Can I get sued for it ?
I know mathematically the chances of this happening is very very small but still it is possible. I tried to look for this on youtube but I didn't find anything. If you already have a video that covers this then can you point me to it? I think this will be a great video subject as well.
You can sued for anything in America. So if you personally feel the track is risky, I wouldn't release it. Just make more - you'll be making a TON of music in your Sync career if you plan on making this your full-time job. So keep on!
@@SyncMyMusic thanks for the reply. If I am aware that the track is similar I will 100% not release, I wanted to know what if it is similar and I don't even know about it. But I think the answer is yes, I can get sued even if I had no idea it is similar to something else.
Gotta get a library/publishing deal first- then it’s- “how can I help you as a producer?”
I don't know how you dudes stay afloat. My ex studio partner has hundreds of tracks listed here in our country and he gets paid cents sometimes for placements. Hes lucky to crack a grand a month for weeks and weeks of pumping out tracks. He got hooked years ago because a few big placements, now hes pretty much broke, too many big in-house studios taking all the good work probably. I reckon if he'd launched them as public music releases under a band name or something he'd be a millionaire now easy, some of them are real bangers.
Not an easy business for sure and sorry to hear about your friend. Could be a bunch of reasons why he's not doing as well as he wanted to, but I couldn't comment as I don't know his situation.
Any top website names in the game?
@@jusmith_music plenty: www.syncedge.me
Hi, Jesse. Thank you for these advices, really helpful!
I have a question if you will:
If I leave a library after submitting music to them, the music stays on the library ownership, or I can pitch it for a new one?
What if I leave and then the music gets placements? I can still earn royalties?
Thanks!
It depends on the agreement you signed. Most times the Library will be able to represent the tracks you submitted to them in perpituity (forever) but yes you would receive royalties if/when they secure placements for you.
@@SyncMyMusic thank you
excellent